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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicolas Tamayo]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for June, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning! Revitalize Your Teaching: Accessible Learning&#160; This series of four 60-minute sessions aimed at faculty and instructors at all experience levels in Rady Health Sciences. Each session offers practical strategies on a range of topics relevant [&#8230;]]]></description>
        
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for June, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning!</p>
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<h2>Revitalize Your Teaching: Accessible Learning&nbsp;</h2>
<p>This series of four 60-minute sessions aimed at faculty and instructors at all experience levels in Rady Health Sciences. Each session offers practical strategies on a range of topics relevant to teaching, including strategies for assignment design that offer students greater levels of clarity, developing your teaching-centered Personal Reconciliation Action Plan, checking in with accessible learning design, and staying motivated and creative when it comes to including active learning in your lesson planning.</p>
<p>This session will outline the Accessibility for Manitobans Act &#8211; Information and Communication Standard. We will review strategies and tools available to align with this legislation.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-cf813285f40f41fdae8e3332b99fa177">Register for the Revitalize Your Teaching: Accessible Learning workshop</a></p>
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<h2>Experiential Learning Community of Practice Brown Bag Lunch Conversations: Learning from Experiential Learning Challenges</h2>
<p>Bring your lunch and connect with other members of our community of practice! There is no formal agenda for these casual meetings just good people and conversation! Everyone is welcome to share their thoughts and experiences as we explore different topics in experiential learning.</p>
<p><strong>Topic:</strong> Have you ever introduced an experiential activity in your class that didn’t unfold as expected? Anyone who has engaged in experiential learning knows that setbacks are inevitable. Let’s take this opportunity to reflect on our &#8220;flops,&#8221; not as failures, but as valuable learning moments—reminding ourselves that not every activity is a triumph, and that’s part of the process.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-09f17df55d454e6db59c3876b93c54a9">Register for Learning from Experiential Learning Challenges</a></p>
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<h2>Revitalize Your Teaching: A Teaching &amp; Learning Reconciliation Action Plan&nbsp;</h2>
<p>This series of four 60-minute sessions aimed at faculty and instructors at all experience levels in Rady Health Sciences. Each session offers practical strategies on a range of topics relevant to teaching, including strategies for assignment design that offer students greater levels of clarity, developing your teaching-centered Personal Reconciliation Action Plan, checking in with accessible learning design, and staying motivated and creative when it comes to including active learning in your lesson planning.</p>
<p>This session will introduce attendees to strategies required for developing your teaching-centered Personal Reconciliation Action Plan.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-b378612838374c7091018522d5b80ba0">Register for the Revitalize Your Teaching: A Teaching &amp; Learning Reconciliation Action Plan workshop</a></p>
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<h2>Manitoba Open Education Symposium</h2>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">UM Libraries is working with Campus Manitoba and other Manitoba post-secondary institutions to organize the Manitoba Open Education Symposium — with the theme of&nbsp;<strong>Open Horizons: Affordability and Access through Open Education</strong>. ​&nbsp;</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">We’re inviting faculty, staff and students to join us for engaging discussions on how to build an open and accessible education system that fosters digital innovation, cross-institutional collaboration, and student affordability.</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Keynote speakers include Amanda Coolidge, executive director, BCcampus, and Robert Luke, CEO, eCampusOntario. Apurva Ashok, executive director of the Rebus Foundation will be facilitating workshops on &#8220;Creating OER with Students&#8221; and &#8220;DEI in Open Publishing.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="https://escholarship.umanitoba.ca/projects/open-horizons">Registration and program details can be found here</a></p>
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<h2>Designing Accessible and Engaging Online Courses&nbsp;</h2>
<p>In this engaging 3-hour workshop, university faculty and instructors will explore practical aspects of designing online courses. Participants will engage in hands-on activities to develop learner personas, apply constructive alignment, and integrate UDL principles, focusing on decolonizing and accessible design approaches. Guided by real-time facilitation, participants will create course blueprints that align learning outcomes with active learning and assessment strategies. They will be empowered to craft a targeted, interactive, and inclusive course that prioritizes learners’ agency.</p>
<p>This workshop is part of The Centre’s Online Learning Institute. No prerequisite workshops required.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-eda2b96c39e041ebb56b1d2a0fa80e20">Register for the Designing Accessible and Engaging Online Courses workshop</a></p>
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<h2>Revitalize Your Teaching: Keeping Active Learning Fresh and Fun</h2>
<p>This series of four 60-minute sessions aimed at faculty and instructors at all experience levels in Rady Health Sciences. Each session offers practical strategies on a range of topics relevant to teaching, including strategies for assignment design that offer students greater levels of clarity, developing your teaching-centered Personal Reconciliation Action Plan, checking in with accessible learning design, and staying motivated and creative when it comes to including active learning in your lesson planning.</p>
<p>Whether you are flipping a day or two in your upcoming courses, or just looking for new active learning strategies to add to your toolbox, this session on &#8216;Keeping Active Learning Fresh and Fun&#8217; will help you continue to add to your repertoire of activities and options.&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-b34f2aa1268341729da1a3ac43b70d03">Register for the Revitalize Your Teaching: Keeping Active Learning Fresh and Fun workshop</a></p>
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<h2>What&#8217;s Working, What&#8217;s Not?: Shake Hands with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)</h2>
<p>All instructors identify problems in their courses. Whether students’ struggles to master a key concept or a teaching practice that may not be meeting its purpose, how do we explore “what’s working and what’s not” in our courses? &nbsp;In this workshop we will explore problems that are ripe for investigation and consider how SoTL (the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) practices might help us to systematically evaluate the impact of intervention strategies. To participate fully, please bring a smartphone, tablet, or laptop.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-b0c78c8b972b446ea94d55ee44650299">Register for the What&#8217;s Working, What&#8217;s Not?: Shake Hands with SoTL workshop</a></p>
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<h2>Developing Accessible and Engaging Courses in UM Learn</h2>
