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  • Thriving, Surviving or Just Staying Alive? How do we adapt and teach in a changing Covid world?

    Facilitators:Kate Bowers, Learning Strategist – Resilience Focus, Academic Success Rahul Bhat, Resilience Program Lead, Academic Success Megan Burnett, Associate Director, Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation Tamara Bahr, Manager, Teaching, Learning & Technology, Academic and Collaborative Technologies (ACT)/ Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI)The Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) in partnership with Academic Success and […]

  • Exploring Accessibility Considerations for In-Person Teaching

    Name: Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Address: 130 St. George Street Toronto ON M5S 3H1

    Facilitators: Reginald Oey, Accessible and Inclusive Learning Strategies Team Lead, Accessibility ServicesShayne Train, Faculty Liaison, Technology, CTSIIn this workshop we will explore considerations for making your face-to-face classroom learning experience accessible for your students. We will provide a variety of strategies for ensuring that all your students an equal opportunity to succeed.Learning outcomes:• Explain rules […]

  • Adventures in (UN)Grading: How to stop counting and engage more deeply with students and their work

    Join U of T faculty graduates of the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) Effective Teaching Practices course (ACUE-Certified Faculty) as they share insights from the 25 modules they completed over several months. They implemented, reimagined, and extended evidence-based teaching practices to support their teaching, learning and student success at U of T. The […]

  • Cultivating Belonging at U of T: The Lived Experience of Faculty

    This workshop is a part of the Towards Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Classrooms – Communities and Conversations Series (https://teachingdev.lamp4.utoronto.ca/communities-and-conversations-series/)In our current times of increasing complexity, in which societal injustice and colonial legacies are being brought to the forefront and critiqued by students, there is a growing need to reflect on our teaching and learning practices. Join […]

  • Team-based Projects: Developing effective assignments and assessments

    Name: Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Address: 130 St. George Street Toronto ON M5S 3H1

    Facilitators: Lydia Wilkinson, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Communication Coordinator: Chemical Engineering, Engineering Communication Program and Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice Team-based projects are becoming a common tool for teaching and learning in a variety of course contexts . In Engineering, students participate in team-based courses in every year of their undergraduate […]

  • Searching the SoTL Higher Education Literature

    Name: Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Address: 130 St. George Street Toronto ON M5S 3H1

    Facilitators: Emily Hector, Liaison Librarian, EducationElizabeth O’Brien, Liaison Librarian, Computer and Mathematical Sciences & Makerspace Librarian Sarah Shujah, Liaison Librarian, Human Geography & Biological Sciences, UTSCHave you ever wanted to explore a new evidence-based pedagogical method in your teaching? Or been interested in publishing research on a teaching topic and weren’t sure what already exists […]

  • February 3rd SoTL Journal Club

    The CTSI-SoTL team is excited to continue the monthly Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Journal Club Series through Fall-Winter 2022-23. The goal of this series is to provide an opportunity for our community to explore the SoTL literature in a group setting, both to find practical applications to implement in the classroom and to […]

  • Understanding Learning Theories that Inform How We Promote and Advance Inclusive Teaching

    This workshop is a part of the Towards Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Classrooms – Communities and Conversations Series (https://teachingdev.lamp4.utoronto.ca/communities-and-conversations-series/)Facilitators: Kosha Bramesfeld, PhD (she/her), Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Social Psychology, Psychology Department, UTSCDirk J. Rodricks, Ph.D. (he/him), Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning (CTL), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)Jasjit Sangha, Faculty […]

  • Demystifying the Dossier: Preparing the Teaching Dossier

    Facilitators:  Cora McCloy, PhD, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, SoTL, CTSI  Kyle Turner, MSc, Faculty Liaison, Teaching and Learning, CTSI This webinar is part of the Demystifying the Dossier Series. Faculty are welcome to attend one or multiple workshops in the series; recordings will be available for all sessions online (https://teachingdev.lamp4.utoronto.ca/resources/quercus-videos-and-workshop-recordings/).  At the University of Toronto, a […]

