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UTM: Presentation Skills for Instructors and Teaching Assistants

University of Toronto Mississauga: DH 2080

University of Toronto Mississauga - DH2080 - CORE Chester Scoville, Assistant Professor (Teaching Stream), Department of English and Drama, UTM  Academics in general, and teaching assistants especially, often experience anxiety and uncertainty when facing a new group of students. In this workshop, we will discuss how techniques of active learning can help you claim your place in front of the classroom with […]

UTSC: Developing Your Teaching Philosophy and Dossier: A Personal Teaching Journey Copy

AA160

University of Toronto Scarborough- AA160 - CORE Marie Vander Kloet, Assistant Director, TATP/CTSI The teaching dossier is a comprehensive record of teaching activities and accomplishments that is now required in applications for permanent positions at the University of Toronto and at an increasing number of institutions across North America. A statement of one’s teaching philosophy is […]

Below the Surface: Deep Learning in Science Laboratories and Practicals

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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Tingting Zhu, TATP Sciences Trainer Darius Rackus, TATP Sciences Trainer Undergraduate science labs and practical sessions provide opportunities for students to apply their knowledge, bridging theory and application. To make the most of the limited time in the lab, students are required to prepare in advance and […]

Teaching and Evaluating Oral Presentation Skills

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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Michael Dick, TATP Social Sciences Trainer Sanaz Ghasemi, TATP Sciences Trainer Oral presentations are a very good gauge of students’ understanding of course content as well as their ability to communicate ideas effectively. As TAs, we are responsible for grading and providing feedback on both of these aspects. […]

“Where did I lose marks?”: Troubleshooting Grading & Feedback Dilemmas

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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE David Chan, TATP Sciences coordinator Mike Kasprzak, TATP Curriculum Developer “Where did I lose marks?” “Why did you give me this grade?” “Can you explain this grading rubric?” “Can’t you just increase my grade by a few marks?” These are just some of the questions you often field […]

UTSC: Below the Surface: Deep Learning in Science Laboratories and Practicals

IC 318

University of Toronto Scarborough, IC318 - CORE Tingting Zhu, TATP Sciences Trainer Darius Rackus, TATP Sciences Trainer Undergraduate science labs and practical sessions provide opportunities for students to apply their knowledge, bridging theory and application. To make the most of the limited time in the lab, students are required to prepare in advance and arrive […]

Feedback on the Fly: How to Collect, Interpret, and Respond to Student Mid-course Feedback

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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Joel Rodgers, TATP Humanities Trainer Alex Motut, TATP Social Sciences Coordinator After a few weeks into the term, how do we know if our class is going well? Assessing our teaching at the end of a course can be difficult enough, yet it’s equally important to hear and respond […]

Big Ideas on a Small Scale: Adapting Concepts and Trends in Teaching and Learning for your Classroom

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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Robin Sutherland-Harris, TATP Humanities Coordinator Sanaz Ghasemi, TATP Sciences Trainer Buzzwords abound in the world of higher education: we hear about outcomes and objectives, experiential and service learning, taxonomies of learning and communities of practice. But what do these ideas mean for our classrooms? How do we […]

Moving Beyond Stressful Academic Relationships

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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Majd Zouda, TATP Social Sciences Trainer Matt Jones, Peer Advisor, Conflict Resolution Centre for Graduate Students Manaal S., Peer Advisor, Conflict Resolution Centre for Graduate Students Does your academic work sometimes require you to collaborate with difficult individuals? As a T.A., have you ever had difficulties managing […]

Statement of Teaching Philosophy Clinic

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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Marie Vander Kloet, Assistant Director, TATP/CTSI Mike Kasprzak, Curriculum Developer, TATP Alex Motut, Social Sciences Coordinator, TATP The statement of teaching philosophy (STP) is the foundation of any teaching dossier, is often requested as part of an academic job application, and is an important part of the […]

“Are you ok?”: Supporting Students in Distress

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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Mike Kasprzak, TATP Curriculum Developer Kris Kim, TATP Sciences Trainer Wondering about effective ways to refer a student in distress? Given your role as a frontline teacher, students will often come to you with questions about getting help or you will observe, engage and refer students who […]

Preparing Your Teaching Dossier

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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Marie Vander Kloet, Assistant Director, CTSI/TATP Dianne Ashbourne, Educational Developer, Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre, UTM The teaching dossier is a comprehensive record of teaching activities and accomplishments that is now required in applications for permanent positions at the University of Toronto and at an increasing number […]

Preparing Your Teaching Dossier

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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Marie Vander Kloet, Assistant Director, CTSI/TATP The teaching dossier is a comprehensive record of teaching activities and accomplishments that is now required in applications for permanent positions at the University of Toronto and at an increasing number of institutions across North America. In this session, we will […]

Efficient and Purposeful Grading

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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Sandy Carpenter, TATP Humanities Summer Trainer David Chan, TATP Sciences Summer Trainer Marking is one of the most common TA duties. Learning how to mark efficiently and effectively can save you both time and headache. But marking is more than assigning grades - it’s also a teaching […]

UTSC: Classroom Management Strategies

IC 318

UTSC - IC318 - CORE Malama Tsimenis, Senior Lecturer, Centre for French and Linguistics, UTSC Teaching assistants are often faced with problematic situations which, if not promptly addressed, can destabilize the classroom environment and ruin both the students’ learning experience and the TAs’ teaching experience.  In this interactive workshop, TAs will work together to come up […]