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The Teaching and Learning Support Services (TLSS) offers free training activities for faculty members. Some events are targeted at faculty, and some are targeted at teaching assistants. Conferences are open to all. Our workshops cover various topics in post-secondary education, such as teaching technology, university teaching, classrooms, etc. We also sometimes offer full days, such as the Design-A-Thon, new faculty and teaching assistant orientation days, etc.

Events by categoryFaculty members - Teaching Assistants Keynote lectures - Special events.

All times listed are in the following time zone: (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).

Empowered Educator – Winter 2026

19-01-2026 12:00 pm - 13-03-2026 1:00 pm
Fully online
A program designed and offered by eCampusOntario


Do you want to improve your online teaching skills? Do you want to be able to create content, gather resources, support your students' learning or design effective assessment tools?

This professional learning program could be just what you are looking for!

Teaching with AI – Winter 2026

19-01-2026 12:00 pm - 20-02-2026 1:00 pm
Fully online
A program designed and offered by eCampusOntario


The Teaching with AI Micro-Credential provides postsecondary educators with essential concepts and best practices to explore, evaluate, and experiment with AI in today's rapidly evolving landscape. This program covers key topics such as the use of AI in postsecondary education, prompt engineering, guidelines and policies, as well as ethics and academic integrity...

Approaching Critical AI Literacy for Students and Faculty with Compassion

20-01-2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Special Series on Artificial Intelligence

Nurturing Agency, Recognizing and Mitigating Bias
AI is reshaping how students and faculty learn, teach and make decisions, raising urgent questions about bias, agency and equity in academic spaces. As these tools become embedded in everyday practice, educators need approaches that go beyond simple “how-to” skills and instead foster critical, compassionate engagement... 

This event is organized and managed by Contact North

Norms Behaving Badly: Normopathy Today

21-01-2026 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Special activity presented by the Office of the Vice-Provost EDI


The ascension of Donald Trump has coincided with a paradoxical situation where the traditional norms setting the limits of what is considered acceptable behaviour and expression are being reimposed with increasing violence and rigidity. At the same time, those responsible for the clampdown exempt themselves from the very norms they impose...

If you have any questions about this event, please contact directly the Office of the Vice-Provost, Equity, Diversity and Inclusive Excellence.  

Open Sessions: Generative AI in Practice

23-01-2026 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Open Sessions: Generative AI in Practice

Opening topic: Assessment and AI

Come connect with colleagues and discuss how Generative AI is shaping teaching and learning on campus. Our bi-weekly sessions offer a space to share experiences, exchange ideas, and ask questions as we figure out the place of Generative AI in education...

Drafting an AI Use policy for your courses’ activities and assessments: A Practical Workshop

29-01-2026 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
New workshop

In this collaborative session, you will work individually or in small groups to design an AI use policy for a specific assessment. Using examples and best practices, you will identify sensitive areas, choose a permission level, and draft a clear policy of AI use, that will offer greater transparency and less ambiguity for your students...

Open Sessions: Generative AI in Practice

06-02-2026 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Open Sessions: Generative AI in Practice

Come connect with colleagues and discuss how Generative AI is shaping teaching and learning on campus. Our bi-weekly sessions offer a space to share experiences, exchange ideas, and ask questions as we figure out the place of Generative AI in education...

Open Sessions: Generative AI in Practice

20-02-2026 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Open Sessions: Generative AI in Practice

Come connect with colleagues and discuss how Generative AI is shaping teaching and learning on campus. Our bi-weekly sessions offer a space to share experiences, exchange ideas, and ask questions as we figure out the place of Generative AI in education...

Open Sessions: Generative AI in Practice

06-03-2026 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Open Sessions: Generative AI in Practice

Come connect with colleagues and discuss how Generative AI is shaping teaching and learning on campus. Our bi-weekly sessions offer a space to share experiences, exchange ideas, and ask questions as we figure out the place of Generative AI in education...

Open Sessions: Generative AI in Practice

20-03-2026 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Open Sessions: Generative AI in Practice

Come connect with colleagues and discuss how Generative AI is shaping teaching and learning on campus. Our bi-weekly sessions offer a space to share experiences, exchange ideas, and ask questions as we figure out the place of Generative AI in education...