Announcement of New Dean of AC Online

Posted on Friday, June 4th, 2021

I am very pleased to announce the hiring of Leszek Nowosielski as the new Dean of Algonquin College’s online campus, AC Online, effective June 14, 2021.

Leszek joins us from the Canada School of Public Service where has served in various managerial roles since 2010 including Director of Learning Technologies and Services, Director of Learning Solutions/Learning Innovation Lab, and most recently as Executive Director of User Experience (UX). Previously he worked for the Canada Border Services Agency in a variety of roles managing training design and development, as well as digital learning technologies.

Leszek has over 20 years of experience leading innovative teams and transformational educational technology projects in the public and private sectors. He led the planning, procurement, and implementation of the Next Generation Learning Experience Platform (NGLXP) for the Canada School of Public Service (Brightspace by D2L), as well as the planning and launch of the GCcampus digital learning platform that serves over 270,000 federal public servants. More recently, Leszek was responsible for UX research, analytics and insights, the operations of the School’s learning platforms, as well as the #learninglab, a teaching and learning support centre for the School’s faculty and staff.

Leszek holds Bachelor of Arts in Government and International Relations, and a Master’s of Educational Technology from the University of British Columbia. He was a member of Canada’s National Fencing Team from 1985 to 1995 and competed in the Summer Olympics in Barcelona in 1992.

Please join me in welcoming Leszek to Algonquin College and in congratulating him on his new role.

Patrick Devey, Associate Vice-President, Global, Online and Corporate Learning


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