Paul McGuire
Office: EDU 532B
Phone: 905.721.8668 x3767
email: paul.mcguire@uoit.ca
Prior to joining the Faculty of Education on a part-time basis, Paul's roles in education have included teacher, vice-principal and principal, project leader and Program Coordinator for Academic IT with the Toronto Catholic District School Board. In his role as Coordinator, he supervised and supported TCDSB's eLearning initiatives, including on-line credit courses, and an extensive number of projects highlighting the use of Information Technology in the classroom, school and Board.
Following his work with TCDSB, Paul joined The Learning Partnership as their first Director of Technology Strategy. In this role his responsibilities included: the management and direction of The Teacher eLearning Research/Demonstration Project, focusing on enhancing professional development for teachers in Mathematics and Science/Technology using a blended eLearning model; The Round Table on Technology; and the development of the National Technology Innovation Awards.
Most recently, Paul has been involved in a variety of consulting projects in education. He has supported the implementation of collaboration and communication technologies for educational professionals, and provided guidance and research on the efficacy of portal technologies for educational institutions. Ongoing work with teachers has included training and support in the use of Interactive WhiteBoard technology in the classroom.
Paul has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto and a Master's Degree, specializing in Computer Applications, from The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE/UT).
