Teaching Assistants' Training Program Workshops

RESCHEDULED: Hands on Active Learning (In-Person)

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

Active learning has proved many benefits, from increased information retention, to deeper learning, however actually implementing it in your teaching can be challenging. In this workshop you will get the chance to practice your active learning skills by planning and delivering a micro-lesson while being supported by TATP GEDs. This workshop focuses on providing you […]

Accessibility Services and the Accommodations Process (Online)

Wondering about the accommodation process, and accessibility services supports at U of T? In this webinar, we will provide an introduction to Accessibility Services and the accommodation process at the University of Toronto. Join us for a conversation about roles and responsibilities of students, Accessibility Advisors, TAs and course instructors as well as services offered […]

Microteaching (Online)

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 […]

Online Grading Vendor Demonstration: Crowdmark

Vendor: CrowdmarkThe 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 […]

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 […]

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