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
Author: Carolyn Samuel
Academic Associate at McGill's Teaching and Learning Services.; former Senior Faculty Lecturer at the McGill Writing Centre; area of specialization: Second Language Education; loves teaching and learning; will work for chocolate
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Where do you stand on learning styles?
The idea that educators should cater to students’ “learning styles” persists despite scant hard evidence that the concept of learningContinue Reading
Peer assessment as a sustainable feedback practice
A number of instructors at McGill have been implementing peer assessment (PA) in their courses and have generously shared some of their reflectionsContinue Reading
Doing research to inform teaching strategies and assessment practices
Alejandra (Sandra) Barriales-Bouche and Sun Young Kim teach Spanish language and German language courses, respectively, in the Department of Languages,Continue Reading
Looking for simple teaching strategies to improve student learning? Access a TLS webinar series on video
Are you looking for simple teaching strategies to improve student learning? If you are, check out the webinar series SimpleContinue Reading
I came upon a student in distress
One afternoon last fall, I went to the washroom in the McLennan Library. Unexpectedly, I heard sobbing coming fromContinue Reading
Building community among science instructors
At a research-intensive university like McGill University, profs talking to profs about teaching is not a given. Profs are busyContinue Reading
Assessing teaching effectiveness: More than student evaluations
Do students’ opinions of teaching effectiveness have merit? Students don’t necessarily know about teaching methodology, or the affordances and constraintsContinue 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