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The Encore

Name: Desautels Hall Address: Rotman School of Business 105 St. George Street, 2nd Floor

The sessions are over. The conversation isn't. At every conference, there are moments that stay with you: an idea that shifts your thinking, a question you didn't get to ask, a practice you want to try but aren't sure where to start. The Encore is where those moments get a second life. It's the closing session of TLS2026, and it's built entirely around what mattered most to you. Before the session: Throughout the Symposium, a shared digital board invites you to capture what's resonating: key takeaways, lingering questions, ideas worth exploring further. Contributions are anonymous, and you can upvote others' posts [...]

5.6 Introduction to Cogniti: U of T’s AI Tool to Support Student Learning

Name: Rotman School of Management, Room L1060 Address:

Facilitator: Jordan Holmes, Senior Manager, Teaching, Learning, and Technology, CTSI Research shows that generative AI tool design matters for learning. The OECD Digital Education Outlook 2026 (https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-digital-education-outlook-2026_062a7394-en.html) finds that AI tools with clear educational guardrails may support learning outcomes, while unstructured use of AI risks becoming a shortcut that may hamper genuine learning gains.   Through Cogniti, U of T is giving instructors control over how AI is used for learning. Cogniti is an AI platform embedded directly in Quercus — no separate accounts required — that lets you shape AI interactions around your course content, your learning objectives, and your pedagogical [...]

5.5 Open Mic Sessions

Name: Rotman School of Management Room 157 Address:

5.5.1 Beyond the Literature Review: Modernizing Scientific Writing Assignments Naijin Li, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Human Biology Program, FAS Sustaining Resonance: Lessons, Insights, and Impact This session showcases a novel scientific manuscript assignment that has been developed for an advanced undergraduate neuroscience course. The assignment replaces traditional literature reviews with an authentic simulation of the research process whereby students formulate a focused neurobiological question, design an experimental pipeline, analyze three provided datasets based on core neuroscience methodologies, and communicate their findings in a professional manuscript format. Students also complete structured peer reviews that mirror scholarly publishing practices. Since the assignment requires [...]