Appendix B: CTSI Programming and Support

Consultations:

Not including support through portal.help@utoronto.ca

Total Number of 2016-17 Consultations: 130

Divisional Breakdown:
Non Academic Units (6%)
Applied Sciences and Engineering (5%)
Architecture, Landscape and Design (1%)
Arts & Science (36%)
Dentistry (2%)
Education (5%)
Information (1%)
Kinesiology and Physical Education (2%)
Law (2%)
Management (2%)
Medicine (11%)
Music (1%)
Nursing (5%)
Pharmacy (0%)
Public Health (5%)
Social Work (2%)
UTM (12%)
UTSC (1%)
Other (2%)

2016-17 CTSI Consultation Breakdown By Number and Topic:
Course design/development/review (21%)
Curriculum Review/Renewal/Mapping (2.7%)
Interpreting course evaluations data (12%)
Teaching dossier review (30%)
Teaching strategies (11%)
Research on pedagogical topics (8%)
Using ed tech in the classroom (9%)
Teaching award nominations (2%)
Working with graduate students and TAs (2%)
Misc. (2%)

CTSI: Leadership Beyond U of T

Representatives from external institutions regularly contact CTSI to seek our expertise. CTSI staff consult on a variety of pedagogical subjects and engage in information sharing on topics, including: supporting graduate student teaching, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), teaching assessment and U of T’s cascaded Course Evaluation Framework, educational technology innovation, and a variety of other faculty development initiatives. The following are the institutions and higher education organizations that sought out CTSI expertise:

• California Collaborative for Educational Excellence
• eXplorance
• Guelph Humber
• Harvard Business School
• Indiana University
• Kwantlen Polytechnic University
• McGill University
• McMaster University
• Monash University
• Northeastern University Center for Advancing Research and Learning
• Pearson Education
• Queen’s University
• Ryerson University
• Sheridan College
• Simon Fraser University
• South China Normal University
• St. Lawrence College
• Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
• The Bishop Strachan School
• UBC Vantage College
• University of Alberta
• University of the Fraser Valley
• University of Michigan
• University of Ottawa
• University of Saskatchewan
• University of Windsor
• Western University
• Zayed University

In-Class Observations

Total Number of 2016-17 In-Class Observations: 16

Divisional Breakdown:
Arts & Science (6%)
Dentistry (5%)
Education (1%)
Kinesiology and Physical Education (36%)
Management (2%)
Nursing (5.5%)

CTSI Annual Events, Institutes and Courses

Total Number of Events, Institutes & Courses Offered (2016-17): 5 Total Participants in Events, Institutes & Courses: 603
Average Events, Institutes and Courses Rating: 4.4 (out of 5)

Aug. 26, 2016
New Faculty Orientation
Co-hosted by the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation and Office of the Vice-President and Provost

Aug. 30-Sept. 1, 2016
Tune into Teaching Workshops

• Setting the Tone for Success – Megan Burnett, Associate Director, CTSI, and Cora McCloy, Research Officer & Faculty Liaison, CTSI
• Teaching with Academic and Collaborative Technologies at U of T – Mariana Jardim, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI, Mike Kasprzak, Curriculum Developer, TATP/CTSI
• Teaching Tools for Diverse Classrooms – Toni de Mello, Equity & Diversity Officer, Office of the Principal & Vice-President, UTSC
• Strategies to Support Active Learning – Carol Rolheiser, Director, CTSI
• Assignment Design – Eveline Houtman, Reference Librarian & Coordinator of Undergraduate Instruction, U of T Libraries, Andrea Graham, Learning Strategist, Academic Success Centre, and Andrea Williams, Coordinator, Writing Instruction for TAs (WIT) Program & Asst. Prof., Teaching Stream, Writing Instruction
• Myths and Realities about Grading – Megan Burnett, Associate Director, CTSI, Saira Mall, Manager, Academic & Collaborative Technology Support, CTSI and Cora McCloy, Faculty Liaison & Research Officer, CTSI

Tuesdays 1-3pm, Jan. 21-March 21, 2017
Fundamentals of University Teaching Course
Susan McCahan, Professor, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, and Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education and Karen Reid, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Computer Science

May 10, 2016
University of Toronto Teaching & Learning Symposium
Co-hosted by the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation and the Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking

May 25 & 26, 2016
Course Design/Re-design Institute
Prof. Carol Rolheiser, Director, CTSI
Saira Mall, Manager, ACT Support, CTSI
Laurie Harrison, Director, Online Learning Strategies
Megan Burnett, Associate Director, CTSI

