U of T Teaching and Learning Calendar

Facilitators: Samantha Chang, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Teaching, Learning and Technology Jordan Holmes, Senior Manager, Teaching, Learning and Technology Cora McCloy, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, SoTL This session will provide strategies for getting your course off to a welcoming and productive start, including: • what to do in the first week of classes • how to present […]

Facilitators: Derek Hunt, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI/ARCMarko Piljevic, Faculty Liaison, Technology, CTSI/ARCMaryam Shafiei. Faculty Liaison, Technology, CTSI/ARCThis webinar is geared toward faculty, staff and TAs who are brand new to Quercus and those who are looking to review the basics. In this session participants will learn about essential information to get started with […]

Facilitators: Laurie Harrison, Director, Digital Learning Innovation (DLI) Will Heikoop, Coordinator, DLI Are you an instructor transitioning to online teaching or looking to enhance your existing online courses? Join us for this virtual workshop designed to boost your  skills and strategies to ensure success in delivering engaging and effective online learning opportunities for your students. […]

Facilitators: Alison Gibbs, Director, CTSI Cora McCloy, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, SoTL, CTSI In this session, we will discuss a range of misconceptions about institutional grading procedures and provide clarification around some key issues and common scenarios related to grading at U of T. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions through a facilitated dialogue on grading policies that […]

Full Schedule9am-10am: Light breakfast and networking (outside Myhal 150) 10:10am-10:15am: Opening remarks from Vice-President and Provost, Trevor Young (Myhal 150) 10:15am-12pm: Finding the Balance: Learning spaces that promote rigour and kindness, Garfield Gini-Newman, Associate Professor, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, OISE Finding the Balance: Learning spaces to promote rigour and kindnessFacilitator: Garfield Gini-Newman, Associate Professor, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, […]

Facilitators: Cora McCloy, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, SoTL, CTSI Presenters: Alan da Silveira Fleck, Data Analyst, Learning Analytics, Office of the Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education Tingting Zhu, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, GIS Program Director, Geography, Geomatics and Environment, UTM Naomi Levy-Strumpf, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Human Biology Program This session addresses an emergent area that […]

Facilitators: Jordan Holmes, Senior Manager, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI/ARC Derek Hunt, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI/ARC Marko 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 […]

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/ARC Victoria 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 […]

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 […]