Learning Innovations and Academic Development, or LIAD, is both a service and delivery department at George Brown. We offer a variety of online and distance programs and courses, and general education electives.

In our service role, we foster and support the use of educational technologies to enhance and enrich learning and teaching at GBC. Whether it’s getting set up in Blackboard, creating a web page, designing and conducting online surveys, or learning how to use threaded discussions or chats, LIAD is here to help faculty use e-tools to help students learn.

George Brown College has built and maintains a robust technical infrastructure to accommodate the rapid expansion of e-learning, working closely with our Information Technology partners, Blackboard will be our focus to provide the strength, scope, and stability needed.

As part of our Academic Development mandate LIAD fosters internal human resource capacity, both within LIAD, itself and within the broader college community.