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
Tag: teaching and learning
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
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
Reddit Ask Me Anything for McGill’s MOOC on Natural Disasters
What causes natural disasters? Can you avoid them? To kick off the third run of their Natural Disasters MOOC onContinue 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
Reflections on the Sustainability Learning Community
There’s a lot of buzz around McGill these days about sustainability. We have an office dedicated to it, hundreds ofContinue Reading
