Inside OISE
December 2023
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OISE Reads - 2023 Holiday Edition
As the Fall 2023 semester wraps up here at OISE and across U of T, the OISE Library team is pleased to present our fifth annual Holiday Reads list! This year, the list highlights contributions from across the OISE community: students, staff, and faculty have come together to share what they will be reading and watching over the break.
This year’s list was a pleasure to curate. We love seeing what books our OISE colleagues and friends are planning to read and what shows they are planning to watch! We hope the list provides some inspiration and that this holiday season brings everyone time to read, rest, and reflect on the successes of the year. We have provided links to U of T Libraries copies (where available) so that curious readers can get more information.
We wish everyone a restful and peaceful holiday break. Happy reading!
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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
On December 6, U of T joins communities across Canada in remembering the 14 women killed in a devastating act of misogyny at the engineering school at Montreal’s École Polytechnique in 1989.
A memorial led by the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering will honour the lives of women impacted by gender-based violence. It will include a musical performance and a keynote presentation on care, healing and justice.
Join us on Dec. 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET in-person at the Great Hall, Hart House, or from 12:25 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. ET via livestream.
All students, staff, faculty, librarians, and alumni are welcome to attend this tri-campus event to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
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5th Floor Roof Community Garden & IEN Social and Cultural Practice Space: Project Advances as Planned
Construction is well underway on OISE’s 5th Floor Community Garden & IEN Social and Cultural Practice Space. This project is re-imagining the under-utilized 5th floor outdoor terraces at the podium level to create a dedicated space for community gatherings, cultural practice, study, and social events.
The renovation continues to progress smoothly, with this week marking a development many community members may have noticed; the installation of overhead protection for the IEN space along Bloor Street West. These installations will be in place for approximately one year. The projected completion date for this much-anticipated project is December 2024.
CGI Constructors, the company contracted for the build, applauded the project management group, noting that it is the first time they have partnered with an entirely women-led project crew. The team, pictured above, includes architects from Gow Hastings, managers with CGI Contractors, and colleagues from OISE and the central University, and they are proud to represent women within the industry.
To stay up to date on progress, we encourage you to regularly check our website for updates, renderings, and an evolving timeline of the project.
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OISE Teaching Awards 2023-24 - Call for Nominations
These awards recognize outstanding contributions to teaching and learning, and celebrate the achievements of faculty undertaking innovative activities in teaching.
Teaching plays a central role at OISE, and it is essential for our community to reaffirm this importance and honour those who make significant contributions to the lives and educational experiences of our students. I encourage you to consider nominating one or two of the excellent, inspiring teachers at OISE.
Nominations are welcome from the OISE community in the following categories:
To nominate someone whose teaching is truly exceptional, please use the attached Guidelines for Preparing an OISE Teaching Award Nomination Package for information and advice on how to structure/organize your nomination package.
All materials (i.e., nomination brief, nomination letter, evidence of excellence, nominee’s statement of teaching philosophy, letters of support) should be integrated into the nomination package—a single PDF file not exceeding 50-pages. The nominee’s CV (not included in page allowance) should be submitted as a separate attachment along with the nomination package via email to [email protected] by Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. |
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2024 OISE GSRC Call for Proposals
This year, the 2024 OISE Graduate Student Research Conference, will once again bring together students from across all four OISE departments to share their research with peers and test their ideas in a supportive and encouraging environment.
In 2024, we continue a more than 20-year tradition with a conference titled “Despite and Because of Difference”: Cultivating Critical Conversations for the Future of Education.
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Thank you and Best Wishes
It is with both excitement and sadness that I share the news that Emily Hector, Liaison Librarian, Education, will be leaving the OISE Library/University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) at the end of this year. Emily has accepted a wonderful new role as Digital Learning Librarian at McMaster University Library.
Emily has worked at the OISE Library for the past 4.5 years and has made a tremendous impact across all aspects of the OISE Library. In her first couple of years at OISE, Emily managed the Access Services team, where she provided outstanding public service and ably led her team through the challenging early stages of the pandemic.
Additionally, she has made significant contributions to the OISE Library’s collections as the selector for the OISE Library’s Stacks, Children’s Literature, and Curriculum Resources collections. She has also made an enormous impact on students’ experiences at OISE through her work on our Personal Librarian Program and the OISE Library Student Advisory Committee among many other services. Over the years, Emily has become a leader in instructional initiatives at the OISE Library, designing and delivering hundreds of sessions, building learning objects, training colleagues and GSLAs, and developing a robust information literacy program for the OISE community.
Emily has positively shaped the academic careers of thousands of OISE students and many faculty members through her instruction and research support. She has also advanced pedagogical initiatives across UTL through her collaborations with colleagues through her secondment at the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI).
Emily is a truly exceptional colleague who will be greatly missed. Her last day will be December 19th, 2023. Please join me in thanking Emily and wishing her all the best in her new role at McMaster University Library.
Jenaya Webb,
OISE Library Director
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CTL welcomes Shuyi Chen to its team
We would like to congratulate Shuyi Chen on her appointment as Programs Assistant in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, commencing December 1, 2023. In this role, Shuyi will provide administrative support to MT faculty and students, and operational support to the department.
Shuyi completed her Master of Education degree in CTL's Language and Literacies Education program. During her studies at OISE, she worked as a work study student for the CTL Communications team as a Communications Assistant. Shuyi was also the Interim Program Assistant for the Language and Literacies Education (LLE) program and most recently was the acting Programs Assistant in CTL.
Shuyi is passionate about linguistics, especially Second Language Acquisition. She sometimes takes part in some volunteering activities related to language. Outside of work, Shuyi enjoys hiking, going on adventurous walks outside, traveling, painting, reading, listening to music, visiting museums, cooking and eating delicious food, and spending time with family and her dog.
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Candice Corda joins the CTL team
We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Candice Corda as Finance Assistant in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, commencing November 8, 2023. In this role, Candice will work with the Finance team and support the financial, human resources, operations and administrative functions required to support CTL’s academic, research and teaching goals.
Candice joined the University of Toronto in 2011-2014 at the Research Oversight and Compliance Office and returned to University of Toronto via UTEMP in 2018. Candice’s professional work experience over the years, granted her the privilege to work in various accounting as well as finance roles and departments. Learning about business structures, how they develop, grow and what drives their continuity is where Candice’s interest in accounting and finance grew.
Outside of work, Candice enjoys spending time with family, reading and cooking. Candice can be reached at [email protected].
Join us in warmly welcoming Candice to the CTL and OISE Community!
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