Below are the Winter 2025 teaching development workshops and short courses offered to USask educators. Graduate students and USask staff are generally welcome to participate in sessions where the topic is relevant to their work.
Please register online to attend these workshops.

Session types
WK - Workshop: A single session; active learning discussion
SC - Short Course: Multiple sessions/dates; deeper conversations and subject learning

January

• Jan 09 - Poll Everywhere: Opportunities for practice and feedback even in large classes WK
• Jan 10 - Strategies for reinforcing Academic Integrity WK
• Jan 13 - AI and intellectual property: Best practices WK
• Jan 13 - Decolonizing teaching with relationship building SC
• Jan 14 - Getting started with AI: Microsoft Copilot WK
• Jan 14 - Strategies for reinforcing Academic Integrity WK
• Jan 15 - Using reflection to assess learning WK
• Jan 16 - Helping your students use AI tools effectively WK
• Jan 17 - Using Open Educational Practices to increase learner engagement while meeting priorities WK
• Jan 27 - Designing for large classes: Strategies for engagement, active learning, feedback, and assessment WK
• Jan 28 - AI use: How to cite, disclose, and document WK
• Jan 28 - Indigenization, Decolonization & Reconciliation (IDR) short course SC
• Jan 30 - From disengaged to connected: Quick wins for classroom engagement WK
• Jan 28 - AI use: How to cite, disclose, and document WK
• Jan 31 - Designing online quizzes and exams to be more authentic and secure WK

February

• Feb 04 - Can AI ace my assignments and exams? WK
• Feb 04 - The Course Design Collective: Building better online courses together SC
• Feb 05 - Sustaining international relations through virtual exchanges WK
• Feb 05 - Decolonizing assessment and Indigenous pedagogy WK 
• Feb 05 - Getting started with AI: Microsoft Copilot WK
• Feb 06 - AI exists: How do I assess my students' learning? WK
• Feb 07 - Helping your students use AI tools effectively WK
• Feb 07 - Redesigning my assignment using AI WK
• Feb 12 - Exploring Canvas Commons for instructional strategies WK
• Feb 13 - Creating your course syllabus WK
• Feb 19 - Cultivating an inclusive classroom with the EDI Flower WK
• Feb 20 - Acknowledging our place WK
• Feb 25 - Integrating digital information literacy into teaching and learning WK
• Feb 26 - Inclusive excellence: Strategies for enhancing student engagement WK
• Feb 28 - Tired of spoonfeeding? WK
• Feb 28 - Writing effective learning outcomes WK 

March

• Mar 04 - AI use: How to cite, disclose, and document WK
• Mar 07 - Redesigning my assessment using AI WK
• Mar 10 - Getting started with AI: Microsoft Copilot WK
• Mar 12 - Getting students to go deep: Promoting impactful reflection on learning WK
• Mar 12 - Helping your students use AI tools effectively WK
• Mar 14 - Creating your course syllabus WK
• Mar 18 - What should I do to keep my GenAI expectations current? WK
• Mar 19 - Can AI ace my assignments and exams? WK
• Mar 20 - Creating inclusive and accessible online courses WK
• Mar 21 - Connecting with land through the curriculum - Indigenization and Sustainability WK
• Mar 21 - AI exists: How do I assess my students' learning? WK
• Mar 28 - SDG Multiplier training WK

April

• Apr 08 - Getting started with AI: Microsoft Copilot WK
• Apr 08 - Creating your course syllabus WK
• Apr 09 - What should I do to keep by GenAI expectations current? WK
• Apr 10 - Helping your students use AI tools effectively WK
• Apr 10 - Writing effective learning outcomes WK
• Apr 11 - Redesigning my assessment using AI WK
• Apr 16 - Feedback without burnout: Guiding effective peer review WK
• Apr 23 - Exploring Canvas Commons for instructional strategies WK
• Apr 24 - Seeking feedback: Enhancing online learning with branching cases WK
• Apr 08 - Lesson Planning 101 WK

The 4 Seasons of Reconciliation: This course is comprised of online modules, and are a direct response to the Calls to Action by the TRC, and it teaches learners about the experiences of Indigenous Peoples living in Canada. Offered in collaboration from the University Library and the GMCTL, this course will help each person to better understand the reasons for reconciliation and the ways in which Canada should move forward to achieve the calls to action. These modules are a great addition to any university course. Connect with us to learn more.