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.

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Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning Community of Practice (first meeting)

The University of Guelph invites educators from all three campuses to join a monthly community focused on artificial intelligence in teaching and learning. This group creates space for honest conversations about AI's impact on education, welcoming perspectives from enthusiasts to skeptics. Open to faculty, sessional instructors, teaching assistants, and staff, the community addresses real classroom challenges through peer learning and practical problem-solving. Participants can share materials, discuss assignment redesign, explore academic integrity questions, and learn what...
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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). The IRS system was the result of an assimilation policy enacted and funded by the Canadian Government from the late 1800’s to 1997. An estimated...
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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...
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...