CATL News Archive

October 29, 2024 — 
A new colloquium series is helping to improve support for students through the sharing of knowledge and research.

October 22, 2024 — 
The certificate, offered through The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (The Centre), combines workshops, mentorships and classroom observations. Participants learn pedagogical principles and foundational knowledge that can be applied in the classroom.

October 21, 2024 — 
New UM Learn module, Exploring Power Dynamics in Post-Secondary Institutions, helps instructors enhance their understanding of power dynamics in the post-secondary teaching context. The module is the third of six modules in Incorporating EDI into Your Course and Teaching, a course to help instructors apply equity, diversity and inclusion concepts in their teaching.

October 17, 2024 — 
A new training series is combining new technology with verbal communication training to help faculty members and sessional instructors have better conversations with students.

October 16, 2024 — 
Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for November, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.

October 10, 2024 — 
Panorama is an accessibility tool that is now available to UM students to ensure your content is accessible, and to create materials that meet your own accessibility needs.

September 19, 2024 — 
Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for October, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.

September 5, 2024 — 
If you’ve been wondering how to be more inclusive when creating files and ensure your materials meet accessibility standards, Panorama is your new best friend. Panorama is an accessibility tool that has been available on UM Learn since 2022. Now it’s also being relaunched as a password-protected portal, which means you can also review documents for accessibility outside UM Learn. You just log in to Panorama using your UM password—which means that UM staff and students can now also use it for any materials they produce.  

August 26, 2024 — 
Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for September, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.

July 2, 2024 — 
The hot lunch project is one of many ways that Dr. Snehil Dua incorporates Experiential Learning (EL) into her teaching. She is always looking for ways to help her students be prepared for the dynamic demands of the food industry.