<p>Ready to enhance your online teaching with a course that’s clear, interactive, and accessible? Join us for a hands-on workshop where you&#8217;ll learn how to create student-friendly course modules using UM Learn and other UM-supported tools. Whether you&#8217;re just getting started or looking to refine your approach, this workshop will equip you with practical strategies to develop inclusive and engaging online learning environments.&nbsp;</p>
<p>This workshop is part of The Centre’s Online Learning Institute. No prerequisite workshops required.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-868ba759b2fb43c48e1cb02c2f8170af">Register for the Developing Accessible and Engaging Courses in UM Learn workshop</a></p>
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<h2>Facilitating Online with Confidence and Care</h2>
<p>This workshop empowers faculty members to translate and build on &nbsp;their teaching expertise, in the online environment by applying and using inclusive facilitation practices, active learning strategies, accessible technologies, and evidence-based approaches, including decolonial and relational methods to foster meaningful connection, engagement, and equity in digital spaces.</p>
<p>This workshop is part of The Centre’s Online Learning Institute. No prerequisite workshops required.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-d6e8c0a2881046f6bc354a20e1c36a9c">Register for the Facilitating Online with Confidence and Care workshop</a></p>
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<h2>Universal Design for Learning in Practice: Integrated Accommodations and Incorporating SAS Accommodations to Design Inclusive Classrooms</h2>
<p>In an ongoing monthly series, participants will review discreet elements of Universal Design (UDL) for Learning and work together to develop pedagogical practices that align with the UDL principle being discussed that month.</p>
<p>This session will focus on the Integrated Accommodations initiative. This initiative is a collaboration between Student Accessibility Services and The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and is meant to help instructors design SAS accommodations into their courses. Courses with integrated accommodations are registered with SAS, removing the need for further accommodations within that specific course. Attendees will learn about the philosophy and benefits behind this initiative as well as how to take part.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-434d8c8fe56043c5a1fc70a019eab36b">Register for Integrated Accommodations and Incorporating SAS Accommodations to Design Inclusive Classrooms</a></p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 14:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicolas Tamayo]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, the TLC program is grounded in five essential teaching roles: curricular designer, communicator, student advocate, assessor, and lifelong learner. These roles, informed by literature and best practices from other North American institutions, reflect the diverse responsibilities faculty take on in higher education. The TLC [&#8230;]]]></description>
        
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Offered by <strong>The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning</strong>, the TLC program is grounded in five essential teaching roles: <strong>curricular designer, communicator, student advocate, assessor,</strong> and <strong>lifelong learner</strong>. These roles, informed by literature and best practices from other North American institutions, reflect the diverse responsibilities faculty take on in higher education.</p>
<p>The TLC helps participants:</p>
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<li>Increase competency in teaching and learning.</li>
<li>Gain deeper understanding of evidence-based pedagogy.</li>
<li>Understand the diverse needs of students.</li>
<li>Earn a formal certificate recognizing their growth and development as educators.</li>
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<p>As a reminder, all pre- and tenured faculty, instructors, sessional instructors, librarians and post-doctoral fellows can partake in the TLC’s mini-institutes and workshops, without being registered in the TLC program. Past attendance at workshops may also count toward certificate requirements for those who decide to enroll later. Our upcoming events for the TLC program include:</p>
<h3>TLC Mini-Institute (Day 1) – Designing and Evaluating Assessment Strategies</h3>
<p>This workshop will provide instructors with opportunities to design assessment strategies to support student learning. You will design formative and summative assessments and learn strategies for providing constructive feedback on students’ work. You will also have opportunities to evaluate the effectiveness of different assessment tools, such as holistic and analytic rubrics. Please have at hand a current course syllabus with learning objectives.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/s_reg/reg_registration_maintenance.aspx?ek=0099-0030-a746a2d4dd034b2d9b4a929fb44f0cf5">Register for the TLC Mini-Institute – Designing and Evaluating Assessment Strategies</a> on Monday, May 12, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.</p>
<h3>TLC Mini-Institute (Day 2) – Strategies for Maintaining a Respectful Classroom Environment</h3>
<p>As instructors, you may have experienced behaviour by your students that you felt was</p>
<p>disrespectful, rude, or disruptive. These can be challenging situations to deal with. This interactive workshop will focus on teaching strategies that foster and maintain respectful classroom behaviour.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/s_reg/reg_registration_maintenance.aspx?ek=0099-0030-8ea033c6a39845e49327461b784db723">Register for the TLC Mini-Institute – Strategies for Maintaining a Respectful Classroom Environment</a> on Tuesday, May 13, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.</p>
<h3>Please note:</h3>
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<li>Teaching and Learning Certificate (TLC) program participants are required to sign up for both workshops in the Mini-Institute to fulfill the program requirements.</li>
<li>The TLC Mini-Institute will return on August 18 and 19, 2025.
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<li><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/s_reg/reg_registration_maintenance.aspx?ek=0099-0030-3a97459410294b6991be32279b9ed215">Register for the TLC Mini-Institute – Designing and Evaluating Assessment Strategies</a> on Monday, August 18, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.</li>
<li><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/s_reg/reg_registration_maintenance.aspx?ek=0099-0030-63fbe1c93ca34b0d82138cb03465c634">Register for the TLC Mini-Institute – Strategies for Maintaining a Respectful Classroom Environment</a> on Tuesday, August 19, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.</li>
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<h2>TLC Workshops</h2>
<h3>Select from this listing of workshops listed in date order.</h3>
<h3>Teaching Dossier (TLCN06)</h3>
<p>Increasingly, university promotion and tenure committees are requiring a teaching dossier to document your development and achievements as an educator. This workshop looks at the requirements at the University of Manitoba for teaching dossiers and covers the basics of writing a Teaching Philosophy statement and creating a teaching dossier.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/s_reg/reg_registration_maintenance.aspx?ek=0099-0030-411ff005ed3e42f5b0e558858d7cca30">Register for Teaching Dossier (TLCN06)</a> on Wednesday, May 14, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.</p>
<h3>Reflective Practice (TLCN09)</h3>
<p>John Dewey observed that, “We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” To become a better teacher, it is necessary to reflect on what we do and why we do it – to ask ourselves, is what we do effective? In this workshop we will explore several models of self-reflection, including the Gibbs’ Model, as methods for engaging in a reflective practice. Participants can also share their own successes and struggles as they strive to become a better teacher.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/s_reg/reg_registration_maintenance.aspx?ek=0099-0030-df31844fc0534357808511fc2476099b">Register for Reflective Practice (TLCN09)</a> on Wednesday, May 14, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.</p>
