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Introduction to Backwards Design and UDL

Name: Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Address: 130 St. George Street Toronto ON M5S 3H1

Facilitators: Cristina D’Amico, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Graduate Student Development & TA Training, CTSI Michal 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 […]

Tune into Teaching: Setting the Tone for Success: The first day of class and beyond

Name: Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Address: 130 St. George Street Toronto ON M5S 3H1

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 […]

Tune into Teaching: Myths and Realities About Grading

Name: Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Address: 130 St. George Street Toronto ON M5S 3H1

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 […]

Tune into Teaching: What’s my role in accommodating students with disabilities?

Name: Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Address: 130 St. George Street Toronto ON M5S 3H1

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 […]

Exploring Critical AI Literacy as a Learning Community

Name: Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Address: 130 St. George Street Toronto ON M5S 3H1

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 […]

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