Workshops and Events

The Office of Teaching and Learning offers workshops, webinars and other events designed to enhance and deepen pedagogical appreciation for instructional design, student learning, and scholarly inquiry.  Current events are listed below, please sign up using the register button.

graphic for a workshop titled 'What Can AI Do With Your Assessment? (And What to Do Next).' Background shows students walking on a campus with a large clock tower building. Text below reads: 'Join us to test your own course assessments in AI tools to see what students could generate, and explore practical next steps.' Event details: U of G Office of Teaching and Learning, October 29, 2025, 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM on Teams.

What Can AI Do With Your Assessment? (and what to do next)

Generative AI tools are increasingly capable of producing student-like responses to course assignments. But what does that mean for your teaching and assessment practices? In this interactive session, you’ll test one or more of your own course assessments in different AI tools to see what students might be able to generate. Together, we’ll reflect on what we find, discuss the limitations and strengths of AI-generated work, and explore practical next steps—whether you’re mid-semester and unable to change an assignment, or looking ahead to redesign for future terms. You’ll leave with...
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Graphic for the Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW), held November 10–14, 2025, hosted by the University of Guelph Office of Teaching and Learning. The top half shows the ISW Network logo and event details on a light background. The bottom half features two people placing colorful sticky notes on a wall during a collaborative workshop activity.

Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW)

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The Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW) is a five-day long program from November 10-14, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM each day. The primary goal of the FDW is to train individuals to facilitate the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW). ISW activities form the nucleus of the FDW as participants develop new knowledge and techniques for facilitating group development and group feedback, explore formative evaluation techniques, refine their own teaching approaches, and receive feedback on their own teaching and facilitation skills. As with the ISW, the FDW is a peer-based model providing...
Promotional graphic for the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW), hosted by the Office of Teaching and Learning at the University of Guelph. The text reads: "Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW), December 5, 12, & 19." The ISW logo is shown in the top right. Below, a photo shows two people working with colorful sticky notes arranged on a wall.

Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW)

This Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is a three-day, in-person intensive workshop. This ISW runs on December 5, 12, and 19, from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM each day. Due to the nature of this workshop, each person is expected to commit to be on time and stay for the full day's activities.   The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is offered within a small group setting (four to six participants per small group) and is designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness of...
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Banner for the Program (Re)Design Institute, held December 9 & 11, 2025. The background shows the University of Guelph campus with trees, walkways, and buildings. Logos at the bottom represent the U of G Office of Quality Assurance, Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, and Office of Teaching and Learning.

Program (Re)Design Institute - Day 1

The Program (Re)Design Institute (PRDI) takes place on December 9 & 11, 2025, in-person on the University of Guelph main campus.  The Program (Re)Design Institute (PRDI) is an intensive, two-day program designed to support faculty and staff in designing or modifying new undergraduate or graduate degree or diploma programs. The PRDI intentionally integrates curriculum design principles with governance approval requirements. Through a series of interactive sessions, consultations with campus experts, and structured writing blocks, participants will work through...