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<div class="field__item">We are at a research-based university 鈥� we should be looking at our teaching through the same lens, using evidence-based methods to improve," says Lecturer Andrea Williams </div>
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The 9th Annual Teaching & Learning Symposiumon November 3 is an opportunity to share experience, insight and research with colleagues on the changing roles and contexts of teaching at the 重口味SM, organizers say.</p>
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鈥淭he role that teaching plays in the quality of our students鈥� learning experiences at the 重口味SM has never been more critical,鈥� says <strong>Carol Rolheiser</strong>, director of the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI). </p>
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鈥淎ll of us who are teachers at the 重口味SM care about being ahead of the curve, and often leading the way.鈥� </p>
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An all-day event for U of T instructors, staff and librarians, the symposium 鈥渙ffers new opportunities to redesign curriculum, enhance instruction and assessment, and consider the enabling role of academic technologies,鈥� Rolheiser says.</p>
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It will feature a keynote address from President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong>, and a special 鈥淲elcome to My Classroom鈥� session from one of this year鈥檚 President鈥檚 Teaching Award recipients, <strong>Don Boyes</strong>, from the department of geography. </p>
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鈥淭here are quite a few sessions that appeal to me,鈥� says <strong>Michelle French</strong>, a senior lecturer in the department of physiology, and the range of participants 鈥渁llows you the opportunity to establish collaborations with colleagues you might not encounter otherwise.鈥� </p>
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Topics include sessions on student mental health, combining art and technology through holography, the flipped classroom, service-learning in STEM courses, and ensuring academic integrity during online testing. </p>
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鈥淲e are at a research-based university 鈥� we should be looking at our teaching through the same lens, using evidence-based methods to improve our teaching,鈥� says <strong>Andrea Williams</strong>, a lecturer with the Faculty of Art & Science, and writing instructor for TAs (WIT) Coordinator.</p>
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The event is intended to stimulate discussion, enhance communications and build internal networks, says Rolheiser,<b> </b>and Williams concurs: 鈥渁ttending the Symposium is a great way to find out who is doing what.鈥�</p>
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For <strong>Anne Simmonds</strong>, a lecturer at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg, Faculty of Nursing this once-a-year event 鈥済ives us an opportunity to connect and appreciate why we are at the University.</p>
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鈥淢y experience is that it is really inspiring.鈥�</p>
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Learn more about the 重口味SM Teaching & Learning Symposium, including the day鈥檚 agenda and registration, at <a href="http://www.uoft.me/tls.&nbsp">www.uoft.me/tls.&nbsp</a>;</p>
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