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Podcasts for the Holiday (and any other) Season
As we enter the final stretch for 2012—making our way through exam time, getting ready for the holidays (convincing ourselves that we will have a relaxing time with friends and […]
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My first graphic syllabus
Recently, I was introduced to the idea of a graphic syllabus. In her book The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map: Communicating Your Course (available at the OISE library), Linda […]
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Curriculum guides for film – not just for K-12
This post addresses a question I have fielded as a TATP trainer who teaches a workshop on video in the classroom. Partcipants sometimes ask, where can I find video curriculum […]
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Caption This!
Enter the 2011 Teaching & Learning Symposium Caption Contest for a chance to win a Dell Streak 7 Honeycomb Tablet. This year’s Teaching & Learning Symposium, co-hosted by the Office of […]
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Large Classroom Teaching: a new online resource from CTSI
We’re excited to announce that our new online learning module on Large Classroom Teaching is now available. This has been a collaborative project between CTSI staff, Teaching Academy members (winners […]
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Cut down on waste, not trees!
Submitted by Elah Feder – Project Coordinator, Sustainability Office, UofT A few years ago, a student researcher calculated U of T uses about 10 million sheets of paper each year. […]
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Hallowe’en and presentation horror stories
As a Trainer with the TATP, one of my responsibilities has been to design and teach a workshop for TAs on Classroom Presentations. Within the workshop, we review a number […]
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Thinking Visually: Doodling, Concept Maps, and Notetaking
As a student, were you one of those kids who doodled in the margins of your notebooks, or even on your desk (to the bane of janitorial staff everywhere)? Often […]
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UpbeaT: Yes, learning can be fun!
When was the last time you visited a farmer’s market? Or mixed up sugar with salt when you were baking a cake? Or made peanut butter from scratch? For one […]
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Collaborative Learning Techniques in Action
Classes are in full swing, tutorials are up and running and we’re hearing reports of great experiences in the classrooms. Sandra Romain, a PhD student in the Department of Anthropology […]