CATL News Archive
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Improve your student conversations skills using virtual reality
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.
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The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning November Workshops
October 16, 2024 —
Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for November, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.
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New tool helps UM students make accessible content
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.
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The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning October Workshops
September 19, 2024 —
Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for October, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.
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Make your course materials accessible with Panorama
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.
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The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning September Workshops
August 26, 2024 —
Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for September, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.
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Bringing work-integrated learning into the classroom with Dr. Snehil Dua
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.
UM student earns 4th in Canadian systems thinking competition
June 4, 2024 —
In 2024 UM participated for the first time in Map the System, a systems thinking competition. Unlike hackathons or case competitions where participants work towards a solution, Map the System is focused on deeply understanding a problem using systems thinking.
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The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning June Workshops
May 30, 2024 —
Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for June, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.
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UM students celebrate the outstanding educators in their lives
May 14, 2024 —
“Teachers become mentors when they guide your life, and there's something about their presence in it that remains with you forever. You're shown your purpose and worth, and they give you the strength to stand in your power with integrity.”