Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation

Facilitators: Tamara Bahr, Manager, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI Cora McCloy, Faculty Liaison, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, CTSI In this webinar, we will provide an overview of online assessment options that draw on the platforms and tools in the Academic Toolbox (Quercus), including: digital projects (e.g. audio, video, and posters) e-portfolios presentations (both group […]

Facilitators: Steve Joordens, Full Professor of Psychology, UTSC, Science Officer of Cogneeto Inc. Dwayne Paré, Ph.D., and CEO of Cogneeto Inc. peerScholar allows you to author pedagogically powerful online activities that develop your students transferable skills (e.g., critical thought, communication, etc) while deepening their knowledge of the material they are learning.  Authoring your first activity […]

Facilitators: Jasjit Sangha, Learning Strategist, Academic Success Centre David Roberts, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Urban Studies Program with guest facilitator Stephanie Nixon, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy This interactive session offers an on-ramp for folks who would like to learn more about core concepts in anti-oppression, including privilege, oppression, and critical allyship, and how these might […]

Facilitators: Cristina Marie D'Amico, Curriculum Developer, Teaching Assistants’ Training Program Justin Fletcher, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning & Technology, Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) and Academic & Collaborative Technologies (ACT) Discussing difficult subjects is challenging in both face-to-face and online/remote teaching contexts. However, this can result in a meaningful learning experience for you and […]

Facilitators: Allison Burgess, Director, Sexual & Gender Diversity Office Kathy Vi Mac, Program Coordinator, Sexual & Gender Diversity Office This interactive session will focus on LGBTQ+ identities and communities in the classroom, including discussions about inclusive language, pronoun use, relevant university policies, and more. The session will offer practical strategies for developing more inclusive teaching […]

The CTSI Course Design for Online is a 7-week course running from October 19th-December 4th with a mix of asynchronous and synchronous learning. For a full description of the Course Design for Online, please visit the CTSI website (https://archive.teaching.utoronto.ca/ctsi-events/course-design-online/). Course Timeline INTRO WEEK (Oct. 19-23, 2020) • Course Orientation Module Opens (Oct. 19, 2020) • […]

Facilitators: Justin Fletcher, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning and Technology, CTSI, and Will Heikoop, Online Learning Coordinator, CTSI/Online Learning Strategies Instructors who attended our session "Planning and Preparing your Online Course" or viewed the recording (https://q.utoronto.ca/courses/46670/pages/quercus-videos-and-workshop-recordings#planning) are invited to join this live Q & A session for further discussion of the topics we explored, centred around […]

Facilitators: Mike Kasprzak, Assistant Director, TATP/CTSI Will Heikoop, Online Learning Coordinator, CTSI Panelists: Rahul Bhat, Learning Strategist, Accessibility Services Sarah Kloke, Interim Learning Strategies Team Lead, Accessibility Services Michael Nicholson, Director, Accessibility Services Lake Porter, Adaptive Technologist In this round table webinar we will discuss tips and strategies for improving accessibility in remote/online teaching contexts. […]

Facilitators: 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, […]

Facilitators Justin Fletcher, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning and Technology, CTSI Tamara Bahr, Manager, Teaching, Learning & Technology In this webinar, we will provide an overview of Office 365 tools and how they can be leveraged to support teaching and learning activities. We will introduce and model various applications of the tools that can support asynchronous […]