the centre for the advancement of teaching and learning News Archive
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Nutritional Sciences students get a true taste of the real world
March 27, 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 prepare for the dynamic demands of the food industry.
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Teaching and Learning (TLC) Program workshops are available to all instructors
March 21, 2024 —
Did you know that you do not have to be enrolled in the TLC Program to take a TLC workshop? Well it’s true. Take a look at all of the events coming up for the TLC Program that are open to all instructors at the University of Manitoba.
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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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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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Teaching and Learning Program celebrates 2023 graduates
October 31, 2023 —
On September 20th, program participants, mentors and invited guests gathered for a graduation ceremony to celebrate the 19 participants graduating from the TLC program this year. UM and The Centre would like to extend congratulations to all the recent graduates who dedicated themselves to advancing their skills in the field of education.
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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.
Innovative research is at the core of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Symposium
June 26, 2023 —
Energized by the opening keynote speaker, this year’s Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Symposium celebrated the breadth of teaching and learning studies of recent grant recipients and highlighted SoTL research that responds to current teaching and learning challenges.
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Panorama accessibility tool available in UM Learn
June 13, 2023 —
Panorama is now live in UM Learn to help you make your course materials as accessible as possible.
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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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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.