Are you a student who is also a parent? Do you want to share your experience navigating parenting while studying at UofT?
Call for Participation: Experiences of Students who are Also Parents
Call for Participants: Reimagining Commuter Spaces
With a large commuter student population, U of T needs spaces for students to spend time and feel a sense of home. In partnership with Spaces & Experiences, the Innovation Hub is hosting student-led feedback sessions to inform design decisions for future spaces for commuters. We invite you to share your experiences and help the university design new spaces on campus.
We’re Recruiting Volunteer Blog Writers!
Are you interested in storytelling, content creation, and community connection? Do you want to craft stories that drive impact? The Innovation Hub is recruiting talented, creative, and empathetic Blog Writers to join our engaging community of writers to bring the blog to life!
How Student Participation Can Combat Social Inequality
Equity-focused research methods aim to inform us of our participants’ needs, not justify why those needs aren’t met. Ruth shares her experience exploring equitable research methods. Written by Ruth Rodrigues, Master of Education, Social Justice Education, Qualitative Data Archivist Team…
Project Reflections: Faculty of Arts & Science University of Toronto Quality Assurance Process Student Consultations 2022-23
The UTQAP Design Research Teams reflect on their journey through these projects and the importance of collaboration and empathy in the design research process uncovering the value of human connection in both data collection and data analysis.
Tiffany 
Yannie 
Katrina 
Maxine
Innovation Hub Work Study Fall-Winter 2023-24 Hiring
We’re thrilled to kick-start the fall/winter season at the Innovation Hub! We are excited to announce that we have some amazing opportunities available this Fall/Winter 2023-24! The deadline to apply for positions is August 20, 2023 at 11:59pm.
Project Insights from the Sport & Rec: Expanding Access Project
The Innovation Hub recently concluded its Expanding Access: Sport & Rec project. Francesca, Design Research Team Lead, reflects on how stories can build empathy in understanding others throughout the research process.
Written by Francesca Pabale, Design Research Team Lead, Master of Education, Higher Education
Therapy Dogs at the Student Commons – August 18 2023
Having a “ruff” day? Join us in welcoming some guests from Sunshine Therapy Dogs for an afternoon of wellness and destressing. Several dogs will be in the Innovation Hub space on Friday, so take a study break and have a ball!
Redesigning the Classroom Experience: How Tech2U is Supporting both Students and Instructors
One Innovation Hub team shares their experience working with Tech2U, a program that provides direct technical support to instructors in their classroom. The team reflects on how they feel Tech2U is a program that supports both students and instructors and enhances the learning experience at the University of Toronto.
Written by Tiffany Tan, Chenyu Huang, Cindy Ly, Jackie Betel (Design Researcher); Anchana Kuganesan, Design Research Team Lead
Project Insights: Academic Integrity “It’s Okay to Ask for Help” Video Campaign
The “It’s Okay to Ask for Help” Video builds upon the Learning with Integrity Campaign and educate students on topics of academic integrity. The Academic Integrity team reflects on what they learned from the project and hopes to inspire others to reach out and ask for help.
Anchana 
William 
Ivy