Teamwork – the beauty of the sport
This post is part of the Aspirations to Action series created as a follow-up to the Teaching What’s Important Symposium.Continue Reading
Tag: faculty development
Aspirations to action – a blog series
As a follow-up to the Teaching What’s Important (TWI) Symposium, held in December 2015, here is a blog series thatContinue 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
Strategies to engage in productive difficult dialogues
It is often challenging to engage in productive “difficult dialogues” in the classroom. Faculty Focus just released a very interesting articleContinue Reading
Assessment narratives in en-“lightning” style: Experiences from both sides of the table
During an informative, brown bag, lunch session on Friday, March 18th, four professors and three students presented 3-minute lightning talksContinue Reading
Teaching What’s Important: Symposium highlights
On December 11th, 2015, McGill’s Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) held a symposium for faculty with a focus on translatingContinue Reading
The eight-minute lecture keeps students engaged
Faculty Focus has an interesting article on reframing lectures into eight minute sections. Many studies have demonstrated that students retain veryContinue Reading
What’s the prof gonna ask?
Every August, I teach a 3-credit course at McGill called Academic English Seminar, which is an academic skills course forContinue Reading
First day of class… anyone, anyone, anyone?
Have you thought of what you are going to do on the first day of class? There are many great resourcesContinue Reading
Being a layperson in pharmacology
My identities in life are many – a staff member at McGill’s Teaching and Learning Services, a mother–daughter-sister-wife, a formerContinue Reading
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