Fostering student-centered learning opportunities in the classroom
The last two and a half years have brought immense change in how students learn and engage in the classroom. The ever-evolving effects of the pandemic encourage us to look at the student experience through a different lens, and with an increased focus on accessibility and inclusion.
The Learning and Teaching Grant Program (LTG), which recently opened its 2023-24 call for proposals, reflects this continuing commitment to enhance the student experience through teaching excellence and pedagogical leadership.
The LTG Program is funded by the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic and encourages faculty to submit proposals that explore new methods of learning and teaching, and provide students with an enriched university experience.
With sustainability in mind, LTG projects should also enhance long-term student learning through the development of new strategies, as well as address priorities in the University’s 2020-25 Academic Plan.
“I think it’s really important to support the investment of time and energy that Faculty make when they experiment with new approaches to teaching and supporting students. The Learning and Teaching Grants are an invaluable resource for providing that support, and championing educators who want to innovate and challenge conventional teaching approaches.”
Projects should focus on one or more of the Priority Focus Areas outlined in the Call for Proposals:
Enhancing the Student Experience
Supporting Student Mental Health and Wellbeing
Reimagining the Future of Learning and Teaching
Advancing Indigenous Initiatives and Decolonization
Connecting the Student Experience Inside and Outside the Classroom
Advancing Black Studies Curriculum and Pedagogy
The overarching goal of the internal grant program is the integration of new research into teaching practice at TMU and to provide tangible results to the University teaching community.
“The other benefit of the LTGs is that they serve to develop pedagogical models that can be adapted across disciplines and faculties at TMU. We’re eager to fund projects that will have sustainable and transformative impacts on the student experience moving forward. We’re also investing more CELT resources to collaborate with faculty to demonstrate the impact of the approaches they are experimenting with.”
Funding ranges from $5,000 to $12,000 and will be made available to successful projects in May 2023.
Eligible Faculty are encouraged to attend an upcoming Information Session on Monday, December 12, 2022 to learn more about the LTG focus areas, application and adjudication process.
For more information about the Learning and Teaching Grant Program, please visit the LTG webpage, or email teachingcentre@torontomu.ca.
