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Still in the game
Scholarly Kitchen recently posted a piece on what scholarly publishing could learn from their trade colleagues. The focus of this post was the need for an online bookstore bringing together […]
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Who Are Your Students?
Teaching at the University of Toronto offers the experience of meeting and working with one of the most diverse groups of students in the country. As the most multicultural city […]
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Training Camp for CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Course Instructors – Dec. 7th, 2012
The 2011-2014 collective agreement between CUPE 3902 and the University, outlines that Course Instructors (CIs) who are members of Unit 1 who will be teaching a course at the University for […]
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My Life is Average (Part 4): Who Am I Today?
by Tian-Yuan Zhao (Music & Electrical and Computer Engineering) This year, CTSI has worked with students to explore their perspective on learning at UofT. This blog post is the fourth […]
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CTSI around campus and in the news
Over the past few months, CTSI has been involved in a number of events celebrating teaching and learning in higher education. These were opportunities to showcase U of T’s activities […]
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Teaching with Apps
Saira Mall–Educational Technology Liaison, CTSI In early April, UofT launched Mobile Learn, Blackboard’s app through which students can receive course notifications and information about their courses. With the launch I […]
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SOPA / PIPA and a Canadian perspective
If you were browsing in the internet today (January 18, 2012), there’s a good chance that you’ve encountered ‘black’ sites or sites with messages protesting two bills before US Congress. […]
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Visual Oompf!
Post 2: Colour Scheme Opening a new presentation and facing the vast, white abyss commonly known as the FIRST SLIDE can be intimidating. My go-to colour scheme evokes the spirit […]
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TED talks and teaching
Image of Bonnie Bassler’s TED Talk by jurvetson at flickr.com Today, the Toronto TEDx event is happening in Toronto. What are TED Talks you ask? According to the TED talks […]
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PhD comics and TA training
Piled Higher and Deeper, a grad school comic strip, created by Jorge Cham, has long been a source of inspiration for the TATP trainers in delivering initial TA training sessions […]