Water and the City: An Immersive Learning Model

Is it possible to design a course that benefits its students, supports an external organization, affects societal change and redefines the classroom? Can cooperative...
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Constellations of Knowledge: Community Outreach and Engagement

There is a trend spreading through post-secondary institutions on a global scale. This new movement, embraced by university leaders worldwide, is making community outreach...
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The City as Classroom

As an institution with roots in the community for almost 200 years, U of T has grown and evolved along side the city of...

University of Toronto’s Teaching Fellow, 2016-17

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Being Present in the Online Learning Environment

In March 2020, the University of Toronto moved to an entirely online/remote teaching environment in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Instructors, staff and...

Learning From Your Community

U of T’s Doctoral Seminar’s Approach to Community Engagement Taking learning outside of the classroom and into our communities is critical to appreciating how it...