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
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What inspires undergraduate Science students to get involved in research?
On October 4, 2018, I attended the 14th Annual Faculty of Science Undergraduate Research Conference which took place in McGill’sContinue Reading
Two great science communication tools for conferences and teaching: smart screens and cell phones
Earlier in the summer at the European Geosciences Union in Vienna I learned about two dead-easy and great science communicationContinue Reading
3 Minutes to change the world – top graduate student research in 3 minutes or less
On March 31st, McGill hosted the third annual “3 minutes to change the world” competition, where graduate students give threeContinue Reading
Sept. 13 workshop for faculty: Bringing research into the undergraduate classroom
As an instructor of undergraduate courses, have you wondered how to get students to ask better questions or to understand that knowledge is not black and white? In this interactive workshop, you will meet the Inquiry Network, a group of McGill professors who have been tackling questions like this and have created a framework for enhancing students’ understanding of the relationship between research and course content. Read more –>
Librarians in the Classroom
University students and faculty may not think of librarians as teachers, but increasingly the role of librarians is shifting from reference and book providers to active educators.[1] In the past, instruction in the library, often referred to as bibliographic instruction, served to orient students and other users to the organization of materials within the library’s collection. Now, the library is refocusing from a collection-centered model to a user-centered model, where instruction is tailored to the needs of the user… Read more –>
How “professional baggage” may be a key barrier in changing how we teach
A little while ago, a colleague in the UK sent me this article “Barriers to Faculty Pedagogical Change: Lack ofContinue Reading
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