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Spotlight on Spaces: Chancellor Day Hall 101 and 102
Written by Kira Smith and Erin McDonagh. The jury is in, and the verdict is that these two new classroomsContinue Reading
A.P.O.S.: the “write” tool for the job
(This blogpost is the second in a series that explores the Earth and Planetary Sciences Learning Community pilot project.) HandContinue Reading
Customize your course evaluations: Writing meaningful questions
If you teach at McGill University, you might be interested to know that you can add up to three questionsContinue Reading
Mercury upgrade: New features for instructors and students
Over the past year, I’ve been working on the Mercury course evaluation system upgrade project. We had a successful softContinue Reading
Do students feel that mind-calming exercises promote deep learning?
That’s what Paul Grogan, professor of Biology at Queen’s University, wanted to know. On May 1, 2019, I attended theContinue Reading
Flexible assessment: One instructor’s implementation in a large class
This post is co-authored by Kira Smith and Carolyn Samuel. What are the outcomes when students are given choices aboutContinue Reading
Spotlight on Spaces: Education 129 – Worth the Trek Up the Hill
Education 129, the first active learning lecture hall at McGill, is a model for lecture halls of the future. TheContinue Reading
EPS Learning Community: Exploring our “write” to learn
Our meeting place has a few different names: Frank Dawson Adams 232, The Gill Room, but when we met together,Continue Reading
Introducing the new myCourses Rubrics creation experience
For those of you who have spent countless hours fiddling around, inputting criteria and levels in the clunky myCourses RubricsContinue Reading
Lifting the lid on online grading tool Crowdmark
Crowdmark – an online grading tool developed especially to handle large classes – has been attracting a growing following across North America,Continue Reading