Conferences

Stuff we learned at TESS 2025

December 18, 2025

Each ETO staff member shared their key takeaways from TESS 2025.

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Lessons Learned from the Digital Pedagogy Institute Conference

October 3, 2025

Maggie and Yun discuss their key takeaways from the 11th Annual Digital Pedagogy Institute Conference. They share how the sessions encouraged them to rethink the role of technology and teaching practices in shaping academic setting.

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Lessons Learned from the Session: Using Crowdmark for Collaborative In-Class Activities at Scale at Crowdmark Community Conference 2025

July 23, 2025

Yun discusses her takeaways from the session at Crowdmark Community Conference 2025. She shares how it was eye-opening to see Crowdmark being used to support group collaboration during class time.

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Lessons learned from The Centre of Teaching and Learning Celebration of Teaching Showcase 2025

April 30, 2025

Maggie and Yun discuss their key takeaways from the Centre of Teaching and Learning Celebration of Teaching Showcase 2025. They discuss how instructors are putting students first by understanding their perspective and working with them on key projects.

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Lessons Learned from TESS 2024

Lessons learned from TESS 2024

December 2, 2024

ETO member, Maggie, shares her experience of attending the TESS 2024 Conference (November 5 and 6, 2024). She summarizes memorable conference sessions and key takeaways from the event.

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Organizing the EdTech Workshop’s Digital Colouring Activity: An Exercise for Finding the Artist Within

November 20, 2023

At this year’s EdTech Workshop 2023: CTRL +Shift, the ETO had an exciting Digital Colouring station that offered attendees the opportunity to explore their “inner artist”.

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Building the EdTech Workshop Attendee Guide: A Digital Experience for an Analog Event

October 2, 2023

Find out how we used an e-learning authoring tool to deliver the EdTech Workshop 2023 Attendee Guide.

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Promotional image for 'The EdTech Workshop Recap Video' displaying various conference materials, including a booklet labeled 'CTRL+Shift' and colorful badges, with a background graphic indicating a behind-the-scenes look at the EDTECH WORKSHOP 2023

Making the EdTech Recap Video: An Intentional and Collaborative Approach

May 30, 2023

Find out how a social media video trend turned into a collaborative experiment for the ETO Content Production Team.

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PodCamp 2023: Key Takeaways from the “Unconference”

March 6, 2023

On February 25 to 26, the 15th annual PodCamp Toronto returned to Toronto Metropolitan University. The free event invites people with knowledge and an interest in podcasting to meet at the Ted Rogers School of Media at TMU.

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Lessons learned from presenting at an online conference

May 25, 2022

ETO member, Inga, shares her experience of presenting at her first online U of T conference. She details how she prepared, what she did during the presentation, and connected with participants post-session.

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