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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

Introduction to Integrated Course Design for Graduate Students: Assessment - Dec. 1

Do you currently have a teaching ticket to teach a course, or are you interested in designing and teaching a course some day? In this workshop we will introduce a specific course design model, called the Integrated Course Design Model (Fink, 2003). This session will focus on one of the components of this model, assessment. […]

Using Intersectionality to Foster Equitable Connections in Classrooms - Nov. 22

In this workshop, we aim to share/collaborate on some best/better practices to address the needs of the diverse populations that make up Tkaronto/Toronto. The classroom landscape is always changing especially with precarious pandemic conditions, housing prices, mental health crises, and the continued effects of long covid. We are continuing the conversations about how implicit bias […]

International Graduate Student TAs Connect (IN-PERSON) - Nov. 9

As an international graduate student TA, are you looking for opportunities to connect with other international TAs and explore together your effectiveness as TAs? In this session you will have an opportunity to connect with other international graduate students to discuss how your diverse experiences and cultural distinctiveness has been an asset to classrooms at […]

Dealing with Classroom and Student Conflict - Nov. 9

Conflict can happen both in and out of the classroom. As a TA, what have been your experiences? What are your concerns? How can you be proactive and minimize conflict in your course? Can you identify the worrisome signs? If so, how do we deal with them? In this workshop an emphasis will be put […]

Fostering Integrity in the Classroom (VIRTUAL) - Nov. 4

In this workshop, we develop strategies for supporting students’ integrity in their coursework. We will focus on strategies with the potential to: build students’ sense of belonging to the disciplinary communities they’re working within, their confidence in their abilities, and the extent to which they see the purpose and value of their assignments. These are […]

Using Active Learning Strategies in your Teaching - Nov. 1

Creating an active learning environment means utilizing appropriate strategies to engage students in how to think critically, creatively, work with a partner or in a group setting. Active learning helps a student to develop and apply their ideas and skills. This workshop will examine active learning strategies in higher education. Participants will engage in some […]

Fostering Integrity in the Classroom (IN-PERSON) - Oct. 28

In this workshop, we develop strategies for supporting students’ integrity in their coursework. We will focus on strategies with the potential to: build students’ sense of belonging to the disciplinary communities they’re working within, their confidence in their abilities, and the extent to which they see the purpose and value of their assignments. These are […]

Land Acknowledgements by Non-Indigenous Folks - Oct. 26

Since the publication of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report and the 94 Calls to Action in 2015, many institutions in Canada have begun making land acknowledgments. Acknowledging the land itself and the people living on it has been a tradition in Indigenous cultures for at least hundreds of years. As a small part of […]