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 This is a 3-hour session for first-contract TAs 2 hours of general pedagogical training: 10am - 12pm 1 hour of Grading: 12pm - 1pm 1 hour of Discussion-based: 12pm - 1pm All departments may allow TAs to use this three-hour session as their paid mandatory training (per the collective […]
Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Facilitating laboratory sessions is a complex task that even the most experienced teaching assistants are constantly aiming to refine. On the one hand, labs usually follow a well-constrained step-by-step methodology. On the other hand, it is not always clear how this methodology supports a theoretical concept, or how a […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor In this training session, we will review strategies for leading effective discussion-based tutorials in both classroom and lab settings. We will explore how to prepare yourself to lead an engaging discussion, how you can encourage students to come to tutorial prepared for meaningful discussion, and what to do when […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor In this training session, we will review strategies for leading effective discussion-based tutorials in both classroom and lab settings. We will explore how to prepare yourself to lead an engaging discussion, how you can encourage students to come to tutorial prepared for meaningful discussion, and what to do when […]
Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Tutorials at the University of Toronto come in all shapes and sizes. As a TA, you need to be prepared to adapt your lesson planning, your learning activities and even your overall teaching approach to different types of tutorials. In this training session, you will learn how to adapt […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor Learning how to effectively and efficiently solve problems is the key to success in many math, science and engineering disciplines. This training session will expose TAs to proven approaches to working with students who are learning the process for solving problems in their discipline. Participants in this session will […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor In higher education, we expect students to think critically about course materials, but many students may not understand how to engage in critical thinking. Since critical thinking skills are essential to a meaningful learning process, it is important for TAs to clearly articulate what critical thinking is and then […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor Learning how to effectively and efficiently solve problems is the key to success in many math, science and engineering disciplines. This training session will expose TAs to proven approaches to working with students who are learning the process for solving problems in their discipline. Participants in this session will […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor In this training session, we will review strategies for leading effective discussion-based tutorials in both classroom and lab settings. We will explore how to prepare yourself to lead an engaging discussion, how you can encourage students to come to tutorial prepared for meaningful discussion, and what to do when […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor In this training session, we will discuss strategies to encourage students to engage in both critical reading and reflection. We will address the challenge of unprepared students through examining underlying barriers to successful reading in the undergraduate classroom. TAs in this session will explore concrete strategies for supporting reading […]
Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Tutorials at the University of Toronto come in all shapes and sizes. As a TA, you need to be prepared to adapt your lesson planning, your learning activities and even your overall teaching approach to different types of tutorials. In this training session, you will learn how to adapt […]