  • February 28th SoTL Journal Club

    The CTSI-SoTL team is excited to continue the monthly Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Journal Club Series through Fall-Winter 2022-23. The goal of this series is to provide an opportunity for our community to explore the SoTL literature in a group setting, both to find practical applications to implement in the classroom and to […]

  • Designing Assessments in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

    Facilitators: Alison Gibbs, Director, CTSI, Professor, Teaching Stream, Statistical Sciences, FAS Andrea Williams, Deputy Director, CTSI and Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Director, Innis One and Writing & Rhetoric, FASLaurie Harrison, Director, Digital Learning Innovation From machine-written essays to high profile plagiarism cases, artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT have been grabbing headlines in higher education. […]

  • ACUE Lunch and Learn: My Journey to Incorporating Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility Meaningfully into my Teaching

    Facilitator: Toula Kourgiantakis, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social WorkJoin U of T faculty graduates of the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) Effective Teaching Practices course (ACUE-Certified Faculty) as they share insights from the 25 modules they completed over several months. They implemented, reimagined, and extended evidence-based teaching practices to support […]

  • Equity Roundtable – Universal Design for Learning: Engaging All Your Students

    Facilitators:Ben Poynton, AODA Officer, University of TorontoCristina D'Amico, Curriculum Developer at the Teaching Assistants' Training Program (TATP)Are you interested in reducing barriers to learning and in increasing student engagement? Do you want to respond to the needs of all your students? Do you want to create a genuinely inclusive and equitable environment in your classroom? […]

  • Introduction to Open Educational Resources: Removing Barriers from Within

    Facilitators:David Kwasny, Data and Digital Literacy Librarian, DSU, UTSCSarah Shujah, Liaison Librarian, UTSC and CTSI PASS Librarian Are you curious about finding teaching materials to support student learning? Or perhaps you are interested in developing teaching materials that all students can access? Celebrate Open Education Week (https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/) and learn how Open Educational Resources (OER) can […]

  • ACUE Lunch and Learn: Engaging Students in Meaningful and Authentic Assignments

    Part of the CTSI ACUE-Certified Effective Teaching Practices Showcase (https://teachingdev.lamp4.utoronto.ca/acue-lunch-and-learn/) Join U of T faculty graduates of the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) Effective Teaching Practices course (ACUE-Certified Faculty) as they share insights from the 25 modules they completed over several months. They implemented, reimagined, and extended evidence-based teaching practices to support their […]

  • CTSI Equity Roundtable – Promoting Greater Equity of Learning Opportunities: Insights from Using Culturally Responsive Pedagogy with Chinese students that Can Benefit All

    Facilitators: Dr. Elaine Khoo, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream; Coordinator, English Language Development Support, Centre for Teaching and Learning, UTSCDr. Xiangying Huo, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Centre for Teaching and Learning, UTSC  At the U of T, Chinese students form 65% of the undergraduate and 46% of the graduate international student population (U of T Fact […]

  • March 29th SoTL Journal Club

    The CTSI-SoTL team is excited to continue the monthly Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Journal Club Series through Fall-Winter 2022-23. The goal of this series is to provide an opportunity for our community to explore the SoTL literature in a group setting, both to find practical applications to implement in the classroom and to […]

  • Building Success Across the Graduate Life Cycle

    The Building Success Across the Graduate Life Cycle workshop is designed for pre-tenure faculty members and others who are new to a supervisory role at the University of Toronto. In this interactive session, you will learn:• Key milestones and policies you need to know as a graduate supervisor• Best practices in selecting and recruiting students, […]

  • The Inner Work of Building Inclusive Classrooms

    This workshop is a part of the Towards Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Classrooms – Communities and Conversations Series (https://teachingdev.lamp4.utoronto.ca/communities-and-conversations-series/)Facilitators: Jasjit Sangha, PhD Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Anti-Racist Pedagogies, CTSIMairi McKenna Edwards, Coordinator, Diversity, Equity, and Student Experience As bell hooks outlines, “The classroom is the most radical space of possibility in the academy”. But how do we […]

