We welcome all those interested to join us for a guided conversation and presentation on “Responding to Students in Distress”. The session will focus on recognizing when a student is in distress, gaining confidence in responding and directing students towards resources that can help, and connecting with colleagues to share challenges as well as solutions […]
What does generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) mean for your upcoming courses? Perhaps you are developing a strategy for critically engaging students with ethical issues surrounding GenAI, revamping a major course assessment to take GenAI tools into account, grappling with how best to approach academic integrity, or designing a new module about GenAI in your discipline. […]
In this interactive session, we will offer tools, resources and strategies to co-construct guidelines, manage challenging situations and classroom power dynamics, empower students to problem-solve, and support inclusive classroom environments. We will discuss strategies to engage intentionally with fraught and high-stakes conversations with empathy and thoughtfulness. Lastly, we will provide opportunity to share challenges and […]
This is the second of two sessions in a series on “How to teach when teaching feels unsafe.” The focus of this session is situational awareness, that is, how to use the space you are in (e.g. the classroom space) to protect yourself and reduce risk. Welcome to “Situational Awareness: Reducing Risk,” a comprehensive workshop […]
This is the first of two sessions in a series on “How to teach when teaching feels unsafe.” The focus of this session is supporting the mental health and well-being of your undergraduate students, graduate student peers, and yourself. Graduate students and graduate student support staff members have a role to play in student mental […]
Students who monopolize, who play devil’s advocate to get a rise out of people, and who disrupt discussions on controversial issues, can be a significant classroom challenge. Students may also come into conflict with each other, or call each other out. We may have students who are genuinely unaware of how their words or views […]
Tutorials, whether online or in-person, are typically highly participatory spaces where students have an opportunity to voice their own knowledge and opinions about course content. Facilitating discussions, though, can be intimidating. What do we do if no one raises their hand to speak? How do we make sure it’s not the same students speaking every […]
Being a Teaching Assistant (TA) can be an exciting experience that contributes to one’s personal development and professional growth as an educator. TAs may encounter challenges in teaching methods, marking and grading schemes, and teacher-student interactions. This workshop will demonstrate how Teaching Assistants can effectively support students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds and […]
Together we will define what we each mean by “conflict” and explore a working definition for this workshop. We will share potential sources or situations in which conflict may arise in the classroom, such as sensitive course content, most stressful times for students during the semester (perhaps centred around assessments and grades) etc. The focus […]
This 10-part workshop series will introduce participants to the topic of trauma-informed teaching and offer practical strategies for supporting students and themselves while developing a trauma-informed classroom. Through participation in active learning activities, reflective discussions, and collaborative conversations, participants will explore how to apply learned strategies in their own teaching contexts and consider their own […]