UTS Enhances Teaching and Learning

University Teaching Services (UTS) initiates and organizes a wide range of activities to enhance the quality of teaching and learning for faculty and graduate students at the University of Manitoba. Some of the services and programs offered include:

• a spring workshop series with more than 50 sessions ranging from Voice Care for the Professional Speaker to Maintaining Class Interest.
• a New Faculty Orientation offered in late August with seminars and workshops designed to integrate them into the academic community.
• a mentoring program that matches new faculty members with experienced academics.
• a Peer Consultation Program which allows faculty to work one-to-one with a trained consultant to enhance their teaching skills.
• a Teaching and Learning with Technology Grants Program which provides opportunities for faculty members to apply for grants to develop and/or test technology-assisted teaching and learning strategies.
• a Certification in Higher Education Teaching (CHET) program for PhD students to prepare them for a full range of faculty responsibilities and for other careers where presentation and communications skills are needed.