Events

Julia Allworth, Manager, Innovation Hub Irene Sullivan, Neurological Team Lead, Accessibility Services An inside look at the lives of five neurodivergent students at U of T This session features an exclusive early screening of a new documentary short produced by the Innovation Hub in partnership with Accessibility Services. The 25-minute documentary features five neurodivergent students who share their different experiences at U of T.  Students share their stories through on-camera interviews, video diaries, voiceovers, and vlogs of their day-to-day lives. Throughout the documentary, student provide commentary about their unique university journeys. By highlighting the experiences of neurodivergent students, we aim to [...]

3.4.1 Competency-based learning and radical student agency in first year calculus courses Micheal Pawliuk, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Mathematical and Computational Sciences, UTM Eric Hart, Sessional Instructor, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, UTSC Janelle Resch (co-author), Sessional Instructor, Mathematical and Computational Sciences, UTM Finding the Frequency: Clarity, Purpose, and What Matters Most If test scores are the primary “signal” students use to gauge their progress in a first-year large first-year math course at U of T, what happens when we deliberately amplify that signal by allowing students to retake assessments until they demonstrate competency, and by making expectations explicit and iterative? In [...]

Teaching with Claude: Lessons from a Cross-Disciplinary Pilot Darius Ornston, Professor, Teaching Stream, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy speaking on behalf of Wilson Prichard, Professor, Teaching Stream   Will Heikoop, Digital Learning Innovation & Engagement speaking on behalf of Aaron Wheeler, Professor, Teaching Stream, Chemistry, FAS   Phanikiran Radhakrishnan, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Management, UTSC   Jaqueline Whyte Appleby, Associate Director, Scholars Portal Sophia Bello, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, French, FAS Sam Maglio, Professor, Teaching Stream, Management, UTSC  Filtering the Noise: Tools, Trends, and Tensions                     Generative AI tools are rapidly reshaping conversations [...]