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Quercus for Teaching and Learning: Effective Q-Design and Q-Engagement (Online)

This workshop will provide information to begin building a Quercus course. You will explore some of the key features and tools through demos and hands-on activities, and share pedagogically sound best practices on how to effectively use these tools when designing Quercus courses and engaging students. We will examine strategies for effectively organizing and structuring […]

Indigenizing Curriculum: An Introduction (In-Person)

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

This session introduces participants to the principles of indigenization, decolonization and reconciliation in postsecondary education. Participants will explore how Indigenous worldviews and knowledge systems can inform curriculum design and teaching practices across disciplines. Through case studies, discussion, and practical strategies, the session encourages a shift from tokenistic inclusion to transformative curriculum change rooted in Indigenous […]

It Starts with a Plan! Designing Effective Tutorials (Online)

Regardless of discipline or format, good tutorials require deliberate and reflective planning, especially if they are to enhance student engagement with course content. This workshop will provide strategies for effective and efficient tutorial design. Facilitators will guide participants through crucial stages of tutorial planning, including determining the context of the lesson within the larger course and its goals; identifying and adapting tutorial learning outcomes; […]

Fostering Engaging Classroom Discussions: From Quiet Rooms to Active Learning (Online)

This workshop provides teaching assistants with practical strategies to transform quiet, unresponsive classroom sessions into vibrant learning communities where students actively participate and engage. Participants will learn to identify motivating factors for meaningful classroom discourse, recognize common barriers to participation, and apply design frameworks to create student-centred discussion activities suitable for both in-person and online […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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.

52 Ways to Reconcile with Teaching and Learning: Histories (Online)

David A. Robertson’s 52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing provides a quick guidebook for how non-Indigenous people can begin to answer the collective call for reconciliation. Following Week #46 Don’t Ask Indigenous People to Do the Work, this series of conversations will be specifically geared towards […]

Teaching the Hidden Curriculum (Online)

Universities are often filled with layers of assumed knowledge that are woven into the everyday systems, structures, and customs of their learning spaces. These embedded vocabularies, epistemologies, and educational structures are identified in the SoTL literature as “The Hidden Curriculum,” the unwritten rules and unset expectations that not only inhibit learners (such as communication styles, […]