What do we mean by inclusivity? By Valérie Florentin and Lianne Fisher Valérie: After a few years spent teaching online, I felt the need to get some more education about new trends, so I took several workshops at the Teaching Commons and attended a few other pedagogy related activities outside of York. Because I’m largely […]
Redesigning with intention: Graduate student and teaching assistant programming at the Teaching Commons (Blog 2 of 5) This is the second in a series of blog posts. Read all blogs in the series! Download a copy of the video transcript (.txt) A visualization of the Record of Completion certificates for graduate students and teaching assistants […]
Redesigning with intention: Graduate student and teaching assistant programming at the Teaching Commons (blog 1 of 5) Download a copy of the video transcript (.txt) Access a larger copy of this image and download a PDF description of the image or download a Word Docx. description of the image “Where we might first expect to […]
Exploring Your Burning Teaching and Learning Questions By Tanveer Bhimani, Anne MacLennan, Celia Popovic, Michelle Sengara At our 2023 Teaching in Focus (TiF) conference, the closing plenary explored a series of burning teaching and learning questions submitted by our participants. Read on to learn more about discussions of assessment, artificial intelligence, student engagement, and supporting […]
TiF Reads: Three Books to Inspire Congratulations to Nidhi Sachdeva and her pick, How Learning Happens, which emerged the victor after our three contenders went head-to-head at TiF Reads during this year's Teaching in Focus Conference! In this blog post, we introduce you to three great books about teaching and learning, and the three York […]
Reading for Teaching: A Year with Joshua Elyer’s How Human Learn: The Science and Stories Behind Effective College Teaching By Scott McLaren and Lisa Endersby Have you ever experienced a singular moment in the classroom that suddenly opened a new perspective on your teaching practice? Or one that revealed to you, in a new way, […]
Showcasing Experiential Education & Work Integrated Learning at York: Discussing the 2023 EE Symposium & Faculty Celebration events The EE Symposium and EE Faculty Celebration are pan-university events showcasing the impactful work of students and faculty engaged in a variety of EE/WIL opportunities across campus, made possible in part by generous co-sponsorship and support from […]
Meet the TC Team: Welcome Shani Kipang! The Teaching Commons is excited to welcome and work with Dr. Shani Kipang, who will be joining the team on a 12 month engagement through March 2024. During this time Shani will collaborate and spearhead strategic initiatives to support DEDI (decolonization, equity, diversity and inclusion) centred practices in […]
Intentionally Including Student Perspectives in Teaching and Learning During the 2022-23 Academic year, the Teaching Commons hosted a group of students completing a practicum placement as part of a fourth year educational studies course. They spent their time together developing the content and interface of an interactive book about equity, decolonization, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility […]
Fostering a Culture of Care During (and After) Ramadan By Ameera Ali Another year, another Ramadan! It is that time once again where Muslims across the world embrace a journey of daily fasting from dawn to dusk, for approximately one month. This year, Ramadan occurs from March 23 until April 20 (the precise end date […]