Discovery Series
The Office of the Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education (OVPIUE) is pleased to announce the Discovery Series for 2024-25. The Series aims to help bring together our teaching and learning community as well as to share learnings from initiatives, awards and grants supported by our office. Each session will bring together faculty and staff for an interdivisional conversation to discuss teaching and learning approaches and practices. Our office will offer three sessions each academic year in a hybrid format.
In designing this series, the OVPIUE positions itself as a learner rather than an expert in the field. We strive to engage with our teaching and learning community in an ongoing process of collective self-education and communication and as such welcome feedback, comments and additional support resources to help further our collective growth.
2024-25 Discovery Series Session III: From Textbooks to Play: Innovative Approaches to Teaching Spatial Relationships
Friday 28 February from 10:00-11:30 a.m.
via Governing Council Chambers (in-person) or Microsoft Teams (online)
Our next Discovery Series of the academic year explores approaches to teaching spatial relationships looking at ways to transform concepts once confined to textbooks into active, play-filled learning opportunities. The first project, Anat-O-MEE, demonstrates how 3D technologies and gamified elements can transform complex topics (such as anatomical relationships) into engaging, interactive learning experiences. The second project, Feminist Sports Club, emphasizes the role of experiential learning in fostering embodied understanding, engaging students in “sporty” activities that deepen their spatial awareness while also building community and inclusion.
Panelists:
- Judi Laprade, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Division of Anatomy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Kristina Lisk, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Division of Anatomy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- S. Trimble, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Women and Gender Studies Institute, Faculty of Arts & Science
Moderator: Vivienne Luk, Interim Associate Dean, Academic Experience, and Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto Mississauga
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