U of T Teaching and Learning Calendar

Facilitator: Sheila Batacharya, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy, UTMUniversal Design for Learning (UDL) (https://teaching.utoronto.ca/resources/universal-design-for-learning/) is an educational framework that leverages the values of accessibility and inclusion in designing accessible, inclusive, and usable methods, materials, and environments that reduce learning barriers and welcome learner variability.The UDL Conversations Series (https://teaching.utoronto.ca/udl-conversations/) highlights […]

Join us for an interactive virtual drop-in for University of Toronto instructors and staff. This is your opportunity to get hands-on experience with Microsoft Copilot, a powerful generative AI model that has been approved for use by the University.Focus: Our primary goal is to familiarize you with the process of logging into Copilot using protected […]

Facilitators: Anne Hunt, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Occupational Science and Occupational TherapyEmily Ho, Assistant Professor, Tenure Stream, Occupational Science and Occupational TherapyThis session will take a behind the scenes look at the development of an anatomy course chatbot for occupational therapy students, focusing on how the AI tool has shaped the development of an educational research […]

Facilitators:    Jayne Baker, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream & Associate Chair, Academic Sociology, and Chair of the Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Research Ethics Board  Cora McCloy, PhD, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, SoTL, CTSI   The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) allows educators to systematically examine their teaching, preventing what Shulman (1999) described as “pedagogical amnesia,”—the tendency to forget valuable […]

Facilitator: Katherine R. Larson, Vice-Dean Teaching, Learning, and Undergraduate Programs, UTSCThe UTSC Campus Curriculum Review was launched in 2020 as a named priority of the campus’s current strategic plan, Inspiring Inclusive Excellence (https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/strategicplan/), and as a part of a broader framework of curricular innovation and renewal. The review’s focus is on Indigenous knowledges and knowledge […]

Facilitator: Douglas Eacho, Assistant Professor, Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies, Faculty of Arts & ScienceUniversal Design for Learning (UDL) (https://teaching.utoronto.ca/resources/universal-design-for-learning/) is an educational framework that leverages the values of accessibility and inclusion in designing accessible, inclusive, and usable methods, materials, and environments that reduce learning barriers and welcome learner variability.The UDL Conversations Series […]

Join us for an interactive virtual drop-in for University of Toronto instructors and staff. This is your opportunity to get hands-on experience with Microsoft Copilot, a powerful generative AI model that has been approved for use by the University.Focus: Our primary goal is to familiarize you with the process of logging into Copilot using protected […]

May 12 (online) May 13 (in-person, Myhal Centre, 55 St. George Street)To review session descriptions, scroll down to TIMETABLE and select individual sessions or go to the TLS2025 site (https://tls.utoronto.ca/agenda/) for full agenda. Note: Registration for lunch is required. Once registered, you can review your selected sessions by:• Scroll down and click the MY SESSIONS tab. You can change […]

Join us for an interactive virtual drop-in for University of Toronto instructors and staff. This is your opportunity to get hands-on experience with Microsoft Copilot, a powerful generative AI model that has been approved for use by the University.Focus: Our primary goal is to familiarize you with the process of logging into Copilot using protected […]

(May 27th topic) Styles: Learn how to use built-in styles and headings to improve navigation and structureJoin us this summer for UDL Express: SLIDE into Accessibility, a quick and practical series designed to help you make your course materials more accessible and inclusive. In this five-part Zoom series, we’ll focus on the most impactful, easy-to-implement […]

Facilitator: Danielle Bentley; Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Division of Anatomy, Temerty Faculty of MedicineThis session describes the use of collaborative group work for both in-class review assignments and two-stage collaborative testing. Imperative to the discussion is the design and implementation of Group Learning Contracts, and the iterative process of revisiting these throughout the semester to […]