WHAT IS IT?
Students undertake or assist in projects and productions of audio, visual, theatrical or other forms of performance under the supervision of a U of T faculty or staff member or through a co-curricular opportunity. These opportunities are not partnered, students engage with their course instructor, faculty advisor, and/or peers to complete their performance or artistic production. Experiences that take place in partnership with an external organization should be classified as organization-partnered experience.
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS
Eligibility:
- Performance and Artistic Production experiences have specific eligibility criteria that differ depending on the course, program of study, or co-curricular activity to which they are connected.
Duration:
- Curricular performance and artistic production opportunities may involve part-time or full-time hours and can last from a few hours to a number of days or weeks over the course of an academic term. The timelines vary and will be set within the course.
- Co-curricular performance and artistic production opportunities may be one-time experiences or longer-term programs.
Recognition and / or compensation:
- When part of a course or curriculum, performance and artistic production experiences are unpaid opportunities and students may receive academic credit as part of a course.
- Most co-curricular performance and artistic production experiences are unpaid and many will offer recognition through the co-curricular record (CCR).
Accessibility:
- Inclusion in EL is achieved when an experience supports learning for all students. In keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code, the University of Toronto has a commitment to an equitable learning environment for people with disabilities. It is important to engage in an interactive process to determine the optimal and most appropriate accommodations for individual students engaged in experiential learning.
- If a student requires an accommodation related to a performance and artistic production, you may wish to connect with one of the accessibility services offices at the University of Toronto. Staff at these offices will advise you on the disclosure of accommodation requirements as well as support you through the process of determining and negotiating effective accommodations for the student’s individual circumstances.
- Student support offices strive to create a safe and comfortable community where students have opportunities to discuss navigating barriers, find peer support and learn about various academic and social opportunities.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Review the Guidelines & Procedures page to further understand which partnership agreements, insurance and liability coverage and health and safety policies are applicable to performance and artistic production experiences. The Experiential Learning Risk Management Matrix (PDF) provides a one-page overview.
- Curricular Performance and Artistic Production:
- Students engaging in a performance and artistic production (for credit) receive workplace insurance coverage through the University or Ministry of Colleges and Universities.
- Students engaging in a performance and artistic production (for credit) have general liability coverage through the University.
- Co-curricular Performance and Artistic Production:
- Students engaging in a co-curricular performance and artistic production experience (not for course credit) do not receive workplace insurance coverage through the University or Ministry of Colleges and Universities.
- For information about liability coverage for co-curricular performance and artistic production experiences, this depends on the circumstances of the experience, instructors or program. Coordinators should contact the Risk Management and Insurance Department.
BENEFITS
- Students have the opportunity to integrate their theoretical learning through practical application.
- Allows students to take ownership of the production with its public display of the competency and gain a sense of accountability.
