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Teaching with Treaties and Reconciliation:
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Date: Monday, November 2, 2026
Time: 11 a.m–12:30 p.m. EST
Location: In person, POD 250, 350 Victoria St.
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The Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching is working with the Indigenous Education and Treaties Recognition Week Organizing Committee to host a Teaching Treaties Roundtable during Treaties Recognition Week. Treaty Recognition Week was brought forward at TMU through the work of the Indigenous Education Council.
Through dialogue, the roundtable participants will share their journeys of bringing treaty education, treaty recognition and the TRC calls to action to their teaching. Featured faculty include
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Jennifer Orange, Interim Associate Dean, Academic, Lincoln Alexander School of Law,
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Samantha Craig, Acting Assistant Professor, Lincoln Alexander School of Law,
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Kathryn Underwood, Professor, School of Early Childhood Studies, and
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Nicole Ineese-Nash, School of Early Childhood Studies.
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Dr. Alyssa Counsell receives prestigious OCUFA Teaching and Academic Librarianship Award! |
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Enrol in the Course Design Retreat |
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CELT will be holding another session of the Course Design Retreat (CDR) on October 14 and 15, 2026. The CDR will help you design a new course (or redesign elements of an existing course) to better meet the outcomes and objectives of your teaching. The CDR is also required for completing the Excellence in Teaching Program.
In a change from previous years, all TFA and LTF faculty are eligible for this workshop, but space is limited. If we are over-enrolled, we will give priority to registrants who have made substantial progress through the Excellence in Teaching Program (ETP). |
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Register for the SoTL Retreat |
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CELT invites faculty to register for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Retreat, November 23–24, 2026 (10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), hosted in-person at TMU. This two-day retreat offers dedicated time and structured support to develop, refine, or advance SoTL projects focused on the systematic study of student learning. With many CELT grant deadlines coming up, this is a great opportunity to refine project ideas through expert consultations, guided project development, collaborative seminars with SoTL-engaged colleagues, and focused time for independent writing, planning, and analysis. Space is limited!
The registration deadline is Monday, November 2, 2026. |
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Live Actor Simulator Grant |
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For over 30 years, LAS has partnered with educators to design authentic, actor-led simulations that build learners’ confidence and professional skills.
LAS grants cover a collaborative design process with the LAS Writer/Trainer team to develop a new simulation for your teaching or assessment needs. Through last year’s inaugural LAS grant program, LAS partnered with faculty, instructors, and staff across Nutrition, Psychology, Social Work, the Career, Co-op & Student Success Centre, The Chang School, and TMU’s Library to create new, innovative, simulation-based learning experiences.
Do you have a course, workshop, or training session that could benefit from simulation? Don't miss your chance to bring simulation-based learning to life!
Applications close Monday, October 19, 2026.
Questions? Email las@torontomu.ca, we're happy to help. |
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More Upcoming CELT Grant Opportunities |
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Project, Tools & Resources |
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Podagogies Presents: Engaging Students Through Writing with Professor Hoa Nguyen |
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Podagogies returns with a new episode diving into exploring language and literature through active learning with Professor and poet Hoa Nguyen. In a time focused on efficiency and technological innovation, Nguyen's playful approach highlights how the classroom can be transformed into a laboratory for human, holistic experiences.
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New on The Learning Curve blog |
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Carol Ducharme, Education Developer, Indigenous Pedagogies and Curriculum highlights a helpful resource to support educators in the difficult work of addressing a concerning trend of Canadian Residential School denialism. |
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Educational Developer Jacky Deng answers common questions regarding Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and research ethics, from the importance of considering ethics to recommendations for preparing a strong research ethics application. |
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Do you want more question variety in paper assessments? You can now grade handwritten responses directly in Akindi, allowing you to add short answer questions, diagrams, and more to your bubble sheets assessments. |
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Are you looking to strengthen academic integrity? You can now require in-person Brightspace quizzes to be completed in a single, uninterrupted login session. |
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Date: Monday, October 5, 2026
Time: 12–1:30 p.m.
Location: The Catalyst at The Creative School (80 Gould St.) |
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This Transformation Cafe takes place in collaboration between Community Wellbeing, The Office of Social Innovation, and The Centre for Studies in Food Security to bring together vibrant mutual aid groups across TMU campus and beyond. The panelists will share their unique efforts to address student food insecurity. Join us for some refreshments and discussion around what we can do to make sure no student goes hungry. |
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Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Time: 12:30–2 p.m.
Location: CUI 219 |
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Improv for Educators is a series of 3 in person workshops designed to help participants enhance their presentation skills and grow more confident responding to unexpected (sometimes "charged") situations in the classroom. |
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Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Location: The Creative School Chrysalis (43 Gerrard St E)
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Watch the award-winning Indigenous documentary that explores the story behind one of the most recognizable Indigenous memes in contemporary social media. Presented by Community Wellbeing and the Indigenous Education Council in association with The Creative School Chrysalis.
Organizers have requested support from volunteer ushers. Sign up to volunteer. |
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Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Time: 12–1 p.m.
Location: SHE 676 (99 Gerrard St. E., 6th floor) |
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This talk examines how doctors and patients distinguish between normal and pathological events in epilepsy. Dr. Megh Marathe will show that both events take what she calls an expedient approach to classification, weighing the risks and benefits of labeling an event as a seizure. By engaging in expedient classification, doctors and patients bend formal classification schemes to suit the complex realities of people’s lives. |
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Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
Time: 10–11 a.m.
Location: Virtual
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In this workshop, you will learn how to reflect meaningfully on your teaching, gather evidence of your teaching skills, and craft a compelling document that will highlight what is distinctive about your classes. |
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Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Time: 12:30–2 p.m.
Location: Virtual
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This session shares strategies for gathering feedback on teaching approaches. We will discuss ideas for documenting evidence of teaching and learning successes that move beyond student feedback.
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Even More Workshops & Events |
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Don’t miss these events happening later in the month, and beyond! Register on the CELT website.
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