The Gwenna Moss Centre is committed to supporting and improving teaching and learning at the University of Saskatchewan. We have a variety of programming and resources to help faculty, instructors and grad students.
Events
- Events Overview A quick look at regular, annual and special events.
- Calendar of Events Register for upcoming events using our calendar.
- Event Videos Videos about a variety of topics including flipped teaching and the Curriculum Alignment Tool (CAT) can be found on this page, as well as videos of past events.
- Workshops Information about workshops on teaching and learning hosted by the GMCTE.
- Teaching Effectiveness Afternoons (TEA) Informal afternoon discussions about teaching effectivemess, hosted by the director of the ULC and GMCTE.
- Thematic Short Courses These courses offer participants the opportunity to study topics in greater depth than in a single workshop.
- wāskamisiwin Series This series aims to increase awareness and foster positive and respectful relationships among Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
- Course Design Institute An intensive course design workshop that is provided annually.
- Fall Orientation to Teaching and Learning Hosted each fall for those new to teaching or new to the U of S.
- Celebration of Teaching Held annually to celebrate exceptional teaching at the U of S.
- Annual SoTL Symposium Annual symposium on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) that celebrates research on higher education teaching and learning conducted at the University of Saskatchewan.
Awards and Grants
- Awards Overview A list of awards and grants offered by the U of S, including information about national and international teaching awards.
- University of Saskatchewan Teaching Awards The U of S awards exceptional teaching in a variety of ways, including the Master Teacher Award and Provost's College awards, and more information about these awards can be found here. An archive of previous award winners can be found at the bottom of this page.
- National and International Teaching Awards Information about award criteria and past winners of the 3M National Teaching Fellowship, the Alan Blizzard Collaborative Projects Award, and the D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning.
- Provost's Prize and Project Grant Information about the Provost's Prize for Innovative Practice and the Provost's Project Grant.
- Curriculum Innovation Grants Find out more about grants that can help offset the direct costs associated with curriculum or program development.
STLHE Annual Conference Sponsorship Grants are avaliable to cover conference registration for a limited number of faculty each year.
Courses
- Cources Overview Introduction to our cources for graduate students, beginning teachers and faculty.
- GSR 982: Mentored Teaching For Ph.D. students who have recieved a Teacher-Scholar Doctoral Fellowship from the College of Graduate Studies and Research.
- GSR 984: Critical Thinking - Skills for Global Citizens Innovative course focussed o multidisciplinarity
- GSR 989: Philosophy and Practice of University Teaching A two-term course about teaching theory for graduate students who have completed the first year of studies.
- GSR 979: Introductory Instructional Skills 10 week course that introduces basic teaching theory to graduate students with no prior teaching experience.
- Introduction to Teaching Online 6 week course, non-credit course provides instructors with information and ideas for teaching online.
- Transforming Teaching One-term course for "newer" faculty members.
Services
- Services Overview The GMCTE offers specific consultation services for instructors, programs, Departments and Colleges.
- Curriculum Development Support for those interested in curriculum renewal and innovation.
- Instructional Design Support Specialized instructional design support.
- Peer Consultations Three types of peer consultation and observation services - faculty peer consultation, GMCTE staff consultation and graduate student peer consultation.
- Teaching Consultations Individual consultations with GMCTE staff about aspects of teaching and learning.
- Indigenous Education Faculty development in the area of indigenous education.
- Graduate Students Teaching For graduate student teachers interested in teaching techniques, courses, workshops and SoTL opportunities.
Resources
- Resources Overview Find a list of in-house resources offered, as well as information about resources on our website to support your teaching.
- Video Resources Interviews with faculty and staff and video recorded past events about teaching and learning.
- Teaching Resources for teachers and assistants, dealing with a broad range of topics.
- Assessment Learn more about effective ways to assess both your students' work and your own teaching.
- Teaching Portfolio Information about how and why to create a teaching portfolio.
- Our Library The GMCTE library materials list, Bridges Newsletter, reports, links to journals, and our refworks database.
- Student Centred Campus Resources Information about and links to services your students might need.

