September 7, 2021

New College Online Program Instructor Hiring Opportunity

     The International Programs of New College is hiring 2 teachers for a 1-week long online course. If you are interested to get involved in the program, please read the following information:


   "Now in its 26th year, International Programs at New College offers pre-university academic, Global Citizenship and language courses for international students. For more information about our pre-university programs, please visit internationalprograms.utoronto.ca. We are currently seeking up to two instructors to teach a 1-week online course, Global Citizenship Challenge: Housing Insecurity, for international high school students (15–17 years old)."


Course Overview:

The Global Citizenship Challenge is a 15-hour course in critical communication skills for international high school students aged 15-17 whose first language is not English. Working within a Global Citizenship Educational framework, participants use design thinking to explore and generate solutions to a complex problem affecting our global community. The September 2021 session theme is housing insecurity: Who is affected? What are the causes and solutions? 


Contract Overview (contract details are as follows):

Delivery mode: Online 

Contact hours: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM (Sep 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th), 8:00AM to 11:00AM (Sep 29th) 

Paid hours: 25 

Salary: $ 48.00 hour 

Enrolment: Estimated 18 students per section. Enrolment is capped at 20 students per section. 


Qualifications:

Applicants should have a graduate degree in applied linguistics or a related discipline (preferred) or a bachelor’s degree with equivalent professional experience and TESL training (TESL Canada Standard 2 or equivalent). The following will be considered strong assets: 

  • Documented experience working with high school students 
  • Teaching experience and/or training in one or more of the following: English for Academic Purposes (EAP); Global Citizenship Education (GCE); subject areas related to the course theme (housing insecurity, homelessness) 
  • Training and/or experience delivering online synchronous courses 

 

General Responsibilities 

  • Planning and teaching a weekly 2-3 hours interactive online class(materials and activities will be provided) 
  • Liaising with program staff and the Online Program Coordinator as required 
  • Documenting attendance and completing feedback forms for each student 

 

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a letter of application and updated résumé to Bruce Russell, Director (Academic) (bruce.russell@utoronto.ca), copying Çağrı Bilgin, Online Program Coordinator (cagri.bilgin@utoronto.ca), by 13 September 2021. 

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