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  • GenAI Dialogue with Nirusha Thavarajah: GenAI Approaches in Lab-Based Courses

    Presenter: Nirusha Thavarajah, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, UTSCGenAI Dialogues are informal, 30-minute online sessions where U of T instructors and staff share how they are navigating generative AI in their teaching and learning contexts. Building on discussions from the GenAI Reading Group (https://teaching.utoronto.ca/teaching-uoft-genai/genai-programming/#reading-group), each session features a colleague sharing […]

  • Getting started with Generative AI Tools at U of T

    Join us for an interactive virtual drop-in session designed for University of Toronto instructors and staff. We will provide an overview of the approved generative AI tools at the University and give demonstrations which will provide you with the opportunity to get hands-on experience with the suite of approved tools.Focus:
Our primary goal is to familiarize […]

  • UDL Conversation with Caylen Heckel

    Caylen Heckel, Assistant Professor, Art History, Department of Visual Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (https://teaching.utoronto.ca/teaching-uoft-udl/) 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/teaching-uoft-udl/udl-programming/udl-conversations/) highlights practices […]

  • Building Trust Through Transparent AI Communication

    Facilitator: Victoria Sheldon, Educational Developer, Teaching, Learning and Technology, CTSI As AI tools become part of everyday practices, clear communication about responsible AI use in your course becomes an important consideration. Grounded in the University of Toronto AI Task Force's principles (https://ai.utoronto.ca/u-of-t-ai-task-force/report/), this session takes a pedagogy-driven approach to articulating AI expectations that build trust and […]

  • Reconciliation in Practice: A Learning Community for Faculty and Staff

    The Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation's Reconciliation in Practice: A Learning Community for Faculty and Staff is a monthly professional learning series that offers a reflective and supportive space for faculty and staff who wish to engage more meaningfully with reconciliation in their teaching, research, service, and daily practices. Each month, participants are introduced to a concrete, […]

  • Culturally Responsive Active Learning: From Exploration to Application

    Facilitator: Maher Elshakankiri, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream and Director, Bachelor of Information (BI) Program, Faculty of Information Building socio-intercultural inclusion into active learning can strengthen both engagement and rigour, especially when students are guided from lived experience into disciplinary thinking. This session presents an ACUE-informed approach to designing inclusive in-class activities that begin with culturally grounded […]

  • Getting started with Generative AI Tools at U of T

    Join us for an interactive virtual drop-in session designed for University of Toronto instructors and staff. We will provide an overview of the approved generative AI tools at the University and give demonstrations which will provide you with the opportunity to get hands-on experience with the suite of approved tools.Focus:
Our primary goal is to familiarize […]

  • GenAI Dialogue with Gabriel Eidelman: Promoting Transparent AI Use in a Professional Graduate Program

    Presenter: Gabriel Eidelman, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and Institute for Management & Innovation | Director, Urban Policy Lab GenAI Dialogues are informal, 30-minute online sessions where U of T instructors and staff share how they are navigating generative AI in their teaching and learning contexts. Building on discussions […]

  • Getting started with Generative AI Tools at U of T

    Join us for an interactive virtual drop-in session designed for University of Toronto instructors and staff. We will provide an overview of the approved generative AI tools at the University and give demonstrations which will provide you with the opportunity to get hands-on experience with the suite of approved tools.Focus:
Our primary goal is to familiarize […]

  • Getting started with Generative AI Tools at U of T

    Join us for an interactive virtual drop-in session designed for University of Toronto instructors and staff. We will provide an overview of the approved generative AI tools at the University and give demonstrations which will provide you with the opportunity to get hands-on experience with the suite of approved tools.Focus:
Our primary goal is to familiarize […]

  • UDL Express: MOVE into Accessibility: Meaning

    Looking for simple, high-impact ways to make your course materials more accessible and welcoming? Join us for UDL Express: MOVE into Accessibility, a hands-on summer webinar series designed to support small, meaningful improvements in digital course content. This four-part series introduces the MOVE framework—Meaning, Organization, Versatility, and Engagement—as a set of purpose-first design checks that help […]

