TAing for first and second year classes can often feel overwhelming. There is usually a wide range of materials to cover, and at times it might seem that students lack the learning tools they need to grasp the new material. TA’s might also feel they lack the necessary teaching tools to help students through this. […]
While online teaching has opened up new possibilities for student engagement through the use of educational technologies, there is no denying that undergraduate courses have faced a significant shift away from discussion-based learning. This workshop will consider: how can we adjust and assess discussion-based activities and propel our learners towards the deep approach to learning? […]
Each OnlineMicroteaching session will involve 5 graduate student participants and 2 TATPfacilitators. Participants will take turns acting as instructors by takingtheir students (i.e., other participants and TATP facilitators) through a 10(ten) minute lesson over Zoom. Following their lesson and a brief reflection, eachinstructor will provide a brief, verbal self-assessment, stating what theythought worked well in […]
As a Teaching Assistant, it is important that you and the Course Instructor maintain clear lines of communication. You may play a variety of roles in a course, while also carving out time for your graduate work. Establishing and maintaining an effective and positive relationship with a CI will positively affect students’ experiences, and will […]
Landing a faculty position is the aspiration of many senior doctoral students, and the process of applying for and landing such positions is difficult and in many ways mysterious. While innovative research and a solid dissertation are vital to being competitive for academic positions, being able to represent yourself well in academic interviews is also […]
Are you curious about finding open access teaching materials to support your students? Learn how Open Educational Resources (OER) can be optimized for instructional use in this interactive workshop. OER reduces the financial barrier to access materials for students while also strengthening student engagement and learning. You will be introduced to what OER is in […]
Each OnlineMicroteaching session will involve 5 graduate student participants and 2 TATPfacilitators. Participants will take turns acting as instructors by takingtheir students (i.e., other participants and TATP facilitators) through a 10(ten) minute lesson over Zoom. Following their lesson and a brief reflection, eachinstructor will provide a brief, verbal self-assessment, stating what theythought worked well in […]
Each OnlineMicroteaching session will involve 5 graduate student participants and 2 TATPfacilitators. Participants will take turns acting as instructors by takingtheir students (i.e., other participants and TATP facilitators) through a 10(ten) minute lesson over Zoom. Following their lesson and a brief reflection, eachinstructor will provide a brief, verbal self-assessment, stating what theythought worked well in […]
Please note that these sessions can becounted towards Course Instructor Job training, but not towards either theTeaching Fundamentals or Advanced University Teaching PreparationCertificates. Nevertheless, anyone is welcome to participate in theevent. This training is grouped into twoparts: five asynchronous learning modules (3 hours), and two 1.5-hour online synchronous workshop sessions. You must complete the 5asynchronous modules before you […]
Please note that these sessions can be counted towards Job training, but not towards any TATP Certificates. Nevertheless, anyone is welcome to participate in the event. This is a 2-hour webinar for first-appointment TAs. This session will cover strategies for teaching. All departments may allow TAs to use this 2-hour session as part of their 4 […]
Please note that these sessions can be counted towards Job training, but not towards any TATP Certificates. Nevertheless, anyone is welcome to participate in the event. This is a 2-hour webinar for first-appointment TAs. This session will cover strategies for teaching. All departments may allow TAs to use this 2-hour session as part of their 4 […]
Facilitators:Sarah Kloke, Assistant Director, Accessibility Services Irene Sullivan, Neurological Team lead, Accessibility ServicesReginald (Reggie) Oey, Accessible and Inclusive Learning Team Lead, Accessibility ServicesThis Equity Roundtable will focus on supporting students with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) under the umbrella of neurodiversity. Instructors and teaching assistants will learn about ASD, strategies to support students with ASD, and […]
bell hooks’s Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Released in 1994, this book has become a seminal work of critical pedagogy theory. A collection of essays covering a wide range of topics, from hooks’s own experiences of schooling to her difficulties finding space for Black feminist literature […]
Please note that these sessions can be counted towards Job training, but not towards any TATP Certificates. Nevertheless, anyone is welcome to participate in the event. This is a 2-hour webinar for first-appointment TAs. This session will cover strategies for teaching. All departments may allow TAs to use this 2-hour session as part of their 4 […]
In what ways can you support students in setting goals to help themselves stay motivated and engaged? How can you enhance your students’ development of skills necessary to deal with adversity and challenges? Do you promote a learning environment where students can critically reflect on what and how they learn, especially the skills that they […]
Active learning is a powerful teaching strategy and philosophy that enhances students’ engagement, critical thinking, and lifelong learning. Active learning transcends traditional lectures by placing students at the center of their educational journey and inviting them to participate actively in discussions, hands-on activities, and collaborative projects. Active learning creates an environment where learning is not […]
In this workshop, participants will receive an introduction to Universal Design for Learning, with a specific focus on how to integrate UDL into elements of online learning. We will review the University’s institutionally supported toolkit for inspiration. Importantly. Participants will understand how to design engagements that are accessible and equitable. Finally, participants will learn about […]
Each OnlineMicroteaching session will involve 5 graduate student participants and 2 TATPfacilitators. Participants will take turns acting as instructors by takingtheir students (i.e., other participants and TATP facilitators) through a 10(ten) minute lesson over Zoom. Following their lesson and a brief reflection, eachinstructor will provide a brief, verbal self-assessment, stating what theythought worked well in […]
bell hooks’s Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Released in 1994, this book has become a seminal work of critical pedagogy theory. A collection of essays covering a wide range of topics, from hooks’s own experiences of schooling to her difficulties finding space for Black feminist literature […]
Facilitator: Clarissa Lau Ph.D. (she/her), Manager, Assessment & Analysis, Student ExperienceIn our day to day, we engage with a range of students as staff, faculty, or fellow peers. Have you ever considered how you can use data to better inform your interactions, teaching, and supports for students? This session will offer a broad overview of […]
Facilitators:Alex Bowie (he/him) Learning Strategist, Resilience focus Carol Ducharme (she/her), Learning Strategist, Indigenous focusThis session will introduce an Indigenous Education framework, as well as the pedagogical approach of storytelling to help guide decolonization processes in educational practice.Examples of resilience stories will be shared to challenge participants to expand their thinking of resilience and lived experience.Join […]
At the University of Toronto, our classrooms are made up of students from a wide range of programs and disciplines. Electives/open courses, in particular, can bring students together from diverse disciplines, leading to important questions about promoting and nurturing interdisciplinarity in our classrooms. In other words: How might we develop teaching strategies to promote interdisciplinary […]
In a recent blog post addressing AI’s impact on writing-intensive university courses, the management professor Ethan Mollick makes an intriguing comparison. “Think,” he writes, “of how the calculator completely changed what was valuable to teach, and the nature of math teaching overall…Now, what happened to math is going to happen to nearly every subject in […]
