Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation

130 St. George Street, Robarts Library, 4th floor

Teaching with Quercus: Learning Outcomes & Rubrics

Facilitators: Anna Limanni, Senior Educational Technologist, Academic Toolbox, FASE Jesse Richards, Curriculum Development Specialist, Office of the Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education Aligning assessment with course learning outcomes is crucial for student success. Outcomes clarify for students the observable pieces of knowledge or skills that they should demonstrate following the completion of an assessment activity. […]

Discussion Board Tools – MENT

As part of an ongoing procurement process for a STEM-focused discussion board / QA system at the University, the prospective supplier MENT will be demonstrating their wares and answering questions from faculty and staff. To ensure that attendees understand the context for the presentation, including the functionality that was requested from suppliers, attendees should familiarize themselves with the […]

Creating Equitable Classrooms Roundtable: Mindful Reading in a Digital Age

Facilitators: Dan D’Agostino, Faculty Librarian Benjamin Potruff, PhD, Learning Strategist, Victoria College Jasjit Sangha, Phd, Learning Strategist, Identity and Learning The shift to using predominately online resources has made reading more difficult. Our shortened attention span means that we are less likely to be able to focus on an online reading or even print literature […]

Discussion Board Tools – MENT

As part of an ongoing procurement process for a STEM-focused discussion board / QA system at the University, the prospective supplier MENT will be demonstrating their wares and answering questions from faculty and staff. To ensure that attendees understand the context for the presentation, including the functionality that was requested from suppliers, attendees should familiarize themselves with the […]

Discussion Board Tools – HARMONIZE

As part of an ongoing procurement process for a STEM-focused discussion board / QA system at the University, the prospective supplier HARMONIZE will be demonstrating their wares and answering questions from faculty and staff. To ensure that attendees understand the context for the presentation, including the functionality that was requested from suppliers, attendees should familiarize themselves with the […]

Putting it into Words: Drafting Your Statement of Teaching Philosophy 

Facilitator: Cora McCloy, PhD, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, CTSI This webinar is part of the Demystifying the Dossier Series. Faculty are welcome to attend one or multiple workshops in the series; recordings will be available for all sessions here (https://q.utoronto.ca/courses/46670/pages/quercus-videos-and-workshop-recordings#ctsi).  At the University of Toronto, a teaching dossier must be submitted as part of the formal review process for tenure and continuing status. […]

Discussion Board Tools – ED

As part of an ongoing procurement process for a STEM-focused discussion board / QA system at the University, the prospective supplier ED will be demonstrating their wares and answering questions from faculty and staff. To ensure that attendees understand the context for the presentation, including the functionality that was requested from suppliers, attendees should familiarize themselves with the […]

Discussion Board Tools – ED

As part of an ongoing procurement process for a STEM-focused discussion board / QA system at the University, the prospective supplier ED will be demonstrating their wares and answering questions from faculty and staff. To ensure that attendees understand the context for the presentation, including the functionality that was requested from suppliers, attendees should familiarize themselves with the RFP […]

Faculty of Arts & Science Teaching & Technology Drop-In Session

The Faculty of Arts & Science Teaching & Learning and Teaching Technology Support team members are available via Microsoft Teams to answer any questions about digital teaching—from considerations about course and assignment design to effectively using Quercus and integrating educational technologies. Join via Teams Learn more about the Faculty of Arts & Science Online Learning […]

Community Discussion: Tenure is Not the Only Track: Marketing Your Teaching Skills for Alternative Academic Careers

While tenure-track professorships may be the ultimate career goal for a large portion of graduate students, an increasingly precarious and competitive academic job market means that many individuals will pursue other types of work. “Alternative academic” (alt-ac) has been used to describe careers outside of traditional tenure-track faculty positions, but still within the university/academe (e.g., educational or curriculum developers, […]