Teaching Assistants' Training Program Workshops

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

As our collective understanding of Accessible, Inclusive and Anti-Oppressive Pedagogies evolves, we develop practices to better support and accommodate for all types of learners in the classroom. “Neurodiversity” has emerged […]

Each in-person Microteaching 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 […]

The statement of teaching philosophy (STP) is the foundation of any teaching dossier, is often requested as part of an academic job application, and is an important part of the […]

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 […]

Students come from diverse educational backgrounds and cultures, but most learners process visual information much more efficiently than other formats. As a result, it is important to understand how designing […]

In this workshop, participants  will be engaging in a 2 hour reflective practice session that addresses the transferrable skillsets that can be useful for alt-academic or corporate careers. This workshop […]

 The TATP Peer Review sessions are interactive workshops designed to help you elevate your course design skills. This hands-on session encourages you to review and discuss your peers' course materials, […]

Mentorship, whether informal or formal, is a critical aspect of teaching in learning in higher education. The quality of mentorship experiences can have a direct impact on student outcomes. Despite […]

As university educators, we are tasked with the responsibility of improving and expanding students’ writing skills, a toolkit that also includes critical reasoning, argumentation & rhetoric, and research. When teaching […]

This workshop will provide information to begin building a Quercus course. You will explore some of the key features and tools through demos and hands-on activities, and share pedagogically sound […]

 This panel of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Directors will provide an opportunity for dialogue around the unique roles these leaders serve in furthering the institution's commitment to dismantling barriers […]

Mentorship, whether informal or formal, is a critical aspect of teaching in learning in higher education. The quality of mentorship experiences can have a direct impact on student outcomes. Despite […]

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 […]

Each in-person Microteaching 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 […]

Enhancing critical thinking skills is crucial for students to grasp and retain course material effectively. However, traditional tutorial and exam formats often fall short of fostering these skills, particularly for […]