Teaching Assistants' Training Program

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

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 […]

Preparing Your Teaching Dossier

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

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 […]

UTSC: Building Community in Your Classes and Tutorials – CANCELLED

1265 Military Trail Scarborough ON IC318

THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLMENT This session explores strategies for building a sense of community among your students in order to enhance their learning. Topics will include […]

Situating Your Discipline

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

We encourage participants from across the humanities, social sciences and STEM disciplines to join us and engage in intra- and inter- disciplinary conversations about the socio-political contexts of our teaching […]

Write and Workshop Your Own Land Acknowledgement

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

Land acknowledgements have become common in academic spaces, as well as outside of academia, in schools and at cultural, civic, and sporting events. You might have even seen them while […]

Teaching and Learning with Emotional Intelligence

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

Many of us are familiar with the dominant narratives around resiliency and “grit” that are currently circulating in public discourse – “You need to have grit to succeed,” or “you […]

Strategies and Tools to Cultivate a Reflective Practice

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

The purpose of this session is to familiarize TAs with reflective practice in teaching and learning, as well as equip participants with open-ended and guided tools for building and maintaining […]

Creative Pedagogical Uses of Media

71 Queen's Park Crescent E. Toronto Ontario M5S 1K7 E-Classroom, Room 306

This interactive workshop will highlight how integrating images, audio, video and immersive virtual environments can enhance the teaching and learning experience.  Through discussions and group activities, this session will:  Share […]

UTSC: Effective Science Communication

1265 Military Trail Scarborough ON IC318

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 […]

Statement of Teaching Philosophy Clinic

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

The statement of teaching philosophy (STP) is the foundation of any teaching dossier, is often requested as part of an academic job application, and is an important part of the […]

Preparing Your Teaching Dossier – Webinar

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

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 […]

Bake Your Teaching Philosophy – POSTPONED, DATE TBD

Location TBD

The TATP Bake Your Teaching Philosophy competition is a twist on the increasingly widespread use of baking and other creative approaches to disseminate knowledge and think about research in a […]

Role-play as a Pedagogical Tool – POSTPONED, DATE TBD

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

This workshop will support participants to add role-play in the classroom as a tool in their pedagogical and facilitation toolboxes. Role-play provides the opportunity to bridge theory and practice and […]