U of T Teaching and Learning Calendar

Facilitators: Jordan Holmes, Senior Manager, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI/ARCDerek Hunt, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI/ARCMarko Piljevic, Faculty Liaison, Technology, CTSI/ARC  The University of Toronto is transitioning its plagiarism detection tool from Ouriginal to Turnitin, effective September 1, 2024. This change is necessary because Turnitin has acquired Ouriginal and will no longer be developing or […]

Join us for an interactive virtual drop-in for University of Toronto instructors and staff. This is your opportunity to get hands-on experience with Microsoft Copilot, a powerful generative AI model that has been approved for use by the University.Focus: Our primary goal is to familiarize you with the process of logging into Copilot using protected […]

Facilitators: Jordan Holmes, Senior Manager, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI/ARCVictoria Sheldon, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Generative AI Pedagogies, CTSI The use of generative AI is likely to become a defining feature of education in the coming decades. However, its rapid emergence presents significant ethical and academic challenges, especially concerning academic integrity. Educators now face a critical decision: attempt […]

Facilitators: Will Heikoop, Coordinator Digital Learning Innovation, ITS Derek Hunt, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI
 Join us for a hands-on workshop exploring how instructors can make use of Generative AI tools available within the University of Toronto environment to support teaching and learning. This workshop is intended for those who are intrigued by AI but may […]

Facilitators: Michael Nicholson, Director, Accessibility ServicesSarah Kloke, Assistant Director, Accessibility Services Reginald (Reggie) Oey, Accessible and Inclusive Learning Team Lead, Accessibility Services Unsure where your responsibilities and role starts and ends when accommodating students with disabilities? Eager to learn more about strategies to help with creative accommodations solutions? Searching for additional support (and who to go to) when […]

Facilitators: Samantha Chang, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI Michal Kasprzak, Assistant Director, CTSI/TATPThe Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines “offer a set of concrete suggestions that can be applied to any discipline or domain to ensure that all learners can access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities” (CAST). CAST, a nonprofit education research and […]

Facilitators: Alan da Silveira Fleck, Data Analyst, Learning Analytics, Office of the Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate EducationWilliam Heikoop, Coordinator, Digital Learning InnovationCora Mccloy, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, SoTL, CTSIIn the workshop “Quercus Data Insights: A New Dashboard Tool to Analyze Student Activity” on August 1st, the Learning Analytics Initiative (https://learninganalytics.utoronto.ca/) of the University of Toronto launched a […]

Facilitators: Elaine Khoo, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Centre for Teaching and Learning, UTSCDina Soliman, Faculty Liaison, Educational Technology, Centre for Teaching and Learning, UTSCArmando Rojas, UTSC StudentJasmine Willy Saphira, UTSC StudentYuseon Jeong, UTSC Student In the fast-changing Generative AI (GenAI) landscape, re-examining roles of instructors and students allows higher education to capitalize on unique learning opportunities arising […]

Facilitator: Randy Boyagoda, Vice-Dean, Undergraduate, Professor, English Department, FAS, Provostial Advisor on Civil Discourse, University of TorontoIn this talk, Professor Randy Boyagoda, Provostial Advisor on Civil Discourse, will discuss the importance of civil discourse at university as a way to overcome divides, conflicts, and extreme positions between members of the same academic community, and particularly within […]

Facilitator: Cora McCloy, PhD, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, SoTL, CTSI   The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) helps us avoid what Shulman (1999) described as “pedagogical amnesia,” the many things about our teaching we forget from one term to the next. SoTL enables us to capture insights into our teaching in a way that allows us […]

Facilitator: Ji-young Shin, Assistant Professor, Language Studies, UTMThis session aims to introduce how to design assignments that incorporate generative AI (GenAI) to promote students’ GenAI literacy—specifically, the effective, appropriate, and critical use of GenAI for teaching and learning. The session will share authentic example assignments from four courses within the education and language-teaching programs at […]

Facilitators: Joanne Lieu, Graduate Professional Development Coordinator, FASE J. Sparks, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sociology & Anthropology, University of Guelph Interactive Workshop Student caregivers navigate different challenges in postsecondary spaces than their non-caregiver peers (Bleakney, 2014; Sinha, 2013). With the additional role of being responsible for the well-being and health of a loved one, and at times more than one […]

TEACHING AND LEARNING SYMPOSIUM: SPECIAL PRESENTATION Facilitator: Lauren Brown, Program Coordinator, Mindfulness, Meditation and Yoga, Multi-Faith Centre, Division of Student LifeIn this workshop participants will learn what mental health literacy involves, hear how students from my doctoral research improved their wellbeing, and develop ideas on what you can do in your own classrooms. Along the way […]

Facilitators: Jordan Holmes, Senior Manager, Teaching, Learning and Technology, CTSI Victoria Sheldon, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Generative AI Pedagogies, CTSI The rapid advancement of generative AI is poised to fundamentally transform the landscape of education and the future of work. As AI systems demonstrate increasing capabilities in knowledge synthesis, creative problem-solving, and efficient task completion, university instructors may […]