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Providing Support and Addressing Challenges as a TA
In Canada, 2% of students at post-secondary institutions are registered to receive disability related services from their institutions (Fitchen et al. 2003). More recent data from Ontario …
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ResourcesTeaching with Social Media
Social media can be an effective pedagogical tool. Keep in mind that the University does not support social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. The University’s Policy on Informatio…
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ResourcesUniversity of Toronto students, faculty, and staff have access to Office 365, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. Access Office 365 by clicking on the waffle icon in the top-left corner of your online Outlook/UTmai…
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ResourcesMultimedia Learning Principles and Tips
Multimedia: Use words and pictures rather than just words
Pre-training: Describe names and characteristics of key elements before lesson
Coherence: Remove excess material
Signaling: Highlight essentia…
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ResourcesHow Can the Social Model of Disability Help Us Think About Accessibility?
Where some views of disability frame disability as a problem located within particular people/bodies, a social model of disability looks at the ways that barriers are…
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ResourcesWhat Does It Mean to Facilitate for Equity?
Facilitating for equity means that we pay attention to historic and contemporary experiences of marginalization and how they manifest in our classrooms, and we work to actively combat patterns whe…
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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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ResourcesWhat 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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ResourcesRepresentation Matters
Why is representation important?
Representation refers to the basic idea that if students see people like them reflected in course materials, they are more likely to identify with and be able to imagine themselves as …
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ResourcesIt is vital that you foster a climate of tolerance, respect and personal safety in your tutorial. In the Statement of Institutional Purpose, the University of Toronto affirms its dedication “to fostering an academic community in which …
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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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ResourcesIn your work as a TA, protect the privacy of your students by sharing their personal information with people who are authorized to see it and keeping it safe from those who are not authorized to see it.
The University is governed by the Fre…
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