“The most impactful change I’ve incorporated from the Course Design Institute is the use of other teachers and staff as essential resources for course design and implementation. This has eliminated the solitary trial and error approach that I’ve used in the past, which I genuinely thought was how all teachers worked. Leaning on the knowledge and experience of others has opened up new avenues for teaching, and I’ve truly enjoyed joining this community of dedicated and passionate educators.”
Alex Koo, Lecturer, Department of Philosophy

CTSI Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) Series

Total Number of Workshops Offered in Series (2016-17): 3
Total Participants: 73
Average Rating: 4 (out of 5)

June 1, 2016
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Qualitative Research Methods in Teaching & Learning
Cora McCloy, Research Officer & Faculty Liaison, CTSI
Eloise Tan, Coordinator of Academic Initiatives, Centre for Community Partnerships & Instructor, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, OISE

Nov. 7, 2016
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Searching the Higher Education Literature
Eveline Houtman, Coordinator, Undergraduate Library Instruction, Robarts Library
Tim Neufeldt, Librarian, Reference & Instructions, Faculty of Music Library
Erica Lenton, Faculty Liaison & Instruction Librarian, Gerstein Science Information Centre

Feb. 13, 2017
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Searching the Higher Education Literature
Eveline Houtman, Coordinator, Undergraduate Library Instruction, Robarts Library
Tim Neufeldt, Librarian, Reference & Instruction, Faculty of Music Library
Erica Lenton, Faculty Liaison & Instruction Librarian, Gerstein Science Information Centre

CTSI Workshops, Roundtables, and Webinars

Total Number Offered (2016-17): 21
Total Participants: 253
Average Rating: 4.13 (out of 5)

June 15, 2016
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Strategies for Writing Teaching and Learning Grants
Lead Facilitators: Susan McCahan, Vice Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education Cora McCloy, Research Officer & Faculty Liaison, CTSI
Resource Team: Laurie Harrison, Director, Online Learning Strategies Avi Hyman, Director, Academic Technologies Carol Rolheiser, Director, CTSI and Professor, OISE Rita Vine, Head, Faculty & Student Engagement, University of Toronto Libraries

August 24, 2016
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Strategies for Writing Teaching and Learning Grants
Lead Facilitators: Susan McCahan, Vice Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education Cora McCloy, Research Officer & Faculty Liaison, CTSI
Resource Team: Laurie Harrison, Director, Online Learning Strategies Avi Hyman, Director, Academic Technologies Carol Rolheiser, Director, CTSI and Professor, OISE Rita Vine, Head, Faculty & Student Engagement, University of Toronto Libraries

Oct. 6, 2016
Translating Concept to Practice: A Flipped Classroom Workshop
Sophie Karanicolas, Associate Professor & Asst. Dean, Learning and Teaching, Dental School, University of Adelaide and Cathy Snelling, Associate Prof., Dental School, University of Adelaide

Oct. 13, 2016
Conducting Research on Your Teaching
Cora McCloy, Research Officer & Faculty Liaison, CTSI

Oct. 17, 2016
Community Engaged Learning as a Pedagogical Disturbance
David Roberts, Assistant Professor, Urban Studies,
Sheila Stewart, New College, and Abigail Friendly, Acting Coordinator, Academic Initiatives, Centre for Community Partnerships

Oct. 26, 2016
Looking Ahead: Documenting Your Teaching & Demonstrating Effectiveness
Megan Burnett, Associate Director, CTSI and Marie Vander Kloet, Assistant Director, CTSI

Oct. 27, 2016
Curriculum Mapping: A Cornerstone in Curriculum Review, Redesign and Renewal
Carol Rolheiser, Director, CTSI

Nov. 8, 2016
Faculty Mentoring for Teaching Informational Webinar
Cora McCloy, Research Officer & Faculty Liaison, CTSI, Carol Rolheiser, Director, CTSI, and Megan Burnett, Associate Director, CTSI

Nov. 10, 2016
Faculty Mentoring for Teaching Informational Webinar
Cora McCloy, Faculty Liaison & Research Officer, CTSI, Carol Rolheiser, Director, CTSI, and Megan Burnett, Associate Director, CTSI

Nov. 21, 2016
Putting Students at the Centre
Laurie Harrison, Director, Online Learning Strategies and Carol Rolheiser, Director, CTSI and Professor, Curriculum, Teaching & Learning, OISE

Nov. 22, 2016
Research Ethics: Conducting Scholarly Enquiry on Your Teaching
Maria Papaconstantinou, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Human Biology Program, Research Ethics Board (REB) Member

Nov. 28, 2016
Symposium Express: Building Skills Through High Impact Practices
Erica Cambly, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

Dec. 1, 2016
Preparing a Teaching Award Roundtable
Megan Burnett, Associate Director, CTSI and Erin Macnab, Programs Coordinator, CTSI

