Student Faculty Interaction
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Is Student Engagement Related to Disappointment, or Just a Misunderstanding?
CTSI’s interest in student-faculty interaction stems from it’s significants as a benchmark of student engagement, in the NSSE, or National Survey of Student Engagement (affectionately known as “Nessie”). And, it’s […]
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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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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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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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Spotlight on Students: Making Referrals
During Orientation week, students are overwhelmed with information about the different offices, clubs and groups on campus that are here to offer support and resources for every aspect of their […]
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Naming names
Believe it or not, most students attend courses in which the Professor or Teaching Assistant barely knows their faces, let alone their names. Yet, learning your pupils’ names or nicknames […]
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Spotlight on Students: First in the Family
Did you know that 1 in 5 students at U of T are the First in their Family to attend university? These students are children of parents who did not […]
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Spotlight on Students: Re-thinking Office Hours
Focus on Teaching: Re-thinking Office Hours In our Back to School workshops this week, we’ve been talking about ways to meet with your students. Office hours are the traditional method: […]
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Time management: it’s not just for students
We often encourage our students to focus on good time management, but finding ways to keep our lives in balance is a challenge that doesn’t stop after our undergrad years, […]