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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">I hope the term is ending well for you and that you are able to take some well-deserved vacation time before the start of the Fall term.
I will be off in France, with the Breast Cancer </span>Survivor dragon boat team that I coach, from Aug 19th -Sept 2nd. In my absence,
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">the <a href="https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/67" data-outlook-id="4b04e0a7-b0ca-4feb-ad94-3a9d1597dc8e" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
ADT team</a> and learnhelp@uwaterloo.ca are available to help.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Below are some upcoming events, some timely information and links to resources. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">I am hopeful that we will have a proper support for
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Arts
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">from our unit shortly (although everything takes a long time these days). In the meantime, after my vacation, I will still be
here for you.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">Happy end of term and best wishes,</span></p>
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Mary</p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(30, 78, 121);"><b>Teaching Unit Events and Programming</b> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">(registration is required) </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/events/teaching-tech-practical-viewboard-workshop-person-tii5010-0" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/events/teaching-tech-practical-viewboard-workshop-person-tii5010-0" data-outlook-id="ee7bbf31-4ce5-4ed2-a2e9-95aaf162a5b8" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b><u>Teaching
with Tech: A Practical ViewBoard Workshop</u></b></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Monday, August 17, 10:00 am - 11:00 am, LIB 329 </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Part of the EdTech Sandbox series, this introductory workshop helps instructors build confidence using ViewBoard Interactive displays. Participants will explore touch,
pen, erase, whiteboard/annotation, casting, and collaboration tools, and connect these skills to active learning. They will also learn ways to support collaboration, formative assessment, multimodal teaching, and student-generated content. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/events/virtual-reality-classroom-introduction-instructors-person-0" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/events/virtual-reality-classroom-introduction-instructors-person-0" data-outlook-id="e64069ed-7074-47d2-b9fd-4fa9b87e44c9" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b><u>Virtual
Reality in the Classroom: An Introduction for Instructors</u></b></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Monday, August 17, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, LIB 329 </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">In this one-hour hands-on workshop, instructors will be introduced to the Meta Quest 3 VR headsets and explore how virtual reality can support teaching and learning across
disciplines. Participants will learn the core functions of the headset, review examples of educational use cases, and discuss considerations for classroom integration. The session concludes with guided free exploration time, giving participants the opportunity
to test applications, experiment with the technology, and imagine how VR might fit into their own courses. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/events/getting-started-learn-person-cte6656-6" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/events/getting-started-learn-person-cte6656-6" data-outlook-id="48681a40-5451-4a1e-8509-8e894cee4b57" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b><u>Getting
Started in LEARN</u></b></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Tuesday, August 25, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, MC 2036 </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">This in-person session will introduce you to LEARN (D2L Brightspace), uWaterloo's learning management system for presenting course activities and resources in on-campus
and blended courses. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(46, 117, 181);">On the horizon... </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/support-faculty-and-staff/support-new-faculty/graduate-supervision-series-faculty" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/support-faculty-and-staff/support-new-faculty/graduate-supervision-series-faculty" data-outlook-id="87e3d9f9-e6ee-443a-9cfe-03b1166784cf" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b><u>Graduate
Supervision Series for Faculty - Fall 2026</u></b></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Friday, October 2 & Friday, October 30 </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">If you are interested in attending the Graduate Supervision Series or finishing a previous series, please contact
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/profiles/mary-power" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/profiles/mary-power" data-outlook-id="e8cb9008-4240-4f30-a68c-1ce26b164da5" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Mary
Power</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>Hold the Date!</b> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>Instructional
Innovations Week</b> - Tuesday, October 13 to Friday, October 16 </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>AI
Discovery Day</b> - Wednesday, October 14 (<a href="https://portal.uwaterloo.ca/events/14944/registration" data-outlook-id="dfdd6717-461a-4f7a-9cf3-cbf240398f87" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">registration open</a>)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(30, 78, 121);"><b>More Teaching-Related Item</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>s</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(30, 78, 121);"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-color: yellow;"><b>In case you missed it:
</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); background-color: yellow;"><b>Requesting TA access for Fall term – memo from IST</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Due to security and privacy reasons,
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>the ability for instructors to add users to courses has been removed as of July 8</b>. We are currently investigating different processes. In the meantime, if
you need a TA or someone else added to your course, please submit a ticket to </span>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/40/group/1605/create/3293" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/40/group/1605/create/3293" data-outlook-id="6bf7795b-9e8e-4a7b-96bb-c5f49ae4bdd0" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b><u>LEARN
Help - Request a TA/Staff member</u></b></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> and include the following information: </span></p>
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of course and term (e.g. MATH 135, Fall 2026) </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">UW
username or student number of the user(s) that need access </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">reason
