Category Archives: Events
Online Undergraduate Course Initiative (OUCI) 2017-18
New Re-Design Projects in Development for Coming Year Each year a number of pioneering instructors receive OUCI funding for redesign of their undergraduate courses to leverage the opportunities online instruction offer their learners. To date, more than 30 fully online … Continue reading
MOOC Design Day 2015
On June 24th, Online Learning Strategies hosted our third annual MOOC Design Day, which was attended by several teams that have been awarded project funding or are considering proposal development in the coming year. New initiatives are taking shape across several divisions and departments, including … Continue reading
MOOC Design Round Table 2014
On June 11th, the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering hosted our second annual MOOC Design Round Table, which was attended by several teams that have new project funding or are considering proposal development in the coming year. New initiatives … Continue reading
Course Re/Design 2014 – Online Cohort
On May 21 and 22 another successful Course Re/Design Institute took place, hosted by the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, with participation from across the university community. Our cohort of online instructors who are launching new courses or enhancing … Continue reading
Instructional Uses of Social/Digital Media at UTSC
Many instructors are looking for innovative strategies to help their students move beyond being consumers of social media, and toward becoming active contributors and creators of digital content. On Monday, March 3, the Centre for Teaching and Learning at UT … Continue reading
EdX Design Workshop in Review
On June 13, design teams gathered at CTSI for a day of learning, collaborative design and discussion of instructional challenges in the MOOC environment. We were fortunate to have two guests from EdX who visited from Boston for the day … Continue reading
Online Learning Focus at CTSI Teaching and Learning Symposium
At last week’s CTSI Teaching and Learning Symposium one could not help noting the interest in online learning as the keynote, panels, round tables and casual chat over lunch explored recent developments in web-based strategies and the implications for students … Continue reading
Massively Open Online Course Update
As it is Open Access week, it seems timely to provide an update on our activity in the sphere of Open courses as well. Members of the educational technology community first saw the Provost’s announcement regarding University of Toronto entering … Continue reading
Accessibility and Online Learning
Many of our faculty and education technology professionals involved in developing online learning content are asking about the new standards published under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). UofT’s response to the most recent legislation, including the Information … Continue reading
Open Education Week March 5 – 10, 2012
In the news: Open Education Week is a global event to raise awareness about the benefits of free and open sharing in education. Coordinated by the OpenCourseWare Consortium (OCWC), the event will showcase projects, resources, ideas from around the world … Continue reading