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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 […]

Reflective Educator as Leader: Reflective Practices for Values-Driven Teaching

Reflective educators often lead change—through teaching, curriculum design, mentorship, or educational initiatives. In this session, participants will explore how their teaching values shape their instructional decisions and how these values-driven practices can be framed as leadership in teaching.  Drawing on the CTSI’s three approaches to reflection—reflecting on your own practice, reflecting with colleagues, and reflecting […]

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 […]

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, […]

UDL in Practice: Designing for Support

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 […]

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 […]

Demystifying the Dossier: Drafting Your Statement of Teaching Philosophy

This session focuses on one of the key components of a teaching dossier: the Statement of Teaching Philosophy (STP). A well-crafted STP communicates your beliefs about teaching and learning, provides a framework for the dossier as a whole, and connects personal values with practices and evidence of impact. Participants will be guided through reflective strategies […]

Speculative Design as a Tool for Equitable & Curious Learning Communities (In-Person)

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

What if we designed our classrooms not only for today, but for the futures we hope to create? This interactive session introduces speculative design as both a creative pedagogical tool and a reflective teaching practice. Participants will explore how speculative design can be used to challenge assumptions, reimagine power structures, and cultivate curiosity within learning […]

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