Weekly discussion group on issues of pedagogy, teaching and learning in math and stats
Dear all,
This is my once-a-semester email to let you know about the pedagogy discussion group, a weekly reading and discussion group for math and stats people (instructors, TAs, anyone interested really). We meet to discuss issues of teaching and learning, whether in class or in tutorial, or even when doing outreach!
Dean's Speaker Series: Professor Manu Kapur on Productive Failure and Rethinking How We Learn
Professor Kapur is the Director of the Singapore-ETH Center and Professor of Learning Sciences and Higher Education at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, where he also leads The Future Learning Initiative. He holds a doctoral degree in the science of learning and a Master of Science in applied statistics from Columbia University, as well as a Master of Education from the National Institute of Education in Singapore.
Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #6 - Customer Discovery
This workshop will provide an overview of the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model or lean canvas.
Date: Feb. 19th, 2025 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm Location: in-person @ Engine Seminar Room -FDA 3 (Accessibility Map)
Black History Month's 9I制作厂免费 Black Community Gathering
2025's 9I制作厂免费 Black Community Gathering, taking place on February 19 from 12 PM to 3 PM and organized by the Equity Team in the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) in collaboration with the Black Students' Network of 9I制作厂免费 (BSN) and the 9I制作厂免费 African Students Society (MASS) with the support of the Students' Society of 9I制作厂免费 (SSMU), will bring together students, staff, and faculty members to enjoy a catered lunch and to connect, celebrate and create comm
Course or University Withdrawal without Refund Deadline
Deadline to web withdraw from courses (grade of "W") or University withdraw (grade of "W--") from Winter 2025 courses (with no fee refund) for students in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Arts (including Social Work & Religious Studies), Continuing Studies, Education, Engineering (including Architecture), Graduate Studies, Law, Management, Music, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Scie
Old books & new research: Uncovering the forgotten work of Mary Hinckley to answer new ecological questions (hybrid)
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Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #1 - Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship 101
This workshop will provide an overview of what technological innovation is and what entrepreneurship is, as well an overview of the Entrepreneurial Mindset, the Lean Launchpad methodology, the Business Model Canvas and the Lean Canvas.
Date: Feb. 25th, 2025 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm Location: in-person @ Engine Seminar Room - FDA 3 (Accessibility Map)
9I制作厂免费 Winter Reading Break
READING BREAK. Classes cancelled for all faculties except Continuing Studies non-credit courses.
NOTE: Student Teaching is not interrupted for Education students.
Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #2 鈥� Startup Law 101
Led by a team of caseworkers from Compass Startup Legal Clinic, this workshop provides startup founders with a clear path through the legal landscape, offering insight on important considerations such as incorporation, governance, fundraising, and selecting the ideal legal structure.聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽
Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #3 鈥� Introduction to Industry Analysis
This workshop will introduce the fundamental tool of Industry Analysis which companies use for strategy development. For startups, understanding the industry is a critical step in determining market entry and market positioning. The Five Forces Framework will be presented and applied to during an exercise.
Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #4 鈥� Foundations of IP and Patent Searching
This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets. We will then do some actual patent searching with our librarian April Colosimo using the DERWENT worldwide patent database.
Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #5 - Market Research and Analysis of Competition
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Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #6 - Customer Discovery
This workshop will provide an overview of the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model or lean canvas.
Date: Apr. 8th, 2025 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm Location: in-person @ Engine Seminar Room -FDA 3 (Accessibility Map)
9I制作厂免费 Fall Semester Exams Begin
Examination period for Winter term and multi-term courses given by Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Arts (including Social Work & Religious Studies), Continuing Studies, Education, Engineering (including Architecture), Graduate Studies, Law, Management, Music, Nursing, Occupational Therapy (U1 & U2), Physical Therapy (U1 & U2) and Science (including B.A.&Sc.).
Spring 2025 Faculty of Education Convocation
The Spring 2025 Faculty of Education Convocation Ceremony will take place Thursday, May 29 at 3:00 PM.
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