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
Tag: student engagement
Archives beyond the boxes: Students’ oral histories about lived experiences at the outbreak of COVID-19
Are you looking for an engaging assignment idea? In today’s post, Gordie Burr, an instructor in McGill University’s School ofContinue Reading
Preparing for Fall 2021: Incoming Science Student Inquiries and Community Conversations
As the fall semester rapidly approaches, McGill’s newest members – incoming students – gear up for the academic year toContinue Reading
Promoting Student Success During a Pandemic and Beyond
Who are the students in this course? I get a lot of first year students, U0 or U1, and whileContinue Reading
When Pandemic Teaching Goes Well
This post is a collaboration among Tina Piper, Mariela Tovar, and Carolyn Samuel. At a time when many instructors in higherContinue Reading
A Living Library of Teaching Strategies: Check Out a Video Volume!
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
What would happen if you stopped giving participation grades?
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you stopped giving students participation grades? Professor Berkeley Kaite did and decided toContinue Reading
The ins and outs of Polling @ McGill
Formerly called “clickers”, Polling @ McGill is a technology platform McGill instructors use to ask students questions in class. On February 15, 2019, the Office of Science Education and Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) invited twenty instructors to meet to discuss strategies for using this technology, which may be particularly helpful in large classes.
Moving Classroom Participation Beyond “Please Raise Your Hand”
We remember 10% of what we read, 30% of what we see, and 90% of what we do. This suggestsContinue Reading
Strategy Bites: Brainstorming
At Teaching and Learning Services, we regularly receive questions from instructors asking for ideas to enhance their teaching and improve students’Continue Reading
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