Teaching Assistants' Training Program Workshops

Teaching Content and Developing Engagement Through Online Discussions (Online)

Discussion forums are a frequent feature in both online and in-person courses. They provide an excellent setting for active learning that is both collaborative and individual, yet their execution often falls short of truly promoting student to student interaction or student engagement with course content and can become a seemingly needless burden on TAs and […]

Online Grading Vendor Demonstration: Edufide

Vendor: EdufideThe University is currently conducting a procurement process to select one or more Online Grading Solutions. Online grading solutions allow instructors and their teaching assistants to grade assignments and exams digitally, even in cases where the student submissions are hand-written. There is an ongoing desire amongst University  instructors to use these kinds of tools to […]

Online Grading Vendor Demonstration: Crowdmark

Vendor: Crowdmark The University is currently conducting a procurement process to select one or more Online Grading Solutions. Online grading solutions allow instructors and their teaching assistants to grade assignments and exams digitally, even in cases where the student submissions are hand-written. There is an ongoing desire amongst University  instructors to use these kinds of tools […]

Microteaching (In-Person)

Name: Blackburn Room Address: 130 St. George St. Toronto ON

Each in-personMicroteaching 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 in a live classroom environment. Following theirlesson and a brief reflection, each instructor will provide a brief, verbalself-assessment, stating what they […]

Online Grading Vendor Demonstration: Gradescope (Turnitin)

Vendor: Gradescope (Turnitin)The University is currently conducting a procurement process to select one or more Online Grading Solutions. Online grading solutions allow instructors and their teaching assistants to grade assignments and exams digitally, even in cases where the student submissions are hand-written. There is an ongoing desire amongst University  instructors to use these kinds of […]

Online Grading Vendor Demonstration: Edufide

Vendor: EdufideThe University is currently conducting a procurement process to select one or more Online Grading Solutions. Online grading solutions allow instructors and their teaching assistants to grade assignments and exams digitally, even in cases where the student submissions are hand-written. There is an ongoing desire amongst University  instructors to use these kinds of tools […]

ACUE Lunch and Learn: My Journey to Incorporating Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility Meaningfully into my Teaching

Facilitator: Toula Kourgiantakis, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social WorkJoin U of T faculty graduates of the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) Effective Teaching Practices course (ACUE-Certified Faculty) as they share insights from the 25 modules they completed over several months. They implemented, reimagined, and extended evidence-based teaching practices to support […]

Online Grading Vendor Demonstration: Gradescope (Turnitin)

Vendor: Gradescope (Turnitin)The University is currently conducting a procurement process to select one or more Online Grading Solutions. Online grading solutions allow instructors and their teaching assistants to grade assignments and exams digitally, even in cases where the student submissions are hand-written. There is an ongoing desire amongst University  instructors to use these kinds of […]

Equity Roundtable – Universal Design for Learning: Engaging All Your Students

Facilitators:Ben Poynton, AODA Officer & Michal Kasprzak, Assistant Director, CTSI/TATPAre you interested in reducing barriers to learning and in increasing student engagement? Do you want to respond to the needs of all your students? Do you want to create a genuinely inclusive and equitable environment in your classroom? Do you want a classroom full of […]

Tenure is Not the Only Track: Marketing Your Skills for Teaching and Learning Careers (Online)

While tenure-track professorships may be the ultimate career goal for a large portion of graduate students, an increasingly precarious and competitive academic job market means that many individuals will pursue a range of work opportunities. Job seekers interested in teaching and learning careers will begin their search in academic, corporate, and non-profit environments with important […]

Preparing Your Teaching Dossier (Online)

The teaching dossier is a comprehensive record of teaching activities and accomplishments that is now required in applications for permanent positions at the University of Toronto and at an increasing number of institutions across North America. In this session, we will review the elements of a successful teaching dossier and discuss how to use it […]

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