CTEI Yorkville University & Toronto Film School

From Theory to Practice: Experiential Learning
2026-03-24 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Toronto)
From Theory to Practice: Experiential Learning
Date: Tuesday, March 24th, 2026
Time: 1:00-2:30pm (AT) / 12:00-1:30pm (ET) / 9:00-10:30am (PT)
Registration link
Workshop Description:
From performances to work-integrated learning and simulations to internships, experiential learning (EL) comes in many shapes and sizes. Whether you are already formally embedding EL into your courses, doing it but not realizing it, or just EL-curious, in this workshop, we will investigate the different forms of experiential learning, consider the meaning-making process for students, and compare different models of critical reflection.

CTEI Reflective Quarterly Gathering - March 2026
2026-03-30 12:00 - 13:00
CTEI Reflective Quarterly Gathering
Date: Monday, March 30th, 2026
Time: 1:00-2:00pm (AT) / 12:00-1:00pm (ET) / 9:00-10:00am (PT)
Registration link
Event Description:
Join us for our quarterly, semi-structured gathering to reflect on the past term and look ahead to the next! (Re)connect with your peers across Yorkville and Toronto Film School to celebrate what’s working, unpack what is challenging us, and identify emerging teaching and learning needs.
Through guided reflection and small-group conversation, participants will share strategies, compare experiences, and surface practical takeaways to inform the upcoming term. This is a collegial, supportive, interactive space designed to foster shared learning. So, grab your tea, coffee, water, or pop and come say “Hi”!

SoTL Scholars’ Community of Practice (Winter 2026) – March Meeting
2026-03-31 11:00 - 12:00
SoTL Scholars’ Community of Practice (Winter 2026) – March Meeting
Date: Tuesday, March 31st, 2026
Time: 12:00-1:00pm (AT) / 11:00-12:00pm (ET) / 8:00-9:00am (PT)
SoTL Scholars’ Community of Practice Description:
As part of their first year in the SoTL Scholars (2-Year Fellowships) program, our SoTL Scholars meet monthly in a community of practice with The Centre to come together regularly as they work on their SoTL projects – not just to share their work and support each other, but to build SoTL capacities, cross-institutional relationships, and contribute to and advance our culture of teaching excellence and innovation through the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Meetings are on the final Tuesday of each month at 12-1PM AT / 11-12PM ET / 8-9AM PT
Check out our SoTL Scholars (2-Year Fellowships) landing page for more details about the program.

CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week One – Option One
2026-04-07 12:00 - 13:00
CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week One – Option One
Date: Tuesday, April 7th, 2026
Time: 1:00-2:00pm (AT) / 12:00-1:00pm (ET) / 9:00-10:00am (PT)
Registration link
Session Description:
Join the Centre for Teaching Excellence and Innovation to kick off the Ready-to-Teach program as you begin your time with Yorkville University and Toronto Film School.
The session will utilize active learning strategies which may include small breakout rooms and the use of other digital engagement tools.
Remember: You only need to sign up for one synchronous session in each of the scheduled synchronous weeks (Week 1, 3, and 5 of the CTEI Ready-to-Teach program).
If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach the Centre at ctei@yorkvilleu.ca.
The virtual doors will be closed to late attendees after 15 minutes.

Journal Club – April 2026 Meeting
2026-04-08 13:00 - 14:00
Journal Club – April 2026 Meeting
Date: Wednesday, April 8th, 2026
Time: 2:00-3:00pm (AT) / 1:00-2:00pm (ET) / 10:00-11:00am (PT)
Registration link
“Journal Club” CTEI Communities Description:
Join the CTEI for monthly get-togethers where members will gather to share and discuss ideas on teaching, learning, and education more broadly. Discussions will be guided by selected journal articles balancing theory and practice.
For April 2026’s Meeting, we are reading and discussing: Mariana T. Guzzardo et al.’s “‘The Ones that Care Make all the Difference’: Perspectives on Student-Faculty Relationships”, Innovative Higher Education, 46(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-020-09522-w.
Meetings are on the second Wednesday of each month at 10-11AM PT / 1-2PM ET / 2-3PM AT.
Check out our CTEI Communities page for more details and to register!

CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week One – Option Two
2026-04-08 13:00 - 14:00
CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week One – Option Two
Date: Wednesday, April 8th, 2026
Time: 2:00-3:00pm (AT) / 1:00-2:00pm (ET) / 10:00-11:00am (PT)
Registration link
Session Description:
Join the Centre for Teaching Excellence and Innovation to kick off the Ready-to-Teach program as you begin your time with Yorkville University and Toronto Film School.
The session will utilize active learning strategies which may include small breakout rooms and the use of other digital engagement tools.
Remember: You only need to sign up for one synchronous session in each of the scheduled synchronous weeks (Week 1, 3, and 5 of the CTEI Ready-to-Teach program).
If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach the Centre at ctei@yorkvilleu.ca.
The virtual doors will be closed to late attendees after 15 minutes.

CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Three – Option One
2026-04-20 12:00 - 13:30
CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Three – Option One
Date: Monday, April 20th, 2026
Time: 1:00-2:30pm (AT) / 12:00-1:30pm (ET) / 9:00-10:30am (PT)
Registration link
Session Description:
Join the Centre for Teaching Excellence and Innovation to kick off the Ready-to-Teach program as you begin your time with Yorkville University and Toronto Film School.
The session will utilize active learning strategies which may include small breakout rooms and the use of other digital engagement tools.
Remember: You only need to sign up for one synchronous session in each of the scheduled synchronous weeks (Week 1, 3, and 5 of the CTEI Ready-to-Teach program).
If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach the Centre at ctei@yorkvilleu.ca.
The virtual doors will be closed to late attendees after 5 minutes.

Formative Assessment: Creative Tools and Practical Application
2026-04-21 12:00 - 13:30
Formative Assessment: Creative Tools and Practical Application
Date: Tuesday, April 21st, 2026
Time: 1:00-2:30pm (AT) / 12:00-1:30pm (ET) / 9:00-10:30am (PT)
Registration link
Workshop Description:
In this workshop, we’ll explore how formative assessments can be incredibly valuable in not only checking in on student learning but also building relationships with students and encouraging students to take a more active role in their own learning (i.e., fostering self-assessment, metacognition, engagement, and more). We’ll share examples of formative assessment activities and tools, as well as ways to practically integrate formative assessment into your course, whether it is online or onsite, asynchronous or synchronous. We’ll also discuss ways to interpret formative assessment results to inform and adapt instruction in manageable, time-sensitive ways.

CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Three – Option Two
2026-04-22 13:00 - 14:30
CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Three – Option Two
Date: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026
Time: 2:00-3:30pm (AT) / 1:00-2:30pm (ET) / 10:00-11:30am (PT)
Registration link
Session Description:
Join the Centre for Teaching Excellence and Innovation to kick off the Ready-to-Teach program as you begin your time with Yorkville University and Toronto Film School.
The session will utilize active learning strategies which may include small breakout rooms and the use of other digital engagement tools.
Remember: You only need to sign up for one synchronous session in each of the scheduled synchronous weeks (Week 1, 3, and 5 of the CTEI Ready-to-Teach program).
If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach the Centre at ctei@yorkvilleu.ca.
The virtual doors will be closed to late attendees after 5 minutes.

