AI Teaching and Learning Series 1 – Teaching in the Age of Cognitive Offloading: Rethinking Engagement and Learning

Facilitated by: Rob Huang, Educational Developer, Instructional Practices & Student Engagement, RGASC Online on Wednesday, September 24th, 2025, 1:00pm - 2:00pm on Microsoft Teams As students increasingly rely on generative AI for idea generation, writing, and problem-solving, the distribution of cognitive effort in learning is changing. Drawing on research in distributed cognition and metacognition, this […]

Assessment of Learning Series 1 – Exploring Different Feedback Practices in Your Classroom

Presented by the Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre (RGASC), UTM  Online (Teams) Feedback is a key part of helping students learn, but many instructors find it challenging to get students to engage with feedback in meaningful ways. This interactive workshop will offer participants a variety of effective feedback implementation strategies to consider for the term. […]

AI Teaching and Learning Series 2 – AI Literacy/Fluency as a Pedagogical Practice

Presented by the Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre (RGASC), UTM  Online (Teams)  AI literacy extends beyond technical skills or compliance with policy, it is fundamentally a pedagogical practice that shapes how students engage critically, ethically, and creatively with emerging technologies. Informed by scholarship on digital literacies and critical digital pedagogy, this session reframes AI literacy […]