Past Faculty Events & Workshops
Peer-led gatherings of instructors to explore a specific challenge, case study, article, or other resource related to community-engaged learning (CEL)
April 2023: Addressing Power/Privilege in CEL Through Anti-Racist and Anti-Colonial Approaches
Recording Available on CCP Faculty SharePoint.
February 2023: Equitable Community Partnerships When Working With and For Black Communities
Recording Available on CCP Faculty SharePoint.
October 2022: How to Teach a CEL Course Sustainably
Recording Available on CCP Faculty SharePoint.
January 2022: Pedagogies of Care and Respect in CEL
October 2021: The Faculty & Community Co-Educational model: A Tool for Reciprocity in CEL
Opportunities for faculty across the university to learn and discuss anti-oppressive approaches to community-engaged learning and research (CEL/R)
April 2023: Respectful and Reciprocal Partnerships with Indigenous Community Organizations
Moderator:
- Jennifer Esmail, Director, Centre for Community Partnerships
Panelists:
- Jill Carter, Associate Professor, Centre for Drama, Theatre andPerformance Studies, Transitional Year Programme & IndigenousStudies, University of Toronto
- Olivia Franks, Researcher, Ontario Federation of IndigenousFriendship Centres (OFIFC)
- Tee Duke, Director, Indigenous Initiatives, Office of IndigenousInitiatives, University of Toronto Mississauga
- Emma Stromberg, Indigenous Partnerships Advisor, University of Toronto Faculty of Arts & Science
Recording available on CCP Faculty SharePoint.
February 2023: Fostering Anti-oppressive Approaches to Community Engaged Research & Learning in the Academy with the Centre for Research & Innovation Support (CRIS)
Moderator:
- Ahmed Allahwala, Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Human Geography, University of Toronto Scarborough
Panelists:
- Negin Dahya, Assistant Professor, Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology, UTM
- Rubén Gaztambide-Fernandez, Professor, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, OISE
- Notisha Massaquoi, Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Society, UTSC
September 2022: Co-Designing with Community Partners
Panelists:
- Ahmed Allahwala, Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Human Geography
- Gabriel Eidelman, Assistant Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
- Aditi Mehta, Assistant Professor, Urban Studies Program
- Howard Moriah, Director of Operations, Boys and Girls Club, East Scarborough
- Trisha Scantlebury, Senior Manager, Research, Public Policy and Evaluation, United Way Greater Toronto
- Franco Taverna, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Human Biology
Recording available on CCP Faculty SharePoint.
March 2022: CEL in Pandemic Contexts: What Have We Learned So Far?
Panelists:
- Susannah Bunce, Associate Professor, Department of Human Geography, University of Toronto Scarborough
- Sherry Fukuzawa, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Anthropology, University of Toronto Mississauga
- Aditi Mehta, Assistant Professor, Urban Studies, University of Toronto
- Franco Taverna, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Human Biology Program, University of Toronto
- Sam Tecle, Assistant Professor, Community Engaged Learning, New College, University of Toronto.
Recording available on CCP Faculty SharePoint.
November 2021: Co-creating Knowledges: Equitable Practices across Community-Engaged Learning and Research with the Centre for Research & Innovation Support (CRIS)
Panelists:
- Ahmed Allahwala, Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Human Geography, UTSC
- Elspeth Brown, Interim Associate Vice Principal Research & Professor, Department of Historical Studies, UTM
- Susan Hill, Associate Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Arts & Science and Director for the Centre of Indigenous Studies
- Carmen Logie, Professor and Canada Research Chair, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
Aimed at instructors who are new to CEL, this workshop covers the fundamentals of CEL pedagogy and practice while providing practical strategies for designing and running a CEL course
November 2023 (online): Course Development Workshop 2: Designing a Successful CEL Course
November 2023: Course Development Workshop 1: The Fundamentals of CEL
Other opportunities to explore community-engaged learning (CEL) pedagogies and practices in partnership with other university research and teaching support offices
November 2023: Community-Engaged Research Faculty Discussion Club Series: Session 2: Initiating & Nurturing — How Does a Community-Engaged Research (CER) Initiative Begin? in partnership with the Centre for Research & Innovation Support (CRIS)
October 2023: Community-Engaged Research Faculty Discussion Club Series: Session 1: Foundations in Community-Engaged Research in partnership with the Centre for Research & Innovation Support (CRIS)
September 2023: Equity Roundtable: Community Engaged Learning: Power Dynamics Working with Community Partners in partnership with the Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation (CTSI)
November 2022: Introduction to Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): Finding a Starting Point in partnership with the Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation (CTSI)
February 2022: Publishing Scholarship on Your Community-Engaged Learning Course in partnership with the Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation (CTSI)
November 2021: Critical Community-Engaged Learning Reading Group: Talking About Service-Learning: Product or Process? Reciprocity or Solidarity? by Joan Clifford