Upcoming from the Teaching & Learning Centre | Academic Newsletter | Seneca Polytechnic

in the September 2019 issue

The Teaching & Learning Centre is offering a variety of upcoming learning opportunities: courses, online modules, and our conference. We have two new series: the Science of Learning and Nutshells.

Visit the Teaching & Learning Centre’s calendar for more details on all our upcoming workshops, courses, and events.

Courses

Teaching Unique Diverse Learners (UDL)
This course will explore our Unique, Diverse Learners and the principles of UDL (Universal Design for Learning). Participants will examine a course they currently teach and take some first steps into incorporating UDL into their teaching practice.

Starts September 16
Delivery mode: online
Duration: four weeks

Promoting a Culture of Academic Integrity
Learn strategies to make cheating/plagiarism less worthwhile to students as well as improve student learning. This course discusses creating class environments that support ethical choices, activities that promote awareness of what is and isn’t an academic integrity offence, and assignments designed to reduce academic integrity offences.

Starts September 18
Delivery mode: face-to-face
Duration: four sessions

Teaching with Technology 1
This course is about how to effectively use My.Seneca in your classroom for teaching and assessing.

Starts September 24
Delivery mode: hybrid
Duration: four weeks

Assessment and Feedback
This course is on creating authentic and effective assessments and providing feedback to students.

Starts September 30
Delivery mode: online
Duration: four weeks

Introduction to Teaching Hybrid and Online
This course will prepare participants to design a hybrid module from start to finish. Mixed-mode lesson planning, learning strategies geared towards both face-to-face and online delivery, and assessment strategies will be discussed.

Starts October 1
Delivery mode: online
Duration: six weeks

Teaching with Technology 2
This course addresses more advanced features of My.Seneca; it also introduces additional external tools.

Starts on October 3
Delivery mode: hybrid
Duration: four weeks

Micro-Teaching Sessions
This two-day course focuses on instructional strategies, design thinking, and student engagement.

October 22 and 23
Delivery mode: face-to-face
Duration: two days

Online Modules

The Teaching & Learning Centre has developed online modules to support faculty. Some of the self-paced tutorials are part of the Micro-credentials at Seneca system; the My.Seneca support modules provide assistance for common tools in My.Seneca.

Self-Paced Tutorials

• Learn@Seneca Essentials 
• Classroom Essentials 
• Academic Integrity Policy module for faculty and instructors on the website
• Degree-Level Teaching modules on the website

Learn@Seneca Support

• Learn@Seneca Grade Centre
• Learn@Seneca SafeAssign Tool
• Learn@Seneca Groups Tool

Everyone is welcome to use the links above and work their way through the modules.

Conference

The next Teaching & Learning Day will be on Monday, October 21, 2019 at Newnham Campus. More details will be posted to the Teaching & Learning Day website as they become available.

Get involved: the Call for Proposals is now open. We are looking for sessions that engage the audience in interactive activities and discussions.

New Series

The Science of Learning series
Starting September 26, we will be running a series of four workshops – two webinars and two online modules – which provide an introduction to the Science of Learning and how you can apply it in the classroom. The series will pull insights from prominent researchers in the field such as Robert Bjork, Daniel Willingham, and Dylan Wiliam. We will also build on pertinent concepts presented by keynote speakers Joe Kim, Yana Weinstein, and Andrea Buccholz (from previous Teaching & Learning Centre conferences and events*). Participants will reflect on how research in memory and learning might inform their practice, and how we might help students adopt more effective learning strategies.

*To view the keynote presentations from previous Teaching & Learning Centre Events, visit the Teaching & Learning Centre website.

In a Nutshell
The Teaching & Learning Centre is excited to offer a new series. Nutshells are snack-sized bites of learning formatted as self-paced and focused online modules on topics of interest to all faculty. Each module will be accessible on Wednesdays at noon, starting on September 11. New modules are introduced every Wednesday for 12 weeks. Each of the interactive modules will take less than 30 minutes to complete and will provide ready-to-use strategies in your classrooms.

The list of topics include:

1. Learning Outcomes
2. Student Engagement
3. Formative Assessments
4. Facilitation Skills
5. Classroom Management
6. Academic Integrity
7. UDL/Accessibility
8. Teaching Online
9. Using Technology Effectively
10. Teaching International Students
11. Supporting Mental Well-being of Students
12. Learning Science

For more information on how to join in, please visit The Teaching & Learning Centre website: Teaching & Learning Centre Nutshells.

View the September 2019 issue of the Academic Newsletter.