Teaching for Learning @ McGill University
Discussing what matters in higher education.
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
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
Have you wondered what small actions you can take to enhance student wellness in your remote courses? Professor Nancy Heath and her team recently created the resource Enhancing Student Wellness: SimpleContinue Reading
In today’s remote learning reality, enabling students to work in groups, share their work, and provide feedback to each otherContinue Reading
How was your summer? If your summer was anywhere close to mine, then the following terms should ring a bell:Continue Reading
Starting an undergraduate program is a big transition, accompanied by many uncertainties. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has added to theContinue Reading
A number of instructors at McGill University have implemented peer assessment (PA) of teamwork—asking students to assess peers’ contributions toContinue Reading
I love teaching; however, I’m less fond of the part of teaching where I have to read and comment onContinue Reading
Education 129, the first active learning lecture hall at McGill, is a model for lecture halls of the future. TheContinue Reading
Alejandra (Sandra) Barriales-Bouche and Sun Young Kim teach Spanish language and German language courses, respectively, in the Department of Languages,Continue Reading