You are invited to join the first in a series of sessions designed to bring together faculty and staff to reflect on the experience of teaching during the pandemic.

Faculty Discussion Series | Fall 2021 session

Teaching During the Pandemic: Reflections and Lesson Learned

Unilever Lounge (SB 422) and Online via Zoom

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (with additional time for discussion)

This semester has seen the university community return to campus. While in-person teaching has resumed, many faculty continue (or plan) to deliver digitally mediated courses (via remote, online, hybrid or dual-mode delivery). Many remain touched -- in various ways -- by our experiences of the past 18 months. These experiences have granted us insights about our students, ourselves, and about the process of teaching via digital platforms. For many faculty, teaching in a virtual environment has afforded new approaches or strategies that may continue to shape their teaching practice.

An oft-repeated expression is that there will be no return to normal after the current pandemic. While we make this transition to whatever the ‘new normal’ is, this speaker and discussion series will provide an opportunity to pause and reflect on what we have learned so far.

This first session will bring together a small group of faculty members who will join in conversation with the session moderator. There will also be opportunity for participants to add to the conversation by sharing their insights and lessons learned. This session will be an hour in length with the option to extend, if needed, to allow for additional discussion.

Faculty Contributors: Fall Session

Dr. Claudia De Fuentes, (Management)

Dr. Danielle Tokarz, (Chemistry)

Dr. Vurain Tabvuma, (Management)

Dr. Sam Veres,  (Engineering)

Please register here for this event: Registration form

Virtual attendance via ZOOM: Link will be sent upon registration

For further information please visit the: Event page

Or contact: Studio@smu.ca

The Out of Isolation organizing committee:

Dr. Roby Austin, Associate Dean, Faculty of Science

Dr. Sara Malton, Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts

Dr. Margaret McKee,  Associate Dean, Faculty of Commerce

Dr. Wendy Carroll, Academic Director EMBA program

Stefani Woods & Paul Maher, The Studio for Teaching and Learning