Reading Time: 2 minutesMany people associate Pride month with celebrating openly and with family as society in Canada has generally become more inclusive. For many newer immigrants Pride is something new, and coming out and celebrating can be very challenging. This year, Teaching & Learning invites you to consider how Pride intersects with other identities. For example, for many South Asian parents in...
Reading Time: 4 minutesUniversal Design for Learning (UDL) is about making course instruction, materials, and content accessible to everyone right from the start. By doing this you will reduce the need for later adjustments or special accommodations which can be time consuming. By using the ideas and tools from UDL to build flexibility and options into your courses, UDL ensures that everyone can...
Reading Time: 5 minutesBy Sara Kafashan and Lauren Spring Thinking about student parents Some of you may have combined studying and parenting and you know how many challenges that can bring! Many of you may worry about what having an occasional infant or child in the classroom will do to the effective learning environment you aspire to create. We have all gotten used...
Reading Time: 8 minutesHave you ever found yourself standing in front of a class, all eyes on you, as you click through your slides, or ask a provocative higher-order thinking question for students to reflect on, only to become suddenly, vividly, conscious of the fact that you’re teaching in a post-secondary institution? That these learners in front of you are looking to you...
