U of T Teaching and Learning Calendar

  • CCP CEL Course Development Workshop 2: Designing a Successful CEL Course

    Presented by Centre for Community Partnerships In-person, UTM In this second workshop we focus on the three ‘Ps’ of CEL course development: pedagogy, partnerships and student preparation. Focusing on the three ‘Ps’, the workshop will: 1) provide you with some practical strategies for designing and running a CEL course; 2) provide you space and time […]

  • Monitor-Side Chats: UDL-ing in Winter 2024: UDL Guideline 4: Physical action (internalizing engagement)

    Name: CTSI Room 4035 Address: Robarts Library, 4th Floor 130 St. George Street Toronto Ontario M5S 3H1

    Discussions about practical applications and concrete strategies of Universal Design for LearningFor February 9th session: learn more about UDL Guideline #4: Provide Options for Physical Action (https://udlguidelines.cast.org/action-expression/physical-action) The average student does not exist. So, how do we design learning environments that maximize learning for all students?Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (https://udlguidelines.cast.org/) is a framework for minimizing […]

  • Generative AI Sandbox 1: Exploring practical uses for instructors

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

    Facilitators: Laurie Harrison, Director, Digital Learning Innovation, ITSWill Heikoop, Coordinator Digital Learning Innovation, ITSDerek Hunt, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSIJoin us for a hands-on workshop exploring pedagogical applications of Generative AI tools available to University of Toronto instructors. This workshop is intended for those who are intrigued by AI but may feel daunted […]

  • CTSI Equity Roundtable – Teaching for Change: Decolonizing through Stories

    Facilitators:Alex Bowie (he/him) Learning Strategist, Resilience focus  Carol Ducharme (she/her), Learning Strategist, Indigenous focusThis session will introduce an Indigenous Education framework, as well as the pedagogical approach of storytelling to help guide decolonization processes in educational practice.Examples of resilience stories will be shared to challenge participants to expand their thinking of resilience and lived experience.Join […]

  • EDI and Academic Freedom in the Classroom: Navigating Tensions and Exploring Possibilities

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

    Facilitators:Archana Sridhar, Assistant Provost, University of TorontoAlex Hernandez, Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Department of English, University of TorontoIn recent years, higher education has the site of a number of contentious debates that place academic freedom in tension with broader EDI values. This presentation seeks to explore these tensions as they appear in the classroom, […]

  • Monitor-Side Chats: UDL-ing in Winter 2024: UDL Guideline 8: Sustaining Effort & Persistence (accessing representation)

    Name: CTSI Room 4035 Address: Robarts Library, 4th Floor 130 St. George Street Toronto Ontario M5S 3H1

    Discussions about practical applications and concrete strategies of Universal Design for LearningFor February 16th session: learn more about UDL Guideline #8: Provide Options for Sustaining Effort and Persistence (https://udlguidelines.cast.org/engagement/effort-persistence)The average student does not exist. So, how do we design learning environments that maximize learning for all students?Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (https://udlguidelines.cast.org/) is a framework for […]