Ready, Set...Teach! is a full-day conference of just-in-time pedagogical resources and supports to prepare you for the upcoming fall term. This year's program brings together colleagues from across the university for interactive sessions focused on current teaching and learning priorities, including:
- Developing evaluative judgement in your classroom
- Designing for access through Universal Design for Learning and disability studies perspectives
- Building knowledge-creating classroom communities
- Teaching with generative AI through a pedagogical discernment framework
- Transforming teaching questions into Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) projects
- Identifying and teaching disciplinary threshold concepts
- Examining the hidden curriculum and creating more inclusive learning environments
- Designing syllabi for connection, clarity, and change
This year, we are delighted to welcome Dr. Liz Norell, author of The Present Professor: Authenticity and Transformational Teaching, who will deliver this year's plenary address.
For all pedagogical supports including one-on-one consultations for course design, syllabus review, teaching observations, teaching dossiers and more, please contact eddev.utm@utoronto.ca
Event Details
Date & Time: Monday, August 24th, 2026 | 9:30am - 4:30pm
Location: Collaborative Research Commons (MN3230), Maanjiwe nendamowinan (MN), 1535 Outer Circle, Mississauga ON L5L 1C6, U of T Mississauga (UTM) Campus
Registration
Registration for this event is now open! Please follow the link below to secure your seat.
Plenary Address
About Dr. Norell
Dr. Liz Norell serves as Associate Director of Instructional Support in the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) at the University of Mississippi. She has spent more than 20 years teaching in higher education, including stints in composition, journalism, new media, and political science--much of that as an adjunct faculty member teaching simultaneously at multiple institutions, including community colleges. She completed a PhD in political science at the University of Texas Dallas. Liz’s first book, The Present Professor: Authenticity and Transformational Teaching, is published in the University of Oklahoma Press’s series, Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed, co-edited by James Lang and Michelle Miller. Liz is passionate about equitable, inclusive teaching, constructive conversations across differences, and fostering meaningful learning. She is also dedicated to boosting awareness of disability in higher education. You can find Liz on social media (@liznorell) and at her website, liznorell.com.
