U of T Teaching and Learning Calendar

Facilitators: Alison Gibbs, Director, CTSI, Professor, Teaching Stream, Statistical Sciences, FAS Andrea Williams, Deputy Director, CTSI and Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Director, Innis One and Writing & Rhetoric, FASLaurie Harrison, Director, Digital Learning Innovation From machine-written essays to high profile plagiarism cases, artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT have been grabbing headlines in higher education. […]

Facilitator: Toula Kourgiantakis, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social WorkJoin U of T faculty graduates of the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) Effective Teaching Practices course (ACUE-Certified Faculty) as they share insights from the 25 modules they completed over several months. They implemented, reimagined, and extended evidence-based teaching practices to support […]

Facilitators:Ben Poynton, AODA Officer, University of TorontoCristina D'Amico, Curriculum Developer at the Teaching Assistants' Training Program (TATP)Are you interested in reducing barriers to learning and in increasing student engagement? Do you want to respond to the needs of all your students? Do you want to create a genuinely inclusive and equitable environment in your classroom? […]

Facilitators:David Kwasny, Data and Digital Literacy Librarian, DSU, UTSCSarah Shujah, Liaison Librarian, UTSC and CTSI PASS Librarian Are you curious about finding teaching materials to support student learning? Or perhaps you are interested in developing teaching materials that all students can access? Celebrate Open Education Week (https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/) and learn how Open Educational Resources (OER) can […]

Part of the CTSI ACUE-Certified Effective Teaching Practices Showcase (https://teaching.utoronto.ca/acue-lunch-and-learn/) Join U of T faculty graduates of the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) Effective Teaching Practices course (ACUE-Certified Faculty) as they share insights from the 25 modules they completed over several months. They implemented, reimagined, and extended evidence-based teaching practices to support their […]

Facilitators: Dr. Elaine Khoo, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream; Coordinator, English Language Development Support, Centre for Teaching and Learning, UTSCDr. Xiangying Huo, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Centre for Teaching and Learning, UTSC  At the U of T, Chinese students form 65% of the undergraduate and 46% of the graduate international student population (U of T Fact […]

The CTSI-SoTL team is excited to continue the monthly Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Journal Club Series through Fall-Winter 2022-23. The goal of this series is to provide an opportunity for our community to explore the SoTL literature in a group setting, both to find practical applications to implement in the classroom and to […]

The Building Success Across the Graduate Life Cycle workshop is designed for pre-tenure faculty members and others who are new to a supervisory role at the University of Toronto. In this interactive session, you will learn:• Key milestones and policies you need to know as a graduate supervisor• Best practices in selecting and recruiting students, […]

This workshop is a part of the Towards Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Classrooms – Communities and Conversations Series (https://teaching.utoronto.ca/communities-and-conversations-series/)Facilitators: Jasjit Sangha, PhD Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Anti-Racist Pedagogies, CTSIMairi McKenna Edwards, Coordinator, Diversity, Equity, and Student Experience As bell hooks outlines, “The classroom is the most radical space of possibility in the academy”. But how do we […]

The CTSI-SoTL team is excited to continue the monthly Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Journal Club Series through Fall-Winter 2022-23. The goal of this series is to provide an opportunity for our community to explore the SoTL literature in a group setting, both to find practical applications to implement in the classroom and to […]

May 3 (online) May 4 (in-person, Rotman School of Management) Full agenda and timetable (UTORid login required) available on TLS2023 website. Open to U of T instructors, staff and librarians. Concurrent sessions, online and in-person discussions, that address how we can create rigorous academic experiences that intentionally support all students’ sense of belonging and engagement, […]

May 4 (in-person, Rotman School of Management)Registration: 2nd floor, outside Desautels Hall Full agenda and timetable (UTORid login required) available on TLS2023 website. Open to U of T instructors, staff and librarians. Concurrent sessions, online and in-person discussions, that address how we can create rigorous academic experiences that intentionally support all students’ sense of belonging […]

Facilitators:Prof Yana Yunusova, Interim Vice-Dean, Students, School of Graduate StudiesProf John Peever, Acting Chair, Department of Cell and Systems BiologyProf Ana Pérez-Leroux, Chair, Department of Spanish & PortugueseMegan Burnett, Associate Director, Centre for Teaching Support & InnovationDr Michal Kasprzak, Assistant Director, Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation / Teaching Assistants’ Training ProgramDr Lynn Ossher, Projects […]

Unit heads (Deans/Chairs/Program Directors) can nominate up to 3 instructors for this nine-month course (September 2023 – May 2024) that combines 25 asynchronous online modules, in-person and synchronous online learning opportunities, and a community of practice. The course is organized around four blocks of study, addressing essential teaching skills and knowledge that are fundamental to […]

Facilitators: Cristina D’Amico, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Graduate Student Development & TA TrainingMichal Kasprzak, Assistant Director, CTSI/TATP In this workshop, we will offer a dual introduction to two key concepts in effective and inclusive course design: “Backward Design” and “Universal Design for Learning (UDL).” Participants will understand how to prioritize their intended learning outcomes (Wiggins and McTighe, 2005) in […]