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This message is intended for all staff members of the OVPA & CELT
and is for internal communication purposes.
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CELT Digest: What’s Happening in May |
With May a few days away, it’s a busy time at the CELT. Read on to get your inside scoop on what’s new and coming up this month.
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Indigenous Pedagogies & Curriculum webpage is live! |
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We’re happy
to announce the launch of the Indigenous Pedagogies & Curriculum webpages on the CELT site. These pages provide an introduction to Indigenous pedagogies and further information on how faculty, contract lecturers and staff can connect with Quill Christie-Peters, the Educational Developer in Indigenous Pedagogy and Curriculum at TMU. Please share this new page across your networks!
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Conference staff needed - sign up today! |
We still need day-of staff for this year's Learning and Teaching conference, on Tuesday May 20, 2025. All members of the CELT team are encouraged to sign up for a role. Plus, make sure to register if you haven’t already done so.
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Prof. Nicole Campbell (upper left) in a screenshot with participants from the 3M Teaching Fellows Session.
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Teaching Fellows Session with Prof. Nicole Campbell (2024 3M National Teaching Fellow)
Thank you to Prof. Nicole Campbell (UWO) for sharing with the CELT's Teaching Fellows her journey to becoming a 3M National Teaching Fellow. Prof. Campbell shared insights into educational leadership and thoughtful advice for aspiring nominees.
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Dr. Rupa Banerjee is addressing systemic discrimination and workers' rights with innovative methods like Live Actor Simulation, enhancing students' problem-solving and emotional resilience, preparing them for workplace challenges and promoting inclusivity. Learn more about her important work in the EL Hub Instructor Spotlight.
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CELT Teaching Fellow Yukari Seko's recent publication highlights an innovative body mapping assignment that invites students to explore health, illness, and disability
through arts-informed, embodied storytelling. By centering the body and using fictional characters, the assignment deepens students’ critical understanding of health communication and its relationship to systemic inequities.
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Dr. Aniket Hooda, emergency physician and education lead at Etobicoke General Hospital, reflects on the unique challenges and rewards of teaching in the fast-paced world of emergency medicine.
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You've already met, but let me introduce you to Kelly Flinn! |
We are luck enough to have Kelly Flinn (she/her) join us until July. She is a researcher, writer, and administrator who has worked in multiple capacities at Toronto Metropolitan University since 2022. Most recently, she worked as the project coordinator for the community-engaged Enabling Accessible Healthcare Delivery project with the School of Disability Studies.
Kelly brings a strong commitment to fostering accessibility, diversity, criticality, and engaged communities to her professional endeavours. She holds a BA and MA in History from the University of New Brunswick, where she focused on social movement arts and culture. During her doctoral studies in Social and Political Thought at York University, she wrote and presented on the social and economic conditions of Canadian visual artists.
Kelly has developed a strong admiration for the Centre and its talented team while working with the Executive Director, Esther Ignagni, since July 2024. She is thrilled to join CELT as the Conference and Communications Coordinator and looks forward to working more closely with many of you as we prepare for the Learning and Teaching Conference!
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Are you struggling to figure out how to dress for days with 20 degree temperature shifts? You’re not alone! FMD reminds us that our building heating and cooling systems are facing a similar challenges. Read their message to learn more. In summary, stay layered, folks!
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Date: Monday, May 05, 2025
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Gould Street (between Bond St. and Church St.) and Kerr Hall Quad (43 Gerrard St. East)
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This year at TMU, we are commemorating this day by having our second annual outdoor Red Dress Exhibit | Msko-mjigoodenh Zhinoomaagewin. The exhibit will be a visible reminder, bringing forth awareness of the targeted gendered and racialized crimes against the
Indigenous Peoples.
Members of the CELT/OVPA team are encouraged to attend the Red Dress Day Gathering Circle from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. in the Kerr Hall Quad.
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Date: May 09, 2025
Time: 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: 288 Church Street, room 707/709
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The Office of Social Innovation will present a Transformation Cafe exploring the intersection of disability, death, and access to housing on May 9th, as part of TMU’s School of Interior Design’s housed…[un]housed…[re]housed symposium.
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Date: June 04, 2025
Time: 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Location: Sheldon & Tracy Levy Student Learning Centre (SLC), 8th Floor, 341 Yonge St
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Join the Office of the Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion, in collaboration with the Community Building Working Group, to welcome Adam Kahane, co-founder of Reos Partners and best-selling author of Collaborating with the Enemy to Toronto
Metropolitan University (TMU).
Adam will join us to launch his latest book Everyday Habits for Transforming Systems: The Catalytic Power of Radical Engagement and engage in a thought provoking discussion on systems change and navigating conflict.
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Date: Tuesday, April 29 (recurring every other Tuesday)
Time: 1 - 2 p.m.
Location: CELT Kitchen
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Got a craving for crochet? A need for needlepoint? Looking for knitting knowledge? Blown away by beading? Whether you are interested in crafting or just like hanging out with those who do, you should come to craft club, every second Tuesday 1 - 2p.m. in the
CELT kitchen. Bring your projects and craft with colleagues this upcoming Tuesday, April 29!
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