U of T Teaching and Learning Calendar

  • UDL Conversation with Deborah Tihanyi

    Deborah Tihanyi, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Acting Director, Engineering Communication Program (ECP), Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice (ISTEP), FASEUniversal 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 […]

  • CTSI Equity Roundtable – Students-as-Partners in Action: Reflections on the Development of a Departmental Handbook for Inclusive Teaching and Mentorship

    Facilitators: Dr. Jessica Dere, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, and Associate Chair, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion   Amman Khurana, Undergraduate student and Work Study Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, UTSC  In this Equity Roundtable, the presenters will discuss the implementation of a students-as-partners approach in the development of a departmental handbook on inclusive teaching and mentorship (https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/utscpsychinclusivehandbook/). Drawing on a […]

  • UDL in Practice: Designing Methods

    UDL in Practice is a monthly professional learning series hosted by the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI). Designed for faculty and instructors who want to make small, meaningful shifts in their teaching, the series focuses on strategies drawn from Universal Design for Learning (UDL) that promote flexibility, accessibility, and inclusion.Each 30‑minute virtual session […]

  • 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 […]

  • Developing AI-Literacy Activities for Meaningful Learning

    Facilitators: Victoria Sheldon, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Generative AI Pedagogies, CTSIDerek Hunt, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI  The final session focuses on equipping students with the AI literacy skills needed to engage with AI technologies critically, ethically, and effectively. Participants will discuss actionable, incremental ways to develop and integrate discipline-specific AI literacy activities into courses, while […]