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Assessing teaching effectiveness: More than student evaluations
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Assessment for learning: questions – a feedback practice we learned from Socrates
This is the second post in our Assessment for Learning (AfL) series, as we anticipate Beyond Grading: Effective Assessment StrategiesContinue Reading
Strategy bites: Advice letter
At Teaching and Learning Services, we regularly receive questions from instructors asking for ideas to enhance their teaching and improveContinue Reading
Students are strategic (Part 3/3): A prof reconsiders course assignments
Have you ever wondered what students look for when they read a course outline? What do they think about theContinue Reading
Beyond grading: Ever heard of “assessment for learning”? Let me explain …
What words or images come to mind when you hear the word “assessment”? As a teacher? As a student? TwiceContinue 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
Students emails: a creative video guide to email etiquette MAINTENANT EN FRANÇAIS!
McGill University’s Teaching and Learning Services strives to be responsive. So, when we received requests to translate our popular instructionalContinue Reading
Let students know how course evaluations can improve courses
Each semester at McGill University, students have the opportunity to complete course evaluations for every course they’re enrolled in. CourseContinue Reading
Students are strategic (Part 2/3): A student talks to a prof about assignments
Have you ever wondered what students look for when they read a course outline? What do they think about theContinue Reading
Students are strategic (Part 1/3): A student has concerns about assignments
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