Faculty Learning Hub

October 8, 2024

Mental Health: The Bigger Picture.

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe United Nations has declared Oct 10th World Mental Health Day. Throughout the month of October each year, the UN encourages industries and organizations across...

Categories Accessible Learning/Communicating With Students/Teaching/Theory and Practice

October 1, 2024

Smart Solutions: Authentic Assessment for GenAI-Era Academic Integrity

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe rise of generative Artificial Intelligence (genAI) in education has brought significant benefits, but it sometimes poses challenges to academic integrity. Traditional assessments are increasingly...

Categories Academic Integrity/AI and Assessment

September 26, 2024

STEM, AI, and You

Reading Time: 5 minutesWhere are you in your journey to bring the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into your STEM-related teaching? And how will AI impact your teaching...

Categories Active Learning and Engagement/AI and Learning/AI and Teaching/Artificial Intelligence/Teaching

September 24, 2024

Beyond Assumptions: Leveraging SoTL Research and Quality Improvement Feedback for Evidence of Student Learning

Reading Time: 4 minutesPhoto by fauxels Have you ever found yourself wondering if your students are truly understanding and learning what you’re teaching?   While assessments can be reliable...

Categories Teaching

September 4, 2024

Faculty Ideas for Teaching with the GenAI Toolkit

Reading Time: 6 minutesGet some ideas for using the Generative AI Toolkit for Students in active learning ideas, suggested by faculty.

Categories AI and Teaching

September 3, 2024

Student Reference Requests

Reading Time: 8 minutesHave you ever been approached by a student requesting that you serve as a professional or academic reference for them?   If so, you may...

Categories Teaching

August 29, 2024

Giving Student Feedback Using an Inquiry Approach

Reading Time: 4 minutesStudents rely on feedback – whether qualitative, quantitative, or both; from peers, from you, or both – to understand how they performed on an assessment...

Categories Assessing Learning/Giving Feedback/Student Focused Assessment

August 27, 2024

Introduction to Planning Courses 

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Teaching and Learning 5-part learning series on planning and developing courses, developed in collaboration with Curriculum Planning & Operations and the Online Learning Centre, will be offered again in Fall 2024.

Categories Lesson and Course Planning

August 20, 2024

Where is the Wonder?

Reading Time: 6 minutesThink back to your educational experience when you attended elementary and high school, especially around the questions you were given for your learning. Likely, these...

Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Teaching/Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

August 14, 2024

Heterogeneity – the Reality of Diversity in our Classrooms

Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Dr. Nasreen Sultana, Teaching and Learning Classroom heterogeneity refers to how students differ in age, gender, cultural and social backgrounds, and learning environments and...

Categories Diverse Identities/Diversity/Teaching