FOCUS ON TEACHING Newsletter
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Focus on Teaching is a bi-monthly newsletter that provides a comprehensive source of information about upcoming workshops, teaching events and resources provided by Teaching and Learning Services and other teaching support units.
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McGill’s Teaching for Learning Blog
Would you like to be part of a conversation about higher education with McGill faculty, staff and students? Visit the new “Teaching for Learning” blog to share an experience, resource or opinion with the McGill community. For more information, email marcy [dot] slapcoff [at] mcgill [dot] ca
Delivery of Library Material to Faculty with Campus Offices
Need a book from anywhere on campus? Faculty members can now use library accounts to request any item available for loan to be delivered to their campus address. Delivery will normally take 2 to 4 working days if the item is on the shelf. Materials may be returned via internal mail system or at any library branch, as usual.
Harassment, Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Prohibited by Law
McGill is committed to provide an environment in which students and employees are free from discrimination and harassment.
Warning: Phishing email entitled "Dear McGill Email User !"
An email is currently circulating with the subject: "Dear McGill Email User !" and sent from: "Webmaster [webmaster [at] mcgill [dot] ca]". If you have received this email please DELETE it - do not reply to the email.
Beyond the research paper – new ways to get students writing
Integrating writing assignments into undergraduate courses can increase students’ engagement and promote critical thinking. Attend this workshop for guidelines on designing short written assignments that make students think more and write less. For more inforamation, visit our website.
McGill MarketPlace unavailable Friday, April 26 to Wednesday, May1
McGill MarketPlace will be unavailable from Friday, April 26, at 3 pm to Wednesday, May 1 at 9 am due to year-end activities.
We encourage users to make the necessary provisions in order to avoid any interruptions with your regular activities.
After MMP is opened, on Wednesday, May 1, you may submit requisitions for Fiscal Year 14. Please ensure that all pending carts have a transaction date of May 1, 2013 or greater.
Warning: Phishing email entitled "WEBNEWS EMAIL ACCOUNT UPDATE"
An email is currently circulating with the subject: "WEBNEWS EMAIL ACCOUNT UPDATE" and sent from: "McGill University Team [techhelp [at] mcgill [dot] ca]". If you have received this email please DELETE it - do not click on the link. This is a phishing attempt and does not come from McGill IT Services.
Below is the full text of the email, but without the dangerous link.
VPN disruption possible during maintenance - 7 am to 7:30 am
Please note that due to system maintenance, on Wednesday, April 17 from 7 am to 7:30 am, interrupVPN sessions may be interrupted. During this period, if your VPN session is dropped, please try reconnecting.
McGill Web System Maintenance Sunday, May 5 from 9 to 10 am
The McGill Web System will be unavailable for one hour this Sunday, May 5, from 9:00 am to 10:00 am. During this time, all web pages at "www.mcgill.ca", "blogs.mcgill.ca" and "publications.mcgill.ca" will be unavailable.
However, you will still have access to the following systems via their direct links:
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