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 […]

EdTech and UDL: Designing Flexible, Accessible Learning Experiences (Online)

This workshop explores how educational technologies can meaningfully support Universal Design for Learning (UDL) while strengthening the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework’s teaching, social, and cognitive presence. Participants will examine practical ways to use digital tools to reduce barriers, offer flexible learning pathways, and promote deeper engagement. Through short activities and scenario based discussions, we […]

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 […]

Microteaching (Online)

Each Microteaching session will involve 5 graduate student participants and 2 TATP facilitators. Participants will take turns acting as instructors by taking their students (i.e., other participants and TATP facilitators) through a 10 (ten) minute lesson over Zoom. Following their lesson and a brief reflection, each instructor will provide a brief, verbal self-assessment, stating what they thought […]

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 […]