Welcome to the Teaching Commons

Develop your teaching in new and unimagined ways

At the Teaching Commons, we provide leadership in the pursuit of engaged teaching practices centred on the student learning experience.

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Each Faculty and School has a dedicated Educational Developer liaison. Find your liaison and learn more about our team.

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What is engaged teaching at York?

Because teaching practice can take various forms ranging in aims and methodology, it leads to questions on how to productively describe and engage with it for a variety of purposes (e.g., enhancing student learning, developing an informative teaching dossier, or applying for teaching related awards and grants).

To learn more, read A Model for Engaged Teaching at York University: Moving Towards Research-Informed Practice.

Need help with remote teaching?

Going Remote is a Teaching Commons’ resource designed to provide options and support for teaching remotely based on your circumstances and the needs of your students.

To get you started, watch this short video for an overview of what to expect when teaching and learning remotely. Make sure to check out our support page to learn about all the support available.

About the TC

Strategic plan

Explore the Teaching Commons' strategic plan and learn more about how the support we provide is structured.

Communications

We produce a weekly blog created by York community members as well as a monthly newsletters for faculty and graduate students.

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TC reports

Coming Soon: This section will include the Teaching Commons annual report as well as other reports created by members of the Teaching Commons team.

Meet our team

Educational developer liaisons

Each Faculty and School has a dedicated Educational Developer liaison.

Teaching Commons CV

Publications, conference presentations, and other accomplishments and contributions by Teaching Commons staff.

Get in touch

Email us

Virtual drop-in

Monday to Friday, 10am-12pm via Zoom

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Web calendar

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See our calendar of events HERE