What is P2P?
P2P is a faculty mentoring for teaching program hosted by the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) that involves a cohort of paired faculty who have similar teaching goals and interests, collaborating in a reciprocal 1-1 partnership through structured, facilitated workshops to improve the quality of their course, and the student learning experience. The P2P Program offers a supportive space for instructors to try new strategies and approaches and build confidence in their teaching
Application Deadline: November 10, 2025
2025-26 P2P Faculty Mentoring for Teaching at U of T Program Overview:
- Offered from December 4, 2025, through to May 2026
- Four CTSI-led workshops designed to build skills in mentor-coaching, observation of teaching, and gathering teaching data and developing a feedback plan
- Faculty partners to meet on average weekly/bi-weekly in a reciprocal 1-1 partnership to discuss and build on ways they could improve the quality of their course, and the student learning experience.
Goals of the P2P Program: Overall, P2P offers a supportive space for instructors to try new strategies and approaches and build confidence in their teaching. Specifically:
- Use summative and formative course feedback to improve the quality of a course and student learning
- Increase reflection on one’s teaching and gain a better understanding of students’ learning needs
- To provide a structured framework for ongoing improvement of a [course] and learning practice with input, assistance and guidance from CTSI and cohort peers
- Build leadership capacity and mentoring opportunities for U of T faculty.
Deadline to apply: November 10, 2025