  • April 24th SoTL Journal Club

    The CTSI-SoTL team is excited to continue the monthly Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Journal Club Series through Fall-Winter 2022-23. The goal of this series is to provide an opportunity for our community to explore the SoTL literature in a group setting, both to find practical applications to implement in the classroom and to […]

  • U of T’s Teaching and Learning Symposium: Taking Action: Building Belonging at U of T

    May 3 (online) May 4 (in-person, Rotman School of Management) Full agenda and timetable (UTORid login required) available on TLS2023 website. Open to U of T instructors, staff and librarians. Concurrent sessions, online and in-person discussions, that address how we can create rigorous academic experiences that intentionally support all students’ sense of belonging and engagement, […]

  • U of T’s Teaching and Learning Symposium: Taking Action: Building Belonging at U of T

    May 4 (in-person, Rotman School of Management)Registration: 2nd floor, outside Desautels Hall Full agenda and timetable (UTORid login required) available on TLS2023 website. Open to U of T instructors, staff and librarians. Concurrent sessions, online and in-person discussions, that address how we can create rigorous academic experiences that intentionally support all students’ sense of belonging […]

  • Building Success Across the Graduate Life Cycle

    Facilitators:Prof Yana Yunusova, Interim Vice-Dean, Students, School of Graduate StudiesProf John Peever, Acting Chair, Department of Cell and Systems BiologyProf Ana Pérez-Leroux, Chair, Department of Spanish & PortugueseMegan Burnett, Associate Director, Centre for Teaching Support & InnovationDr Michal Kasprzak, Assistant Director, Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation / Teaching Assistants’ Training ProgramDr Lynn Ossher, Projects […]

  • Certificate in Effective University Instruction: Deadline to apply

    Unit heads (Deans/Chairs/Program Directors) can nominate up to 3 instructors for this nine-month course (September 2023 – May 2024) that combines 25 asynchronous online modules, in-person and synchronous online learning opportunities, and a community of practice. The course is organized around four blocks of study, addressing essential teaching skills and knowledge that are fundamental to […]

  • Introduction to Backwards Design and UDL

    Name: Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Address: 130 St. George Street Toronto ON M5S 3H1

    Facilitators: Cristina D’Amico, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Graduate Student Development & TA TrainingMichal Kasprzak, Assistant Director, CTSI/TATP In this workshop, we will offer a dual introduction to two key concepts in effective and inclusive course design: “Backward Design” and “Universal Design for Learning (UDL).” Participants will understand how to prioritize their intended learning outcomes (Wiggins and McTighe, 2005) in […]

  • Tune into Teaching: Building, Managing and Supporting Your Teaching Team of TAs

    Facilitators: Mike Kasprzak, Assistant Director TATP/CTSI Cristina D’Amico, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Graduate Student Development & TA Training This session is intended for instructors who are responsible for hiring, coordinating, training and supporting Teaching Assistants (TAs) for U of T courses. In this session, we’ll discuss strategies for working effectively with your TAs, whether in the […]

  • Tune into Teaching: Quickstart Quercus

    Facilitators: Derek Hunt, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI/ARCMarko Piljevic, Faculty Liaison, Technology, CTSI/ARCMaryam Shafiei, Faculty Liaison, Technology, CTSI/ARC This webinar is geared toward faculty, staff and TAs who are brand new to Quercus and those who are looking to review the basics. In this session participants will learn about essential information to get […]

  • Tune into Teaching: Active Learning Anywhere

    Facilitators: Justin Fletcher, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Teaching, Learning and Technology, CTSI/ARCCris D'Amico, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Graduate Student Development & TA Training In this webinar, we will provide tips and strategies for incorporating active learning that can be used in any learning environment (in-person, online synchronous, and online asynchronous). We will model various activities that you […]

  • Tune into Teaching: From Panic to Possibility: Rethinking and Redesigning Assignments in the Wake of Generative AI

