Teaching with AI for Teaching Assistants (Online – 21 October, 3-4:30 pm ET)

Join us for an overview of practical strategies for using generative Al in teaching and learning to help students develop critical Al literacy skills and use Al tools appropriately. We will focus in particular on the educational risks and responsibilities faced by teaching assistants in responding to AI, recognizing that they are often on the […]

Learning, Not Shortcuts: Centring Growth in AI-Supported Classrooms Workshop

Online workshop, 15 January 2027, 10-11:30 am ET This workshop can count towards the Teaching Commons’ Certificates in AI Pedagogies. Learn more at our website: https://www.yorku.ca/teachingcommons/certificates/#AIPedagogies In this workshop we examine the risks of efficiency-driven AI use and explore how to reframe AI as a tool for learning, reflection, and deeper engagement. Join us for strategies […]

Hidden Costs: AI’s Environmental and Infrastructural Impact on Education Workshop

Online workshop 10 November, 2026, 3:00-4:30 pm ET This workshop can count towards the Teaching Commons’ Certificates in AI Pedagogies. Learn more at our website: https://www.yorku.ca/teachingcommons/certificates/#AIPedagogies In this workshop we critically examine the material, environmental, and infrastructural dimensions of AI (e.g., energy consumption, data storage, hardware demands), and what this means for responsible pedagogy in a […]

AI Assessment Futures: Creating Assignments That Withstand and Integrate AI Workshop

Online workshop 17 September, 12:00-1:30 pm ET This workshop can count towards the Teaching Commons’ Certificates in AI Pedagogies. Learn more at our website: https://www.yorku.ca/teachingcommons/certificates/#AIPedagogies In this workshop we explore practical strategies for creating assessments that either minimize the risk of AI misuse or purposefully integrate AI tools to support transparent, ethical, and meaningful student learning. […]

Caring to Teach: Supporting Students Across Modes of Delivery (Online – 7 Jun.-9 Jul., 2027)

This course can count toward the Certificates of University Teaching: https://www.yorku.ca/teachingcommons/certificates/ This course will focus on caring teaching practices to help student success across a variety of modes of delivery and engagement, through applications of pedagogies of care and kindness. It will begin by introducing the concept of pedagogies of care in relation to both […]

Creative Course Content: Instructional Strategies for Learning (Online – 1 Feb.-5 Mar., 2027)

This course can count toward the Certificates in University Teaching: https://www.yorku.ca/teachingcommons/certificates/ Communicating course content to students is one of the biggest challenges instructors face in any classroom. While the lecture is a mainstay of the traditional classroom, there are several challenges to this approach, ranging from the technical to the cognitive. In this fully online […]

Reboot Your Final: Alternative Approaches to Tests and Exams (Online – 2 Nov.-4 Dec., 2026)

This course can count toward the Certificate of Proficiency in Teaching for eLearning: https://www.yorku.ca/teachingcommons/certificates/ Looking to rethink your tests and exams? Interested in exploring alternative assessments that might replace a traditional final? Join us for a fully online course in the practical pedagogy of alternative assessment strategies. Participants will learn by doing as they workshop […]

AI and Education (Online – 21 Sept.-23 Oct., 2026)

Looking to get some hands-on time as you respond to LLMs and other AI technologies in your teaching? Join us for a fully online course in the practical pedagogy of technology-enhanced teaching in the age of artificial intelligence. We will explore a range of topics and resources to determine what this technology might mean for […]

Human Teaching in an Age of AI (Online – 7 July, 2026, 11:00-12:30)

This workshop can count towards the Teaching Commons’ Certificates in AI Pedagogies. Learn more at our website: https://www.yorku.ca/teachingcommons/certificates/#AIPedagogies In this workshop we will critically reflect on how AI changes our roles as educators—from feedback to content delivery—and how disciplinary norms shape these shifts. Participants will discuss how institutional and student expectations are evolving and explore strategies […]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Intensive

Theme for 2026: AI and Assessment Dates: April 14, 15, & 16Location: Fully Online via Zoom. Links will be provided to registrants via email the week before the Intensive. Designed to take educators through the process of making deep, substantive, robust changes to assessment practices in light of the challenges and affordances of AI, this […]