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September 2025

TA and Grad Student Workshop: Communication, Professionalism and Starting the Semester Strong

Join us for a dynamic workshop on communication and professionalism within your role as a TA. In this workshop, we will explore strategies and tools around effective communication and professionalism with your students, including email etiquette, meeting and interacting with students, and communication with the course instructor. We will also discuss strategies to start the semester strong, including what you can do in the first few weeks of the semester to introduce yourself to students, get to know your students, and create a supportive, positive, and inclusive classroom environment.

TA and Grad Student Workshop: Effective and Efficient Grading Practices

Join us for an engaging and interactive workshop designed specifically for new teaching assistants. Discover practical strategies to streamline your grading process while providing impactful feedback that fosters student growth. Explore how to create and utilize rubrics effectively, ensuring fair and consistent assessment of students' work. This workshop offers essential tools and insights to enhance your grading efficiency and support your teaching journey from the start. Learning Outcomes

TA and Grad Student Workshop: Giving Students Feedback on Assignments

This workshop offers graduate students’ invaluable insights into providing effective feedback on assignments, enhancing their teaching skills and fostering student success. Participants gain practical strategies for delivering constructive feedback that promotes learning and growth. In this workshop grad instructors begin to develop proficiency in providing meaningful feedback to learners that also helps create a supportive learning environment and fosters student engagement. Learning Outcomes

TA and Grad Student Workshop: Leading and Facilitating Discussions

Join us for an enriching workshop designed to empower graduate students with essential tools for navigating classroom conflicts with professionalism and empathy. Explore strategies to foster a safe and inclusive learning environment that enhances student engagement and belonging. We will discuss effective approaches to manage conflicts that may arise in the classroom. Discover methods to create a supportive environment where every student feels valued. Learning Outcomes By the end of this workshop, successful participants should be able to:

TA and Grad Student Workshop: Effective Lesson Planning for Labs and Seminars

Have you ever attended a seminar, tutorial or lab and didn't feel prepared on what to teach your students that day? Well then, this workshop is perfect for you to acquire the essential skills needed to deliver an organized and effective lesson to your students. You will be introduced to a lesson plan based on the BOPPPS lesson planning model and that aligns, learning outcomes with assessments and classroom activities. Through this framework you will make effective and efficient use of time and enhance student learning. Learning Outcomes

TA and Grad Student Workshop: International TA’s, a Panel Discussion

Join us for a discussion on being an international TA and the unique experiences of teaching and learning in the Canada context. Hear from your colleagues about how they navigate teaching and assessing undergraduate students in Canada. Panelists share their stories and the strategies they use. This is the time to ask these experienced TA’s your questions or anticipated challenges for your new TA position. Learning Outcomes By the end of this discussion, participants should be able to:

Fall 2025 Book Club - Teaching Where You Are (first meeting)

During the Fall 2025 semester, the OTL Book Club will discuss Teaching Where You Are: Weaving Indigenous and Slow Principles and Pedagogies (Leddy & Miller, 2023). The book club is open to all University of Guelph, University of Guelph-Humber, and Ridgetown faculty, staff, instructors, teaching assistants, and graduate students. 
Poster for a workshop “Leveraging AI for Teaching: Creating Activities, Lectures, and Course Materials.” Background image shows students walking in front of Johnston Hall at the University of Guelph. Text invites participants to explore and experiment with generative AI tools to develop lecture content and design active learning activities. Hosted by the Office of Teaching and Learning, University of Guelph. Event details: September 23, 2025, from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM on Teams. Registration by September 22

Leveraging AI for Teaching: Creating Activities, Lectures, and Course Materials

This interactive, hands-on session invites instructors to explore and experiment with generative AI tools in a supportive, low-stakes environment. Through guided activities and demonstrations, participants will critically and creatively examine how generative AI can be used to develop lecture content, design active learning experiences, and support both teaching and student learning. The session will include opportunities for discussion and sharing, helping participants build confidence and curiosity in integrating AI into their own teaching practices.
The left side has a white background with bold black and red text reading: "AI in Teaching and Learning Community of Practice Fall 2025 Register today!" Below, smaller text notes it is co-hosted by the McLaughlin Library and the Office of Teaching and Learning. The right side features a colorful image of a laptop on top of a tall stack of books. The laptop screen displays a glowing lightbulb over a digital world map with network connections, symbolizing innovation and global knowledge-sharing.

Sewehia:rak: We Remember

She:kon! Hello! OTL will be hosting a memorial event for National Truth and Reconciliation Day on September 30th, 2025, from 1:00-2:00pm beside the front entrance of Johnston Hall on the University of Guelph campus. Sewehia:rak: We Remember is an opportunity for members of the UofG community to name and learn more about the countless victims, and survivors of the Canadian Indian Residential Boarding Schools (IRS).