About

Nobuko Fujita (she/her) is a Learning Specialist in the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education, University of Windsor.

Learning Specialist

I am an Ancillary Academic Staff/Learning Specialist III (AAS/LS III), which is similar to the rank of an Associate Professor. This makes me unique, since most educational developers in Canada hold staff appointments at universities and colleges. I am grateful that I have tenure (or permanence) to do my job to the very best of my abilities.

I started in the CTL on May 1, 2025, as my previous unit, the Office of Open Learning , was eliminated in the most recent budgetary cuts. I am excited to join CTL! I can continue to support faculty, staff, and graduate student instructors at the University. My research-informed practice is perfectly aligned with CTL's mission to enhance teacher development and student learning. Additionally, I can continue to uphold commitments to equity, diversity, inclusivity, Indigenization, and decolonization.

Faculty Development Courses, Workshops, & Communities of Practice

I am currently transitioning to teaching in the CTL . I have led or co-led many courses, workshops (general and program-specific), bookclubs, and community of practice sessions in the Office of Open Learning, including:

Courses

Practicing Accessibility, Equity, Diversity, Indigenization, and Decolonization: An Introduction (2023, 2024)
Exploring the Edges of Teaching in the Certificate of Open, Online Learning (2018, 2019, 2020)
Online Education, UTC (2015)

Workshops

Exploring Generative AI for Teaching & Learning
Navigating Human Rights and Accommodations
Getting Started with Pressbooks
Collaborative Grant Writing
Building Engagement in Online Courses
Facilitating Online Discussions
Online Course Design Institute
Scholarship of Teaching & Learning in Your Online Class
Online Inquiry-Based Learning Approaches

Bookclubs

Pulling Together: A Guide for Teachers and Instructors, part of the Pulling Together: A guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions (2019)
Urgency of Teachers: the Work of Critical Digital Pedagogy (2019)

Communities of Practice

Open Learning and Online Teaching Communities for Practice

Adjunct Faculty

I was trained as an educational researcher and have a PhD from OISE/University of Toronto. Take a look at my profiles on Google Scholar or ORCID. Selected papers are on the Publications page.

I have successfully collaborated and co-authored with researchers from many of disciplines, such as Business, Computer Science, Education, Engineering, Information Science, Linguistics, and Psychology.

I am open to new collaborations and student supervision. Feel free to reach out via email, [email protected]

Research Interests

educational technologies
learning design
online learning
open educational practices

Undergraduate Courses Taught

EDUC-5414 (P/J, J/I) Language and Media Literacy
EDUC-5322 (P/J, J/I) Digital Technologies and Social Media Applications

Graduate Courses Taught

EDUC-8001 Research in Education
EDUC-8003 Qualitative Methods in Educational Research
EDUC-8510 ICT in Teaching and Learning

Contact

Nobuko Fujita

Learning Specialist and Adjunct Professor

(519) 253-7739 ext 2105

Centre for Teaching and Learning

University of Windsor

401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4
CANADA