Dominique Scheffel-Dunand
Dr. Dominique Scheffel-Dunand is Associate Professor of French Studies and Director of the Graduate Programs in Études françaises (M.A) et Études francophones (PhD) at York University. She has held senior academic leadership roles, including Interim Principal, Associate Principal, Research and Director of the Centre for Research on Language and Culture Contact at Glendon Campus. For over 25 years, she has led more than 20 interdisciplinary research and knowledge mobilization projects in bilingual education, digital literacy, Open Education/Open Pedagogy, and Teacher Training both in Canada and internationally. She is currently a global mentor with UNESCO’s OE4BW initiative.
Since 2020, while co-leading Camerise Community (K-12 & Postsecondary) she has engaged educators and FSL consultants in school boards to co-author and adapt open educational resources (OER) for professional development now published in the eCampusOntario Open Library. These OER include micro-credentials on authoring accessible and interactive OER in FSL, guides for DELF assessment, and training microcredits on inclusive pedagogy and Artifical Intelligence. By co-designing and piloting the 3 previous iterations of the Camerise Studio platform these past 5 years, she is studying the Triangulation Model (Teachers–Trainers–Repositories) which strengthens system-wide collaboration and scales professional training across the K-12 to postsecondary continuum with a focus on Strategic Information Monitoring and Education Watch. Her vision for the Camerise Communities Project continues to advance inclusive, sustainable, and open practices for the training and professional development of language educators and consultants in Ontario, Canada and the Francophone World.