Fictional Classrooms: National Community of Practice (Winter 2026) – April 2026 Meeting
2026-04-27 14:30 - 15:30
Fictional Classrooms: National Community of Practice (Winter 2026) – April 2026 Meeting
Date: Monday, April 27th, 2026
Time: 3:30-4:30pm (AT) / 2:30-3:30pm (ET) / 11:30am-12:30pm (PT)
Sign up to join! (you may be prompted to log in to your Google account)

Fictional Classrooms National Community of Practice Description:
Over the past four years, our very own Matthew Dunleavy (CTEI Senior Educational Developer, Faculty Excellence and Development) and his colleague, Robin Sutherland-Harris (York University), have facilitated the Fictional Classrooms community. The current iteration brings together educational/curriculum/faculty/instructional developers and instructors from across Canada and the US to explore and reflect on narratives of education in films, television, short stories, and novels. These works may speak to us as learners, educators, developers, researchers, artists, and/or simply as humans.
For Winter 2026, the Fictional Classrooms community will be discussing:

The Good Place S02E05 “The Trolley Problem” (TV show) – January 26th

Irfan in University (dir. Rıdvan Çevik) (short film) – February 23rd

Vaathi (dir. Venky Atluri) (film) – March 23rd

Stoner by John Williams (novel) – April 27th

You can read about all these selections (and previous selections) in our what to read/watch list.
To join the Fictional Classrooms Community for Winter 2026:
Please sign up as follows:

Visit https://groups.google.com/search?q=FictionalClassroomsED (you may be prompted to log in to your Google account)
On the right-hand side, click the small “Join” icon (next to the star) and ask to join group.
Matthew and Robin will approve your request within 2 working days, and you will then have access to the group, including their shared Google Folder and Calendar.

Note from Matthew and Robin: We approach the Fictional Classrooms program with a “read-what-you-can” mentality. We understand that we can get busy and may not finish readings each month, but we encourage you to attend each session regardless of how much you have been able to engage with the text or film so we can still have fruitful conversations and build community.

SoTL Scholars’ Community of Practice (Winter 2026) – April Meeting
2026-04-28 11:00 - 12:00
SoTL Scholars’ Community of Practice (Winter 2026) – April Meeting
Date: Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
Time: 12:00-1:00pm (AT) / 11:00-12:00pm (ET) / 8:00-9:00am (PT)
SoTL Scholars’ Community of Practice Description:
As part of their first year in the SoTL Scholars (2-Year Fellowships) program, our SoTL Scholars meet monthly in a community of practice with The Centre to come together regularly as they work on their SoTL projects – not just to share their work and support each other, but to build SoTL capacities, cross-institutional relationships, and contribute to and advance our culture of teaching excellence and innovation through the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Meetings are on the final Tuesday of each month at 12-1PM AT / 11-12PM ET / 8-9AM PT
Check out our SoTL Scholars (2-Year Fellowships) landing page for more details about the program.

CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Five – Option One
2026-05-04 12:00 - 13:30
CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Five – Option One
Date: Monday, May 4th, 2026
Time: 1:00-2:30pm (AT) / 12:00-1:30pm (ET) / 9:00-10:30am (PT)
Registration link
Session Description:
Join the Centre for Teaching Excellence and Innovation to kick off the Ready-to-Teach program as you begin your time with Yorkville University and Toronto Film School.
The session will utilize active learning strategies which may include small breakout rooms and the use of other digital engagement tools.
Remember: You only need to sign up for one synchronous session in each of the scheduled synchronous weeks (Week 1, 3, and 5 of the CTEI Ready-to-Teach program).
If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach the Centre at ctei@yorkvilleu.ca.
The virtual doors will be closed to late attendees after 5 minutes.

ISW – Yorkville + TFS (New West Campus, BC – May 4, 5, 6)
2026-05-04 12:00 - 20:00
ISW (Instructional Skills Workshop) – Day 1
Location: British Columbia (Yorkville Vancouver Campus)
Dates: May 4th, 5th, and 6th, 2026
Time: 9:00-5:00pm PT each day
Registration link
Workshop Description:
The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is offered within a small group setting and is designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators. During the three-day workshop (24-hour contact time), participants design and conduct three “mini-lessons” and receive verbal, written, and video feedback from the other participants who have been learners in the mini-lessons. Using an intensive experiential learning approach, the workshop encourages reflection and examination of one’s teaching practices with feedback focused on the learning process rather than on the specific content of the lesson.
Visit the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) page of the CTEI website for more information and to register.

