Olivier St-Cyr is an Associate Professor, Teaching Stream in the Faculty of Information (iSchool) and a cross-appointed Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. Dr. St-Cyr received an Honours BA in Computer Science and Psychology from York University, a MASc in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo, and a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto. All degrees have a specialty in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).

Prior to joining the Faculty of Information, he taught several courses in Computer Programming, User Interface/User Experience Design (UI/UX), and HCI at the University of Toronto, York University, the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) University, and Seneca College. He also spent eight years working in the industry on HCI-related projects in organizations such as the University Health Network, IBM Canada Limited, and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited.
His research interests are in the areas of HCI/UX Education, Active Learning (AL) Pedagogy, Active Learning Classroom (ALC) Design, Technology Enhanced Active Learning (TEAL) Classrooms Design & Evaluation, Studio Education, and Community-Engaged-Learning (C-E-L).

HCI/UX Education
Active Learning (AL) Pedagogy
Active Learning Classroom (ALC) Design
Technology Enhanced Active Learning (TEAL) Classrooms Design & Evaluation
Studio Education
Community-Engaged-Learning (C-E-L)

Kabakova, P., St-Cyr, O., & Furness, C. D. (2020). Monitoring the Short-Term Outcomes of Community-Engaged, Project-Based User Experience Design Courses. International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement, 8, article 8.

Wiebe, J., Khan, R., Carvalho, R., Raman, P., Burron, G., Jeong, J. R., Van Beek, A., McCahan, S., St-Cyr, O., & Slotta, J. D. (2020). Theoretical Perspectives on Active Learning. Proceedings of the SALTISE 9th Annual Meeting, pp. 42-43. Montréal, QC: CANADA.

St-Cyr, O. (2019). Designing a Studio Classroom to Promote Active Learning Pedagogy. In C. Rolheiser, A. Carbone, E. Macnab & J. Ye (Eds.). The scholarship of leading: Mini-cases of educational leadership in action, pp. 64-66, Toronto, ON: Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, University of Toronto.