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Establish Expectations
With the professor
Determine what criteria he or she wants you to use while evaluating student work. Guidance in the form of a set marking scheme with specific r…
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ResourcesBelow are some of the important policies, guidelines, and resources that govern student behaviour and academic conduct at the University of Toronto, as well as the professional conduct of all instructors, teaching assistants and faculty mem…
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ResourcesWhy Ask Questions?
Asking and answering questions is a key ingredient in the learning process and in effective teaching. Using a variety of questions in the classroom can serve many different purposes — they can be used to:
diagnose studen…
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ResourcesPower, Privilege, and Justice in the University Classroom
This resource was created as a response to the University of Toronto’s Truth and Reconciliation Steering Committee’s call to action to develop and deliver anti-discrimination trainin…
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ResourcesThe information below provides definitions and attributes for each of the six levels of Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy, along with Active Verbs that should be used when developing learning outcomes. (Adapted from: L.W. Anderson and D.R. Krathwohl…
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ResourcesOverview of Active Reading Techniques
Active learning strategies are the various processes that readers utilize before, during and after reading a text to maximize comprehension of reading materials. By actively working to promote and enha…
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ResourcesThe goal of this resource is to generate ideas for using active learning in the online environment. According to Prince, active learning is defined as “any instructional method that engages students in the learning process. In short, active…
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ResourcesOverview of Active Learning
What is Active Learning?
Active learning comprises a wide range of activities that are defined as “any instructional method that engages students in the learning process. In short, active learning requires studen…
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ResourcesProviding Support and Addressing Challenges as a TA
In Canada, 2% of students at post-secondary institutions are registered to receive disability related services from their institutions (Fitchen et al. 2003). More recent data from Ontario …
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ResourcesHow Can the Social Model of Disability Help Us Think About Accessibility?
Where some views of disability frame disability as a problem located within particular people/bodies, a social model of disability looks at the ways that barriers are…
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ResourcesThe University of Toronto is committed to the values of independent inquiry and to the free and open exchange of ideas. Visit U of T’s Academic Integrity website for further resources and the University’s Code of Behaviour on Academic Matte…
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ResourcesConsultative feedback is based on “i” statements. This feedback should be…
Objective
“I was able to follow your explanation even though I don’t know calculus.”
Realistic and concrete
“I liked it when you showed us how to use the instruments…
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