<h3>Developing Intercultural Teaching Competence (TLCN05)</h3>
<p>Students and instructors bring their own culture into the teaching and learning contexts in which they inhabit. Similarly, every teaching and learning context is informed by and situated in institutional, regional, and national cultures. In this workshop, you’ll explore your own cultural attitudes, knowledge, and skills, and those of your learners and the environments you all find yourselves in. Then, you’ll apply this to your own teaching practices through elements of course design.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/s_reg/reg_registration_maintenance.aspx?ek=0099-0030-f600008e34a2436295e1c30244d16f24">Register for Developing Intercultural Teaching Competence (TLCN05)</a> on Thursday, May 15, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.</p>
<h3>Navigating Challenging Student Situations (TLCN03)</h3>
<p>As instructors, you may have experienced behaviour by your students that you felt was disrespectful, rude, or disruptive. These can be challenging situations to deal with. Staff from Student Advocacy and Case Management and the Office of Human Rights and Conflict Management will provide an overview of pertinent University policies and procedures to help you understand your rights and responsibilities as an instructor. This interactive workshop will provide you with strategies and tips for preventing and responding to these behaviours.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/s_reg/reg_registration_maintenance.aspx?ek=0099-0030-f2ebea8787ad4f819461540bbe3c1258">Register for Navigating Challenging Student Situations (TLCN03)</a> on Thursday, May 15, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.</p>
<h3>Universal Design for Learning (TLCN01)</h3>
<p>Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an orientation to teaching and learning that promotes greater student choice and agency in learning experiences, with the aim of reducing barriers to learning by providing multiple means of representation, engagement, and expression. In this workshop, participants will explore how UDL values intersect with their own teaching philosophies, identify barriers to learning for students with a range of needs, and (re)design course elements to adopt UDL guidelines in a way that is practical for instructors yet beneficial to learners.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/s_reg/reg_registration_maintenance.aspx?ek=0099-0030-f579f66ddc0e4e6dbe9bf46fbdcff529">Register for Universal Design for Learning (TLCN01)</a> on Tuesday, May 20, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.</p>
<h3>Self-Evaluation of Teaching Practice (TLCN10)</h3>
<p>Feedback and evaluation of teaching are part of every teacher’s life. How do you make sense of the evaluative feedback you receive from SRI scores, daily classroom experiences, and student grades? This foundational workshop examines the theory and practice of evaluation and suggests practical strategies for integrating effective evaluative practices into your teaching. Please note that this workshop does not cover the design and creation of student assessments.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/s_reg/reg_registration_maintenance.aspx?ek=0099-0030-821bdd7351334a7e85770d9b9bb14a3a">Register for Self-Evaluation of Teaching Practice (TLCN10)</a> on Tuesday, May 20, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.</p>
<h3>Mental Health in the Classroom: Responding to Students Demonstrating Mental Health Distress (TLCN07)</h3>
<p>Young adults are highly susceptible to mental health problems. We know that most instructors encounter many students who are struggling with mental health issues that affect their academic performance, behaviour in the classroom, and interactions with teaching staff. Research also indicates that the incident rate and intensity of mental health problems experienced by students is increasing. These situations can be stressful, time-consuming, and potentially can involve risks to personal safety for the students and others. David Ness, the Director of the Student Counselling Centre at the University of Manitoba, will provide you with information about how to identify and respond effectively to student mental health issues, how to understand the factors that contribute to student distress, and how to access resources. This interactive workshop will involve case study material to apply your knowledge of risk assessment, response alternatives, and on- and off-campus resources.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/s_reg/reg_registration_maintenance.aspx?ek=0099-0030-62597586e88d4cc5ba7ae543b6a527f8">Register for Mental Health in the Classroom: Responding to Students Demonstrating Mental Health Distress (TLCN07)</a> on Wednesday, May 21, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.</p>
<h3>Academic Integrity Teaching and Learning Strategies (TLCN04)</h3>
<p>Do you want to promote academic integrity in your course, but you don’t know how to do this? In this workshop, we will discuss the meaning of academic integrity at the University of Manitoba, and how it relates to your teaching and learning environment (whether that be face-to-face, remote/online). We will discuss ways to implement teaching and assessment strategies that promote integrity that will allow you to focus on students’ learning and community building.</p>
<p>Resources for academic integrity education (e.g., syllabus statements, learning activities) that you can modify and incorporate into your courses will be shared.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/s_reg/reg_registration_maintenance.aspx?ek=0099-0030-2e44d0f1d0044e11a937e353a7d9b64a">Register for Academic Integrity Teaching and Learning Strategies (TLCN04)</a> on Wednesday, May 21, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.</p>
<h3>Teaching and Technology (TLCN02)</h3>
<p>In this workshop, we will explore a framework for using technology in teaching and learning. Rather than a technology ‘how-to’ session, the focus will be on providing a method for evaluating technology that supports the goals of teaching and learning. We will also discuss the benefits and challenges of using technology in the classroom.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/s_reg/reg_registration_maintenance.aspx?ek=0099-0030-9fdea7ace88f457ba04d26935bdd4cba">Register for Teaching and Technology (TLCN02)</a> on Thursday, May 22, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.</p>
<h3>Indigenous Knowledges (TLCN08)</h3>
<p>This workshop introduces participants to Indigenous pedagogies by contextualizing Indigenous knowledges, discussing the importance of making space for Indigenous content and knowledge transmission in the academy, and providing participants with resources about the pedagogical significance of Indigenous knowledges.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/s_reg/reg_registration_maintenance.aspx?ek=0099-0030-c2bd06c9a4ea42ec965efd2ce192e33d">Register for Indigenous Knowledges (TLCN08)</a> on Thursday, May 22, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.</p>
<p>The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning will also be offering workshops TLCN01 through TLCN10 again in December, this time in an online format via Zoom.</p>
<p>Whether you&#8217;re just beginning your teaching career or looking to expand your toolkit, the Teaching and Learning Certificate provides the support, community, and practical knowledge needed to thrive as an educator at the University of Manitoba.</p>
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<h2>Experiential Learning Community of Practice Monthly Meeting: End of Year Reflection</h2>
<p>Date and time:&nbsp;Tuesday, May 6,&nbsp;2:00 p.m. to&nbsp;3:00 p.m.</p>
<p>The Experiential Learning Community of Practice is a growing network of UM faculty, instructors, and staff passionate about experiential education.</p>