  • Making Course Improvement Visible: Student Feedback & Documenting Instructor Growth

    Facilitator: Haley Zubyk, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Human Biology ProgramEnd-of-term course evaluations are valuable, but they often arrive too late to support the students currently in your classroom, and they rarely provide the kind of specific, actionable insight that helps you refine course design in real time. In large classes, especially, it can be difficult […]

  • Getting started with Generative AI Tools at U of T

    Join us for an interactive virtual drop-in session designed for University of Toronto instructors and staff. We will provide an overview of the approved generative AI tools at the University and give demonstrations which will provide you with the opportunity to get hands-on experience with the suite of approved tools.Focus:
Our primary goal is to familiarize […]

  • UDL Express: MOVE into Accessibility: Organization

    Looking for simple, high-impact ways to make your course materials more accessible and welcoming? Join us for UDL Express: MOVE into Accessibility, a hands-on summer webinar series designed to support small, meaningful improvements in digital course content. This four-part series introduces the MOVE framework—Meaning, Organization, Versatility, and Engagement—as a set of purpose-first design checks that help […]

  • Cogniti Onboarding: Setting Up Your AI Tool for Student Use

    Facilitators: Derek Hunt, Educational Developer, Teaching, Learning, and Technology, CTSIVictoria Sheldon, Educational Developer, Teaching, Learning, and Technology, CTSI Cogniti is U of T's platform for building course-specific AI tutors: grounded in your content, aligned with your pedagogy, and deployed directly in Quercus. In this session, we will walk you through everything you need to get your tutor […]

  • Getting started with Generative AI Tools at U of T

    Join us for an interactive virtual drop-in session designed for University of Toronto instructors and staff. We will provide an overview of the approved generative AI tools at the University and give demonstrations which will provide you with the opportunity to get hands-on experience with the suite of approved tools.Focus:
Our primary goal is to familiarize […]

  • Customizing Cogniti: Aligning for Different Learning Goals

    Facilitators: Derek Hunt, Educational Developer, Teaching, Learning, and Technology, CTSIVictoria Sheldon, Educational Developer, Teaching, Learning, and Technology, CTSI Once your Cogniti tutor is up and running, the real work begins: aligning it to what you want students to learn and how you want them to engage. Different learning goals call for different tutor designs, and changes to […]

  • UDL Express: MOVE into Accessibility: Versatility

    Looking for simple, high-impact ways to make your course materials more accessible and welcoming? Join us for UDL Express: MOVE into Accessibility, a hands-on summer webinar series designed to support small, meaningful improvements in digital course content. This four-part series introduces the MOVE framework—Meaning, Organization, Versatility, and Engagement—as a set of purpose-first design checks that help […]

  • Tune into Teaching: Getting Started with Quercus and the Academic Toolbox

    Facilitators: Derek Hunt, Educational Developer, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSIMarko Piljevic, Educational Technology Analyst, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSIMaryam Shafiei, Educational Technology Analyst, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSIThis session introduces participants to Quercus and U of T’s Academic Toolbox, with a focus on practical strategies for organizing course content, communicating with students, and assessing learning. […]

  • UDL Express: MOVE into Accessibility: Engagement

    Looking for simple, high-impact ways to make your course materials more accessible and welcoming? Join us for UDL Express: MOVE into Accessibility, a hands-on summer webinar series designed to support small, meaningful improvements in digital course content. This four-part series introduces the MOVE framework—Meaning, Organization, Versatility, and Engagement—as a set of purpose-first design checks that help […]

  • Tune into Teaching: Designing a Syllabus That Works for You and Your Students

    Facilitators: Samantha Chang, Team Lead, Pedagogy and Educational Technologies, CTSINavroop Gill, Teaching & Learning Librarian, Teaching & Engagement Unit, University of Toronto Libraries A syllabus is often the first learning experience students encounter in a course. When intentionally designed, it can do more than communicate expectations—it can spark curiosity, support belonging, and establish a strong foundation […]