All activities
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 category: Faculty members - Teaching Assistants - Keynote lectures - Special events.
All times listed are in the following time zone: (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
Virtual Campus (Brightspace) – Creation Basics for TAs
Will you be helping a professor build content for teaching in Virtual Campus for the first time? You know little or nothing about Virtual Campus? Join the TLSS team for a friendly webinar where we will be covering Virtual Campus basics...
Communication Tips for TAs
Facilitating Engaging, Positive & Successful Sessions
Presenting to students can be one of your roles as a teaching assistant. How to make it an engaging, positive and successful one? In this workshop, you will first reflect on your comfort level in the classroom...
Facilitating Discussion Groups (DGD) in Class or Online – Effective Strategies for TAs
Discussion groups can play an important role in a course. If in your role as a teaching assistant you are responsible for facilitating interaction in discussion groups (in class or online), this webinar is for you!
Building Assessments in Virtual Campus (Brightspace) – Basics for TAs
Will you be helping a professor build assessment activities?
This short webinar will present the tools available in Virtual Campus and the basic functions for creating exams and assignments...
Managing challenging conversations as a TA
Diversity, communication, and disruptive behaviours
For many, the classroom is increasingly a minefield of obstacles and risks: should I broach such and such a subject? How do I go about it? What happens if the audience is offended, reacts negatively, disrespects me, questions my integrity, damages my reputation, etc.? How can I prevent this from happening?
Marking Exams and Grading Assignments in Virtual Campus (Brightspace) – Effective Strategies for TAs
As a teaching assistant, will you be responsible for grading assignments, or marking exams and quizzes submitted through Virtual Campus? If so, this webinar is for you...
Empowered Educator – Fall 2026
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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!