    Facilitators: Alison Gibbs, Director, Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI), and Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Statistical SciencesAndrea Williams, Deputy Director, CTSI, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Innis College and Director of Writing & Rhetoric and Innis OneAs an instructor, it is hard to read about the impact of generative AI on teaching and learning in higher education and […]

  • Tune into Teaching: Myths and Realities About Grading

    Facilitators: Alison Gibbs, Director, CTSI and Professor, Teaching Stream, Statistical Sciences Megan Burnett, Associate Director, CTSI  In this session, we will discuss a range of misconceptions about institutional grading procedures and provide clarification around some key issues and common scenarios related to grading at U of T. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions through […]

  • Tune into Teaching: Introduction to the Academic Toolbox

    Facilitators: Justin Fletcher, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI/ARC Sun Ooi, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning and Technology, CTSI/ARC Description: In this webinar, we will provide an overview of the Academic Toolbox, including Quercus and other tools that can support teaching and learning goals, for all course modalities (in person, online synchronous, online asynchronous, […]

  • Tune into Teaching: Setting the Tone for Success: The first day of class and beyond

    Name: Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Address: 130 St. George Street Toronto ON M5S 3H1

    Facilitators: Megan Burnett, Associate Director, CTSI Cora McCloy, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, CTSI Jasjit Sangha, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Anti-Racist Pedagogies, CTSIEmily Hector, Liaison Librarian, Education, UTLThis session will provide strategies for getting your course off to a welcoming and productive start, including: • what to do in the first week of […]

  • Tune into Teaching: Quickstart Quercus

    Name: CTSI Room 4034 Address: Robarts Library, 4th Floor 130 St. George Street Toronto ON M5S 3H1

    Facilitators: Derek Hunt, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI/ARCMarko Piljevic, Faculty Liaison, Technology, CTSI/ARCMaryam Shafiei, Faculty Liaison, Technology, CTSI/ARC This webinar is geared toward faculty, staff and TAs who are brand new to Quercus and those who are looking to review the basics. In this session participants will learn about essential information to get […]

  • Tune into Teaching: What’s my role in accommodating students with disabilities?

    Name: Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Address: 130 St. George Street Toronto ON M5S 3H1

    Facilitators: Michael Nicholson, Director of Accessibility ServicesSarah Kloke, Assistant Director of Accessibility Services Reginald (Reggie) Oey, Accessible and Inclusive Learning Team Lead Unsure where your responsibilities and role starts and ends when accommodating students with disabilities? Eager to learn more about strategies to help with creative accommodations solutions? Searching for additional support (and who to […]

  • Tune into Teaching: Making Your Syllabus Work for You and Your Students

    Name: Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Address: 130 St. George Street Toronto ON M5S 3H1

    Facilitators: Megan Burnett, Associate Director, CTSI Samantha Chang, Faculty Liaison, Anti-Racist Pedagogies, CTSIEmily Hector, Liaison Librarian, Education, UTLA well-crafted syllabus ensures that students understand the essential requirements for participating and succeeding in a course. A well-designed syllabus can also serve as a learning tool to enhance students’ experience in the course, beyond listing course policies […]

  • Equity Roundtable: Community Engaged Learning: Power dynamics working with community partners

    Facilitators: Jennifer Esmail, Director, Centre for Community Partnerships David J. Roberts, Director of the Urban Studies Program, Associate Professor, Teaching StreamCommunity Engaged Learning (CEL), a form of experiential learning, requires thoughtful engagement with communities and community organizations in ways that are different than traditional pedagogical approaches. This workshop will provide you with a framework and […]

  • Designing a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Project

    Name: Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Address: 130 St. George Street Toronto ON M5S 3H1

    Facilitators: Susan McCahan, Professor, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Vice Provost, Academic Programs and Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate EducationLisa Romkey, Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, FASEIn this workshop participants will walk through the steps necessary to create a high-quality SoTL research study plan. The workshop utilizes a novel […]

