Talking About Teaching
These in-person events are hosted by the Teaching Centre multiple times per year. Join us for a small panel discussion, a guest speaker or a round-table discussion.
All faculty and graduate students are welcome to attend.
Do you have ideas that you would like to explore via a Talking About Teaching?
Contact The Teaching Centre and Agility to discuss your ideas.
Past topics have included:
- ChatGPT, AI and the Changing Classroom
- Are We Teaching Our Students Dangerous Ideas
- Provoking Student Thinking
- Back in Class!
- Ungrading and Labour-Based Grading
Teaching Neurodiverse Students
Dr. Chris Mattatall and Dr. Jeffrey MacCormack
Friday, November 22 | 1 to 3 p.m.
TH 341
As rewarding and fulfilling as teaching can be, sometimes we face challenges on how best to meet the academic needs of some students. Students come into our classrooms with diverse learning profiles and experiences which require us to alter our approaches if we’re going to have them succeed. Is this a fair expectation in a university classroom? Should we think differently about how to teach students with Executive Function challenges, with ADHD, with emotional and behavioural differences, autism, anxiety and depression? How can university teachers be expected to effectively teach such an array of diverse learning profiles? This session explores these questions.