Where do you stand on learning styles?
The idea that educators should cater to students’ “learning styles” persists despite scant hard evidence that the concept of learningContinue Reading
Tag: teaching and learning
Engaging Information Studies students with law and policy: Part 2
In a previous blog post, I discussed my first experience teaching independently, and the pedagogical techniques I tried to apply.Continue Reading
Engaging Information Studies students with law and policy: Part 1
Introduction The legal and ethical questions around information engage people far beyond the legal field. Online privacy, copyright, net neutrality,Continue Reading
Balancing the Roles of Supervisor, Mentor, and Friend
Mentor. The word itself was originally a name—the name of an advisor in Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey who wasContinue Reading
Implementing peer assessment for the first time
A number of instructors at McGill have been integrating peer assessment (PA) in their courses and have generously shared someContinue Reading
Learning to learn
This post is part of the Aspirations to Action series created as a follow-up to the Teaching What’s Important Symposium.Continue Reading
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
