Cintia Costa, an Educational Developer at The Centre, speaking at the 2023 TLC graduation ceremony.
Teaching and Learning (TLC) Program workshops are available to all instructors
Take a look at all of the events coming up for the TLC Program that are open to all instructors at the University of Manitoba.
Did you know that you do not have to be enrolled in the TLC Program to take a TLC workshop? Well, it’s true. Take a look at all of the events coming up for the TLC Program that are open to all instructors at the University of Manitoba.
Teaching Café 2024: Accessible Pedagogy at the University of Manitoba
Date and time: Wednesday, May 1, 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Each year we offer a Teaching Cafe. This year’s theme will be on accessibility. A more detailed description will be provided at a later date.
Register for the Teaching Cafe: Accessible Design across the Academy
TLC Mini-Institute – Designing and Evaluating Assessment Strategies
Date and time: Monday, May 6, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
This workshop (over two sessions) will provide instructors with opportunities to design assessment strategies to support student learning. You will design formative and summative assessments and learn strategies for providing constructive feedback on students’ work. You will also have opportunities to evaluate the effectiveness of different assessment tools, such as holistic and analytic rubrics.
Please have at hand a current course syllabus with learning objectives.
Register for the TLC mini-institute workshop
TLC Mini-Institute – Strategies for Maintaining a Respectful Classroom Environment
Date and time: Tuesday, May 7, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
As instructors, you may have experienced behaviour by your students that you felt was disrespectful, rude, or disruptive. These can be challenging situations to deal with. This interactive workshop will focus on teaching strategies that foster and maintain respectful classroom behaviour.
Register for the TLC mini-institute workshop
Indigenous Knowledges (TLCN08)
Date and time: Wednesday, May 8, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
This workshop introduces participants to Indigenous pedagogies by contextualizing Indigenous knowledges, discussing the importance of making space for Indigenous content and knowledge transmission in the academy, and providing participants with resources about the pedagogical significance of Indigenous knowledges.
Register for the Indigenous Knowledges workshop
Developing Intercultural Teaching Competence (TLCN05)
Date and time: Wednesday, May 8, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Every student and instructor brings their own culture into the teaching and learning contexts in which they inhabit. Similarly, every teaching and learning context is informed by and situated in institutional, regional, and national cultures. In this workshop, you’ll explore your own cultural attitudes, knowledge, and skills, and those of your learners and the environments you all find yourselves in. Then, you’ll apply this to your own teaching practices through elements of course design.
Register for Developing Intercultural Teaching Competence workshop
Navigating Challenging Student Situations (TLCN03)
Date and time: Thursday, May 9, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
As instructors, you may have experienced behaviour by your students that you felt was disrespectful, rude, or disruptive. These can be challenging situations to deal with. Staff from Student Advocacy and Case Management and the Office of Human Rights and Conflict Management will provide an overview of pertinent University policies and procedures to help you understand your rights and responsibilities as an instructor. This interactive workshop will provide you with strategies and tips for preventing and responding to these behaviours.
Register for Navigating Challenging Student Situations workshop
Mental Health in the Classroom: Responding to Students Demonstrating Mental Health Distress (TLCN07)
Date and time: Monday, May 13, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Young adults are highly susceptible to mental health problems. We know that most instructors encounter many students who are struggling with mental health issues that affect their academic performance, behaviour in the classroom, and interactions with teaching staff. Research also indicates that the incident rate and intensity of mental health problems experienced by students is increasing. These situations can be stressful, time-consuming, and potentially can involve risks to personal safety for the students and others. David Ness, the Director of the Student Counselling Centre at the University of Manitoba, will provide you with information about how to identify and respond effectively to student mental health issues, how to understand the factors that contribute to student distress, and how to access resources. This interactive workshop will involve case study material to apply your knowledge of risk assessment, response alternatives, and on- and off-campus resources.
Register for the Mental Health in the Classroom workshop
Academic Integrity Teaching and Learning Strategies (TLCN04)
Date and time: Monday, May 13, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Do you want to promote academic integrity in your course, but you don’t know how to do this? In this workshop, we will discuss the meaning of academic integrity at the University of Manitoba, and how it relates to your teaching and learning environment (whether that be face-to-face, remote/online). We will discuss ways to implement teaching and assessment strategies that promote integrity that will allow you to focus on students’ learning and community building. Resources for academic integrity education (e.g., syllabus statements, learning activities) that you can modify and incorporate into your courses will be shared.
Register for Academic Integrity Teaching and Learning Strategies workshop
Self-Evaluation of Teaching Practice (TLCN10)
Date and time: Tuesday, May 14, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Feedback and evaluation of teaching are part of every teacher’s life. How do you make sense of the evaluative feedback you receive from SRI scores, daily classroom experiences, and student grades? This foundational workshop examines the theory and practice of evaluation and suggests practical strategies for integrating effective evaluative practices into your teaching. Please note that this workshop does not cover the design and creation of student assessments.
Register for Self-Evaluation of Teaching Practice workshop
Teaching and Technology (TLCN02)
Date and time: Tuesday, May 14, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
In this workshop, we will explore a framework for using technology in teaching and learning. Rather than a technology ‘how-to’ session, the focus will be on providing a method for evaluating technology that supports the goals of teaching and learning. We will also discuss the benefits and challenges of using technology in the classroom.
Register for the Teaching and Technology workshop
Teaching Dossier (TLCN06)
Date and time: Wednesday, May 15, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Increasingly, university promotion and tenure committees are requiring a teaching dossier to document your development and achievements as an educator. This workshop looks at the requirements at the University of Manitoba for teaching dossiers and covers the basics of writing a Teaching Philosophy statement and creating a teaching dossier.
Register for the Teaching Dossier workshop
Universal Design for Learning (TLCN01)
Date and time: Wednesday, May 15, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an orientation to teaching and learning that promotes greater student choice and agency in learning experiences, with the aim of reducing barriers to learning by providing multiple means of representation, engagement, and expression. In this workshop, participants will explore how UDL values intersect with their own teaching philosophies, identify barriers to learning for students with a range of needs, and (re)design course elements to adopt UDL guidelines in a way that is practical for instructors yet beneficial to learners.
Register for Universal Design for Learning workshop
Reflective Practice (TLCN09)
Date and time: Thursday, May 16, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
John Dewey observed that, “We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” In order to become a better teacher, it is necessary to reflect on what we do and why we do it – to ask ourselves, is what we do effective? In this workshop we will explore several models of self-reflection, including the Gibbs’ Model, as methods for engaging in a reflective practice. Participants will also have the opportunity to share their own successes and struggles as they strive to become a better teacher.