Programs + Events

The TLC offers professional development certifications and training to members of the Ontario Tech community interested in enhancing their instructional skills.

Certificate in University Teaching (CUT)

• The Certificate in University Teaching (CUT) program brings expertise and experiential learning to the development of teaching practices. It runs from September to April and is designed for instructors, postdoctoral fellows, graduate teaching assistants, and doctoral and master's students.

Facilitating Academic Support and Training (FAST)

• The Facilitating Academic Support and Training (FAST) program is intended for staff members who design and deliver training sessions, workshops, and other programs, and are seeking to enhance their facilitation skills.

In the TLC's Incubator and Institute programs, participants can address questions or challenges in their roles through collaborative, indepth, and interactive explorations of topics of interest. 

Course (Re)Design Institute

• Are you preparing to teach a new course or looking to refresh an existing one? Offered annually in June, this intensive and collaborative program guides instructors through the course design process, helping them create engaging, aligned, and student-centred learning experiences.

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Incubator

• The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Incubator is a six-week program in which participants aim to improve learning and investigate problems of practice by implementing optimized teaching practices based on research and evidence.

Open Educational Resource (OER) Incubator

• The Open Educational Resource (OER) Incubator is a five-week program that provides a collaborative space for interested participants to learn the basics of OER and open licensing, explore best practices for curating open materials, and begin creating an open resource.

A community of practice (CoP) involves a group of people (community) with a shared concern, problem, or interest (domain) working together to fulfil individual and group goals (practice).

Indigenization and Decolonization CoP

• Members of the Indigenization and Decolonization CoP generate ideas, seek feedback, and share resources and stories related to Indigenizing and decolonizing content, instructional approaches, and interactions.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) CoP

• The Universal Design for Learning CoP explores guidelines for implementing UDL principles, inclusive instructional design, instructional multimedia design, and accessible instruction to reduce barriers in any learning environment.

Throughout the year, the TLC hosts events and campaigns based on all things teaching and learning. Watch this space to join us at our recurring and one-time events!

Conference on University Teaching and Learning

• Join your Ontario Tech community at our annual Spring conference to connect, converse, and celebrate instructional excellence and innovation at our institution.

New to Ontario Tech Orientation

• Each summer, New To Ontario Tech orientation introduces new instructors and teaching assistants to teaching techniques and strategies, educational technology, the student experience, and more!

Open Education Events

• Members of the Ontario Tech community are invited to attend events and programming hosted by the Open Education Lab throughout the year to learn about open education and how they can contribute to the movement on our campuses and beyond.

Past Events

Let's Get Generative!: A GenAI Coffee Chat

• On July 21, the TLC hosted an open, informal gathering of Ontario Tech colleagues to explore how GenAI is shaping their work in the classroom and beyond.