Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation
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STLHE 2012 – Montreal
Several members of the CTSI team attended the Society for Teaching & Learning in Higher Education conference in Montreal last week (June 19-22). It was an eventful and stimulating few […]
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Office Hours and Talking to Professors
In conjunction with Student Life, CTSI has been working on a series of videos for students visiting instructors during office hours. On the Student Life side, these videos are a […]
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Upcoming at CTSI
We are working on a new project with Student Life that will be launched at the end of January. We don’t want to give too much away – there’s something […]
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Evaluating participation
Evaluating student participation in tutorials or seminars can be a challenge for everyone from first time TAs to experienced instructors. Recently, I came across an interesting suggestion posted on the […]
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January is Assessment Month at CTSI
Assessment is not only about testing knowledge and content but supporting students in developing learning strategies. CTSI’s January and February workshops highlight alternative approaches that integrate assessment into learning and […]
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CTSI: the view from the 7th floor
With the start of the new year, we have settled in our new, albeit temporary, home. Our space on the 4th floor of Robarts is under renovation – our office […]
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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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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 […]