Course Design Institute: Application Form

The Course Design Institute (CDI), offered jointly by the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) and the Centre for Faculty Development (CFD) in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, introduces frameworks and practical strategies to offer more inclusive, accessible, and flexible learning opportunities to your students using the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

Application opens: March 24, 2025

Deadline to submit: April 14, 2025

Course Design Institute Application

Name:(Required)

Email:(Required)

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Department:(Required)

Division:(Required)

Appointment:

Professor

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Professor, Teaching Stream

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream

Assistant Professor, CLTA (contractually-limited term appointment)

Lecturer (Temerty Faculty of Medicine only)

Sessional (CUPE 3902 Unit 3)

Librarian

NB: if you are a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Unit 1 or Unit 5, or a graduate student Course Instructor or Teaching Assistant in Unit 1 of CUPE 3902, you are not eligible to participate in this institute. Interested applicants holding such appointments can consider participating in the next iteration of the Course Instructor Training Camp open to Unit 1/3/5 instructors. Dates for the next CI Training Camp will be posted on the TATP website (tatp.utoronto.ca).

Number of years teaching at the University of Toronto (a minimum of two years' experience teaching at U of T is strongly preferred):(Required)

Courses you will be teaching in Fall 2025, Winter 2026, or Summer 2026 that you intend to (re)design using UDL principles—where possible, indicate course title and course code:(Required)

Please select the most appropriate description:(Required)

I am redesigning a course I have already taught

I am revisiting a course previously taught by others

I am developing a new course

What is the primary modality of the course you are (re)designing?(Required)

Fully in-person

Hybrid/blended (in-person classroom time is reduced and replaced or combined with online instruction and delivery of content)

Fully online

Please briefly explain why you want to participate in this institute and identify your main goals:(Required)

Email

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