Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, 130 St. George Street, Robarts Library, 4th floor
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE David Chan, TATP Sciences Trainer Nick Eaves, TATP Sciences Trainer Active learning is a teaching philosophy in which students participate in the lesson, rather than listening passively. Active learning techniques can increase retention and depth of understanding by engaging students through learning by doing, reflection, group discussion, […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Darius Rackus, TATP Sciences Trainer Nick Eaves, TATP Sciences Trainer Science communication occurs largely through the written word (journals, reviews and book chapters), yet skill development toward effective critical reading is lacking in formal science education and is outside of the scope of learning in most […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Darius Rackus, TATP Sciences Trainer Andy Dicks, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Chemistry Inquiry-based learning puts students in the driver’s seat, confronting them with decision making, critical thinking, and problem solving. But how do you find these moments in “recipe-book” labs or how do can you design a […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Alex Stewart, TATP Sciences Trainer Alex Motut, TATP Social Sciences Trainer Have you ever considered an alternative to multiple choice assessments? Want to improve students’ comprehension of content and engagement in your course, while developing their critical thinking skills? Do you know the benefits—to you and […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Robin Sutherland-Harris, TATP Humanities Coordinator Salina Abji, TATP Social Sciences Trainer An essential skill for any academic working in higher education is the ability to engage with pedagogical research and theory. As graduate students, situating our own teaching practice in the larger theoretical landscape that informs pedagogical approaches can be challenging. How do […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Ghazal Fazli, TATP Sciences Trainer Mike Kasprzak, TATP Curriculum Developer As a Teaching Assistant, you are part of a teaching team, and it is important you and the Course Instructor are in good communication regarding course and student issues. Establishing and maintaining an effective and positive relationship […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Mike Kasprzak, TATP Curriculum Developer Mariana Jardim, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning and Technology Over the last decade, higher education has been redefined through the introduction and rapid growth of educational technologies. The flipped, blended and hybrid classrooms are becoming the new norm for incoming undergraduates. Even though incorporating […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Sandy Carpenter, TATP Humanities Trainer David Chan, TATP Sciences 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 opportunity. This workshop offers […]
CTSI Teaching Studio, Room 4034, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Sandy Carpenter TATP Humanities Trainer David Chan, TATP Sciences Trainer PowerPoint and other slideware have become ubiquitous in post-secondary classrooms, and these new technologies have attracted both critics and defenders. This workshop will locate this debate around slideware presentations within the broader question of how to […]
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 […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Alli Diskin, Program Assistant, CTSI/TATP Mariana Jardim, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning and Technology As teachers, we are like performers held to the highest standards, and often asked to execute the most dangerous and thrilling feats. We memorize, we improvise, we speak for long hours (often without break), and […]
CTSI Boardroom, Room 4035, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Robin Sutherland-Harris, TATP Humanities Coordinator Abdullah Farooqi, TATP Humanities Trainer At this brown-bag lunch, we’ll be focusing on planning that TAs can do to help their students and themselves, starting early in the semester. If your students seem unprepared to start tackling that final paper or […]
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 […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE David Chan, TATP Sciences Coordinator Michael Dick, TATP Social Sciences Trainer They did the reading...or did they? This common question presents itself to teaching assistants in classrooms across the disciplines. Students come to class unprepared to work with the readings. Why? Often, reading at university is challenging […]
Electronic Classroom, Robarts Library, Rm 4033 - CORE Erica Lenton, Faculty Liaison & Instruction Librarian, Gerstein Science Information Centre Timothy Neufeldt, Librarian, Reference, Instruction & Donor Relations, Faculty of Music What do you do with students who are baffled by Library research? In this session, U of T librarians will share their top picks of tools, […]