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McGill Principal Prize Recipients Weigh in on Various Facets of Teaching and Learning
Three 2018 recipients of McGill University’s Principal’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching were recently interviewed about their thoughts on teachingContinue Reading
Interaction in large classes: One instructor’s strategies
Teaching a large class might feel daunting with respect to having opportunities for instructor-student and student-student interaction. But Sandra Hyde,Continue Reading
Addressing disability at McGill
Since Teaching and Learning Services now has an accessible version of the Course Outline Guide available on its web page,Continue Reading
Heritage architecture meets pedagogical innovation in the new Arts 150 ALC
Have you noticed the new active learning classroom (ALC) in the Arts building? This beautifully renovated space is creating aContinue Reading
Two-stage exams: A strategy for reducing exam-related stress
Students talk about the course as OChem or Orgo, otherwise known as Organic Chemistry, one of the most dreaded coursesContinue Reading
New academic year: Consider varying your instructional strategies!
“I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand,” goes the Chinese proverb. AndContinue Reading
Getting ready for the beginning of the semester? Check out these resources!
Are you teaching this Fall? If you are, we thought we’d help you with preparation by offering some ideas andContinue Reading
What does “excellent teaching” really mean?
When I joined the McGill community earlier this year, one of the first projects I worked on was a setContinue Reading
The ins and outs of Polling @ McGill
Formerly called “clickers”, Polling @ McGill is a technology platform McGill instructors use to ask students questions in class. On February 15, 2019, the Office of Science Education and Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) invited twenty instructors to meet to discuss strategies for using this technology, which may be particularly helpful in large classes.
You may have noticed something new in myCourses…
“What happened to the Content tool in myCourses?” is a question you may have pondered this spring as you busilyContinue Reading