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.
Each Faculty and School has a dedicated Educational Developer liaison. Find your liaison and learn more about our team.
Resources for Flexible Teaching
The Teaching Commons Zoom Helpdesk is available for drop-in Monday to Friday, 10am-12pm via Zoom
Teaching Commons' resources for Flexible Teaching, including resources for Assessments, which will apply for face-to-face, remote, blended, or fully online 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.
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.
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.
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.
TC advisory committee
Coming Soon
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.