ISW – Yorkville + TFS (New West Campus, BC – May 4, 5, 6)
2026-05-05 12:00 - 20:00
ISW (Instructional Skills Workshop) – Day 2
Location: British Columbia (Yorkville Vancouver Campus)
Dates: May 4th, 5th, and 6th, 2026
Time: 9:00-5:00pm PT each day
Registration link
Workshop Description:
The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is offered within a small group setting and is designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators. During the three-day workshop (24-hour contact time), participants design and conduct three “mini-lessons” and receive verbal, written, and video feedback from the other participants who have been learners in the mini-lessons. Using an intensive experiential learning approach, the workshop encourages reflection and examination of one’s teaching practices with feedback focused on the learning process rather than on the specific content of the lesson.
Visit the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) page of the CTEI website for more information and to register.

ISW – Yorkville + TFS (New West Campus, BC – May 4, 5, 6)
2026-05-06 12:00 - 20:00
ISW (Instructional Skills Workshop) – Day 3
Location: British Columbia (Yorkville Vancouver Campus)
Dates: May 4th, 5th, and 6th, 2026
Time: 9:00-5:00pm PT each day
Registration link
Workshop Description:
The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is offered within a small group setting and is designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators. During the three-day workshop (24-hour contact time), participants design and conduct three “mini-lessons” and receive verbal, written, and video feedback from the other participants who have been learners in the mini-lessons. Using an intensive experiential learning approach, the workshop encourages reflection and examination of one’s teaching practices with feedback focused on the learning process rather than on the specific content of the lesson.
Visit the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) page of the CTEI website for more information and to register.

CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Five – Option Two
2026-05-06 13:00 - 14:30
CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Five – Option Two
Date: Wednesday, May 6th, 2026
Time: 2:00-3:30pm (AT) / 1:00-2:30pm (ET) / 10:00-11:30am (PT)
Registration link
Session Description:
Join the Centre for Teaching Excellence and Innovation to kick off the Ready-to-Teach program as you begin your time with Yorkville University and Toronto Film School.
The session will utilize active learning strategies which may include small breakout rooms and the use of other digital engagement tools.
Remember: You only need to sign up for one synchronous session in each of the scheduled synchronous weeks (Week 1, 3, and 5 of the CTEI Ready-to-Teach program).
If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach the Centre at ctei@yorkvilleu.ca.
The virtual doors will be closed to late attendees after 5 minutes.

Journal Club – May 2026 Meeting
2026-05-13 13:00 - 14:00
Journal Club – May 2026 Meeting
Date: Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
Time: 2:00-3:00pm (AT) / 1:00-2:00pm (ET) / 10:00-11:00am (PT)
Registration link
“Journal Club” CTEI Communities Description:
Join the CTEI for monthly get-togethers where members will gather to share and discuss ideas on teaching, learning, and education more broadly. Discussions will be guided by selected journal articles balancing theory and practice.
For May 2026’s Meeting, we are reading and discussing: Dr. Philippa Hardman’s “From Crutch to Coach?” (2025).
Meetings are on the second Wednesday of each month at 10-11AM PT / 1-2PM ET / 2-3PM AT.
Check out our CTEI Communities page for more details and to register!

SoTL Scholars (2-Year Fellowships) Program Information Session
2026-05-14 12:00 - 12:30
SoTL Scholars (2-Year Fellowships) Program Information Session
Date: Thursday, May 14th, 2026
Time: 1:00-1:30pm (AT) / 12:00-12:30pm (ET) / 9:00-9:30am (PT)
Registration link
Session Description:
Committed to scholarly, reflective teaching? Interested in not only conducting a SoTL research project but also representing Yorkville and TFS as an exemplary SoTL scholar? Following our launch of the program last year and inaugurating our first-ever cohort of SoTL Scholars, we are thrilled to have issued a call for our second cohort for the 2026-2028 cycle! And this information is your chance to learn more and get all your questions answered as you draft and polish your application materials to submit!
SoTL Scholars is a 2-year fellowship program that provides funding of up to $20,000 CAD and ongoing consultative support to participants to complete a SoTL research project from start to finish. SoTL scholars also participate in monthly community of practice meetings, as well as co-design and deliver workshops on teaching and learning. Full- and part-time faculty members and instructors in all programs offered by Yorkville + TFS are eligible to apply.
Join us for our Information Session on our SoTL Scholars program to learn more, ask questions, and see what it’s all about!

