AM & PM Session — LEGO Serious Play is a facilitation technique that focuses on sharing your experiences through the use of LEGO. Each person creates stories through their models, creatively expressing themselves as you answer open-ended questions. You will think with your hands, sharing ideas that resonate the most with you. No LEGO building experience required!
This workshop will focus on partnership. We will think about what ‘meaningful’ collaborations look like in our access work. We will reflect on 1) our experiences working in access and 2) what the future of access looks like, in our respective units and at the University of Toronto. We will work together on identifying themes, finding commonalities in our successes, challenges, and hopes.
LEGOs are provided for the session; participants cannot take LEGOs home.
Room P120
AM Breakout Session: 10:40 – 11:50 am
PM Breakout Session: 12:45 – 1:55pm
Presenter:
Andrew Situ works at the University of Toronto Scarborough, in the Office of the Vice-Principal Academic & Dean. Andrew works with the Special Advisor on Access, envisioning and implementing various initiatives to widen post-secondary access for underrepresented student populations. His current focus is SEE U of T Scarborough (UTSC), a collaborative program with the Toronto District School Board. SEE UTSC works with senior Black and Indigenous-identifying high school students, empowering each to see post-secondary as a place where they can thrive. He provides program oversight, working with participants and program partners – internal and external to the University – to develop a pathway for success.
Andrew is interested in the intersections of higher education, community building, and data. He looks at how we can improve the student experience – in and out of the classroom – to better meet priorities through evidence-based programming and initiatives.
He is also a LEGO Serious Play facilitator. Andrew brings people together, enabling each to identify and determine alignment. His work emphasizes intentionality, being reflexive and critical about approaching (complex) opportunities. He loves the power of stories, particularly how we can reflect on, and share, our experiences to become better versions of ourselves. Andrew holds an M.Ed. in Higher Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.