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SSHRC Fellowship: A Graduate Student's Perspective An overview of what should go in your SSHRC application, from the perspective of a student, including information on how to ask for and get good reference letters. View More |
Research Management & Leadership | Link |
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Student Life And Wellbeing Services View More |
Life Skills | Link |
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Students Likes A list of common things piano students say that they like and dislike about their piano teacher and piano lessons. View More |
Teaching Competence | Document |
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Suggestions On How To Apply For Fellowships Tips for finding a fellowship that is right for you to apply to, obtaining strong reference letters and submitting a well-written fellowship application. View More |
Research Management & Leadership | Document |
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Support Group For Doctoral Students (Workshop) View More |
Life Skills | Link |
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Suzuki Violin School Information Principles of music learning at the Suzuki School and information on registering for violin classes. View More |
Teaching Competence | Document |
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Talking It Up Without Dumbing It Down Learn how to discuss your research and other complicated topics for a variety of audiences from job interviews to friends and family. View More |
Communication & Interpersonal Skills | Document |
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Teaching Activities (Vanderbilt University) Principles and strategies for using discussions as an effective learning tool in the classroom. View More |
Teaching Competence | Link |
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Teaching And Learning In A Science Lab Presentation on how to effectively teach theoretical and experimental concepts to students in a lab setting while observing lab safety. View More |
Teaching Competence | Document |
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Teaching Competence Discusses some secrets of good teachers and provides links to available workshops on teaching in a variety of disciplines offered at McGill. View More |
Teaching Competence | Link |
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Teaching Music To Children: Mr. Mergler's Gift A video produced by the National Film Board of Canada on the relationship that can be built between a piano teacher and their student. View More |
Teaching Competence | Link |
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Teaching Music To Children (Workshop) View More |
Teaching Competence | Link |
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Teaching Music To Children: Tips For Parents And Instructors Information for parents of children taking music lessons on how to best support their learning at home. View More |
Teaching Competence | Document |
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Teaching Portfolio View More |
Teaching Competence | