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Register for the 3M National Teaching Fellows Seminar Series: Dr. Kai-Yu Wang |
Designing AI-Ready Courses: A Practical Framework for Integrating GenAI into Experiential Learning |
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Monday, March 23, 2026
10 - 11:30 a.m.
Virtual Online and In Person at 288 Church Street, (DCC building), room 707/709 |
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Join the CELT’s 3M National Teaching Fellows Seminar Series, featuring Dr. Kai-Yu Wang, an award-winning educator from Brock University's Goodman School of Business and 3M National Teaching Fellow. Dr. Wang will share a practical, proven framework for designing AI-ready courses, one that blends experiential learning with responsible AI use. From client-based projects to innovative layered assignments, you'll gain strategies and a clear path forward for teaching effectively in an AI-enabled classroom.
This is a hybrid event; we welcome you to join us in person or online.
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New Funding Opportunity: Digitally Enhanced Learning Partnership Grants |
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The Digitally Enhanced Learning (DEL) Partnership Grants support faculty in developing high-quality, digitally-enhanced learning experiences through sustained collaboration with the Digital Learning (DL) team at CELT.
Learn more on our website and at our information session on Wednesday, March 18. The first stage of applications is due on Monday, April 6, 2026.
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| Learn more and register for the info session |
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Registration now open for Learning & Teaching Conference, and IT Conference 2026 |
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Joint registration for this year’s TMU Learning & Teaching Conference and the TMU IT Conference is now open. Details about programming and scheduling will be made available closer to the conference dates.
Following a successful collaboration in 2025, TMU’s annual Learning and Teaching Conference and IT Conference are partnering once again to explore and strengthen the many points of connection between TMU’s academic teaching and information technology communities.
The Learning and Teaching Conference will occur in-person on TMU’s campus between May 11 and 12. Pre-conference events will be held on May 11, while May 12 will offer a full day of programming including lunch and community building opportunities.
The IT Conference will be held in-person on TMU’s campus on May 13, while May 14 sessions will take place virtually and will include the conference’s cybersecurity track.
Registration will remain open until May 5, 2026 at 5 p.m. |
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Now Accepting Nominations for the 2026 Academic Assistant Awards |
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The CELT is pleased to announce the 2026 Academic Assistant (AA) Awards, recognizing exceptional AA who have made a meaningful impact on student learning. We invite you to nominate an AA who has demonstrated excellence in community building, enhancing the student experience, equity and inclusion, and professional development. Each year, up to five prizes of $500 are awarded.
The nomination package must be submitted to the University Award Nomination Panel by 11:59 p.m. on May 31st, 2026.
Learn more at the upcoming AA Awards virtual information session.
Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Time: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. |
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Funding Opportunity: CEWIL Canada iHUB 2026 Call for Proposals now open! |
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CEWIL Canada's iHUB is now accepting applications for its 2026 grant cycle, offering up to $2,000 per student for work-integrated learning (WIL) projects that improve student access, leverage technology, and strengthen industry partnerships. Round 1 proposals are due March 18, 2026 (project activities: May 1-Dec 31, 2026). A potential Round 2 call may open in May 2026. Attend an info session or drop-in office hours via the CEWIL Canada iHUB website to learn more. For support connecting this to your work, contact the Experiential Learning Hub at experiential@torontomu.ca. |
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OCUFA Deadline March 6, 2026 |
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Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) is calling for nominations for the 2025-2026 Teaching and Academic Librarianship Awards. For more information, please visit the OCUFA website Awards section. |
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Project, Tools & Resources |
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Apply for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Retreat |
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The Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) invites faculty to apply for the inaugural Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Retreat, June 1-2, 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. Participants will engage in expert consultations, guided project development (from ideation to methodology and dissemination), collaborative seminars with SoTL-engaged colleagues, and focused time for independent writing, planning, and analysis. Space is limited!
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| Learn more and apply for the SoTL Retreat |
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New Podagogies: Teaching Equity through Critical Hope with Dr. Leanne Taylor |
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In this episode of Podagogies, Dr. Leanne Taylor shares how she teaches required equity-focused courses in spaces where resistance is real, and learning is sometimes hard-earned. She reflects on how critical hope shapes her approach to course design, assessment, emotional labour, and institutional change. From building classroom community to moving beyond traditional essays, this conversation explores how teaching equity through critical hope means holding space for discomfort, sustaining possibility, and playing the long game of change.
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Active Learning Classroom Call for Applications: Spring/Summer 2026 |
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TMU's Active Learning Classroom (ALC) is available for Spring/Summer 2026 teaching.
The deadline to submit a request is March 31, 2026.
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| Learn more and apply to use the ALC |
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SoTL Video - The Pedagogy Project: Clarifying Learning Through Lecture Breaks |
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Daryll Wilson is a PhD student in Psychology and a Graduate Educational Developer at the CELT. As part of the 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) program, Daryll recently showcased his Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) research on clarifying learning through lecture breaks. |
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CELT's Teaching Development and Digital Learning team invites you to check out their new blog, The Learning Curve. The blog provides a forum for practical and reflective conversations on learning and teaching in higher education, engaging our campus community in discussions that foster pedagogical excellence and enhance the student experience. |
| Read The Learning Curve Blog |
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Open Education Week: March 2 - 6, 2026
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Open Education Week is a yearly international event that unites educators, students, librarians, and open education advocates to exchange ideas, showcase effective initiatives, and strengthen global networks. CELT is collaborating with TMU Libraries to deliver learning events throughout the week: |
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Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Time: 12 - 2.p.m.
Location: Online |
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In this workshop, explore the various tools and options available to help you build open-access works that can be shared and remixed by others. Learn about copyright and licensing to find resources that you can use for free! |
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Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026
Time: 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Online
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Join medical education expert Dr. Teresa Chan, Dean & Vice President, School of Medicine, Toronto Metropolitan University to discuss the topic of OER and Medical Education. This one- hour Keynote session with Dr. Chan will be followed by a short 30 minute panel discussion with TMU students involved with creating OER.
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Date: Friday, March 6, 2026
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Online
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In this one-hour session, we will answer all of your OER-related questions, including:
What are open educational resources? Where can you find them? How can you use them in your studies and classroom? How can you create them at TMU? |
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Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Time: 10 - 11:30 a.m.
Location: CUI-219 - 44 Gerrard St E. |
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Join the Experiential Learning Hub for this collaborative conversation to share challenges, explore innovative and budget-friendly recognition strategies, and learn what other programs and departments are doing to acknowledge community and industry partners essential to experiential learning. Whether you have ideas to contribute or are looking for inspiration, this is your opportunity to connect with colleagues and shape meaningful ways to honour the partners who make TMU students' experiential learning experiences possible. |
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Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026
Time: 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Doors and lunch at 11:30 a.m.
Location: 288 Church Street, (DCC building), room 707/709 |
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You are invited to this rescheduled Transformation Café event, Practice of Community Care on Campus, on March 5 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Featuring disability justice scholar and care collective organizer, Dr. Loree Erickson, and collective care artist–researcher and TMU ComCult alum, L. Morris, this conversation and workshop will take up how we care for one another in university.
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Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Time: 3 - 4 p.m.
Location: DCC 713
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Hosted by CELT, the Teaching Café is a monthly, in-person drop-in space for faculty and CUPE instructors to connect, share, and learn from one another. Each session offers an informal and supportive environment to discuss teaching challenges, exchange ideas, and hear how colleagues are approaching their courses. |
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