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).
Scalable approach to oral exams
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The rapid emergence of generative AI has intensified concerns about academic integrity and prompted a reassessment of traditional evaluation methods. At the same time, assessments must remain aligned with the course’s learning outcomes and pedagogical approach. In recent years, our teaching team has implemented structured oral examinations as an alternative assessment strategy. Oral exams enable instructors to directly evaluate students’ reasoning, conceptual understanding, and communication skills, which are dimensions that are difficult to measure through written assignments and nearly impossible to outsource to AI tools...
Open Sessions: Generative AI in Practice
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Opening topic: Online learning reimagined with Copilot
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
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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
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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...
The Age of Disruption
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Reimagining the Work of Faculty and Instructors in an Age of Rapid Change
Higher education has entered a new era: old operating models are failing, but new ones have not yet been built. Financial cliffs, AI disruption, eroding trust and brittle governance structures have produced institutions that excel at symbolic compliance yet struggle to enact real transformation. Strategic plans sit in executive suites, innovation is sequestered at the margins, and faculty remain disconnected from institutional redesign – despite being the core drivers of teaching, learning and scholarly legitimacy...
This event is organized and managed by Contact North.
Staying Human in the Age of Omnipresent AI
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The affective aspect of teaching and learning is an important part of pedagogy: despite the many ways technology may serve us, educators are all humans at the end of the day. This discussion will focus on attending to the human aspects of our pedagogy as we navigate this moment of ongoing uncertainty generated by the increasing presence of AI in education...
New Content Experience: Discover, Compare, Choose!
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Learn about the New Content Experience in Brightspace during this informative webinar. We will present the main differences from the classic interface, the advantages for course creation and organization, and tips for a smooth transition...
Open Sessions: Generative AI in Practice
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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...
Rethinking Evaluation in the AI Era: A practical workshop
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The rapid rise of generative AI is transforming how students learn, produce work, and demonstrate their knowledge. This 90‑minute practical workshop invites instructors to revisit foundational assessment principles and explore how to design more authentic, robust, and AI‑resilient assessments...
Crafting a Teaching Dossier That Tells Your Story
Are you looking to showcase your teaching excellence and put together a teaching dossier? In this webinar, we will help you create a comprehensive and reflective teaching dossier that highlights your teaching journey, and presents who you are as an educator...
CUT - Foundations (Spring 2026)
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The TLSS team is pleased to launch a third cohort of its Certificate in University Teaching for faculty members and instructors.
Be part of this new cohort and complete the first part of your certificate in the spring of 2026...