Teaching Assistants' Training Program

Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, 130 St. George Street, Robarts Library, 4th floor

How Do We Ask For, Understand, and Discuss Our Evaluation Feedback?

Blackburn Room

Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Kosha Bramesfeld,  Data Analyst, Course Evaluations Gregory Hum, Assistant Director, Teaching Assessment In this workshop, participants will identify ways to gather feedback, build understanding of the Course Evaluation Framework at the University of Toronto, and practice interpreting feedback data (both qualitative and quantitative). Lastly, we will consider how to […]

Examining Teaching Presence

Blackburn Room

Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Alli Diskin, Program Assistant, TATP Kathleen Ogden, Curriculum Developer, TATP We’ve all experienced teachers who left a lasting impression, who made us excited and who made us feel like we were capable of anything! But what do great teachers do that makes them so great? Is there […]

Preparing Your Teaching Dossier

Blackburn Room

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

Blackburn Room

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 […]

Creative Pedagogical Uses of Media

Blackburn Room

Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Wes Adams, E-Learning Builder & Media Specialist Diane Michaud, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning and Technology This interactive workshop will highlight how integrating images, audio and video can enhance the teaching and learning experience. Through discussions and group activities, this session will Share the evidence for multimodal teaching and learning, […]