Remote delivery experiences and advice: Lessons learned from Winter 2020
On May 25, 2020, Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) and the Office of Science Education (OSE) at McGill University heldContinue Reading
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Getting Architects and Engineers to Communicate through Course Redesign
Have you ever wondered how you could design your course to get students from different disciplines working together to solveContinue Reading
McGill Principal Prize Recipients Weigh in on Various Facets of Teaching and Learning
Three 2018 recipients of McGill University’s Principal’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching were recently interviewed about their thoughts on teachingContinue Reading
Two-stage exams: A strategy for reducing exam-related stress
Students talk about the course as OChem or Orgo, otherwise known as Organic Chemistry, one of the most dreaded coursesContinue Reading
Getting ready for the beginning of the semester? Check out these resources!
Are you teaching this Fall? If you are, we thought we’d help you with preparation by offering some ideas andContinue Reading
What does “excellent teaching” really mean?
When I joined the McGill community earlier this year, one of the first projects I worked on was a setContinue 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.
(Re)Designing a course through the lens of a teacher and a learner
On May 14 and 16, 2019, McGill’s Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) held its semi-annual Course Design Workshop (CDW), whereContinue Reading
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
Peer Assessment: The challenge of receiving feedback
A number of instructors at McGill have implemented peer assessment (PA) in their courses and have generously shared some ofContinue Reading