Center for Teaching Support & Innovation
Helping faculty members with their teaching and assessment of learning.
The Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) provides leadership in teaching and learning at the University of Toronto and provides support for pedagogy and pedagogy-driven instructional technology for all teaching staff and teaching assistants across the university's campuses and divisions.
Contact Information:
www.teaching.utoronto.ca
CENTRE FOR TEACHING SUPPORT & INNOVATION (CTSI)
130 St. George Street,
Robarts Library 4th Floor
Toronto ON M5S 3H1
Phone: 416-946-3139
Fax: 416-946-8588
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Academic Integrity: Talking About Plagiarism from Uncategorized
Saira Mall, Educational Technology Liaison Martha Harris, Faculty Liaison It’s that time of year—assignments are submitted, papers are due, exams are being written, and all at the same time! As pressures mount to complete final course work, students find themselves … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/05/15/academic-integrity-talking-about-plagiarism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=academic-integrity-talking-about-plagiarism
Saira Mall, Educational Technology Liaison Martha Harris, Faculty Liaison It’s that time of year—assignments are submitted, papers are due, exams are being written, and all at the same time! As pressures mount to complete final course work, students find themselves … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/05/15/academic-integrity-talking-about-plagiarism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=academic-integrity-talking-about-plagiarism
2012 TATP Teaching Excellence Award Winners from University of Toronto
Congratulations to the following U of T teaching assistants, winners of this year’s award: Emily Holland, Department of Anthropology Stefana Gargova, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures Sara Osenton, Department of East Asian Studies Abdul Rahman Ayoub, Department of Mathematics … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/05/11/2012-tatp-teaching-excellence-award-winners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2012-tatp-teaching-excellence-award-winners
Congratulations to the following U of T teaching assistants, winners of this year’s award: Emily Holland, Department of Anthropology Stefana Gargova, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures Sara Osenton, Department of East Asian Studies Abdul Rahman Ayoub, Department of Mathematics … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/05/11/2012-tatp-teaching-excellence-award-winners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2012-tatp-teaching-excellence-award-winners
Teaching with Apps from Uncategorized
Saira Mall–Educational Technology Liaison, CTSI In early April, UofT launched Mobile Learn, Blackboard’s app through which students can receive course notifications and information about their courses. With the launch I was wondering what apps are especially useful in supporting teaching. … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/04/24/teaching-with-apps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teaching-with-apps
Saira Mall–Educational Technology Liaison, CTSI In early April, UofT launched Mobile Learn, Blackboard’s app through which students can receive course notifications and information about their courses. With the launch I was wondering what apps are especially useful in supporting teaching. … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/04/24/teaching-with-apps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teaching-with-apps
Focus on Faculty: Engaging Students with Extra Credit Projects from Uncategorized
For many chemistry students, organic chemistry is a course that forms the basis of the rest of their program, and can be an intimidating and challenging subject. To Lana Mikhaylichenko and Effie Sauer, however, it is a subject filled with … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/04/11/focus-on-faculty-engaging-students-with-extra-credit-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=focus-on-faculty-engaging-students-with-extra-credit-projects
For many chemistry students, organic chemistry is a course that forms the basis of the rest of their program, and can be an intimidating and challenging subject. To Lana Mikhaylichenko and Effie Sauer, however, it is a subject filled with … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/04/11/focus-on-faculty-engaging-students-with-extra-credit-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=focus-on-faculty-engaging-students-with-extra-credit-projects
TATP Teaching Excellence Award – the Shortlist from University of Toronto
It is with great pleasure (and excitement) that we can announce this year’s short list candidates for the 2012 TATP Teaching Excellence Award: Abdul Abyab, Department of Mathematics & Computational Sciences Guillaume Barlet, Department of Geology Lauren Beard, Department of … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/03/28/tatp-teaching-excellence-award-the-shortlist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tatp-teaching-excellence-award-the-shortlist
It is with great pleasure (and excitement) that we can announce this year’s short list candidates for the 2012 TATP Teaching Excellence Award: Abdul Abyab, Department of Mathematics & Computational Sciences Guillaume Barlet, Department of Geology Lauren Beard, Department of … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/03/28/tatp-teaching-excellence-award-the-shortlist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tatp-teaching-excellence-award-the-shortlist
NMC Horizon Report from Student Faculty Interaction
by Ryan Green, Educational Technology Liaison, CTSI The NMC Horizon Report: 2012 Higher Education Edition came out a few weeks ago, and I thought it would be a good idea to put together a quick run down of what it … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/03/02/nmc-horizon-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nmc-horizon-report
by Ryan Green, Educational Technology Liaison, CTSI The NMC Horizon Report: 2012 Higher Education Edition came out a few weeks ago, and I thought it would be a good idea to put together a quick run down of what it … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/03/02/nmc-horizon-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nmc-horizon-report
Focus on Faculty: Field Trips from Student Faculty Interaction
New Toronto condominiums, old New York City tenements and Robarts Library’s recycling bay: these are three things that seem like uncommon places for students to explore, but for Shauna Brail’s Urban Studies students, they are a part of their regular … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/02/29/focus-on-faculty-field-trips/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=focus-on-faculty-field-trips
New Toronto condominiums, old New York City tenements and Robarts Library’s recycling bay: these are three things that seem like uncommon places for students to explore, but for Shauna Brail’s Urban Studies students, they are a part of their regular … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/02/29/focus-on-faculty-field-trips/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=focus-on-faculty-field-trips
Reflections on the TA Teaching Excellence Award from Teaching Assistants' Training Program
For the past eight years, I have had the distinct pleasure of coordinating the Teaching Assistants’ Training Program Teaching Excellence Award. It is always inspiring to read students’ testimonials about teaching assistants who are making a difference in their education. … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/02/13/reflections-on-the-ta-teaching-excellence-award/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reflections-on-the-ta-teaching-excellence-award
For the past eight years, I have had the distinct pleasure of coordinating the Teaching Assistants’ Training Program Teaching Excellence Award. It is always inspiring to read students’ testimonials about teaching assistants who are making a difference in their education. … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/02/13/reflections-on-the-ta-teaching-excellence-award/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reflections-on-the-ta-teaching-excellence-award
Thank Your Teacher Today from Teaching
Do you have a favourite teacher? The one (or maybe more than one) who made the difference in your education? Perhaps it was a different approach to teaching (my grade six teacher, Mr. Zettle, helped me see that learning could … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/02/07/thank-your-teacher-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thank-your-teacher-today
Do you have a favourite teacher? The one (or maybe more than one) who made the difference in your education? Perhaps it was a different approach to teaching (my grade six teacher, Mr. Zettle, helped me see that learning could … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/02/07/thank-your-teacher-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thank-your-teacher-today
From our Educational Technologoy Experts: RecordMP3.org from Technology
From Ryan Green, Educational Technology Liaison, CTSI RecordMP3.org is a recently developed website that does just what its name implies; it allows anyone to record and distribute audio as an MP3. What makes this tool interesting is that it is … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/01/31/from-our-educational-technologoy-experts-recordmp3-org/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-our-educational-technologoy-experts-recordmp3-org
From Ryan Green, Educational Technology Liaison, CTSI RecordMP3.org is a recently developed website that does just what its name implies; it allows anyone to record and distribute audio as an MP3. What makes this tool interesting is that it is … Continue reading →
More info: http://blogs.ati.utoronto.ca/wordpress/ctsi/2012/01/31/from-our-educational-technologoy-experts-recordmp3-org/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-our-educational-technologoy-experts-recordmp3-org