Dal Events

Mental Health 101 - Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, October 6
10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Online

The session is limited to faculty, instructors, and staff at pilipili�� and King's.

In any given year 1 in 5 Canadians will experience a mental illness, and according to Statistics Canada youth aged 15-24 are the most likely group to suffer the effects of a mental illness, substance dependency and suicide. Considering most university students are within this age group it is essential that those working with University students are provided the necessary knowledge and resources to recognize and respond to students in distress.

MH101 is a short yet informative presentation developed for university faculty and staff to increase awareness and understanding of mental illness and mental health problems, thus increase your confidence in supporting students.

Facilitators

Joanne Mills, Psychologist, Student Health & Wellness
Stay Connected Peer Support worker

Additional Information

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Graduate Teaching Dossier Retreat

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Join the Graduate Teaching Dossier Retreat and make meaningful progress on a teaching dossier that reflects your teaching experience, values, and future goals.

Retreat details

Sessions: October 6 and 13, 2026
Location: Killam Library, Room B400
Commitment: Approximately 5-6 hours per week
Dossier submission deadline: October 20, 2026
Seats are limited.

Participants will

Explore the key components of a teaching dossier, including:
- Teaching philosophy and diversity statements
- Teaching materials and responsibilities
- Student evaluations
- Future teaching goals
Receive guidance from retreat facilitators throughout the process.
Exchange peer feedback on teaching philosophy statements.
Develop a stronger dossier to support future academic job applications.

Learn more about the event and register [login required]

Hands-On Intro to genAI for Teaching

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Wednesday, October 7
12:30–2 p.m.
Dual delivery (in-person location, Killam Library, Room B400*)

This session introduces generative artificial intelligence (genAI) to instructors and teaching assistants with limited experience. We'll cover what genAI is and how it works, giving you a foundation for thinking about how it might shape your interactions with students and the design of activities and assignments in your own courses.

The second half of the session is dedicated to basic prompting techniques, with hands-on practice creating teaching materials, so you can start imagining how AI might support parts of your teaching labour.

This is a dual-delivery session—attend in person or join online. If attending in person, bring a laptop if you’d like to participate in the hands-on activities. All participants, whether in person or online, should have ready access to an AI tool before the session; we recommend Microsoft Copilot Chat, given our institutional access to this tool.

Facilitator

Les T. Johnson, PhD (he/him)
Educational Developer (Accessible Digital Learning)

Formative Feedback of Teaching: Enhancing Learning Through Student Feedback

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Wednesday, October 14
11 a.m.–12 p.m. (UTC-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
Online

Formative feedback provides instructors with timely insights into student learning experiences and opportunities to make adjustments during a course. This interactive session explores the role of formative and mid-term feedback in supporting student learning and making teaching more responsive. Participants will explore approaches for gathering, interpreting, and responding to formative feedback and will work on practical formative feedback strategies to identify actionable changes that can enhance learning while a course is still in progress.

Session Outcomes

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Describe the purpose and value of formative (mid-term) feedback in supporting student learning and teaching effectiveness.
Apply practical feedback strategies to gather and interpret student feedback.
Identify ways to respond to feedback and communicate changes to students to enhance the learning experience.

Presenter

Shazia Nawaz Awan, Ed.D.
Educational Developer (Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Global Engagement)
Centre for Learning and Teaching

Micro-teaching Short Course Fall 2026

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:30:00 GMT

The Micro-teaching Short Course is offered annually in the fall term, and is designed to give students the opportunity to plan, develop, and deliver a lesson in a mock classroom setting.

Registration deadline: Tuesday, October 27
Training session: Tuesday, November 3, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Killam Library, Room B400

Micro-teaching sessions: Sessions will be held throughout November and early December. Microteaching sessions dates will be announced after the registration deadline and you can sign up for them during the training session. Each session accommodates four instructors and up to four students.

Learn more about the micro-teaching short course and how to register [login required].