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Three Teaching Café attendees having a discussion.

Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

You can do it! Empowering students through experiential learning

July 24, 2023 — 
The benefits to students of experiential learning are known to be wide-ranging and life changing. At this year’s May 3 Teaching Café, “Journeys into Experiential Learning,” four UM panelists shared a variety of time-tested approaches that empower students, provide them with autonomy and real-world skills, and help them to recognize and reflect upon failure as a valuable learning tool.

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One of Carl Szczerski's painted 3D models.

Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Entrepreneurial thinking in teaching and learning

June 7, 2023 — 
Sparked by his own curiosity, Carl Szczerski, a technician in the Faculty of Science, purchased his first personal 3D printer in 2018. Now, he’s using the technology to support teaching and learning, too.

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Group of instructors smiling for a posed photograph.

Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

First Experiential Learning Gathering at UM: Read what participants had to say about it!

May 17, 2023 — 
On May 2, 2023, 32 faculty members, instructors and staff from across UM gathered to build relationships and exchange perspectives at the first UM Experiential Learning Gathering. Conversations ranged from the impact of AI and Covid-19 to the shifting role of postsecondary institutions and the radical possibilities of EL as a transformative approach to education. 

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Students holding a web-like string on wood floor.

Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

There are still spaces available in the Experiential Learning Gathering (May 2) and Teaching Café (May 3) next week

April 24, 2023 — 
Check out the Experiential Learning Gathering or the Teaching Café, hosted by the Office of Experiential Learning at the Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning:

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Students holding a web-like string on wood floor.

Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Upcoming experiential learning events for faculty and instructors

April 6, 2023 — 
Explore experiential learning in upcoming events: The Teaching Café, the Experiential Learning Gathering and the Experiential Learning Institute

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