The joy of learning: a resource for instructors

Teaching and learning can be joyful! "The Joy of Learning" resource was created by the 3M National Teaching Fellows cohort of 2024 (Canada) to foster the joy that drew us to post-secondary teaching in the first place, recognizing that we are all committed to lifelong learning. Content relevant to undergraduate university instructors is interspersed throughout: time-saving tips, reflection prompts, recommended readings, inspiring quotations and our own stories — including moments of teaching delight and lessons from teaching failures. There is space to identify teaching, personal and other goals and even a few black-and-white images that you can colour in, if you feel so inspired. Created to be interactive, easily accessible and — importantly — used by our peers, this e-resource can be downloaded and used electronically on your note-taking application or you can print all or selected pages. We invite you to incorporate "The Joy of Learning" into your teaching practice by filling these pages with your questions, discoveries, and messy, fantastic ideas. Create time and space to rediscover the joy of learning!