Peer assessment of teamwork: Developing a professional competency
A number of instructors at McGill University have implemented peer assessment (PA) of teamwork—asking students to assess peers’ contributions toContinue Reading
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Annotating writing submissions: A strategy to help students be intentional about their writing and share assessment responsibility
I love teaching; however, I’m less fond of the part of teaching where I have to read and comment onContinue Reading
Spotlight on Spaces: Education 129 – Worth the Trek Up the Hill
Education 129, the first active learning lecture hall at McGill, is a model for lecture halls of the future. TheContinue 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
Strategy Bites: A new blog series with ideas for getting students active in their learning
At the 2018 SALTISE conference held at McGill University in Montreal, keynote speakers Richard Felder and Rebecca Brent spoke onContinue Reading
I pledge to be a better teacher
A great summary of the closing plenary from Andrew Hendry of our Learn to Teach Day. Thanks Ethan for theContinue Reading
Linking theory to practice – A little more action, please
This post is part of the Aspirations to Action series created as a follow-up to the Teaching What’s Important Symposium.Continue Reading
Teaching in an Active Learning Classroom: Pros and cons
Professor Chris Buddle provides some very thoughtful reflections in his blog post on the benefits and challenges of teaching inContinue Reading
Why flipped classrooms fail
Julie Shell (@julieschell) from peerinstruction.net provides some interesting insight into flipped classrooms and the #1 reason why they don’t workContinue Reading
How to flip your class with quizzes in 5 steps
A great read from Julie Schell from peerinstruction.net (a great resource for ideas on peer instruction) on how you canContinue Reading