Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning

Start the upcoming academic year on the right foot with Teaching Days, Aug 20 – 22! Three days of interactive teaching development workshops.

Register for free: https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/programs-and-courses/series-and-events/teaching-days

Teaching Days 2024 Get inspired! Discover teaching practices to spark your students' curiosity, build your confidence and energize your classroom this fall.

Join us in person for a full day of learning and reflection on April 24 for A Day of Dialogue. Kicking off the 2024 Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, this entirely in-person event will have opportunities for networking interspersed with three incredible sessions that will energize and inspire your teaching and learning practice:

° Navigating the Tensions & Possibilities of Brave Work (with Dr. Jennifer MacDonald and Dr. Jennifer Markides)

° Dr. Shawna Cunningham and Dr. Malinda S. Smith, PhD, LLD (Hon): In Dialogue

° What is Q***r Pedagogy? Or, Stop Teaching Straight! (with Dr. Dawn Johnston, Dr. William Bridel, Dr. Derritt Mason, and Dr. Safaneh Neyshabouri)

Early bird pricing ends today — so don't delay!

https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/conference/keynotes

We've extended the deadline for early bird pricing to the 2024 Conference on Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, April 24 – 26.

Register now and join us for conversations on Courageous Practices — equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in post-secondary learning and teaching.

https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/conference

Congratulations to the 2023 University of Calgary Teaching Awards recipients! These people are dedicated to teaching and learning excellence across many different contexts, nominated by their peers and celebrated by our entire community. Thank you for your continued commitment to student learning and experience.

Explore these incredible stories of teaching and learning - and congrats again!

https://news.ucalgary.ca/news/honouring-educators-who-inspire-our-community

For academic staff at UCalgary, this is an opportunity to enhance approaches to teaching in blended and online learning contexts through an interactive and interdisciplinary online learning experience.

The course is offered as part of the Academic Staff Certificate in University Teaching and Learning. Register by Jan. 15, 2024.

https://rb.gy/omycsb

Are you a member of UCalgary’s academic staff? Join us for an online session Monday Jan. 22 exploring and discussing burnout. Dr. Kim Johnston, PhD and Dr. Astrid Kendrick, EdD will lead a presentation and discussion covering definitions and experiences of burnout, as well as explore practices to address burnout in the workplace.

Learn more, visit ucalgary.ca/mentalhealth/letstalk

Are you an academic staff member at UCalgary who is interested in volunteering to adjudicate with the University of Calgary Teaching and Learning Grants program? The adjudication process is strengthened by diverse perspectives from across the university community.

Apply to volunteer as an adjudicator by Jan. 15, 2024.
https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/grants/apply

Are you applying for a UCalgary Teaching and Learning Grant? Be sure to submit your application package before Jan. 15. Information about how to apply, support options, budgets and more can be found at the program home page.

https://rb.gy/kkipwq

The Teaching Assistant Readiness Program empowers graduate students at UCalgary to explore evidenced-based strategies and practical teaching and learning skills in an immersive 6-week online course. Apply by Jan. 16.

https://rb.gy/mx1b9d

If you’re part of the UCalgary community and interested in exploring ways to integrate undergraduate students’ perspectives on learning technology, be sure to attend the Jan. 8 Learning Technology Forum discussion at 10 a.m. over Zoom.

Learn more about Monday’s event and upcoming forum events by emailing the facilitator with a request to attend.

Communities and Forums This community of practice is a participant-driven online space dedicated to sharing experiences, strategies, and resources among academic staff and instructors who teach online large enrolment courses. The group was created to provide a space for community members to support one another through tea...

For academic staff at UCalgary, this is an opportunity to enhance approaches to teaching in blended and online learning contexts through an interactive and interdisciplinary online learning experience.

The course is offered as part of the Academic Staff Certificate in University Teaching and Learning. Register by Jan. 15, 2024.

https://rb.gy/omycsb