Teaching for Learning @ McGill University
Discussing what matters in higher education.
. I got involved with a teaching exercise called “Routes of Writing” run out of the McGill Writing Center. I was asked the following question: How do you perceive the relationship between academic writing and critical thinking? In my mind, the two are inextricably linked. I have written a lot of papers. Nothing clarifies my understanding of my own work better than writing out my ideas. Read more –>
By Terry Hébert, Pharmacology and Therapeutics “Are we born creative? I always believed you could fake it by reading widely.Continue Reading
“Because preparing 9 new lectures for our new medical curriculum is driving me crazy, I’ve been re-reading some books by Jack McDevitt for the pure entertainment of it. Read more –>
Post by Terry Hébert, Pharmacology and Therapeutics: An interesting article by the president of my Alma Mater, David Naylor at the University of Toronto on the continuing need for interpersonal contact in the university educational setting. Here, he is commenting on the use of MOOCs (massive open online courses). To quote him: Read more –>
By Terry Hébert, Pharmacology and Therapeutics Thought-provoking commentary on the use of metrics to evaluate academics. The most striking thingContinue Reading
By Terry Hébert, Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Are student evaluations the best way for professors/lecturers etc. to get helpful and critical feedback on their teaching skills? In my time at two universities, after being evaluated by a large number of students- what have I taken home from these evaluations? Frankly, not as much as the few times that I have been evaluated by my peers- which must be solicited and can be time consuming. Read more –>
Everyone thinks that search engines like Google can “replace” librarians. Here is a defence of the need for librairies and trained librarians… Read more –>
The Provost recently asked for proposals for MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) at McGill. Interestingly, he also asked for feedback on the open question as to whether MOOCs might irrevocably change how we teach at McGill. Read more –>
Prof. Terry Hébert, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, comments on an article originally published in “BBC News Business” The founder of WikipediaContinue Reading
Prof. Terry Hébert, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, shares an opinion piece originally published in “The Scientist.” An interesting piece. How canContinue Reading
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