  • Bridging Student Success: Supporting academic preparedness and belonging for first year Arts & Science students

    Name: Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Address: 130 St. George Street Toronto ON M5S 3H1

    Facilitators: Alyssia Bueno, Student Success Programs Officer, FASScott Clark, Associate Director, Student Success Programs, FASAdriana Caragea, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Cell and Systems Biology, FAS First year students enter the Faculty of Arts & Science with vastly different levels of preparedness for university studies related to subject area knowledge, academic skills, interpersonal skills and metacognitive […]

  • Creating Inclusive Learning Environments

    Name: Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Address: 130 St. George Street Toronto ON M5S 3H1

    Facilitators: Jasjit Sangha, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Anti-Racist Pedagogies, CTSISamantha Chang, Faculty Liaison, Anti-Racist Pedagogies, CTSIThis session provides an overview of key research related to creating inclusive learning environments. By understanding the theoretical foundations of anti-racist and anti-oppressive pedagogies, we will unpack how we as educators can evolve our learning spaces and pedagogies to value students’ […]

  • Introduction to Students as Partners (SaP): Foundations and Practices

    Name: Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Address: 130 St. George Street Toronto ON M5S 3H1

    Facilitators: Sonya Ho, Graduate Student, OISEAnna Galang, Graduate Student, ChemistryKris Sanghyun Kim, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Physical & Environmental Science, UTSCMaria Assif, Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of English, UTSCThis student-faculty co-facilitated workshop introduces the rich framework of Students as Partners (SaP), one of the subcategories in the Scholarship of Teaching in Learning (SoTL), […]

  • Equity Roundtable: Engaging with Indigenous Knowledges and Pedagogies in the Post-Secondary Class

    Facilitator: Andrew Bomberry, Special Projects Officer (Curriculum and Education), The Office of Indigenous InitiativesPlease Note: This is a re-run of the CTSI Equity Roundtable presentation from April 19, 2023.The TRC Calls to Action (https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2015/trc/IR4-7-2015-eng.pdf) were released in 2015 and spelled out 94 Calls that were intended to redress past harms, end present ones, and set a course for […]

  • Equity Roundtable: Enhancing Intercultural Development Framework: We Would Love to hear From You!

    Facilitators: You Jia Lee, Program Coordinator, Intercultural and Global Programs, International Education Centre, UTM Rebeca Mahadeo, Student Development Coordinator, Intercultural Programs, International Education Centre, UTM This session highlights tools and a framework you can put in place in your classroom to help students build intercultural skills, and gain global fluency in this ever connected world. The […]

  • Inclusive Languages and Communication in the Classroom

    Facilitators:Jasjit Sangha, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Anti-Racist Pedagogies, CTSISamantha Chang, Faculty Liaison, Anti-Racist Pedagogies, CTSIYaseen Ali, Learning Strategist, Academic SuccessU of T students come from 170 countries and regions (U of T Quick Facts, 2022), with 32% speaking a language other than English at home (Student Life, 2023). How can we leverage diverse language skills to […]

  • Making Your Syllabus Work for You and Your Students

    Name: Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Address: 130 St. George Street Toronto ON M5S 3H1

    Facilitators: Megan Burnett, Associate Director, CTSISamantha Chang, Faculty Liaison, Anti-Racist Pedagogies, CTSI Emily Hector, Liaison Librarian, Education, UTLA well-crafted syllabus ensures that students understand the essential requirements for participating and succeeding in a course. A well-designed syllabus can also serve as a learning tool to enhance students’ experience in the course, beyond listing course policies […]

  • Quickstart Quercus

    Facilitators:Derek Hunt, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI/ARCMarko Piljevic, Faculty Liaison, Technology, CTSI/ARC Maryam Shafiei, Faculty Liaison, Technology, CTSI/ARC  This webinar is geared toward faculty, staff and TAs who are brand new to Quercus and those who are looking to review the basics. In this session participants will learn about essential information to get […]