Last updated: December 16, 2022

The following Winter 2023 topics and featured resources aim to help with your instructional needs, and were selected based on instructor feedback from our Fall 2022 Instructor Survey.

We also invite you to participate in any of our Instructor Series webinars, hosted by instructors for instructors on innovative approaches to teaching. Recordings of previous sessions are also available to view.

Or attend webinars in our Learning Technology Series to get assistance with the effective use technology in your teaching.

Additional resources for instructors are always available through our Instructional Resources Site, and Technology Resources Site.

Looking for a specific service? Explore our Service Guide for Instructors.

For Instructors

Syllabus resources

• Syllabus
• Accommodation statement
• Content warnings
• Graphic syllabus (Fall 2022 Instructor Series recording)
• Syllabus: The Remarkable, Unremarkable Document that Changes Everything (Winter 2023 CITL Book Study selection)

Instructional strategies

• Remote instruction
• Flexible instructional strategies
• Engagement in large classes:
  • Classroom management
  • Student communication
  • Creating community in remote courses
• Wireless classroom collaboration (on-campus teaching)
• Active learning strategies
• Alternatives to lecturing
• Maximizing instructional time with students
  • Managing workloads and communication
  • Flipped classroom

Feedback

• Learner-centred feedback
• Student feedback on their learning experience

Content creation

• Recording your own lecture content
• Accessible education resources
• Creating interactive content
• Animated video presentations

Grading and assessment

• Grades Tool (i.e. Gradebook)
• Ungrading: A professor's perspective (Fall 2022 Instructor Series recording)
• High stakes and low stakes assessments
• Open book assessments
• Video assignments
• Peer review

Accessibility

• Universal design for learning
• Accessible education resources

Equity and inclusion

• Classroom management
• What do diverse students want you to know? (2021 conference recording)
• What do students want instructors to know? (2022 conference recording)
• Relationships and storytelling: Graduate students' efforts toward inclusive, decolonized teaching (2022 conference recording)
• Cultural humility (Spring 2022 Instructor Series recording)

For your Students

The Academic Success Centre has a growing library of learning skills resources that can help guide students from the first day of class to the last day of the semester, and beyond. Here are some resources that you can share to help them have a successful semester.

Reading skills and taking notes

• Critical reading towards critical writing [University of Toronto]
• SQ4R reading strategy
• Note-taking techniques [Dr. Amanda Bittner, Memorial University]
• Top 5 note-taking systems [California Polytechnic State University]

Managing Time

• Understanding your syllabus
• Planning your semester
• Overcoming procrastination

Developing a routine

• Study spaces on campus
• Creating an at-home study space
• Online learning strategies

Staying connected

• Communicating with instructors
• Study groups & group work
• Academic help centres

Learning with Brightspace

• Brightspace: Getting started
• Brightspace guides
• CITL Student Resources

Tackling assessments

• Exam strategies
• Presentions like a pro
• Bounce back for success

Other resources to help students:

• CITL Support Centre
• Navigate
• Student Life – ASK