Teaching

Master of Forest Conservation students learn the clear-cut truth

Sub-title: 
Field trip connects classroom lessons to forestry practice
Author: 
Stacey Bowman
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L-R, MFC '11s: Susan Frye, Stephanie Parzei, Andrew Avsec and Christine Leduc.

When forestry student Jennifer Gagné got her first glimpse of a “clear cut” in a Forestry Stewardship Council-certified forest near Sparks Lake, Ont., she was shocked.

“I had this perception of what a clear cut should look like, but when we got to the site, it looked completely different,” she said. “You picture a desolate wasteland, but we saw healthy seed trees and seedlings.”

Posted Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Italian writing students interview ‘red-carpet’ celebrities

Sub-title: 
Toronto Raptors' Andrea Bargnani visits UTM for his interview
Author: 
Kimberley Wright
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Andrea Bargnani

When seven-foot tall NBA star Andrea Bargnani ducked to enter a University of Toronto Mississauga classroom, he was greeted by 21 students — all speaking in near-perfect Italian.

Posted Monday, March 12, 2012

Using your computer as a classroom

Sub-title: 
Online nursing program caters to students’ varied schedules and geographic locations
Author: 
Anjum Nayyar
Picture: 
Laura Istanboulian and son, Raffi

For nurse Laura Istanboulian, working in the intensive care unit has challenges that she’s delighted to be able to discuss with other nurses nationwide.

Istanboulian is a student in the master’s of nursing program (nurse practitioner area of emphasis) at the University of Toronto’s Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. The program is delivered online

Posted Friday, March 2, 2012

Opening Doors to better teaching

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Mentoring opportunity open to all faculty
Author: 
Kelly Rankin
Picture: 
Andy Dicks, a senior lecturer in the Department of Chemistry

Like the pitching coach that helps a professional athlete improve his game, Andy Dicks, a 2009 President's Teaching Award recipient and Teaching Academy member, helps both new and seasoned faculty improve their classroom skills so students have a better learning experience.
 
Dicks, a senior lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, is a mentor in the University of Toronto’s Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation (CTSI) program, Open Doors on Teaching, a collaborative initiative with the Teaching Academy.

Posted Thursday, March 1, 2012

U of T students reach out to the community

Sub-title: 
Alternative Reading Week offers service-learning opportunities
Author: 
Kelly Rankin
Picture: 
Mei-Hsi Chen

This year, more than 200 University of Toronto students participated in what is quickly becoming a Reading Week tradition.

In its fifth year, Alternative Reading Week Days of Service is an opportunity for students to experience first-hand the importance of community service and citizen engagement.

Posted Monday, February 27, 2012

U of T strengthens partnerships with top Chinese institutions

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President David Naylor concludes meetings with universities in Shanghai, Beijing
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David Naylor, Shanghai Jiao Tong official

More University of Toronto faculty and students are poised to collaborate with partners at China’s top universities, as a result of President David Naylor’s recent visit to leading institutions in Shanghai and Beijing.

Posted Monday, February 27, 2012

Taking the marathon to the classroom

Sub-title: 
Teaming up to teach through experience
Author: 
Althea Blackburn-Evans
Picture: 
Ray Zahab and Greg Wells

Few people will ever run a marathon in their lives, let alone twice a day, every day, for nearly a month. Using this experience as a teaching tool is uncommon, too. But ultra-marathoner Ray Zahab and University of Toronto professor Greg Wells have teamed up to bring Zahab’s experiences directly into the classroom.

Posted Thursday, February 23, 2012

Canadian university collaborative one of four worldwide to lead health education reform

Sub-title: 
U of T and its partners chosen to work with prestigious U.S. Institute of Medicine
Author: 
Leslie Church
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Collaborative health

The University of Toronto, in collaboration with four other Canadian universities, will represent North America as one of only four global innovation collaboratives chosen to work with the prestigious U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) on a project to lead innovation in health education across the globe.

Posted Tuesday, February 14, 2012

One of U of T’s top teachers thanks his mentor

Sub-title: 
Professors across Canada write to those who inspired their teaching careers
Author: 
Jessica Lewis
Picture: 
Nick Mount

U of T English professor Nick Mount has written a thank-you letter to his teacher.

Posted Thursday, February 2, 2012

Creating a buzz at U of T about entrepreneurship

Sub-title: 
Successful entrepreneurs share their stories with engineering students
Author: 
Elaine Smith
Picture: 
Paul Ip

“I’m not going to try to tell you how to do business in the Middle Kingdom (China),”  retired businessman Paul Ip told a crowd of budding entrepreneurs during a recent Engineering Entrepreneurship Series lecture at the University of Toronto. “I started up and ran two different businesses in China. I’ll tell you my story and let you draw your own conclusions.”

Posted Monday, January 23, 2012
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