<p>Monthly meetings<br />
Join our monthly meetings to build relationships with other Community of Practice members, explore best practices and innovations, and participate in engaging conversations.</p>
<p>End of Year Reflection<br />
This is our last meeting for the 2024-2025 academic year. Join us to reflect on what we learned together this year and share your thoughts on what you&#8217;d like to see at the Experiential Learning Community of Practice next year!</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-4e27772d707342ffb3df0802d5134544">Register for the End of Year Reflection</a></p>
<h2>TLC Mini-Institute &#8211; Designing and Evaluating Assessment Strategies (TLCTS2, Day 1)</h2>
<p>Date and time:&nbsp;Monday, May 12,&nbsp;9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Lunch is not provided.</p>
<p>The Centre offers the&nbsp;one-and-a-half day TLC Mini-Institute every May and August. The workshops in the Mini-Institute are:</p>
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<li>Designing and Evaluating Assessment Strategies</li>
<li>Strategies for Maintaining a Respectful Classroom Environment</li>
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<p>The Mini-Institute is for Pre- and Tenured Faculty Members, Instructors, Sessional Instructors, Librarians, and Post-Doctoral Fellows. Participants can choose to sign up for each workshop separately or attend both.</p>
<p>This session:</p>
<p>This workshop (over two sessions) will provide instructors with opportunities to design assessment strategies to support student learning. You will design formative and summative assessments and learn strategies for providing constructive feedback on students’ work. You will also have opportunities to evaluate the effectiveness of different assessment tools. Please bring a current course syllabus with learning objectives.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-a746a2d4dd034b2d9b4a929fb44f0cf5">Register for TLC Mini-Institute &#8211; Designing and Evaluating Assessment Strategies (TLCTS2)</a></p>
<p>*Please note: Teaching and Learning Certificate (TLC) program participants are required to sign up for both workshops (May 12 &amp; May 13) in the TLC Mini-Institute to fulfill the program requirements.</p>
<h2>TLC Mini-Institute &#8211; Strategies for Maintaining a Respectful Classroom Environment (TLCTS2, Day 2)</h2>
<p>Date and time: Tuesday, May 13,&nbsp;9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m</p>
<p>The Centre offers the&nbsp;one-and-a-half day TLC Mini-Institute every May and August. The workshops in the Mini-Institute are:</p>
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<li>Designing and Evaluating Assessment Strategies</li>
<li>Strategies for Maintaining a Respectful Classroom Environment</li>
</ol>
<p>The Mini-Institute is for Pre- and Tenured Faculty Members, Instructors, Sessional Instructors, Librarians, and Post-Doctoral Fellows. Participants can choose to sign up for each workshop separately or attend both.</p>
<p>This session:</p>
<p>As instructors, you may have experienced behaviour by your students that you felt was disrespectful, rude, or disruptive. These can be challenging situations to deal with. This interactive workshop will focus on teaching strategies that foster and maintain respectful classroom behaviour.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-8ea033c6a39845e49327461b784db723">Register for TLC Mini-Institute &#8211; Strategies for Maintaining a Respectful Classroom Environment (TLCTS2)</a></p>
<p class="notification">*Please note: Teaching and Learning Certificate (TLC) program participants are required to sign up for both workshops (May 12 &amp; May 13) in the TLC Mini-Institute to fulfill the program requirements.</p>
<h2>TLCN06 Teaching Dossier</h2>
<p>Date and time: Wednesday, May 14, 9:00 a.m. to&nbsp;12:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Increasingly, university promotion and tenure committees are requiring a teaching dossier to document your development and achievements as an educator. This workshop looks at the requirements at the University of Manitoba for teaching dossiers and covers the basics of writing a Teaching Philosophy statement and creating a teaching dossier.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-411ff005ed3e42f5b0e558858d7cca30">Register for the TLCN06 Teaching Dossier workshop</a></p>
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<h2>Small Shifts, Significant Gains: May Session</h2>
<p>Date and time: Wednesday, May 14,&nbsp;12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.</p>
<p>Looking for ways to revitalize your teaching but don&#8217;t have time for a big redesign? In&nbsp;<em>Small Teaching</em>, author James Lang argues that small changes in classroom techniques and activities can have big impacts on student learning. Join our sessions to hear practical teaching strategies from faculty guest speakers. Bring your questions and your lunch. &nbsp;Leave with ideas that you can implement right away in your courses! &nbsp;</p>
<p>Lightning Presentation Speakers:</p>
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<li><a href="https://umanitoba.ca/medicine/faculty-staff/jason-peeler">Jason Peeler</a>&nbsp;from the Dept. of Human Anatomy and Cell Science presents: Creating a Safe &amp; Engaging Learning Environment &#8211; Practical Tips for Bringing the Best out in Students</li>
<li><a href="https://umanitoba.ca/medicine/faculty-staff/sari-hannila">Sari Hannila</a>&nbsp;from the Dept. of&nbsp;Human Anatomy and Cell Science presents:&nbsp;<span data-teams="true">B</span><span data-teams="true">reak it Up &#8211;&nbsp;A Strategy to Improve Focus and Learning in Lectures</span></li>
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<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-1d0e494f1b2d454e98a05b97f8129748">Register for Small Shifts, Significant Gains: May Session</a></p>
<h2>TLCN09 Reflective Practice</h2>
<p>Date and time: Wednesday, May 14,&nbsp;1:00 p.m. to&nbsp;4:00 p.m.</p>
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<p>John Dewey observed that, “We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” In order to become a better teacher, it is necessary to reflect on what we do and why we do it – to ask ourselves, is what we do effective? In this workshop we will explore several models of self-reflection, including the Gibbs’ Model, as methods for engaging in a reflective practice. Participants will also have the opportunity to share their own successes and struggles as they strive to become a better teacher.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-df31844fc0534357808511fc2476099b">Register for the TLCN09 Reflective Practice workshop</a></p>
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<h2>TLCN05 Developing Intercultural Teaching Competence</h2>
<p>Date and time:&nbsp;Thursday, May 15, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Every student and instructor brings their own culture into the teaching and learning contexts in which they inhabit. Similarly, every teaching and learning context is informed by and situated in institutional, regional, and national cultures. In this workshop, you’ll explore your own cultural attitudes, knowledge, and skills, and those of your learners and the environments you all find yourselves in. Then, you’ll apply this to your own teaching practices through elements of course design.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-f600008e34a2436295e1c30244d16f24">Register for the TLCN05 Developing Intercultural Teaching Competence workshop</a></p>
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<h2>TLCN03 Navigating Challenging Student Situations</h2>
<p>Date and time:&nbsp;Thursday, May 15, 1:00 p.m. to&nbsp;4:00&nbsp;p.m.</p>
<p>As instructors, you may have experienced behaviour by your students that you felt was disrespectful, rude, or disruptive. These can be challenging situations to deal with. Staff from Student Advocacy and Case Management and the Office of Human Rights and Conflict Management will provide an overview of pertinent University policies and procedures to help you understand your rights and responsibilities as an instructor. This interactive workshop will provide you with strategies and tips for preventing and responding to these behaviours.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-f2ebea8787ad4f819461540bbe3c1258">Register for the TLCN03 Navigating Challenging Student Situations workshop</a></p>
