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UDL Conversation with Deborah Tihanyi

Deborah Tihanyi, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Acting Director, Engineering Communication Program (ECP), Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice (ISTEP), FASE 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. […]

CTSI Equity Roundtable – Students-as-Partners in Action: Reflections on the Development of a Departmental Handbook for Inclusive Teaching and Mentorship

Facilitators: Dr. Jessica Dere, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, and Associate Chair, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Amman Khurana, Undergraduate student and Work Study Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, UTSC   In this Equity Roundtable, the presenters will discuss the implementation of a students-as-partners approach in the development of a departmental handbook on inclusive teaching and mentorship. Drawing on a […]

Peer Review Session (Online)

The TATP Peer Review sessions are interactive workshops designed to help you elevate your course design skills. This hands-on session encourages you to review and discuss your peers’ course materials, providing constructive feedback and receiving insights in return. This collaborative approach aims to enhance your course design proficiency and promote a culture of continuous improvement […]

Developing AI-Literacy Activities for Meaningful Learning

Facilitators: Victoria Sheldon, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Generative AI Pedagogies, CTSI Derek Hunt, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI   The final session focuses on equipping students with the AI literacy skills needed to engage with AI technologies critically, ethically, and effectively. Participants will discuss actionable, incremental ways to develop and integrate discipline-specific AI literacy activities […]

Reconciliation in Practice: A Learning Community for Faculty and Staff

Facilitator: Sarah Peirce, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Arts & Science 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 […]

Developing AI-Literacy Activities for Meaningful Learning in Tutorials and Labs

Asteaching assistants, you are often the first point of contact for students asthey experiment, question, and work through new ideas and tools. This makesyour role especially important in helping students develop not only conceptualknowledge, but also the ability to engage with emerging technologies likegenerative AI (GenAI) in a thoughtful, critical, and responsible way. Thissession is […]

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 Will Heikoop

Will Heikoop, Coordinator, Digital Learning Innovation, Information Technology Services  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 and considerations from U of T staff and instructors. Come chat with […]

How to handle grading gripes and time crunches as a TA: GradLife + TATP (In-Person)

Blackburn Room (4th Floor, Robarts Library) 130 St. George St., Toronto, ON, Canada

Being a teaching assistant during the end of term can feel overwhelming! You’ve got piles of assignments to grade, students contacting you who are unhappy with their marks, and your own deadlines quickly approaching. This workshop is specifically designed for graduate students in TA roles who are navigating the intense demands of grading season (and […]

UDL in Practice: Designing for Access

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 […]

UTSC: Designing Engaging Lectures and Workshops (Online)

Is it a presentation or is it a lesson? Focusing on backwards design and strategic use of active learning, participants will discuss strategies for transforming unidirectional presentations into meaningful and interactive learning experiences. We will further explore how to adapt these strategies for different audiences – be they undergraduates, our academic colleagues, or non-specialists.

GenAI Dialogue with Michelle Arnot: Teaching Experiences with the Cogniti Virtual Tutor

Presenter: Michelle Arnot, Professor, Teaching Stream and Associate Chair, Undergraduate Education, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology  GenAI Dialogues are informal, 30-minute online sessions where U of T instructors and staff share how they are navigating generative AI in their teaching and learning contexts. Building on discussions from the GenAI Reading Group (https://teaching.utoronto.ca/teaching-uoft-genai/genai-programming/#reading-group), each session features […]

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