This session will allow participants to create a course syllabus that includes elements required under the Academic Courses Policy, reflects the instructor’s teaching style, and sets the tone they hope the class will have. Participants shoul ...(more)

piihtikway is an open invitation to enter a learning space grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing. The Heritage Michif word piihtikway, meaning “come in,” reflects the workshop’s purpose, which is to welcome participants into int ...(more)

In today’s classrooms, students bring diverse experiences that can deeply influence their learning. Trauma-informed teaching recognizes these realities and equips educators to create environments where all learners feel safe, supported, and ...(more)

More than 13,000 students are benefitting from the use of open educational resources (OER) at USask during the 2025-26 academic year. In this session, participants will learn about what OER are, why they benefit learners and instructors, and how t ...(more)

This session will introduce you to using one of USask’s AI tools: Microsoft Copilot. A licensed and protected version of Copilot is available to USask faculty, staff, and students. We’ll start with the basics, so even if you’ve n ...(more)

"Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization that maintains a set of user- and creator-friendly copyright licenses that you can attach to your work to communicate how it can be used and distributed by others." (q ...(more)

Based in the University Library, HARVEST is USask's repository for research and scholarly outputs such as articles, reports, open educational resources, posters, theses and dissertations, and more. We'll cover the basics of open access, including ...(more)

Pressbooks is an online platform for creating books (and other book-like learning materials), including open educational resources (OER). It enables authors and publishers to design, format, and share their books in several ways, including in web- ...(more)

Learning spaces can be designed for a range of different purposes, like lecture, active learning, lab, or campus-campus interaction. Our visiting scholar, Nora MacLaren, will present examples from her university in Norway and facilitate a discussi ...(more)

We'll explore ways to provide clarity, flexibility, and transparency in course design, along with strategies like breaking down tasks, offering multiple ways to access content, and creating authentic learning experiences, while reducing cognitive ...(more)