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Workshops for the Record of Completion Certificates

A list of workshops that can count toward the Record of Completion Certificates. Due to recent low attendance we have significantly reduced our workshop offerings. If you are seeking a workshop that is not scheduled, please register your interest via the following form: https://teachingcommonsforms.apps01.yorku.ca/forms/view.php?id=1089084

Responding to Students in Distress – Nov. 7

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 […]

Promoting Academic Integrity: A Workshop for TAs – Oct. 21, 2024

This session is designed to equip Teaching Assistants (TAs) with practical strategies for fostering a culture of honesty and fairness in their labs, studios, and tutorials. Drawing on insights from a series of recent focus groups with TAs at the institution, this session will address common challenges faced by TAs regarding academic integrity. You will […]

Strategies for Meaningful Feedback on Student Reflection Fall 2024 (IN PERSON)

Experiential education can be a transformative learning experience for many students. However, “just thinking or having an experience do not necessarily result in learning, but rather critical thinking and reflection support and facilitate the learning process.” (Whalen & Paez, 2019, p.56) Critical reflection can help students “integrate new understanding into [their] experiences in order to […]

Critical Reflection as a Learned/Learning Activity – Fall 2024 (IN PERSON)

Students engaged in experiential education activities often benefit from opportunities for critical reflection. These reflection activities can encourage students to make meaningful connections between experiences and course material, while also developing skills in critical thinking, communicating new insights, and using new ideas to inform future actions. In this workshop, we will engage in discussions and […]

Situational Awareness: Reducing Risk – Feb. 6

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 […]

Strategies for Meaningful Feedback on Student Reflection Winter 2024 (ONLINE)

Experiential education can be a transformative learning experience for many students. However, “just thinking or having an experience do not necessarily result in learning, but rather critical thinking and reflection support and facilitate the learning process.” (Whalen & Paez, 2019, p.56) Critical reflection can help students “integrate new understanding into [their] experiences in order to […]

Critical Reflection as a Learned/Learning Activity – Winter 2024 (ONLINE)

Students engaged in experiential education activities often benefit from opportunities for critical reflection. These reflection activities can encourage students to make meaningful connections between experiences and course material, while also developing skills in critical thinking, communicating new insights, and using new ideas to inform future actions. In this workshop, we will engage in discussions and […]

Classroom Strategies for When They Haven’t Done the Readings (IN-PERSON) – Jan. 29

All prepared with activities to assess if students are following along in the course but instead find yourself engaged in a monologue with blank, vacant stares and silence. Have only some students done the assigned readings for the week? What do you do on such short notice to move the class forward? In this session, […]

Reflecting on a Semester of Teaching, Teaching Assistants – Jan. 24

After a semester of teaching what questions do you have remaining? Have you answered some of the questions you began with or perhaps your questions have changed? Come share your experiences with others and we will discuss different ways to reflect and document your work. Register for “Reflecting on a Semester of Teaching, Teaching Assistants, […]