Teaching Assistants' Training Program

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

Labs and Practicals

Blackburn Room

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 […]

Skills Based Tutorials: Problem Sets

Blackburn Room

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 […]

Skills Based Tutorials: Supporting Student Writing

Blackburn Room

Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor This training session will focus on how to support students in the process of developing writing skills. Over the course of the session, we […]

First Contract Training: Sciences & Engineering

Blackburn Room

Blackburn Room, Robarts Library, 4th Floor This is a 3-hour training session for first-contract TAs. First Contract TAs should attend this session as well as the 1-hour tutorial training session […]

First Contract Training: Humanities & Social Sciences

Blackburn Room

Blackburn Room, Robarts Library, 4th Floor This is a 3-hour training session for first-contract TAs. First Contract TAs should attend this session as well as the 1-hour tutorial training session […]

UTSC: First Contract Training: All Disciplines

University of Toronto Scarborough - AA160 This is a 4-hour session for first-contract TAs 4 hours of general pedagogical training: 10:00am - 2:00pm This session will include topics such as […]

Effective Science Communication

130 St. George St. Toronto ON Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library

As scientists, we need to be skilled not only in our own discipline, but also in communicating our findings with the larger global community. Many cite the disconnect between the […]

Developing Intercultural Competencies for Use in Culturally Diverse Classrooms

130 St. George St. Toronto ON Blackburn Room

Differences in expectations and styles of communicating can result in misunderstandings in classrooms, labs, and in other collaborative or supervisory spaces that you participate in. What are some practical approaches […]

Quercus for Teaching and Learning: Effective Q-Design and Q-Engagement

252 Bloor St. W 3rd Floor Toronto ON Labs 1 and 2, 3rd Floor

This workshop will provide information to begin building a Quercus course. You will explore some of the key features and tools through demos and hands-on activities, and share pedagogically sound […]

Equity and Access in the Classroom

130 St. George St. Toronto ON Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library

In this workshop, participants will build towards a complex understanding of equity terminology and principles. We will start by working through various scenarios around how equity issues arise in our […]

PowerPoint and Beyond: Creating Accessible Visual Aids

130 St. George St. Toronto ON Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library

While PowerPoints and its alternatives may seem ubiquitous in higher education, how can we create accessible and effective visual aids for our learners? In this workshop, we will consider questions […]

UTSC: First Contract Training: All Disciplines

University of Toronto Scarborough - AA160, IC318 This is a 4-hour session for first-contract TAs 3 hours of general pedagogical training: 9:00am - 12:00pm - AA160 1 hour of tutorial […]

The Fundamentals of Course Design: From Outcomes to Assessments

130 St. George St. Toronto ON Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library

This 3-hour workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of course design, from outcomes to assessments. We will outline the elements of effective outcomes and assessments, and we will address […]

TATP Course Design Day 2020

The TATP Course Design Day 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 […]

Effective Practices for Engaging Online Learning

130 St. George St. Toronto ON Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library

Online learning is becoming increasingly common in higher education, and, as a result, it is crucial to understand best practices for designing online courses. In this workshop, we apply the […]