Teaching Assistants' Training Program

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EdTech for Engagment: Exploring Strategies and Tools

CTSI Teaching Studio, Room 4034, 4th Floor Robarts Library

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 […]

Decolonizing the Syllabus

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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 […]

Politicizing Sciences: Addressing Socio-Scientific Issues in University Classes

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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 […]

TATP Course Design Institute 2018

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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 […]

Simple But Not Simplified: TAing for First and Second Year Classes

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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 […]

Brown Bag Lunch: Conflicts in Teaching and Learning

CTSI Boardroom, Room 4035 130 St. George St., Toronto

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 […]

Microteaching I

CTSI Boardroom, Room 4035 130 St. George St., Toronto

UTSC: Problem Solving for Teaching and Learning

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University of Toronto Scarborough: BV575 - CORE Marie Vander Kloet, Assistant Director, TATP/CTSI David Chan, Educational Developer, CTL Teaching can bring us many unexpected questions and circumstances; this can be both exciting and worrying. To strengthen our problem solving skills for teaching and learning, this workshop invites participants to work collaboratively through a series of […]

Stop Fact-Dumping, Start Story-Telling

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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. […]

Roundtable: Teaching in Ontario Colleges (All Disciplines)

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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 […]

Preparing Your Teaching Dossier

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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. […]

Take Risks, Teach Creativity

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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 […]

Microteaching II

CTSI Boardroom, Room 4035 130 St. George St., Toronto

UTSC: Fostering Academic Integrity among Undergraduates

University of Toronto Scarborough: IC200 - CORE Participants in this workshop will gain a set of useful tools for promoting students’ accurate understanding of academic dishonesty and, even more important, for cultivating academic integrity. The workshop focuses on discussion and further development of classroom activities that can be used to help undergraduates understand the Code […]

Level Up Your Teaching: Games and Gamification in Higher Education

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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Abdullah Farooqi, TATP Humanities Trainer Kosha Bramesfeld, Data Analyst, Course Evaluations  The use of games in Higher Education has recently become more widespread. Research suggests that gamification can help students engage with material, develop critical thinking skills, and teach morality and empathy for others. How can TAs […]