Training and Professional Development

Our team organizes numerous annual events that might interest you as a professor, teaching assistant or postdoctoral fellow. Visit this page regularly to stay informed of the activities not to be missed!

Workshops

These professional development workshops in university teaching will allow you to rethink your teaching and the impact of your course on students and their learning process. Check out our program and register for a workshop for free!

Specialized Courses

The TLSS offers three courses in university teaching. Come acquire essential tools to improve the quality of your teaching!

Kesarwani Lecture

Each year, the TLSS invites you to a new edition of the Kesarwani Conference, featuring renowned speakers who address topics related to university teaching. Stay tuned for the next lecture, as it's an event not to be missed!

Lectures

The TLSS is pleased to invite you to a keynote lecture series which promotes innovative teaching practices among University of Ottawa professors. Come and see what your colleagues are up to.

Orientation for new profs

You are a new professor at the University of Ottawa and would like to discover the resources and services available to you? Participate in the various activities proposed under the Orientation Program for New Professors of a duration of three days, which takes place every year in August.

Symposium - Perspective

In 2015, the TLSS hosted its first Symposium, Perspective, that allowed faculty members to hear professors' teaching experiences. Will you attend the next symposium?

Certificate

Whether you are a professor, a graduate student, a teaching assistant or a postdoctoral fellow, you can get your certificate in university teaching by attending TLSS’s professional training sessions.

Orientation for TA