Dec. 5, 2016
Teaching with Blogs & Twitter
Eveline Houtman, Reference Librarian & Coordinator of Undergraduate Instruction, U of T Libraries, Mariana Jardim, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning and Technology, CTSI, and Cora McCloy, Research Officer & Faculty Liaison, CTSI

Dec. 8, 2016
Realizing the Potential of Cooperative and Team-Based Learning
Carol Rolheiser, Director, CTSI

Dec. 9, 2016
Symposium Express: When the Experts Disagree
James John, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Philosophy and Cognitive Science

Dec. 12, 2016
Integrated Design: Principles & Practices for Planning Effective Courses and Tutorials
Michal Kasprzak, Curriculum Developer, TATP/CTSI, and Megan Burnett, Associate Director, CTSI

Jan. 26, 2017
Best Practices in Graduate Supervision: Setting Your Students Up for Success
Luc De Nil, Vice-Dean, Students, School of Graduate Studies, Carol Rolheiser, Director, CTSI and Megan Burnett, Associate Director, CTSI

Feb. 8, 2017
Observable Goals
Jessie Richards, Curriculum Developer, Office of the Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education

Feb. 16, 2017
Working Effectively with TAs: Making the Most of the Faculty-TA Relationship
Marie Vander Kloet, Assistant Director, TATP/CTSI and Michal Kasprzak, Curriculum Developer, TATP/CTSI

Mar. 6, 2017
Research Ethics: Conducting Scholarly Enquiry on Our Teaching
Maria Papaconstantinou, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Human Biology Program, Research Ethnics Board (REB) Member

CTSI Academic and Collaborative Technology Portal Training Workshops

Total Number of Workshops Offered (2016-17): 31
Total Workshop Participants: 377

May 26, 2017
Web Conferencing with Blackboard Collaborate
Mariana Jardim

June 2, 2016
Getting Started: Building Your Portal Course
Maryam Shafiei

June 14, 2016
Grade Center: Providing Feedback & Marks Online
Maryam Shafiei

June 21, 2016
Getting Started: Building Your Portal Course
Melvin Chien

July 13, 2016
Getting Started: Building Your Portal Course
Mariana Jardim

July 27, 2016
Grade Center: Providing Feedback & Marks Online
Mariana Jardim

Aug. 11, 2016
Getting Started: Building Your Portal Course
Melvin Chien

Aug. 23, 2016
Getting Started: Building Your Portal Course
Maryam Shafiei

Aug. 25, 2016
Grade Center: Providing Feedback & Marks Online
Mariana Jardim

Aug. 30, 2016
Web Conferencing with Blackboard Collaborate
Melvin Chien

Aug. 31, 2016
Getting Started: Building Your Portal Course
Maryam Shafiei

Sept. 6, 2016
Getting Started: Building Your Portal Course
Maryam Shafiei

Sept. 8, 2016
Getting Started: Building Your Portal Course
Melvin Chien

Sept. 14, 2016
Getting Started: Building Your Portal Course
Mariana Jardim

Sept. 15, 2016
Web Conferencing with Blackboard Collaborate (face-to-face)
Melvin Chien

Sept. 20, 2016
Grade Center: Providing Feedback & Marks Online
Mariana Jardim

Sept. 22, 2016
Getting Started: Building Your Portal Course
Maryam Shafiei

Oct. 12, 2016
Getting Started: Building Your Portal Course
Maryam Shafiei

Nov. 2, 2016
Getting Started: Building Your Portal Course
Melvin Chien

Nov. 8, 2016
Grade Center: Providing Feedback & Marks Online
Maryam Shafiei

Nov. 17, 2016
Web Conferencing with Blackboard Collaborate (face-to-face)
Mariana Jardim

Dec. 7, 2016
Grade Center: Providing Feedback & Marks Online
Melvin Chien

Dec. 14, 2016
Getting Started: Building Your Portal Course
Melvin Chien

Jan. 4, 2017
Getting Started: Building Your Portal Course
Melvin Chien

Jan. 17, 2017
Web Conferencing with Blackboard Collaborate (face-to-face)
Mariana Jardim

Jan. 31, 2017
Grade Center: Providing Feedback & Marks Online
Maryam Shafiei

Feb. 23, 2017
Getting Started: Building Your Portal Course
Melvin Chien

Mar. 16, 2017
Getting Started: Building Your Portal Course
Maryam Shafiei

Apr. 20, 2017
Getting Started: Building Your Portal Course
Mariana Jardim

Apr. 24, 2017
Web Conferencing with Blackboard Collaborate (face-to-face)
Maryam Shafiei

Apr. 25, 2017
Grade Center: Providing Feedback & Marks Online
Melvin Chien