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<h2>TLCN01 Universal Design for Learning</h2>
<p>Date and time: Tuesday, May 20, 9:00 a.m. to&nbsp;12:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an orientation to teaching and learning that promotes greater student choice and agency in learning experiences, with the aim of reducing barriers to learning by providing multiple means of representation, engagement, and expression. In this workshop, participants will explore how UDL values intersect with their own teaching philosophies, identify barriers to learning for students with a range of needs, and (re)design course elements to adopt UDL guidelines in a way that is practical for instructors yet beneficial to learners.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-f579f66ddc0e4e6dbe9bf46fbdcff529">Register for the TLCN01 Universal Design for Learning workshop</a></p>
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<h2>TLCN10 Self-Evaluation of Teaching Practice</h2>
<p>Date and time: Tuesday, May 20,&nbsp;1:00 p.m. to&nbsp;4:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Feedback and evaluation of teaching are part of every teacher’s life. How do you make sense of the evaluative feedback you receive from SRI scores, daily classroom experiences and student grades? This workshop examines the theory and practice of evaluation and suggests practical strategies for integrating effective evaluative practices into your teaching. Please note that this workshop does not cover the design and creation of student assessments.&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-821bdd7351334a7e85770d9b9bb14a3a">Register for the TLCN10 Self-Evaluation of Teaching Practice workshop</a></p>
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<h2>TLCN07 Mental Health in the Classroom: Responding to Students Demonstrating Mental Health Distress</h2>
<p>Date and time:&nbsp;Wednesday, May 21, 9:00 a.m. to&nbsp;12:00 p.m</p>
<p>Young adults are highly susceptible to mental health problems. We know that most instructors encounter many students who are struggling with mental health issues that affect their academic performance, behaviour in the classroom, and interactions with teaching staff. &nbsp;Research also indicates that the incident rate and intensity of mental health problems experienced by students is increasing. These situations can be stressful, time-consuming, and potentially can involve risks to personal safety for the students and others. David Ness, the Director of the Student Counselling Centre at the University of Manitoba, will provide you with information about how to identify and respond effectively to student mental health issues, how to understand the factors that contribute to student distress, and how to access resources. &nbsp;This interactive workshop will involve case study material to apply your knowledge of risk assessment, response alternatives, and on- and off-campus resources.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-62597586e88d4cc5ba7ae543b6a527f8">Register for the TLCN07 Mental Health in the Classroom: Responding to Students Demonstrating Mental Health Distress workshop</a></p>
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<h2>TLCN04 Academic Integrity Teaching and Learning Strategies</h2>
<p>Date and time: Wednesday, May 21, 1:00 p.m. to&nbsp;4:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Do you want to promote academic integrity in your course but don’t know how? &nbsp;In this workshop, we will discuss the meaning of academic integrity at the University of Manitoba, and how it relates to your teaching and learning environment (whether that be face-to-face, remote/online). We will discuss ways to implement teaching and assessment strategies that promote integrity that will allow you to focus on students’ learning and community building. Resources for academic integrity education (e.g., syllabus statements, learning activities) that you can modify and incorporate into your courses will be shared.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-2e44d0f1d0044e11a937e353a7d9b64a">Register for the TLCN04 Academic Integrity Teaching and Learning Strategies workshop</a></p>
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<h2>TLCN02 Teaching and Technology</h2>
<p>Date and time: Thursday, May 22,&nbsp;9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.</p>
<p>In this workshop, we will explore a framework for using technology in teaching and learning. Rather than a technology ‘how-to’ session, the focus will be on providing a method for evaluating technology that supports the goals of teaching and learning. We will also discuss the benefits and challenges of using technology in the classroom.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-9fdea7ace88f457ba04d26935bdd4cba">Register for the TLCN02 Teaching and Technology workshop</a></p>
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<h2>TLCN08 Indigenous Knowledges for Teaching Higher Education</h2>
<p>Date and time: Thursday, May 22, 1:00 p.m. to&nbsp;4:00&nbsp;p.m.</p>
<p>This workshop introduces participants to Indigenous pedagogies by contextualizing Indigenous knowledges, discussing the importance of making space for Indigenous content and knowledge transmission in the academy, and providing participants with resources about the pedagogical significance of Indigenous knowledges.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-c2bd06c9a4ea42ec965efd2ce192e33d">Register for the TLCN08 Indigenous Knowledges for Teaching Higher Education workshop</a></p>
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<h2>Effective Strategies to Captivate Students from Day One</h2>
<p>Date and time: Monday, May 26,&nbsp;12:00 p.m. to&nbsp;1:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Have you ever wondered if there’s a better way to engage students on the first day of class instead of diving straight into the course material? In this workshop, you&#8217;ll explore how to capture students&#8217; interest from day one with short, fun activities. Get ready to actively participate and find out which activities work best for you!</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-6b888a76601c4fea84249ecea73abe84">Register for Effective Strategies to Captivate Students from Day One workshop</a></p>
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<h2>Revitalize Your Teaching: Creating Transparent Course Materials</h2>
<p>Date and time: Tuesday, May 27,&nbsp;1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.</p>
<p>This series of four 60-minute sessions aimed at faculty and instructors at all experience levels in Rady Health Sciences. Each session offers practical strategies on a range of topics relevant to teaching, including strategies for assignment design that offer students greater levels of clarity, developing your teaching-centered Personal Reconciliation Action Plan, checking in with accessible learning design, and staying motivated and creative when it comes including active learning in your lesson planning.</p>
<p>In Revitalize Your Teaching: Creating Transparent Course Materials we will explore the basics of the Transparency in Higher Education (TILT) framework. This research-backed framework can help facilitate greater student success by helping them understand the how and why of what they are learning, and it is adaptable to large and small class sizes. You&#8217;ll learn the process for reframing existing materials so you can get started making the changes best for your context. Come find out more about a process that many are calling &#8220;transformative!&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-b0f26cb4bc824225917e855a802854e2">Register for the Revitalize Your Teaching: Creating Transparent Course Materials workshop</a></p>
