CDAG is a dynamic network of college educators dedicated to sharing best practices and driving curriculum excellence across Ontario’s college system. With a strong, collaborative focus on curriculum leadership, CDAG brings together experts from across the province, leveraging their collective knowledge and experience to enhance educational quality and innovation.
CDAG also aims to build a strong internal network for communication and resource sharing, fostering collaboration and continuous learning among members.
Share Your Stories with Us
We’re always looking to highlight curriculum development news, events, and resources within the CDAG community. If you have something to share, please reach out to us at cdagontario@gmail.com or connect with us on LinkedIn.
Mission Statement
To facilitate collaboration and the exchange of best practices in all matters relating to curriculum which, in turn, enhances and garners expertise and provides leadership in curriculum development and sound pedagogical practices on a province-wide scale.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
CDAG is a vibrant provincial community of practice that strives to share and grow its members’ knowledge of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as leaders in the fields of curriculum design, quality assurance, and teaching and learning. CDAG believes in being intentional about collaboration, sharing ideas, and leveraging our members’ strengths, collective expertise, and diverse perspectives. In doing so, it will cultivate inclusive communities and educational experiences throughout the college sector.
Like the development of quality curriculum, fostering EDI is a process of continuous improvement that requires learning and growth. CDAG recognizes the importance of both building competencies around EDI through ongoing professional development in inclusive curriculum design and deepening its members’ understanding of EDI principles. With these commitments, CDAG expects to provide leadership in the field of EDI, creating and fostering meaningful and transformative learning experiences for its members and their students.
Land Acknowledgement
The Curriculum Developers Affinity Group, inclusive of representatives from across the 24 Ontario CAAT colleges and with participation from other postsecondary institutions both within Ontario and across Canada, acknowledges that our collaborative provincial efforts in support of quality education takes place on traditional Indigenous territories throughout Ontario and across Canada. CDAG recognizes that there are over 40 treaties and other land agreements and many unceded territories in which our Ontario members both live and work. CDAG has also reached across the country to engage with curriculum-oriented faculty and staff in the traditional lands of many other nations. CDAG recommends learning about the Indigenous communities and treaties in your specific regions. In support of truth, healing, and reconciliation and in partnership with the Indigenous Peoples Education Circle (IPEC), CDAG commits to the continued facilitation of learning opportunities regarding Indigenizing course development and delivery and to resource sharing for and with our members.
Operating Guidelines and Terms of Reference
CDAG Terms of Reference Revised: September 2018
Contact CDAG
CDAGOntario@gmail.com