Engaging Your Students

Whether in-person, online, in the field or a part of experiential learning, engaging with our students improves the teaching and learning experience for all involved.

10 Things You Should Know About Generative AI for Fall 2023

What is Generative AI? Generative AI is a branch of artificial intelligence that can generate new content, such as text, computer code, images, or music. It uses algorithms to learn

How do you ‘set the tone’ on the first day of class?

We asked members of the University of Toronto’s Teaching Academy, “How do you ‘set the tone’ on the first day of class?” Andy Dicks, Chemistry, FAS Along with the great

Tips to Enhance Your Department’s Teaching Climate and Culture

This tip sheet draws on many faculty experiences included in the CTSI report Faculty Mentoring for Teaching Report (pdf). Communicate and Connect Around Mentoring for Teaching Ask your Chair about

Quick Guide to Online Learning

See below for quick reference to key components to consider when setting up your online or remote learning environment. For more information on online learning topics and/or educational technology tools:

Past CTSI Workshop Recordings

This page contains recordings of workshops from the Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation (CTSI) and their associated resources, covering various aspects of teaching and learning, as well as Quercus

Online Discussion Tools

ARC Major Projects – Update Following an open tendering process for discussion tools, the ED discussion tool is no longer available as an integrated and supported tool in our Academic

Student Response Systems

Audience Response RFSQ update: Following the University’s open tendering process for audience response tools, we are pleased to inform University instructors and staff that iClicker Cloud (integrated with Quercus)

Active Learning at the University of Toronto

What is Active Learning at U of T? The following definition was composed from the literature on active learning and honed for our particular context after a series of interviews

First Class Strategies

The following tips and resources are designed to support instructors as they begin a new course, in-person or online. Divisions and departments might have resources specific to their individual needs

Developing a Course Syllabus

Before crafting your University of Toronto course syllabus: Check with your own Division or home unit to identify the relevant local policies and procedures that need to be considered or

Course Design

The following resources and strategies support instructors as they prepare courses for the in-person or online environment. If you would like to meet with a CTSI staff member to discuss