Teaching Tkaronto: Local and Land-Based Classroom Teaching

One block west to us is Spadina Road, which comes from the Ojibwe word “ishpadinaa” meaning “a place on a hill”. If we look a bit to the north we find “Gete-Onigaming” (Ge-de-oh-ni-guh-ming) or “old portage” or “Davenport” which references the trail between the Don and Humber Rivers which we sit between today. As Sara […]

Storytelling Across Disciplines (Online)

This workshop introduces storytelling as a pedagogical approach that can strengthen connection, belonging, and the representation of diverse perspectives in the classroom. We will consider how narrative can challenge exclusionary practices, support student engagement, and create space for learners to bring their lived experiences into academic contexts. The session will also introduce digital storytelling as […]

UDL in Practice: Designing for Executive Function

UDL in Practice is a monthly professional learning series hosted by the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI). Designed for faculty and instructors who want to make small, meaningful shifts in their teaching, the series focuses on strategies drawn from Universal Design for Learning (UDL) that promote flexibility, accessibility, and inclusion. Each 30‑minute virtual […]

Making Learning Visible in the GenAI Era

Facilitator: Victoria Sheldon, Educational Developer, Teaching, Learning and Technology, CTSI  With AI tools now widely available to students, traditional assignment designs that focus only on final products may miss opportunities to understand and support student learning. Grounded in the University of Toronto AI Task Force's principles, this session takes a pedagogy-driven approach to assessment design that […]

Bolstering active learning in the classroom: Strategies to design effective questions

Facilitator:  Alexandra MacKay, Professor, Teaching Stream, Finance, Rotman School of Management  Lecturing can be an efficient way to convey course content to the student audience, particularly since the lecturer is an expert in the subject matter. However, passive listening, without interaction is less likely to engage students in deep learning (Chi & Wylie, 2014). Student […]

Reconciliation in Practice: A Learning Community for Faculty and Staff

The Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation's Reconciliation in Practice: A Learning Community for Faculty and Staff is a monthly professional learning series that offers a reflective and supportive space for faculty and staff who wish to engage more meaningfully with reconciliation in their teaching, research, service, and daily practices. Each month, participants are introduced to a […]

Getting started with Generative AI Tools at U of T

Join us for an interactive virtual drop-in session designed for University of Toronto instructors and staff. We will provide an overview of the approved generative AI tools at the University and give demonstrations which will provide you with the opportunity to get hands-on experience with the suite of approved tools. Focus:
Our primary goal is to […]

UDL Conversation with Adriana Grimaldi

Adriana Grimaldi, Acting Senior Educational Developer, RGASC, Sessional Lecturer, Italian Studies and Education Studies, Department of Language Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework that leverages the values of accessibility and inclusion in designing accessible, inclusive, and usable methods, materials, and environments that reduce learning barriers and welcome learner variability. The UDL Conversations Series highlights practices […]