Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, 130 St. George Street, Robarts Library, 4th floor
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Sandy Carpenter, TATP Course Instructor Coordinator Lauren Norman, TATP Sciences Trainer In the university setting, a syllabus can be the primary means of communicating course objectives as well as instructor expectations. A well-crafted syllabus ensures that students understand the essential requirements for participating and succeeding in a […]
Electronic Classroom, Robarts Library, Rm 4033 - CORE Heather Buchansky, Student Engagement Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries Courtney Lundrigan, Instructional and Reader Services Librarian, John W. Graham Library & Trinity College Eveline Houtman, Reference/Government Publications Librarian, Robarts Library What do you do with students who are baffled by Library research? In this session, U of […]
UTSC - IC318 - CORE Sasha Kovacs, TATP Humanities Trainer Ghazal Fazli, TATP Sciences Trainer The first hour of this session will present case scenarios of dilemmas and difficult situations TAs often encounter. Participants will work together to develop strategies to use in such situations. In the second half of the workshop, participants will share […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Mike Kasprzak, TATP Curriculum Developer Mariana Jardim, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning and Technology When incorporating technology-based activities in the classroom, we sometimes allow the technologies themselves to drive decisions about pedagogy, rather than look at how to achieve the desired learning outcomes for a particular course. This can […]
CTSI Boardroom, Room 4035, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Robin Sutherland-Harris, TATP Humanities Coordinator At this brown bag lunch, we will focus on ways TAs can refresh their teaching. Do you find yourself repeating the same formula in your tutorials week after week? Have you been itching to try out something a bit different? […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Robin Sutherland-Harris, TATP Humanities Coordinator Ahmed Kandil, TATP Social Sciences Trainer Description: In this workshop, language instructors will have the opportunity to learn about and explore some core principles of communicative language teaching (CLT) and task-based instruction. Employing a number of theoretical and empirical findings drawn from […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Sandy Carpenter, TATP Course Instructor Coordinator Ghazal Fazli, TATP Sciences Trainer 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. […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Lauren Norman, TATP Sciences Trainer Ahmed Kandil, TATP Social Sciences Trainer International graduate students bring a wealth of knowledge and skills to the classroom in which they work. Applying these skills and knowledge in the classroom at the University of Toronto often necessitates navigating cultural differences in […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Martha Harris, Academic Integrity Officer, OSAI Mariana Jardim, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning and Technology You are invigilating an exam for a course and notice something suspicious… what should you do? Or...what if you are grading a paper and find some text that matches something online? What is […]
UTSC - 318 - CORE Lauren Norman, TATP Sciences Trainer Joel Rodgers, TATP Humanities Trainer Have you ever struggled with how to thoroughly cover a topic, effectively organize material and manage your class or lab time? Then this session is for you. In this workshop, we’ll discuss the key elements of lesson planning. Understanding these […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Chester Scoville, Teaching Fellow, CTSI, Assistant Professor (Teaching Stream), Department of English and Drama, UTM Academics in general, and teaching assistants especially, often experience anxiety, feelings of inadequacy, and uncertainty when facing a new group of students. This workshop will explore the hows and whys of this anxiety, and work through ways […]
CTSI Boardroom, Room 4035, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Robin Sutherland-Harris, TATP Humanities Coordinator At this brown-bag lunch, we’ll be focusing on concerns relating to all that comes with the end of the semester. If you’re facing a huge stack of grading or office hours full of anxious students, and want to discuss strategies, […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Charly Bank, Assistant Professor,Teaching Stream, Department of Earth Sciences and Teaching Fellow, CTSI Grades remain a common source of friction between instructors and students. Yet fair and transparent marking should help students understand why they received a certain grade. At the same time you need to manage your time. […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Charly Bank, Assistant Professor,Teaching Stream, Department of Earth Sciences and Teaching Fellow, CTSI A key task of instructors is the creation of assignments that assess student learning. Meaningful assignments go beyond merely coming up with grades. Meaninful assignments provide feedback to both parties: students may see how they are […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Elliot Storm, TATP Social Sciences Coordinator Salina Abji, TATP Social Sciences Trainer This workshop will focus on how to identify, engage, refer and manage students who are withdrawn, distressed, or who present unusual requests or situations, including crisis situations. We will discuss strategies for interacting with such […]