Fall Perspectives on Teaching Conference (Day 1)
The Centre for Teaching and Learning is hosting a two-day virtual conference on September 2 & 3. This event will focus on promoting mental health in the classroom and highlight what faculty, staff, and graduate students can do to support students', as well as their own, mental health.
Keynote Sessions:
Dr. Carolyn FitzGerald, Wilfrid Laurier University (September 2)
“Teaching and Learning in a Pandemic: Strategies to Protect and Support the Mental Health of Students and Faculty”
Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, Trent University (September 3)
“Everyday Resiliency in Times of Uncertainty”
Other Sessions:
- Leadership in Wellness Panel
- Moving Beyond ‘Culture-Blind’ Approaches to Mental Health
- Welcome to my Mindfulness Classroom
- Birds of a Feather Group Breakouts (Topics: large class teaching; assessment; equity, diversity, inclusion; and faculty wellbeing/resilience)
