The Large Class Teaching Exchange: A Wealth of Inspiring and Creative Ideas
McGill’s Large Class Teaching Exchange, which took place from May to August 2021, provided a unique conversation space for instructorsContinue Reading
Category: Events
Undergraduate students were the ‘stars of the show’ at first ever poster showcase event
Academia Week 2020 began with an Undergraduate Poster Showcase, sponsored by the Office of Science Education (OSE), Science Undergraduate SocietyContinue Reading
Introducing SUS Academia Week x OSE
Written by Cynthia Feng & Kira Smith Office of Science Education team members Cynthia Feng and Kira Smith are workingContinue Reading
(Re)Designing a course through the lens of a teacher and a learner
On May 14 and 16, 2019, McGill’s Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) held its semi-annual Course Design Workshop (CDW), whereContinue Reading
Wonder what happened at McGill’s Beyond Grading Symposium on assessment?
On a cold, blustery December 7th, nestled in the warmth of McGill’s New Residence Hall ballroom, with croissant and coffeeContinue Reading
Graduate supervision as teaching: Let’s talk
While many professors come to Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) to talk with us about undergraduate teaching, hardly anyone everContinue Reading
Exploring issues surrounding The Royal Victoria Hospital site development in a McGill Law course
For the first time, Professors Kirsten Anker, Yaëll Emerich and Tina Piper from the Faculty of Law teamed up toContinue Reading
Informal talking teaching communities: Spread the word!
In the 2015-2016 academic year, McGill’s Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) launched The Lunch Spot—an informal lunch-time forum where allContinue Reading
Short writing assignments: something to consider
Many faculty shy away from short writing assignments, considering them to be the poorer cousin of the term paper or research paper. There is a commonly held assumption that shorter assignments can never match the rigor or substance of longer papers and that faculty are letting students down if they don’t assign a full-length paper (whatever that is according to the conventions of each discipline). Yet, what are faculty to do in a context of increasing class sizes and decreasing TA support? How can we still assess important outcomes such as analysis, synthesis and critical thinking? Read more –>
Oct. 2 Workshop for Faculty: Designing Effective Multiple-Choice Questions
Would you like to improve the quality of your Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)? Would you like to learn how to use MCQs to assess higher order thinking skills such as application and analysis? Read more –>
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