At-a-Glance
14th Annual University of Toronto Teaching and Learning Symposium
Teacher-as-Learner/Learner-as-Teacher
May 12-14, 2021
Co-hosted by the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation and the Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking
SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE
Day 1: May 12
9am-9:10am
OPENING REMARKS
President Meric Gertler
9:10am-11am
KEYNOTE
Reimaging Impact Across Disciplines by Embracing a Beginner Mindset
Nouman Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Organizational Behaviour & Human Resources Management, Director, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Teaching Fellow, Gender + The Economy, Rotman School of Management
11:30am-12:30pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1
1.1: Symposium You
Voices of Lived Experience: Working with students-as-partners to develop inclusive and authentic learning content
1.2: Interactive Online Workshop
Wearable Point-of-View (POV) Technology: A Live Demonstration of an MD Student-Led Response to the Virtual Curriculum
1pm-2pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2
2.1: Interactive Online Workshop
A New Learning-Domains Framework for Learning Agility and Resilience
2.2: Lightning Talks
- Assignments Across Disciplines: Creating a Community of Practice around Assessment
- Physical Sciences Research Experience – a model for co-designing lab experiences with students, for students
- Promoting Knowledge Translation and Engagement with Social Justice Issues Through a Digital Policy Brief
2.3: Inquiry on Teaching and Learning Poster + Talk
- Attitudes and Approaches toward Indigenization in Psychology: A National Survey of Faculty
- Online teaching practices which are beneficial for students’ mental health and well-being
2:30pm-3:30pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3
3.1: Interactive Online Workshop
Innovations in Experiential Learning pedagogy to inform post-COVID in class, remote learning, or hybrid learning.
3.2: Lightning Talks
- Departmental approaches to increasing awareness and decreasing stigma towards mental health in faculty and students
- Promoting Wellness and Resiliency for Forensic Science Students
- Utilizing Critical Reflection and Experiential Learning to unite Global Virtual Teams
3.3: Inquiry on Teaching and Learning Poster + Talk
- Investigating the Impact of Optional Group-work on the Student Experience
- Assessing the Development of Sentence-Level Writing Competence in a Second Year Science Course
3:45pm-4:40PM
SPECIAL PRESENTATION with U of T TEACHING FELLOWS
Our Interdisciplinary Community: The Teaching Fellows Program
Day 2: May 13
10am-11am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4
4.1: Interactive Online Workshop
I’m So Tired: Moving Beyond Exhaustion to Build Systems of Care and Hope in Remote Teaching and Learning
4.2: Lightning Talks
- Co-creating courses with students – using their knowledge and perspectives to enhance online community, student wellness and academic rigour
- “A picture is worth a thousand words”: Preparing Future Nurses to Effectively Communicate Health-Information with Infographics
- The Last Class Workshop – A Versatile Tool for Course Evaluation and Evolution
4.3: Lightning Talks
- Development of graduate student pedagogy through practical application and partnership with high school educators in the Discovery Educational platform
- TAs as Learners: Promoting Reflective Teaching in an Informal Learning Community
11am-12pm
MOVEMENT BREAK
1pm-2pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 5
5.1: Interactive Online Workshop
Anti-Oppressive and Inclusive Teaching
5.2: Lightning Talks
- Increasing EAL International Students’ Confidence to Participate in Online Classrooms: Using an Anti-Oppressive Framework
- Performative Vulnerability as a Classroom Strategy
- Positionality Through Reflection on Connections With Land
5.3: Inquiry on Teaching and Learning Poster + Talk
- Fostering Academic Integrity in First-Year Courses
- Reflecting on Two Years of Collaborative Testing: students’ learning, feedback, and lived experiences
2:30pm-3:30pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 6
6.1: Interactive Online Workshop
The Efficacy of Care and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy for at-Risk Students in Online Teaching and Learning
6.2: Symposium You
When Everything is New: Faculty Reflections on Developing and Teaching a New Writing Course During a Pandemic
6.3: Interactive Online Workshop
Let’s Talk about Failure at U of T
Day 3: May 14
9am-10am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 7
7.1: Symposium You
Microaggressions in the Virtual Classroom
7.2: Symposium You
Enabling Inclusive and Equitable Initiatives Through an Iterative Co-Design Process
7.3: Symposium You
Sustainability for Community-engaged Learning with Indigenous Community Partnerships
7.4: CI Roundtable
From Reflection to Innovation: Graduate Student Course Instructor Teaching Excellence Award Shortlisted Nominees in Conversation
10:30am-11:30am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 8
8.1: Symposium You
“I Feel Like a First-Year Teacher Again”: Faculty Professional Learning During the Shift to Remote Teaching in a Large-Scale Graduate Level Professional Program
8.2: Interactive Online Workshop
Personalizing Your Land Acknowledgements: Building from the Medicine Wheel
8.3: Symposium You
The Role and Value of Departmental and Divisional Communities of Practice in Supporting Teaching Development
12pm-1:30pm
CLOSING PLENARY
Provost Remarks (12pm-12:05pm)
with Prof. Cheryl Regehr
Pandemic Snapshots – Learning & Looking Forward