Facilitator: Jordan Holmes, Senior Manager, Teaching, Learning, and Technology, CTSIResearch shows that generative AI tool design matters for learning. The OECD Digital Education Outlook 2026 (https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-digital-education-outlook-2026_062a7394-en.html) finds that AI tools with clear educational guardrails may support learning outcomes, while unstructured use of AI risks becoming a shortcut that may hamper genuine learning gains.  Through Cogniti, U of T […]

Facilitators:  Cris D'Amico, Educational Developer, CTSI Samantha Chang, Team Lead, Pedagogy and Educational Technologies, CTSI 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 can incorporate into your courses. This webinar […]

Facilitators: Michael Nicholson, Director of Accessibility Services Sarah Kloke, Assistant Director of Accessibility Services  Reginald (Reggie) Oey, Accessible and Inclusive Learning Team Lead Unsure where your responsibilities begin and end when supporting students with disability-related accommodation needs? Looking for practical strategies to navigate implementation challenges while maintaining course integrity? Interested in understanding when to act independently […]

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 […]

Facilitators: Samantha Chang, Team Lead, Pedagogy and Educational Technologies, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSIMarko Piljevic, Educational Technology Analyst, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSIMaryam Shafiei, Educational Technology Analyst, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSIThis session explores how Quercus and U of T’s Academic Toolbox can support more inclusive and accessible course design practices. Building from foundational Quercus […]

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 […]

Facilitators: Derek Hunt, Educational Developer, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI Victoria Sheldon, Educational Developer, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI Generative AI is reshaping teaching and learning, but navigating the landscape at U of T doesn't have to be overwhelming. This focused one-hour online session gives participants exactly what they need to get started: which AI tools […]

Facilitator: Jordan Holmes, Senior Manager, Teaching, Learning, and Technology, CTSIResearch shows that generative AI tool design matters for learning. The OECD Digital Education Outlook 2026 (https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-digital-education-outlook-2026_062a7394-en.html) finds that AI tools with clear educational guardrails may support learning outcomes, while unstructured use of AI risks becoming a shortcut that may hamper genuine learning gains.  Through Cogniti, U of T […]

Facilitator: Reginald Oey, Accessible Learning Strategies Team Lead, Accessibility Services How are students registered with Accessibility Services engaging with generative AI, and what does that reveal about equity, access, and support? This session draws on findings from a student survey conducted by Accessibility Services to explore these questions. In this interactive session, Reginald Oey, Accessible Learning […]

Facilitators: Navroop Gill, Teaching & Learning Librarian, Teaching & Engagement Unit, University of Toronto Libraries Naz Torabi, Collections Coordinator, Science, University of Toronto Libraries University of Toronto Libraries offers a growing range of resources to support instructors navigating generative AI in their teaching, from the UTL Framework for AI Literacy to emerging work on AI-ready collections, […]

Facilitator: Graeme Slaght, Scholarly Communications and Copyright Librarian, Scholarly Communications & Copyright Office, University of Toronto Libraries "Can I use this content in this tool?" — when it comes to GenAI, answering this question is harder than it seems. Legal and policy frameworks governing these tools are full of grey areas and subject to ongoing change, […]