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Teaching in Focus (TiF) Conference 2026 – “What is the value of teaching: Exploring why we do what we do in our practice”

Teaching in Focus (TiF) 2026 is York University’s pan university conference dedicated to reimagining the future of teaching and learning! Join colleagues who are shaping the culture of teaching and learning across our YorkU campuses. This conference brings together educational leaders, faculty, and graduate students who are exploring, innovating, or implementing scholarly and engaging approaches to their teaching practices. Discussions will centre around the value of our teaching practices – why we do what we do and is composed of keynote discussions, panels, concurrent presentation sessions, as well as opportunities to engage in meaningful discussion with colleagues.

Key Questions that we will explore include:

  • How do we make our teaching more visible?
  • What is the perceived value of my teaching work to my students? To my colleagues? To leadership and administration?
  • Does the value of teaching improve or depreciate as we confront AI, issues in DEDI, Modes of Delivery, Academic Honesty, SDGs, the postsecondary education landscape?

Register for the conference.

For more information about the conference, including times, locations, plenaries, and more, please visit our event website.

Date

Apr 30 2026

Time

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location

Life Science Building @ Life Sciences Building, 6 Thompson Rd, North York, ON M3J 1L3, Canada

Other Locations

103 Life Sciences Building @ 6 Thompson Rd, North York, ON M3J, Canada
107 Life Sciences Building (LSB)
Life Sciences Building (LSB) Room 101
Room 105, Life Science Building, York University (Keele Campus)

Organizer

Teaching Commons
Phone
416.736.5754
Email
teaching@yorku.ca
Website
https://www.yorku.ca/teachingcommons/

Other Organizers

Office of the Vice Provost Teaching and Learning
Email
bethune8@yorku.ca
Website
https://www.yorku.ca/vptl/
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