Registration for the Winter 2025 cohort of the GTP opens on February 4, 2025, with a limit of 200 spots.  

Learn about teaching at your own pace by combining foundational modules, elective modules and an optional capstone to build your own path to success. Students can select to pursue individual courses (with digital badges) or complete the program with a capstone project. The modules are fully online in UM Learn. Renato Bezerra, a PhD candidate in Engineering Education, participated in the 2024 pilot and found the experience to be unique compared to others. Bezerra described it as “more relaxed, welcoming, and meaningful. Relaxed because it was self-paced with enough time to complete it; welcoming because of the friendly tone and relatable nature of the content; and more meaningful because the assessment allowed me to connect the learnings from the GTP with my previous experiences and knowledge.”  

The GTP program not only helps build classroom skills but also equips participants with a broad set of abilities that can be applied to further their career in other ways. Dr. Ruchira Nandasiri, a Post Doctoral Fellow in Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, used skills developed in the GTP program to apply for the McCall MacBain Postdoctoral Fellows Teaching & Leadership Program at McMaster University. Nandasiri explains “The GTP program, particularly its emphasis on inclusive teaching practices and cultural awareness, has helped me refine my application and better articulate my approach to teaching and research. The McCall McBain Fellowship places a strong emphasis on teaching excellence and the ability to engage postdoctoral fellows from diverse backgrounds, both of which are areas I have worked to strengthen through the GTP program”  

Nandasiri is one of only twenty fellows selected for the McMaster program this term. Nandasiri believes the GTP has “positioned me to take on more leadership roles in academia and contribute meaningfully to creating inclusive, student-centered learning environments.” 

The GTP program was revamped to improve access, recognize the diverse needs of graduate students, and foster their success as part of The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning’s continued commitment to empowering learners. Strengthening graduate student teaching skills is one way The Centre is helping build an exceptional student experience at UM. 

Registration 

Registration opens on February 4th, 2025, and will be limited to 200 students for the Winter term. To register and learn more about the graduate teaching program, please visit the GTP website.