Below are the Fall 2024 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.

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

October

• Using Open Educational Practices to increase learner engagement while meeting priorities WK
• Building relationships: EDI in the classroom WK
• Getting started with AI: Microsoft Copilot WK
• Using Open Educational Practices to increase learner engagement while meeting priorities (repeat) WK

November

• Essentials of Universal Design for Learning WK
• Indigenization, decolonization, and reconciliation: IDR short course SC
• Designing activities that use GenAI to engage learners WK
• Helping students use USask approved AI tools effectively WK
• Your intellectual property and AI tools WK
• Getting started with AI: Microsoft Copilot WK
• Clarifying academic integrity expectations in a GenAI context WK
• Nov 25: Which strategies work for blended learning? WK
• Nov 26: Redesigning my assignment using Generative AI WK
• Nov 29: Tired of disengaged learners: Bringing in partner organizations into the classroom WK

December

• Dec 09: Connecting with land through the curriculum - Indigenization and Sustainability WK
• Dec 10: Designing online quizzes and exams to be authentic and secure WK
• Dec 10: Helping students use USask approved AI tools effectively WK 
• Dec 10: Teaching Skills Short Course (TSSC) SC
• Dec 11: Get FYRE'd Up - Faculty Coffee WK
• Dec 12: Getting started with AI: Microsoft Copilot WK
• Dec 19: Getting started with AI: Microsoft Copilot 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.