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What is a Community Agreement?
A community agreement (also known as a group contract, a learning agreement, or a classroom agreement) is a shared agreement between learners about how we want to work together over the course of our time toge…
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ResourcesWhen Drafting Your Questions
Consider a specific teaching context you are familiar with from your discipline: e.g. a course you have taught or TAed before.
Here is a useful activity you can use to begin drafting questions for student feedba…
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ResourcesWhat is a Cellphilm?
Cellphilms are short videos shot entirely on a cellphone (smart device or tablet) that convey a single message. Many of us already use these devices to capture our everyday experiences. Why not bring these common, every…
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ResourcesThe University of Toronto is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). According to the Ontario Regulation 191/11, section 14: By January 1, 2021, all internet websites and web content must…
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ResourcesAlone But Not Alone
Students and teachers often worry that online learning can be isolating, and virtual classrooms pose unique challenges to nurturing connections amongst learners. Nevertheless, there are strategies and techniques for buil…
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ResourcesHelpful tips to make the grading process run smoothly.
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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