Developing a Classroom Code of Ethics: Early Semester Work for Preparing the Class for Learning and Participation - with Renée Nichole Ferguson, Angelina LoBianco, and Gabriela Robinson
2026-05-20 13:00 - 14:00
Developing a Classroom Code of Ethics: Early Semester Work for Preparing the Class for Learning and Participation – with Renée Nichole Ferguson, Angelina LoBianco, and Gabriela Robinson
*Due to technical difficulties day-of with this session on April 30th, we are very pleased to be able to reschedule this talk with Renée, Angelina, and Gabriela for May 20th – see new details below!*
Date: Wednesday, May 20th, 2026
Time: 2:00-3:00pm (AT) / 1:00-2:00pm (ET) / 10:00-11:00am (PT)
Registration link
SoTL Speaker Session Description:
In social work education, one way ethics is taught is through ethical codes and solving dilemmas, shaped by traditions that treat conflict as something to manage or analyze at a distance. This SoTL project starts from a different premise: that ethical issues are fundamentally conflicts between values, relationships, institutions, and harness real-world conditions. We begin from Black feminist pedagogy and methodology and use this project to test what it means to take them seriously in both teaching and the study of teaching and learning. Developed in a social work course at Toronto Metropolitan University, we analyzed student assignments through a students-as-partners model, asking what becomes visible in students’ thinking, what remains difficult to articulate, and what becomes possible within the classroom.
As part of the session, participants will learn about Black feminist pedagogy and its significance in the classroom; learn about ways to develop a SoTL project and work closely with student partners; and apply takeaways from the project to draft a code of ethics that will support them in setting a supportive tone for the class at the start of the year.
SoTL Speakers’ Bios:
Renée Nichole Ferguson, PhD (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in Social Work at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her teaching and research draw on Black feminist methodology and are shaped by her professional practice in health and social service settings in Canada.
Angelina LoBianco, BSW, RSW (she/her) is a graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University and a member of the research team contributing to the project. She is currently working with communities in non-profit housing and co-operative housing. As a recent graduate of the BSW program, Angelina is thrilled to have the opportunity to explore students’ conceptions of conflict, accountability, and peace, as well as the gaps in social work education. She also hopes to apply her learnings to her work with long-standing aging communities.
Gabriela Robinson (she/her) is a soon-to-be graduate of the BSW program at Toronto Metropolitan University and a member of the research team contributing to the project. Gabriela is honoured to implement her knowledge and skills to better understand students’ perspectives on conflict, accountability, and peace. She is particularly interested in how these concepts can inform compassionate practices and support the well-being of individuals in both clinical, community-based settings, and academics. She also hopes this experience will support her in expanding her career in research and deepening her engagement with meaningful practice.

Inspiring Human-Centered Teaching and Learning in the Age of Generative AI
2026-05-21 12:00 - 13:30
Inspiring Human-Centered Teaching and Learning in the Age of Generative AI
Date: Thursday, May 21st, 2026
Time: 1:00-2:30pm (AT) / 12:00-1:30pm (ET) / 9:00-10:30am (PT)
Registration link
Workshop Description:
In this workshop, we will generate new teaching ideas and cultivate different conversations among participants about Generative AI in Teaching and Learning. By considering a number of teaching and learning values and principles, participants will reflect on how they can: bring these values into their courses; center principles more deeply in their lesson planning, teaching practice, and relationships with students; and work together to build something new for our students or for ourselves.

