Why flipped classrooms fail
Julie Shell (@julieschell) from peerinstruction.net provides some interesting insight into flipped classrooms and the #1 reason why they don’t workContinue Reading
Adam Finkelstein
Associate Director, Learning Environments, Teaching and Learning Services, McGill University. Focused on our physical and digital learning environments and the appropriate and effective use of technology in teaching and learning.
Expectations (of graduate students and supervisors)
A very thoughtful post from Prof Chirs Buddle on the importance of setting expectations for graduate students and supervisors. InterestedContinue Reading
How to flip your class with quizzes in 5 steps
A great read from Julie Schell from peerinstruction.net (a great resource for ideas on peer instruction) on how you canContinue Reading
Reddit Ask Me Anything for McGill’s MOOC on Natural Disasters
What causes natural disasters? Can you avoid them? To kick off the third run of their Natural Disasters MOOC onContinue Reading
Goodbye chalkboard! The opportunities and challenges of teaching in an active learning classroom
Professor Chris Buddle writes an very interesting article on some of his experiences with one of our Active Learning ClassroomsContinue Reading
The eight-minute lecture keeps students engaged
Faculty Focus has an interesting article on reframing lectures into eight minute sections. Many studies have demonstrated that students retain veryContinue Reading
How do you talk to students? [The Sandbox]
How do you talk to students is an important question to reflect on as we start thinking about next term.Continue Reading
TIPS Journal for innovative, discipline-specific teaching strategies
The Teaching Innovation Projects (TIPS) Journal is an open-access publication from the Teaching Support Centre of Western University that focuses on publishing innovativeContinue Reading
How to succeed at University: twelve tips for undergraduate students
Another great start-of-term post from regular contributor Chris Buddle (@CMBuddle). Some helpful tips to share with your students.
First day of class… anyone, anyone, anyone?
Have you thought of what you are going to do on the first day of class? There are many great resourcesContinue Reading
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