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Learn more about the Faculty of Arts & Science, Teaching & Learning Community of Practice Facilitator: Ashley Waggoner Denton, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Psychology In Fall 2021 I taught a new FYF seminar, PSY194: The Psychology of Student Success. From study strategies to stress to social comparisons, the students learned evidence-based strategies for managing their […]
In this community discussion, TAs will have an opportunity to discuss some of the challenges they have had as a TA. This session will provide an opportunity for all participants to work together to solve solutions to such challenges and provide tips that their fellow TAs may benefit from.
Contemplative practices are not oriented to the individual, but instead ask students to examine their thoughts and feelings in relation to classroom content and the greater context. By directing contemplative practices towards equity and anti-oppressive pedagogies, such embodied self-awareness can serve as a basis for structurally analyzing systems of oppression. In doing so, students are […]
This workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of course design, from outcomes to assessments. We will outline the elements of effective outcomes and assessments, approached within a Universal Design for Learning framework. During the session, you will draft and receive feedback on the basic elements of course design, and you will leave the session […]
Experiencing setbacks and failures is common in academia. Unfortunately, academic culture is often characterized by competition and individualism, where experiences or recognition of failure are unwelcome. The purpose of this community discussion is to bring together teaching assistants to challenge the culture of silence around failure and co-create strategies to compassionately support students who are […]
Facilitators: Justin Fletcher, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI/ACT Derek Hunt, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI/ACT This webinar is part of our Microsoft 365 for Teaching and Learning Series. We will explore the differences between asynchronous and synchronous modalities of teaching from a distance. We will review how you can use […]
This workshop is a continuation of the first workshop of Course Design Week (Fundamentals of Course and Assessment Design), in which we discussed how to determine the types assessments you should use in your course. Exams are one of the most frequently used assessment types, yet most CIs do not receive training on how to […]
In this workshop, we explore different types of data that you can use to optimize your course design and delivery. First, we will discuss “learning analytics”, which has been identified by Educause as one of the six new technologies expected to have a significant impact on postsecondary teaching and learning. We will discuss what learning […]
In this workshop, we will explore with participants the realities of what it’s like being womxn and non-binary in STEM, focussing on information specific to the Canadian context. We will draw inspiration from our Community Discussion on Gender Bias in STEM (held in February 2022), to highlight themes such as current gender gaps across career […]
Learn more about the Faculty of Arts & Science, Teaching & Learning Community of Practice Facilitator: Alec Jacobson, Assistant Professor, Computer Science Advanced topics seminars often feature a rotation of individual students giving reading presentations. This one-to-many format suffers various drawbacks, such as limited participation. To foster many-to-many interactions, I implemented a "role-playing" rotational format […]