CATL News Archive
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Reducing barriers to supporting international students
February 27, 2025 —
International students face unique challenges adapting to living and studying abroad. The success rate of many international student can be improved by accessing UM resources and supports. Yet, international students’ stereotype of how Canadian faculty, staff, and students stereotype them, a metastereotype, can be barrier to them seeking supports.
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Designed with care: Series encourages change to build a more supportive UM
February 4, 2025 —
This new series, called Pedagogy of Care shows how different expertise, initiatives or pedagogies work together to create inclusive and engaging courses and programs. The creators and facilitators recognize that treating the students holistically, with their well-being in mind, will help contribute to a sustainable future for the UM.
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Discover new teaching and learning journeys in 2025
January 20, 2025 —
The Centre is excited to highlight four upcoming workshops or workshop series that are designed to support faculty and graduate students' teaching and learning journeys.
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Responding to students’ changing needs to foster academic success
January 9, 2025 —
Join us on Thursday, February 6, 2025, for the second session of the Teaching and Learning Research Colloquium Series.
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Explore how to apply Universal Design for Learning in the classroom
January 6, 2025 —
A new workshop series by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning will help faculty put Universal Design for Learning into practice in the classroom.
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Teaching & Learning Certificate celebrates 10 years
December 12, 2024 —
The Teaching and Learning Certificate program marked a milestone in 2024—10 years of supporting faculty and instructors in improving the classroom experience for students.
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Examining deficit thinking and moving to strength-based strategies to better work with Indigenous students
November 28, 2024 —
UM faculty are invited to a workshop to learn about how historical events and policies have shaped deficit thinking, and how this impacts Indigenous students in education spaces. Deficit Thinking and Strengths-Based Approaches in the Classroom When Working With Indigenous Students takes place on Wednesday, January 15 from 9 am - 12 pm online.
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New series shares research on how to better support students
October 29, 2024 —
A new colloquium series is helping to improve support for students through the sharing of knowledge and research.
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Teaching and Learning Certificate program celebrates 2024 graduates
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.
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New UM Learn module focuses on the workings of power in post-secondary settings
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.