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<h2>Universal Design for Learning in Practice: The Accessibility for Manitobans Act, The Information and Communication Standard</h2>
<p>Date and time: Wednesday, May 28,&nbsp;11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.</p>
<p>In an ongoing monthly series, participants will review discreet elements of Universal Design (UDL) for Learning and work together to develop pedagogical practices that align with the UDL principle being discussed that month.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-96d761d3c7e74625a26130adc60228f1">Register for The Accessibility for Manitobans Act, The Information and Communication Standard</a></p>
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<h2>Addressing Challenging Student Behaviors &amp; Situations</h2>
<p>Date and time: Wednesday, May 28,&nbsp;12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Challenging student behavior and situations can emerge in any discipline and teaching context; however, such situations are bound to happen in health sciences due to the sensitive nature of the discipline. Classroom and clinical instructors might need to thoughtfully plan teaching strategies to navigate the situation during classroom, lab, or clinical teaching to prevent and manage challenging student behaviors. This workshop will provide learners opportunity to explore ways &amp; tools to effectively predict, prevent, and manage such challenging behaviors and situations.&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-2371b7689b7b48cc9d4f14701ae16805">Register for the Addressing Challenging Student Behaviors &amp; Situations workshop</a></p>
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<h2>Pedagogies of Care: Bringing it All Together &#8211; Sharing Our Stories</h2>
<p>Date and time: Tuesday, April 1,&nbsp;2:00 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.</p>
<p>Join us for a series of four monthly 50-minute sessions designed for graduate students, instructors, and professors committed to exploring pedagogies of care. These sessions offer strategies that foster care, inclusion, and broaden perspectives in higher education, including insights into how brain science can enhance teaching effectiveness. Each session will provide practical tools for creating inclusive, engaging, and empowering learning environments, drawing on research into neural connections, brain plasticity, and how these processes affect learning, memory retention, and student engagement. Whether you&#8217;re teaching in-person or in an online format, this series will equip you with neuroscience-based strategies and pedagogical approaches that cultivate caring and inclusive educational spaces.</p>
<h4>During the Bringing it All Together &#8211; Sharing Our Stories Spaces session:</h4>
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<li>Participants will collaboratively share their experiences and insights, synthesizing the pedagogical strategies learned throughout the series to create an integrated teaching approach.</li>
<li>Participants will discuss their practices through storytelling, identifying ways to further develop their teaching practices.</li>
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<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/s_reg/reg_registration_maintenance.aspx?ek=0099-0030-d09d69b57445431f8ed43f700dc2a051">Register for the Pedagogies of Care workshop</a></p>
<h2>Decolonizing Classrooms: Start here</h2>
<p>Date and time:&nbsp;Wednesday, April 2, 9:30 a.m. to&nbsp;12:00&nbsp;p.m.</p>
<p>As part of the Decolonizing Classrooms Series, “Decolonizing Classrooms: Start Here” is designed for those beginning their journey in decolonizing and reconciliatory learning. This workshop offers foundational knowledge about Indigenous Peoples, their Knowledges, and the important relationships we all maintain with the Land in what is now commonly known as Canada. Participants will learn about colonization and processes of decolonization, and identify initial steps to engage in important decolonizing and reconciliatory processes. This workshop will equip you with the necessary information to meaningfully engage with Indigenous pedagogies and foster ongoing learning and action. Additionally, it provides the background necessary for full participation in other workshops in the Decolonizing Classrooms Series.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-a9fdad234d82451396be97024a1697e9">Register for the Decolonizing Classrooms workshop</a></p>
<h2><span data-teams="true">From Theory to Practice: Using the UM Competencies Framework to Level Up Experiential Learning</span></h2>
<p>Date and time:&nbsp;Friday, April 4,&nbsp;10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Have you thought about the kind of people you want your students to become upon graduating? You might envision them as empathetic listeners, critical thinkers, effective collaborators, or team players. How can education use Experiential Learning (EL) to move beyond traditional content delivery, actively nurturing these skills? Join us as we dive into the dynamic combination of EL and the UM Competencies Framework, equipping educators to foster real-world skills, growth, and empowerment in students.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-1185a91698a84a81bcb6212397581ca7">Register for From Theory to Practice: Using the UM Competencies Framework to Level Up Experiential Learning</a></p>
<h2>Experiential Learning Community of Practice Brown Bag Lunch Conversations: Experiential or Active Learning What&#8217;s the Difference?</h2>
<p>Date and time:&nbsp;Tuesday, April 15,&nbsp;12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Bring your lunch and connect with other members of our community of practice! There is no formal agenda for these casual meetings just good people and conversation! Everyone is welcome to share their thoughts and experiences as we explore different topics in experiential learning.</p>
<p>Topic:&nbsp;Experiential or Active Learning what&#8217;s the difference? Are they different approaches, or different names for the same approach? Come tell us what you think!</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-199db99c2bb8496ea7896fbf2b86f981">Register for Experiential or Active Learning What&#8217;s the Difference?</a></p>
<h2>Universal Design for Learning in Practice: Represent a Diversity of Perspectives and Identities in Authentic Ways</h2>
<p>Date and time:&nbsp;Thursday, April 24,&nbsp;12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Join us for the last Thursday of each month in an ongoing series, where participants will review discreet elements of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Participants will work together to develop pedagogical practices that align with the UDL principle being discussed that month.</p>
<p>Topic:&nbsp;The session will focus on CAST&#8217;s UDL principle of representing a diversity of perspectives and identities in authentic ways and how it can be directly applied to pedagogical practice. There will be a brief presentation of the core elements of this principle followed by a question-and-answer session where participants can collaborate with the facilitator&nbsp;to develop their practice.&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-946f3a8a6aa44af891bb5612e18e142d">Register for Universal Design for Learning in Practice: Represent a Diversity of Perspectives and Identities in Authentic Ways</a></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for March, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning. Generative AI in Teaching and Learning Date and time: Wednesday, March 5, 9:00 a.m. to&#160;12:00 p.m. This workshop focuses on ethical and responsible instructional uses of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) to support student learning in [&#8230;]]]></description>
        
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for March, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.</p>
<h2>Generative AI in Teaching and Learning</h2>
<p>Date and time: Wednesday, March 5, 9:00 a.m. to&nbsp;12:00 p.m.</p>
