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Teaching Café 2024: Accessible Pedagogy at the University of Manitoba

March 13, 2024 — 
The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning will celebrate teaching innovation by hosting the annual Teaching Café on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, to be held in room 200 – Education.

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The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning April Workshops

March 12, 2024 — 
Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for April, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

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Panelists provide valuable insights into trauma-informed teaching

March 12, 2024 — 
“It can be helpful to view everyone as if they may have a trauma history and to treat them accordingly,” said Ann Gagne, explaining her approach to trauma-informed teaching at Brock University, where she is a Senior Educational Developer.

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Give teaching through entrepreneurship a second look

March 5, 2024 — 
The Teaching Through Entrepreneurship workshop is on March 19 at 10 am

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The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning March Workshops

March 4, 2024 — 
Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for March, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

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Learn how social identities affect your teaching

February 28, 2024 — 
In the new UM Learn module “Understanding social identities among faculty and students,” instructors can learn to recognize their own identities and those of their students, to help them develop strategies that promote engagement and success in the classroom.

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Janine Carmichael welcoming participants to the Sprint to Innovate Networking and Training Event.

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Building innovation skills

February 27, 2024 — 
Eighteen University of Manitoba students participated in the 4th annual Sprint to Innovate. This unique weekend event brings together post-secondary students from Winnipeg to learn about and practice innovation skills.

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Funding available for innovative research on teaching and learning

February 14, 2024 — 
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Support Fund provides opportunities for UM professors, instructors, and librarians to engage in research projects that increase knowledge in pedagogy and learning.

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Instructor Carla Zelmer plants the seeds of experiential learning

January 30, 2024 — 
The Experiential Learning Spotlight Series documents the diverse and innovative ways in which UM faculty and instructors incorporate experiential approaches to their teaching.

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Building teaching skills – digitally

January 29, 2024 — 
A new program being piloted through the Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning aims to support faculty in developing skills for various aspects of teaching, including interpersonal communication, conflict management and negotiation that can be a challenge to practice.

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