why access is needed </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ISTKB/pages/1268416532/Adding+TAs+Teaching+Assistants+and+Staff?xpis=eyJicmlkZ2UiOiJzbWFydExpbmtzIiwiaWQiOiIxNzg1MzQzNzA2NDExIiwic291cmNlIjoiY29uZmx1ZW5jZSJ9" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ISTKB/pages/1268416532/Adding+TAs+Teaching+Assistants+and+Staff?xpis=eyJicmlkZ2UiOiJzbWFydExpbmtzIiwiaWQiOiIxNzg1MzQzNzA2NDExIiwic291cmNlIjoiY29uZmx1ZW5jZSJ9" data-outlook-id="0fd8e110-9f74-4ef7-a064-249c0fa55e22" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>role
the user should have in the course</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> (Editing ability or view only) </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">is
the user a UW student or staff member </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/support/teaching-and-learning-research-and-grants/learning-innovation-and-teaching-enhancement-lite-grants" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/support/teaching-and-learning-research-and-grants/learning-innovation-and-teaching-enhancement-lite-grants" data-outlook-id="907507e2-d54f-418a-ae4f-b7b2fb4cb3c2" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b><u>LITE
Seed Grants</u></b></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b> </b> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Deadline: October 1, 4:00 p.m. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/support/teaching-and-learning-research-and-grants/learning-innovation-and-teaching-enhancement-lite-grants" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/support/teaching-and-learning-research-and-grants/learning-innovation-and-teaching-enhancement-lite-grants" data-outlook-id="0f0ce922-31dd-49ec-bc81-9042492621b3" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Learning
Innovation and Teaching Enhancement (LITE) Grants</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> fund projects that investigate innovative approaches to enhancing teaching and fostering deep student learning at
Waterloo. Each grant is valued up to $7500. The application deadline for the Fall term is October 1 at 4 p.m., but applicants must meet with the grant program manager (</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="mailto:a2bilode@uwaterloo.ca" target="_blank" title="mailto:a2bilode@uwaterloo.ca" data-outlook-id="931ea72c-2095-4038-8338-6f5cedabc1b9" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Annik
Bilodeau</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">) no later than September 18 at 12 p.m. (noon).</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The following projects will begin in September 2026: </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/catalogs/funded-lite-grant-projects/increasing-student-engagement-mechanics-integrating-ai" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/catalogs/funded-lite-grant-projects/increasing-student-engagement-mechanics-integrating-ai" data-outlook-id="90e7358a-2bc2-4fce-a4d0-cb65565bee29" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Increasing
Student Engagement in Mechanics by Integrating AI</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">- Rania Al-Hammoud,
Murtaza Qadeer, Yujia Joshua Liang</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/catalogs/funded-lite-grant-projects/reimagining-oxford-tutorial-experience-large-introductory" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/catalogs/funded-lite-grant-projects/reimagining-oxford-tutorial-experience-large-introductory" data-outlook-id="c35b46dd-ca17-4e12-bd4d-b935a51c6b0a" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Reimagining
the Oxford Tutorial Experience in a Large Introductory Course using Chrysalis</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">, an LLM Companion</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> -
Vivian Dayeh, Pascal Poupart, Okey </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Igboeli </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/catalogs/funded-lite-grant-projects/axiom-genai-agent-integration-platform-help-minimize" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/catalogs/funded-lite-grant-projects/axiom-genai-agent-integration-platform-help-minimize" data-outlook-id="64d19878-2d3e-4493-9129-ef9fcdd918c8" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Axiom:
A GenAI Agent Integration Platform to Help Minimize Cognitive Offloading – A Pilot Project in the Faculty of Science</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">-
Robert Hill, Jason Thompson, Stephanie Boragina, Kristin Wilson, Yasin Dahi, Vivian Dayeh, Steve Forsey,
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Niayesh Afshordi, Megan McCarthy, Darren Gigliozzi </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/catalogs/funded-lite-grant-projects/supporting-development-reflective-practice-study-clear" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/catalogs/funded-lite-grant-projects/supporting-development-reflective-practice-study-clear" data-outlook-id="8f5650c6-0d04-490d-8df6-e47de8623e43" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Supporting
the Development of Reflective Practice: A Study of the CLEAR Reflection Process in a Course-Level WIL Environment</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">- Madeleine
Noble, Monica Vesely</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/catalogs/funded-lite-grant-projects/co-designing-learning-activities-support-wellbeing-and" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/catalogs/funded-lite-grant-projects/co-designing-learning-activities-support-wellbeing-and" data-outlook-id="81c70c92-8051-4882-9739-4e9902fafe9f" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Co-designing
learning activities to support wellbeing and learning for university students</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">- Trish
Van Katwyk, Edwin Ng, Evelyn Morales, Melissa Potwarka, Kalpita Gaitonde, Leah Foster</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Congratulations to all recipients! </span></p>
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Course Outlines</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/catalogs/tip-sheets/aligning-outcomes-assessments-and-instruction" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/catalogs/tip-sheets/aligning-outcomes-assessments-and-instruction" data-outlook-id="dc4772b6-4558-4bfd-8ebc-c2c2cabab49c" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Aligning
Outcomes, Assessments, and Instruction</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> </span></p>
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Teaching website</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/areas-support/generative-artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/areas-support/generative-artificial-intelligence" data-outlook-id="0eab7914-f95e-4199-812c-f02900c11e34" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>GenAI
Programming</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/online-resources/guide-assessment-generative-ai-era" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/online-resources/guide-assessment-generative-ai-era" data-outlook-id="5936b51a-3cbe-40c6-bc4b-29b4babec41e" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Guide
to Assessment in the GenAI Era</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> </span></p>
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GenAI Hub</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> </span></p>
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