Teaching and Learning Events, Workshops, Webinars, Drop-ins
The information below summarizes the teaching and learning-related events, workshops, webinars, and drop-ins at UofG, UG-H and Ridgetown Campuses. It is current as of June 2023. If you would like to update or add to this inventory of teaching and learning initiatives and activities, please complete this Qualtrics form or contact your College, Campus or Unit representative listed on this page. You are encouraged to contact your College, Campus or Unit representative for any clarification around what initiatives or activities are appropriate to add.
For information regarding the specific department or group offering the opportunities listed below, please see the PDF linked at the bottom of this page.
Brief Description | Timing | Restricted or Open | Contact |
Decolonizing the Humanities Workshop | May 2024 | Restricted to Faculty, collaboration with Equity and Anti-racism Office | To be added |
Brief Description | Timing | Restricted or Open | Contact |
COESP Day | Annual. Late April, early May | Focus on CBS, but open to all friends of CBS | Kerry Ritchie |
BioEd Grad student research award talk | Late March | Open to all | |
'Biology Education Exchange' (BEE) | Wednesdays. Aug 28, Sept 18, Oct 16, Nov 13, Dec 11 | Restricted to CBS to start. |
Brief Description | Timing | Restricted or Open | Contact |
Career Development Conference "Arts and Science Connections: A Deconstructed Conference about Career Possibilities.": Linking Career to Curriculum - Learn how to integrate career development education into the classroom and curriculum | Every fall and winter | Open to all | csahstle@uoguelph.ca |
Responding to Microaggressions in Teaching and Learning. Description: Have you ever witnessed a microaggression in a learning environment? Were you satisfied with the way you responded? In this practical, hands-on session, we will explore multiple ways of responding to microaggressions in virtual and in-person classrooms. By the end of this session, you will be able to adapt and apply a framework to help you confidently respond to microaggressions in multiple teaching and learning environments. | 11/22/2023, event for the 23/24 academic year; online | ||
Supporting Student Mental Wellness on Campus; Lessons from the Learning to Bounce and Thriving in Action programs Description: This event aims to provide valuable insights and strategies for supporting mental wellness among students. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn practical approaches to resilience-building and fostering a thriving environment for our campus community | April 10, 2024 from 1:00 - 2:30 pm, hybrid. |
Brief Description | Timing | Restricted or Open | Contact |
EdTech consultations | Available by appointment | Restricted to GH instructors and staff | Victoria Chen |
1:1 Gradescope and Courselink consultations | Available by appointment | To be added | |
Webinars: Mid-term and final exams check-in; Academic Integrity; EdTech tools | Fall and Winter semesters | Tabitha Mui, Victoria Chen | |
1:1 Consultations on integration of AI tools/platforms in the classroom and for assessments | Available by appointment, starting Fall 2023 | Open to faculty at any Guelph campus | To be added |
Brief Description | Timing | Restricted or Open | Contact |
Teaching and Learning Workshops: Lang offers 2-3 workshops on average every year related to current topics in T&L. Most recently we offered an AI in the classroom online webinar in March 2023 | Ongoing | Open to all unless there the faciliator has a cap. Note that that the session is tailored to business and management content | Jackie Hamilton |
Brief Description | Timing | Restricted or Open | Contact |
Faculty Writing Retreat | Annual May | Open to all | writing@uoguelph.ca |
Media Studio: Digital Literacy support, space, equipment and consultations | Ongoing | N/A |
Brief Description | Timing | Restricted or Open | Contact |
Academics Orientation Day | August 2024 | Restricted to Ridgetown and Clinton Campuses only | Ericka Gonzalez-Smith and Lynne Mitchell |
UGFA Unit 2 Teaching Conference, 2024 | 2024-04-26 to 2024-04-27 | Restricted to UGFA Unit 2 | Lezlie Cunningham |
Fall 2024 Semester Kickoff | 2024-08-28, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Restricted to Ridgetown and Clinton Campuses | To be added |
Brief Description | Timing | Restricted or Open | Contact |
Seminar Series – some seminars cover teaching / SoTL topics | Fall and Winter | Open to all | sesadmin@uoguelph.ca |
Discipline seminar series – some seminars cover teaching / SoTL topics in animal nutrition and genetics | Diana Rau |
Brief Description | Timing | Restricted or Open | Contact |
Workshops and webinar sessions on various topics including the effective use of educational technologies such as CourseLink, Web Conferencing Classrooms, and Gradescope. | Ongoing, programmed semesterly | Open to all | Webinars and Events - UofG OpenEd (uoguelph.ca) |
Brief Description | Timing | Restricted or Open | Contact |
Workshop on how to write mutilple choices questions | Ad hoc | Restricted to OVC | otl@uoguelph.ca |
Brief Description | Timing | Restricted or Open | Contact |
Workshops/Sessions for faculty and instructors on various topics including: Assessments, Course design, Learning Outcomes, Curriculum mapping, Generative AI, Emotional labour, Course delivery modes, Active learning, Inclusion and diversity, Facilitating discussions, Motivation, SoTL, Large Class sizes, Critical Reflection | Ad hoc, ongoing, as needed | Open to all | |
Teaching and Learning Innovations Conference | Annually | ||
New Faculty, Veterinarian, and Librarian Orientation | Annually, August | Restricted to New faculty, all disciplines | |
Get that Dossier Done | Paused | Restricted to Graduate students | |
Workshops for Graduate Student TAs | Fall 2024 | Restricted to Graduate students |
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