<p>This workshop focuses on ethical and responsible instructional uses of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) to support student learning in higher education. Participants will gain a foundational understanding of how genAI works and explore its capabilities, limitations, and ethical issues. The core of the workshop will involve discussion about basic learning theories supported by the cognitive sciences and how genAI can enhance and hinder the learning process. Through individual and group reflections, discussions, and activities, participants will critically assess how to use genAI ethically and responsibly in ways that support student learning.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-3e4a38dbcc4242a18d3a49e008a71457">Register for the Generative AI in Teaching and Learning workshop</a></p>
<h2>Teaching and Learning Research Colloquium Series: Session 3</h2>
<p>Date and time: Thursday, March 6,&nbsp;1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.</p>
<p>The 2024/25 Teaching and Learning Research Colloquium Series shares the important work of University of Manitoba scholars and educators, whose research sheds light on student support needs, barriers to support seeking, and strategies for supporting students’ learning. Over a series of three research talks, faculty, instructors, and support staff will learn from and with each other about supporting diverse learners. Each talk will be followed by a discussion period and refreshments.</p>
<p>Session 3:</p>
<p>Barriers to Support: Metastereotypes and Help-seeking Among International Students</p>
<p>International students face unique challenges adapting to living and studying abroad, which may influence various aspects of their postsecondary studies. The resources and support services offered by university staff, instructors, and classmates are, therefore, essential for academic success and an overall positive university experience for many international students. Dr. Matthew Quesnel’s work examines how international students’ metastereotypes of how they are viewed by Canadian faculty, staff, and students on their campus, predict whether they seek out peer support and support services offered by their postsecondary institutions. In this session, Matthew will share his research findings on international students’ metastereotypes and its relationship to their help-seeking on campus and explore how this can inform strategies for fostering a more inclusive campus environment, promoting international students’ help-seeking and academic success and well-being on campus.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/s_reg/reg_registration_maintenance.aspx?ek=0099-0030-39669556d0b9428b99823afa1bfff4b9">Register for the Teaching and Learning Research Colloquium, Session 3</a></p>
<h2>Pedagogies of Care: Science of Learning &#8211; Firing and Wiring the Neurons</h2>
<p>Date and time: Thursday, March 13,&nbsp;10:00 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.</p>
<p>Join us for a series of four monthly 50-minute sessions designed for graduate students, instructors, and professors committed to exploring pedagogies of care. These sessions offer strategies that foster care, inclusion, and broaden perspectives in higher education, including insights into how brain science can enhance teaching effectiveness. Each session will provide practical tools for creating inclusive, engaging, and empowering learning environments, drawing on research into neural connections, brain plasticity, and how these processes affect learning, memory retention, and student engagement. Whether you&#8217;re teaching in-person or in an online format, this series will equip you with neuroscience-based strategies and pedagogical approaches that cultivate caring and inclusive educational spaces.</p>
<p>During the Science of Learning &#8211; Firing and Wiring the Neurons session:</p>
<ul>
<li>Participants will discuss the basic principles of how brain processes, such as neural connections and plasticity, influence learning and memory retention.</li>
<li>Participants will explore brain-based strategies to their teaching methods, fostering environments that enhance cognitive engagement and student learning.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-802fc624f10541adbdc28231d529cc2e">Register for the Pedagogies for Care workshop</a></p>
<h2>Knowledge Transfer: Transitioning from Classroom Learning to Clinical Application</h2>
<p>Date and time: Thursday, March 13,&nbsp;12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.</p>
<p>Specifically relevant for Clinical Educators: Effective knowledge transfer from the classroom to the clinical setting is an ongoing goal of didactic teaching. &nbsp;Effective knowledge transfer ensures that students perform well not only in their academic journey, but also after graduation when they enter their respective fields. If you would like to learn best practices for enhancing the process of transferring knowledge, this workshop will provide strategies to promote this important aspect of learning.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/s_reg/reg_registration_maintenance.aspx?ek=0099-0030-d2d5eb055b44485491ffd3da40b1eb44">Register for the Knowledge Transfer workshop</a></p>
<h2>Manitoba Academic Integrity Network (MAIN) Speaker Series</h2>
<p>Date and time: <span lang="EN-CA">Thursday, March 13, 2025</span>,&nbsp;<span lang="EN-CA">6:00 p.m. to 6:55 p.m.</span></p>
<p>The Centre is excited to host the 2024-2025 Manitoba Academic Integrity Network (MAIN) Speaker Series, a collection of six professional development opportunities related to academic integrity. A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to individuals who register and attend all six sessions in this series. Visit the&nbsp;<a href="https://umanitoba.ca/centre-advancement-teaching-learning/manitoba-academic-integrity-network-main-speaker-series">Manitoba Academic Integrity Network Speaker Series</a>&nbsp;website for more details.</p>
<p>Session 6:&nbsp;<span lang="EN-CA">Transforming Assessment Practices in Higher Education with the AI Assessmen</span><span lang="EN-CA">t Scale (AIAS)</span>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">As the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) technologies have become increasingly ubiquitous in higher education, and institutions must equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary for an AI-driven future. Although some institutions have attempted to ban the use of these tools and enforce this through an AI text detection strategy, this session proposes an alternative solution to this challenge. The AI Assessment Scale (AIAS) developed by</span><span lang="EN-CA"> </span><a class="external-link" href="https://open-publishing.org/journals/index.php/jutlp/article/view/810" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span lang="EN-CA">Perkins et al. (2024</span></a><span lang="EN-CA">), offers a flexible framework for incorporating GenAI into educational assessments while promoting academic integrity and ethical use of these technologies. It</span><span lang="EN-CA"> </span><span lang="EN-CA">consists of five allowable levels of AI use in submitted assessments, ranging from &#8216;No AI&#8217; to&nbsp;‘AI Exploration’, enabling educators to design assessments that focus on areas requiring human input and critical thinking. This intervention will explore the challenges of attempting to use a detection-based approach to dealing with GenAI use in assessments, introduce the AIAS as a possible alternative, and discuss the findings of a pilot study of the AIAS at British University Vietnam which has demonstrated significant benefits in reducing misconduct and supporting student engagement and attainment.</span>&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-363dd754782946948af2d371ec9f5d57">Register for the MAIN Speaker Series, Session 6</a></p>
<h2>Small Shifts, Significant Gains: March Session</h2>
