2026 University of Toronto Teaching & Learning Symposium

4.4 In Conversation with the Graduate Student Course Instructors

Moderator: Cristina D'Amico, Educational Developer, Graduate Student Development & TA Training, CTSI

Panelists: 
Moaz Shoura, TATP Course Instructor Coordinator, Department of Psychology, UTSC
Luke Volk, Department of Mathematics, FAS
Carlie Manners, Department of History, FAS
Donald McCarthy, Department of Classics, FAS


In this roundtable session, we will engage in conversation with graduate student course instructors at the University of Toronto’s and hear their approach to teaching challenges and building learning communities. Panelists include the Course Instructor Coordinator at the Teaching Assistants’ Training Program (TATP) and shortlisted candidates for the Course Instructor Teaching Excellence Award, which is given annually by the TATP to the top graduate student course instructors across the University of Toronto campuses. The panelists will join us to reflect on their teaching experience and share with us their top strategies for engaging, supporting, and motivating their students. Panelists will also reflect on their journeys of becoming effective educators and designing transformative teaching strategies. The roundtable will conclude with a live Q&A, giving participants an opportunity to ask questions.

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