Dissertation Pedagogies
2026-05-26 19:00 - 20:30
Dissertation Pedagogies
Date: Tuesday, May 26th, 2026
Time: 8:00-9:30pm (AT) / 7:00-8:30pm (ET) / 4:00-5:30pm (PT)
Registration link
Facilitated by Drs. Sarah Gibbons (UofGuelph) and Tommy Mayberry (Yorkville + TFS)
Workshop Description and Learning Outcomes:
Research shows that graduate students view feedback from their supervisors and committee members as critical to their successes with theses and dissertations—and not just with the content they are writing about, but with the actual writing and processes of writing and/as thinking as well. However, providing effective, relational, and human-centred feedback on thesis and dissertation projects, especially in our current moment of ongoing, compounding global polycrises, can be a challenging, time-consuming, and even frustrating process for faculty.
Drawing on research from writing studies, the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), and the facilitators’ own lived experiences as dissertators who’ve become writing pedagogues and faculty developers, this workshop is designed for faculty and instructors to:

discuss strategies for providing effective, relational, human-centred and humanized feedback on their Graduate students’ thesis and dissertation projects;
identify approaches and tools that graduate students (and faculty and instructors!) can use to address feedback as they write, revise, and polish their theses and dissertations;
begin sharing ideas, successes, and failures with instructional peers on practices for thesis and dissertation pedagogies;
re-envision taken-for-granted assumptions and traditions of the supervisor-supervisee dyad to decolonize relationships in thesis and dissertation pedagogies and approaches; and
stretch yourself toward embodying sustainable, responsible, and accountable thesis and dissertation pedagogy processes and practices.

This workshop is open both to new faculty and instructors as well as to seasoned supervisors and committee members to come together as we collectively work toward embodying and sustaining effective thesis and dissertation pedagogy processes at Yorkville and Toronto Film School.

CTEI Reflective Quarterly Gathering - June 2026
2026-06-29 12:00 - 13:00
CTEI Reflective Quarterly Gathering
Date: Monday, June 29th, 2026
Time: 1:00-2:00pm (AT) / 12:00-1:00pm (ET) / 9:00-10:00am (PT)
Registration link
Event Description:
Join us for our quarterly, semi-structured gathering to reflect on the past term and look ahead to the next! (Re)connect with your peers across Yorkville and Toronto Film School to celebrate what’s working, unpack what is challenging us, and identify emerging teaching and learning needs.
Through guided reflection and small-group conversation, participants will share strategies, compare experiences, and surface practical takeaways to inform the upcoming term. This is a collegial, supportive, interactive space designed to foster shared learning. So, grab your tea, coffee, water, or pop and come say “Hi”!

CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week One – Option One
2026-07-06 12:00 - 13:00
CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week One – Option One
Date: Monday, July 6, 2026
Time: 1:00-2:00pm (AT) / 12:00-1:00pm (ET) / 9:00-10:00am (PT)
Registration link
Session Description:
Join the Centre for Teaching Excellence and Innovation to kick off the Ready-to-Teach program as you begin your time with Yorkville University and Toronto Film School.
The session will utilize active learning strategies which may include small breakout rooms and the use of other digital engagement tools.
Remember: You only need to sign up for one synchronous session in each of the scheduled synchronous weeks (Week 1, 3, and 5 of the CTEI Ready-to-Teach program).
If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach the Centre at ctei@yorkvilleu.ca.
The virtual doors will be closed to late attendees after 15 minutes.

CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week One – Option Two
2026-07-08 13:00 - 14:00
CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week One – Option Two
Date: Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
Time: 2:00-3:00pm (AT) / 1:00-2:00pm (ET) / 10:00-11:00am (PT)
Registration link
Session Description:
Join the Centre for Teaching Excellence and Innovation to kick off the Ready-to-Teach program as you begin your time with Yorkville University and Toronto Film School.
The session will utilize active learning strategies which may include small breakout rooms and the use of other digital engagement tools.
Remember: You only need to sign up for one synchronous session in each of the scheduled synchronous weeks (Week 1, 3, and 5 of the CTEI Ready-to-Teach program).
If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach the Centre at ctei@yorkvilleu.ca.
The virtual doors will be closed to late attendees after 15 minutes.

CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Three – Option One
2026-07-20 12:00 - 14:30
CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Three – Option One
Date: Monday, July 20th, 2026
Time: 1:00-2:30pm (AT) / 12:00-1:30pm (ET) / 9:00-10:30am (PT)
Registration link
Session Description:
Join the Centre for Teaching Excellence and Innovation to kick off the Ready-to-Teach program as you begin your time with Yorkville University and Toronto Film School.
The session will utilize active learning strategies which may include small breakout rooms and the use of other digital engagement tools.
Remember: You only need to sign up for one synchronous session in each of the scheduled synchronous weeks (Week 1, 3, and 5 of the CTEI Ready-to-Teach program).
If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach the Centre at ctei@yorkvilleu.ca.
The virtual doors will be closed to late attendees after 5 minutes.

CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Three – Option Two
2026-07-22 13:00 - 14:30
CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Three – Option Two
Date: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
Time: 2:00-3:30pm (AT) / 1:00-2:30pm (ET) / 10:00-11:30am (PT)
Registration link
Session Description:
Join the Centre for Teaching Excellence and Innovation to kick off the Ready-to-Teach program as you begin your time with Yorkville University and Toronto Film School.
The session will utilize active learning strategies which may include small breakout rooms and the use of other digital engagement tools.
Remember: You only need to sign up for one synchronous session in each of the scheduled synchronous weeks (Week 1, 3, and 5 of the CTEI Ready-to-Teach program).
If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach the Centre at ctei@yorkvilleu.ca.
The virtual doors will be closed to late attendees after 5 minutes.

CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Five – Option One
2026-08-04 12:00 - 13:30
CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Five – Option One
Date: Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Time: 1:00-2:30pm (AT) / 12:00-1:30pm (ET) / 9:00-10:30am (PT)
Registration link
Session Description:
Join the Centre for Teaching Excellence and Innovation to kick off the Ready-to-Teach program as you begin your time with Yorkville University and Toronto Film School.
The session will utilize active learning strategies which may include small breakout rooms and the use of other digital engagement tools.
Remember: You only need to sign up for one synchronous session in each of the scheduled synchronous weeks (Week 1, 3, and 5 of the CTEI Ready-to-Teach program).
If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach the Centre at ctei@yorkvilleu.ca.
The virtual doors will be closed to late attendees after 5 minutes.

CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Five – Option Two
2026-08-05 13:00 - 14:30
CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Five – Option Two
Date: Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Time: 2:00-3:30pm (AT) / 1:00-2:30pm (ET) / 10:00-11:30am (PT)
Registration link
Session Description:
Join the Centre for Teaching Excellence and Innovation to kick off the Ready-to-Teach program as you begin your time with Yorkville University and Toronto Film School.
The session will utilize active learning strategies which may include small breakout rooms and the use of other digital engagement tools.
Remember: You only need to sign up for one synchronous session in each of the scheduled synchronous weeks (Week 1, 3, and 5 of the CTEI Ready-to-Teach program).
If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach the Centre at ctei@yorkvilleu.ca.
The virtual doors will be closed to late attendees after 5 minutes.

CTEI Reflective Quarterly Gathering - September 2026
2026-09-28 12:00 - 13:00
CTEI Reflective Quarterly Gathering
Date: Monday, September 28th, 2026
Time: 1:00-2:00pm (AT) / 12:00-1:00pm (ET) / 9:00-10:00am (PT)
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Event Description:
Join us for our quarterly, semi-structured gathering to reflect on the past term and look ahead to the next! (Re)connect with your peers across Yorkville and Toronto Film School to celebrate what’s working, unpack what is challenging us, and identify emerging teaching and learning needs.
Through guided reflection and small-group conversation, participants will share strategies, compare experiences, and surface practical takeaways to inform the upcoming term. This is a collegial, supportive, interactive space designed to foster shared learning. So, grab your tea, coffee, water, or pop and come say “Hi”!