<p>Date and time: Monday, March 17,&nbsp;12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Looking for ways to revitalize your teaching but don&#8217;t have time for a big redesign? In&nbsp;<em>Small Teaching</em>, author James Lang argues that small changes in classroom techniques and activities can have big impacts on student learning. Join our sessions to hear practical teaching strategies from faculty guest speakers. Bring your questions and your lunch. &nbsp;Leave with ideas that you can implement right away in your courses!&nbsp;</p>
<p>Lightning Presentation Speakers:</p>
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<li><a href="https://umanitoba.ca/social-work/faculty-and-staff/c-lee-anne-deegan">C. Lee Anne Deegan</a>&nbsp;from the Faculty of Social Work presents:&nbsp;<span data-teams="true">Centering Collaboration: Applying Relational Values to Reimagine Group Work</span></li>
<li><a href="https://umanitoba.ca/kinesiology-recreation-management/faculty-staff/cheryl-glazebrook-phd">Cheryl Glazebrook</a>&nbsp;from the&nbsp;Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-2203ba2079b1421194bdbe1f0e0a32fb">Register for Small Shifts, Significant Gains: March Session</a></p>
<h2>Experiential Learning Community of Practice Monthly Meeting: Leveraging AI to Enhance Experiential Learning</h2>
<p>Date and time:&nbsp;Wednesday, March 19,&nbsp;2:30 p.m. to&nbsp;3:30 p.m.</p>
<p>The Experiential Learning Community of Practice is a growing network of UM faculty, instructors, and staff passionate about experiential education.</p>
<p>Monthly meetings:<br />
Join our monthly meetings to build relationships with other Community of Practice members, explore best practices and innovations, and participate in engaging conversations.</p>
<p>Leveraging AI to Enhance Experiential Learning:<br />
This month, we’ll explore how AI can enhance experiential learning, showcasing the innovative ways instructors are integrating AI into their teaching. Join us for a dynamic, facilitated discussion that will dive into the benefits and challenges of AI in experiential learning and celebrate the impactful work happening in this field.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-89b0d8d8d0234be39062dca1b83dc8c5">Register for Leveraging AI to Enhance Experiential Learning</a></p>
<h2>Incorporating the Seven Sacred Teachings into Classroom Teaching Strategies and Giving Feedback</h2>
<p>Date and time: Thursday, March 20,&nbsp;9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.</p>
<p>This workshop will focus on an introduction to the Seven Sacred Teachings and how to incorporate them in day-to-day teaching strategies. &nbsp;This workshop will also focus on how to deliver strength-based feedback. We will also put strategies into practice with scenarios.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-7a69460e618d4ac8b06a0cd2ee9ef3f7">Register for the Incorporating the Seven Sacred Teachings workshop</a></p>
<h2>Universal Design for Learning in Practice: Recognize Expectations, Beliefs, and Motivations</h2>
<p>Date and time: Thursday, March 27,&nbsp;12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Join us for the last Thursday of each month in an ongoing series, where participants will review discreet elements of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Participants will work together to develop pedagogical practices that align with the UDL principle being discussed that month.</p>
<p>Topic:&nbsp;This session will focus on CAST&#8217;s UDL principle of recognizing expectations, beliefs, and motivations and how it can be directly applied to pedagogical practice. There will be a brief presentation of the core elements of this principle followed by a question-and-answer session where participants can collaborate with the facilitator&nbsp;to develop their practice.&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-6e1f65b647b54e7aa46f4b5d39767e96">Register for Recognize Expectations, Beliefs, and Motivations</a></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. Developed by CAST, a nonprofit education research and development organization, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to improve teaching and learning, based on scientific insights into [&#8230;]]]></description>
        
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>Developed by <a href="https://www.cast.org/">CAST</a>, a nonprofit education research and development organization, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to improve teaching and learning, based on scientific insights into how humans learn. The framework includes three principles and nine sub-categories, each with individual elements.</p>
<p>“When you first engage with the UDL framework, it can be overwhelming because there’s so much to look at, it can be hard to know where to start,” says facilitator Johnathan Bevan, an Educational Developer with The Centre. “Our goal with this series is to break down the overall framework and look at the discreet elements, one at a time, and work through how to put them into practice.”</p>
<p>Each workshop will include a brief presentation on a framework concept, followed by working through an exercise on how to apply the concept to course materials. Each workshop explores an individual consideration. Each event in the series is self-contained, you do not need to attend the entire series to understand and participate.</p>
<p>“It is important that we start to dismantle the ableism that exists in higher learning. For those who do not experience barriers to engaging in education, it is difficult to perceive how people are being excluded,” says Bevan. “Taking the time to work through an individual UDL principle will help understand where there are barriers in your practice. Incorporating one element of UDL to your pedagogy will influence other aspects of your teaching. This is because each element functions individually and is also complimentary to the wider philosophy.”</p>
<p>Bevan notes that integrating UDL is an ongoing process of learning and refinement. “Universal design should not be understood as a destination or a checklist. It is a process that exists in conversation with the people who are engaging with our practice,” he says.</p>
<p>Bevan is hopeful this series helps faculty, both in integrating concepts into existing course materials and to look at including UDL in their course design—something Bevan can also support.</p>
<p>“The whole point is to engage critically with pedagogical practice to remove barriers,” he says. “The more we practice implementing UDL principles, the more meaningful our pedagogical design will be for the students we are seeking to teach.”</p>
<h2>Universal Design for Learning Workshops – Winter Term 2025</h2>
<p>UDL in Practice: Optimize Relevance, Value, and Authenticity<br />
Thursday, January 30, 12 &#8211; 1 pm</p>
<p>Description: The session will focus on CAST&#8217;s UDL principle of optimizing relevance, value, and authenticity and how it can be directly applied to pedagogical practice.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-18360268f8154c83b8da572be73ecf01">Register</a></p>
<p>UDL in Practice: Clarify the Meaning and Purpose of the Goals<br />
Thursday, February 27, 12 -1 pm</p>
<p>Description: The session will focus on CAST&#8217;s UDL principle of clarifying the meaning and purpose of the goals&nbsp;and how it can be directly applied to pedagogical practice.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-6e146c329f8c414eafb32675f19ba20c">Register</a></p>
<p>UDL in Practice: Recognize Expectations, Beliefs, and Motivations<br />
Thursday, March 27, 12 – 1pm</p>
<p>Description: The session will focus on CAST&#8217;s UDL principle of recognizing expectations, beliefs, and motivations and how it can be directly applied to pedagogical practice.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-6e1f65b647b54e7aa46f4b5d39767e96">Register</a></p>
<p>UDL in Practice: Represent a Diversity of Perspectives and Identities in Authentic Ways<br />
Thursday, April 24, 12 – 1pm</p>
<p>Description: The session will focus on CAST&#8217;s UDL principle of representing a diversity of perspectives and identities in authentic ways and how it can be directly applied to pedagogical practice.</p>
<p><a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0099-0030-946f3a8a6aa44af891bb5612e18e142d">Register</a></p>
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