Author: Carolyn Samuel

Senior 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 (Photo credit: Owen Egan)

by Carolyn Samuel December 22, 2020 0

General

A Living Library of Teaching Strategies: Check Out a Video Volume!

A wealth of experience has been amassed throughout the months teaching and learning remotely, and McGill University’s Faculty of Science has launched a novel way to share some ofContinue Reading

by Carolyn Samuel November 19, 2020 0

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Mind-calming when facing troubled waters: A strategy to support students’ learning

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting many people’s well-being, and teaching remotely has heightened instructors’ interest in tending to students’ well-being.Continue Reading

by Carolyn Samuel August 13, 2020 0

Faculty today

What’s an assignment that really helped you learn?

That was the question McGill University’s Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) asked students on campus in 2018 and again inContinue Reading

by Carolyn Samuel August 6, 2020 0

Faculty today

What would happen if you stopped giving participation grades?

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you stopped giving students participation grades? Professor Berkeley Kaite did and decided toContinue Reading

by Carolyn Samuel June 2, 2020 0

Faculty today

Covid-19 inspires renewed empathy for our students

COVID-19 has disrupted higher education. Several weeks ago, we shifted rapidly from on-campus teaching to emergency remote teaching. The cognitiveContinue Reading