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Have you been meaning to personalize your land acknowledgment to open events and gatherings, but been concerned about getting something “wrong”? Do you often use a pre-written template but would prefer to tailor your acknowledgment to better reflect your own cultural and social location(s)? This session will offer a non-judgmental and supportive environment to reflect […]
Microaggressions are defined as the “daily, constant, often subtle, and seemingly innocuous, covert and overt negative messages and actions directed toward people from marginalized groups” (Sue, 2010 as cited in Bell, 2016, p. 7). With this framework in mind, this workshop understands the university classroom as one such space where microaggressions may occur. This workshop […]
Panelists: Andrea Graham, PhD, Learning Strategist, Academic Success Pratik Nair, MPH, Health Promotion & Community Liasion, Student Life This lunch hour session will engage participants in a discussion on promoting student wellness and confidence to create greater equity in your classroom. We will explore teaching approaches and experiences during the past year that have contributed […]
(Online) This is a 2-hour webinar for first-appointment TAs. This session will cover strategies for online teaching. All departments may allow TAs to use this 2-hour session as part of their 4 hours of paid mandatory training (per the collective agreement between C.U.P.E. 3902 and the University of Toronto). If you have any questions, please […]
The CTSI-SoTL team is excited to offer a noon-hour SoTL Journal Club Series with monthly events throughout Fall-Winter 2021-22. The goal of this series is to provide an opportunity for our community to explore the SoTL literature in a synchronous group setting, both to find practical applications to implement in our teaching, and to inform […]
Facilitators: Bonnie Jane Maracle, Indigenous Learning Strategist, Academic Success & First Nations House Ellyn Kerr, Learning Strategist, Academic Success This 1-hour session will begin with a quick review of the Part 1 session (https://archive.teaching.utoronto.ca/event/personalizing-your-land-acknowledgements-building-from-the-medicine-wheel/) and the resource material provided. This will be beneficial for those who may have missed Part 1. Participants will have opportunity […]
(Online) This is a 2-hour webinar for first-appointment TAs. This session will cover strategies for in-person & hybrid teaching. All departments may allow TAs to use this 2-hour session as part of their 4 hours of paid mandatory training (per the collective agreement between C.U.P.E. 3902 and the University of Toronto). If you have any […]
Microaggressions in the classroom create an unwelcome campus climate and can negatively affect the teaching and learning process. This behaviour can be exacerbated in the online context, particularly in emails, breakout rooms, chats and online forums. Addressing microaggressions is critical to creating inclusive and positive learning environments. In this interactive session, participants will learn strategies […]
Megan Burnett, Associate Director, CTSI Kelly Gordon, Coordinator, Programs & Strategic Initiatives, CTSI At the University of Toronto, a teaching dossier must be submitted as part of the formal review process for tenure and continuing status. Beyond the information included in an academic CV, a teaching dossier describes and documents an instructor’s teaching expertise, goals […]
Why are care and kindness traditionally regarded as antithetic to academic rigour? In this session, we consider the role of care and kindness in teaching and learning, especially in times of uncertainty. We will examine the pedagogy of care/kindness as a framework to help graduate students balance their own boundaries with compassion and transparency and […]