Shirley Yeung, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts & Science 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 and considerations from U of […]

Facilitators: Jonathan Vandor, Team Lead, and Maple Xiang, Curriculum Coordinator, Centre for Learning Strategy Support (CLSS), Peer ProgramsDespite the wide range of supports offered by the University, students frequently look for additional help outside of office and normal business hours. In this context, the Centre for Learning Strategy Support has developed the UT3: the University of […]

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 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 […]

Facilitators: Jordan Holmes, Senior Manager, Teaching, Learning and Technology, CTSI Victoria Sheldon, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Generative AI Pedagogies, CTSI In the second part of the series, participants will reflect on how assessment practices can evolve to provide meaningful checkpoints on student learning in the age of GenAI. Through hands-on activities, instructors will consider how to adapt existing assignments, […]

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 […]

Facilitators:Yuxin Tu, Senior Manager, Evaluation and Assessment, CTSIBridgid McNulty, Project Manager, Course Evaluations, CTSI Cora McCloy, Educational Developer, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, CTSI Course evaluations are one of the best windows into the student experience — if you know how to use them. Together with other sources of feedback, they’re a key way we hear student […]

Feedback is central to student learning, yet it can be challenging to implement in ways that are timely, constructive, and sustainable. This session explores how to build a culture of feedback in your teaching—one that supports student growth and provides meaningful insight into your own practice. We’ll explore strategies for gathering mid-course feedback, responding reflectively, […]

Facilitator: Sarah Peirce, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Arts & ScienceThe 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 […]