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A top-ranked Faculty with leading-edge programs.

Top 77 faculties of education worldwide

Ranked among the top 77 faculties of education worldwide, the Faculty of Education offers its students many opportunities at the world's largest bilingual university. Our highly sought-after graduates go on to a wide range of careers in administration, academia, education, health, public service, research and beyond.

Undergraduate studies

Join one of the most dynamic and innovative Teacher Education programs in Canada and learn from educational leaders who have robust research relationships and professional partnerships with local, national and international communities. With social justice as a core value, we train educators who will pursue equity, diversity, inclusion and decolonization in their future working environments and who are prepared for the career challenges of teaching in the 21st century.

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Graduate Studies

Pursue your graduate studies in education at one of Canada’s top 50 research universities. Future educators, researchers or professionals can earn additional qualifications, a graduate diploma or an MA, MEd, or PhD degree working with our internationally distinguished professors in fields such as Counselling psychologyHealth professions educationEducational Leadership, Policy and EvaluationSocieties, cultures and languagesTeaching and learningEnseignement en santé, Second Language Educationor Éducation en milieux linguistiques minoritaires et inclusion.

Many program options are available at the Faculty of Education:

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Professional Development Program

This program provides teachers with opportunities to enhance their teaching skills in order to add to their Basic Qualifications other Qualifications recognized by the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT).

Teachers can take Additional Qualification Courses (AQ Courses) to upgrade and gain qualifications in a certain teaching division or subject area or The purpose of Additional Basic Qualification (ABQ) courses to expand your knowledge of program development, delivery, and assessment in a specific division.

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World Leaders in Educational Research

The Faculty of Education unites a dynamic, diverse and interdisciplinary community of researchers working at the forefront of educational technology, policy, practice and innovation. As leaders in their fields, our professors are engaged in world-class research aimed at making a difference.
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Béatrice Crettenand Pecorini
Faculty of Education

Digital narrative gerontology: Wellbeing through storytelling in the later years

What is digital narrative gerontology? It’s based on a simple idea: bring two people together from different generations and combine the power of stor…
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Adam Kaszuba
Faculty of Education

Learning by yourself versus learning together

Adam Kaszuba’s research shows how making connections and collaborating with others enhances learning. Findings from his doctoral study, funded by a So…
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Marie Hélène Brunet
Faculty of Education

Excellence in Education Prize for Professor Marie-Hélène Brunet

Awarded by the University’s Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic Affairs, this prize recognizes Professor Brunet’s outstanding teaching …
Jess Whitley
Jess Whitley
Jess Whitley

School Absenteeism in Canada: Causes, Challenges, and Collaborative Solutions

"Educators and researchers are recognizing that while tracking attendance is important in informing interventions, understanding more about the motiva…
Lerona Dana Lewis
Lerona Dana Lewis
Lerona Dana Lewis

Un nouveau balado du CMRL sur la contribution afrodescendante dans les écoles q…

“The challenges that the Afrodescendant teaching profession has experienced are the same ones that its members face today”.
Tracy Vaillancourt
Tracy Vaillancourt
Tracy Vaillancourt

NoRefNoGame: The mental health costs of referee abuse in sports

"In a lot of ways we think that it’s part of the game, the culture of the sport so we turn a blind eye to it. I’ve always said if this happened in any…
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Nov 12

Writing for The Conversation

Join us for the next event in our  Research Conversations Series  “Writing for the Conversation” with Christine L. Cusack, Sachin Maharaj and Isabelle…

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Nov 14 to Nov 15

AI and Post-Secondary Education at the Intersection of Stakeholder Perspectives

Join us in the INNOVA Space at the University of Ottawa uOttawa for AI and post-secondary education at the intersection of stakeholder perspectives: D…

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Nov 21

Career Fair in Education - fall 2024

Each year, the Faculty of Education invites school boards and educational organizations from Ontario, other parts of Canada, and elsewhere in the worl…

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Ottawa Campus

Lamoureux Hall (LMX)
145 Jean-Jacques-Lussier Private, Room 143
Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5
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Telephone: 613-562-5800, Ext. 5804
Toll-Free: 1-800-860-8577 (Toll-Free)
 

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Windsor campus

To reach us
Centre communautaire francophone Windsor-Essex-Kent
720 Ouellette Avenue (main entrance at Tuscarora st)
Windsor, Ontario
N9A 1C2 CANADA

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Telephone: 519-948-6553
Fax: 519-948-9069
Email: [email protected]

Toronto Campus

The campus is temporarily located at Collège Boréal until August 28, 2023 and will be relocated to 60 Distillery Lane starting August 29th 2023.

To reach us

Collège Boréal
60 Distillery Lane
Toronto ON M5A 3C4

Telephone: (416) 289-5130
Toll-free: 1 800 860-8577
Email: toronto@uOttawa.ca

Indigenous Affirmation

We pay respect to the Algonquin people, who are the traditional guardians of this land. We acknowledge their longstanding relationship with this territory, which remains unceded. 

We pay respect to all Indigenous people in this region, from all nations across Canada, who call Ottawa home. 

We acknowledge the traditional knowledge keepers, both young and old. And we honour their courageous leaders: past, present, and future. 

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