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Centre for Teaching & Learning

Trent University's Peterborough Campus from down-river highlighting Bata Library and the bridge.

Centre for Teaching & Learning

Services

The Centre for Teaching and Learning is here to support your teaching needs.  Whether it’s a question about learning outcomes, assistance with your teaching portfolio, incorporating the most effective technology into your class or general inquiries about teaching, we are happy to answer any questions you may have.  

If you are a Trent instructor looking for support in your teaching, the Centre for Teaching and Learning would be pleased to assist you. Please visit Teaching Supports for more details on support with Learning Outcomes and Teaching Portfolio Development, as well as consultations on teaching and curriculum design.

Teaching Supports

Teaching Consultations

The Centre for Teaching and Learning staff are available for 1:1 consultations with faculty, instructors, graduate students and departments who are interested in developing and learning about their teaching practices. Consultations are private and confidential.  Topics could include; course related issues, course design/ delivery, assessment techniques, strategies for student engagement, using new technologies or even just as a sounding board and asking questions!  We are also committed to helping write research proposals and supporting the design of projects related to research on teaching.

To request a consultation, contact Robyne Hanley-Dafoe by email robynehanley@trentu.ca or by phone at 705-748-1011, ext. 7240. 

Teaching Portfolio Development

At the Centre for Teaching and Learning we are here to support the development of your teaching portfolio/dossier.  The CTL has the expertise to help you craft a teaching philosophy, organize evidence of your teaching in effective ways, and support the development of a record of your teaching.  Graduate students are also invited to access our services on teaching portfolios.  CTL offers workshops and 1:1 consulting.  Stop by the Centre to view sample portfolio’s to inspire your work!

Curriculum and Program Development

Learning Outcome Development

The Centre for Teaching and Learning is a resource for faculty and departments who are developing learning outcomes for their courses and programs.  We have resources and expertise on learning outcome mapping of Undergraduate and Graduate degree level expectations (UDLE’s & GDLE’s) and can work with you during Trent’s quality assurance processes and reviews. 

»Download the Learning Outcomes Document 

Curriculum Design & Support 

Moving to inspired course design! 

Come by the Centre and tap into the resources of the latest teaching and learning innovations.  The CTL team can help you explore new pedagogical approaches, the use of technology and assessment techniques to capture the learning.

Trent Online Lending Library

Trent Online has a variety of equipment that is available for faculty to book for use in their courses. A list of our equipment can be found below. 

Equipment booking is done through myTrent. Navigate to the Services tab and then to IT Services where  you will see the Trent Online Lending Library icon. Note that this tool will only show a list of equipment available on the date you are requesting.

Lending Library Active Equipment

GoPro

  • Wearable Gimbal for GoPro Hero x2
  • Camera Bag for GoPro x4
  • Go Pro Hero 5
  • GoPro Super Suit x2
  • GoPro Karma Grip for Hero x1

Headsets

  • Logitech H800 Wireless Headset x3

Laptop Stands

  • Roost Laptop Stand x2
  • Rain iLevel Laptop Stand x2

Microphones

  • Yeti USB Microphone x3
  • Yeti Pro USB Microphone x2
  • Yeti Snowball USB Microphone x2

Presenter Remotes

  • Kensington Wireless Presenter Remote x6

Art Tablets

  • Intuos Art Tablet
  • Intuos Pro Tablet
  • Intuos Pro Medium Tablet
  • Intuos Touch Tablet

Tripods

  • Vanguard Alta Pro Aluminum Tripod
  • Joby GorillaPod Tripod

Webcams

  • Logitech Brio 4K Pro Webcam x4

DVD Drives

  • Dell Slim USB DVD Drive