Lunch & Learns
Lunch and Learn Sessions and Events
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September 2023
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Building Beautiful Slides
Date: September 21, 2023Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.Location: Virtual
Target audience: Faculty and staff
Description: Are you looking to transform your slides into beautiful works of visual communication? This practical workshop will explore the art of designing visually stunning and impactful slides that captivate your audience and elevate your presentations to new heights.
Learning Outcomes:
- Work with slide masters in PowerPoint and themes in Google Slides
- Design slides that are accessible and effective
- Become familiar with free graphic design tools and tips for using them
November 2023
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Presenting with Purpose
Date: November 15, 2023Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.Location: Virtual
Target audience: Faculty and staff
In this session, we will explore practical strategies to create more impactful presentations, which you can put into action starting from the initial outline and all the way through to the delivery.
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- Construct clear and simple presentation materials that will be effective in most contexts.
- Understand and utilize presentation anxiety to improve your performance.
- Utilize nonverbal and verbal public speaking strategies to enhance your presentation.
January 2024
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Creating Accessible Documents
Date: January 24, 2024Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.Location: Virtual
Target audience: Faculty and staff
Ensuring that your documents are accessible is not just a legal requirement but a crucial step toward fostering inclusivity and reaching a diverse audience. In this session, we will explore strategies for creating accessible content. Participants will also learn to effectively employ accessibility checkers to identify and rectify potential issues.
Learning Outcomes
- Explain the importance of ensuring accessibility when designing professional and educational documents.
- Identify strategies for creating accessible content that are applicable in various contexts.
- Employ an accessibility checker on a presentation to identify and correct accessibility issues.
February 2024
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Presenting with Purpose
Date: February 8, 2024Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.Location: Virtual
Target audience: Faculty and staff
In this session, we will explore practical strategies to create more impactful presentations, which you can put into action starting from the initial outline and all the way through to the delivery.
- Learning Outcomes:
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- Construct clear and simple presentation materials that will be effective in most contexts.
- Understand and utilize presentation anxiety to improve your performance.
- Utilize nonverbal and verbal public speaking strategies to enhance your presentation.
March 2024
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Every Job is a Climate Job
Date: March 12, 2024Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.Location: Virtual
Target audience: Faculty and staff
Many people tend to feel powerless in the fight against the climate crisis, but what if I told you that right now, in whatever role you find yourself in, there is a way to make a change? Join the discussion on how any job can become a job that empowers climate solutions.
Learning Outcomes:
- Be able to define climate change and climate inequality
- Garner an understanding of climate solutions
- Learn best practices of tackling climate change in your role!
April 2024
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Creating Accessible Documents
Date: April 11, 2024Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.Location: Virtual
Target audience: Faculty and staff
Ensuring that your documents are accessible is not just a legal requirement but a crucial step toward fostering inclusivity and reaching a diverse audience. In this session, we will explore strategies for creating accessible content. Participants will also learn to effectively employ accessibility checkers to identify and rectify potential issues.
Learning Outcomes
- Explain the importance of ensuring accessibility when designing professional and educational documents.
- Identify strategies for creating accessible content that are applicable in various contexts.
- Employ an accessibility checker on a presentation to identify and correct accessibility issues.
More from Teaching and Learning (TLC)
TLC Workshops are supported by the Teaching and Learning Centre's Educational Developers and offer participants a variety of programs based on their teaching and learning interests and needs. While targeting primarily members of the University-community engaged in teaching-related practices, other members of Ontario Tech may enroll in our workshops as part of their professional development.
The Fall 2023 workshop programming lineup is available HERE