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Student Engagement Initiatives

Providing Chemical Analyses for Community Partners
With the support of the LEAF Seed Grant, we built a partnership with the Toronto Zoo’s Nutrition Science team by co-creating community-engaged learning and research opportunities within and beyond a […]
Canada Constructed: Architecture, Landscape, History
The purpose of the initiative was to transform teaching and learning about the Canadian built environment through a cluster of new courses at various curricular levels in the Department of […]
Reimagining computer science education through digital storytelling with tangible objects
Instructors in computer science (CS) often adopt mathematical abstractions and entities when explaining concepts. As the academic preparation of learners has become more diverse, the low retention rate of students […]
Digital Tools for Enhanced Music Pedagogy: Creating, Developing, and Implementing Online Learning Modules for Music & Culture
This project supported the creation, development, and implementation of digital learning modules for the A-level course “Foundations in Musicianship,” which is a prerequisite to virtually all courses in the UTSC […]
Revamping a first-year writing course curriculum (English A02) – The Peer Support Model as a path to student academic success, resilience, and well-being
This two-year LEAF project entails a robust, embedded mental health, accessibility, community building, and academic peer support system in each of the 13/15 sections of English A02—a multi-sectional, first-year, English […]
Canada Constructed: Architecture, Landscape, History
Canada Constructed aimed to transform how the Canadian built environment is taught and studied through a cluster of newly developed courses in the Department of Art History. Designed to be […]
The Peer Support Model as a Path to Student Academic Success, Resilience, and Well-Being
This two-year LEAF-funded initiative integrates robust mental health, accessibility, community-building, and academic peer support directly into English A02—a large, multi-section, first-year writing course that serves as a prerequisite for further […]