Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, 130 St. George Street, Robarts Library, 4th floor
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Joel Rodgers, TATP Humanities Trainer Marie Vander Kloet, Assistant Director, TATP/CTSI 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 […]
CTSI Teaching Studio, Room 4034, 4th Floor Robarts Libary - ELECTIVE Sara Mazrouei, TATP Sciences Trainer Sandy Carpenter, TATP Humanities Coordinator Social media has become a permanent feature of many students’ lives outside of the classroom. As social media use continues to rise, teachers can engage students with social media and online technologies for innovative active […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Kangbin Zhou, TATP Sciences Trainer Cristina D'Amico, TATP Humanities Trainer The number of international students and international TAs is at an all-time high and growing at the University of Toronto. Multi-language learners bring unique contributions to the classroom experience, but often face structural barriers that hinder their […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Kathleen Ogden, Learning Strategist, Academic Success Kris Kim, Learning Strategist, Academic Success Liam O'Leary, Learning Strategist, St. Michael's College This workshop will introduce TAs and course instructors to the work that Learning Strategists do around the UofT campus, including the kind of support offered in one-on-one appointments, […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Fady Shanouda, TATP Social Sciences Coordinator Joe Curnow, TATP Social Sciences Trainer Are you doing work to address racialization, settler colonialism, transphobia, ableism, and/or gender bias in your classroom? If so, join us to reflect on your practices, learn from others, and build skills for refining your […]
CTSI Teaching Studio, Room 4034, 4th Floor Robarts Libary - ELECTIVE Mariana Jardim, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning and Technology, CTSI Mike Kasprzak, TATP Curriculum Developer Hybrid or blended courses—which combine traditional face to face teaching with online components—are quickly becoming the most effective approach to teaching in higher education. Educational technologies and the online environment offer […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Kristen Bos, Social Sciences Trainer Joe Curnow, Social Sciences Trainer Shawn Xiong, Sciences Coordinator In December 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada released its Final Report, which included 94 “Calls to Action” for federal, provincial, territorial and Aboriginal government agencies, institutions, and peoples alike. At […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Shawn Xiong, TATP Sciences Coordinator Majd Zouda, TATP Social Sciences Trainer To what extent scientists are responsible to address socio-political issues in their classrooms? Many science questions are as scientific as they are moral, philosophical, and political. For instance, the rapid progress in gene editing provides the […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Joel Rodgers, TATP Course Instructor Training Coordinator The TATP Course Design Institute will provide you with an introduction to the principles and process of course design. Guided by experienced teachers, facilitators, and collaborators, you will learn how to design (or re-design) a course of your choosing in […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Abdullah Farooqi, TATP Humanities Trainer Laurie Drake, TATP Humanities Trainer TAing for first and second year classes can often feel overwhelming. There is usually a wide range of materials to cover, and at times it might seem that students lack the learning tools they need to […]
CTSI Boardroom, Room 4035, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Majd Zouda, TATP Social Sciences Trainer Conflict is an inevitable part of our lives. However, how a conflict may unfold largely depends on our views and approaches to conflict. In academia, TAs and graduate students are usually under high pressure for productivity, performativity, critical and […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Shawn Xiong, TATP Sciences Coordinator Kangbin Zhou, TATP Sciences Trainer Alli Diskin, TATP Program Assistant “Once upon a time, in a land far, far way, teachers told tantalizing, creative stories that piques the interest of the novice mind into applying and learning challenging concepts in various domains. […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Cristina D'Amico, TATP Humanities Trainer Professor Shawn Brake, Chair (Department of English), Centennial College Professor Christian Leveille, Department of English, Humber College Dr. Bethany Osborne, Community Worker Outreach & Development Program, Sheridan College Professor Madgin Stoica, School of Applied Computing, Sheridan College Are you interested in teaching in […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Marie Vander Kloet, Assistant Director, CTSI/TATP Shawn Xiong, TATP Sciences Coordinator 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 - CORE Sandy Carpenter, TATP Humanities Coordinator Jillian Bieser, TATP Sciences Trainer Do you want to invigorate your teaching with new strategies, techniques, or activities, but are not sure where to start? Maybe you want to try something new in the classroom, but are afraid of resistance from students […]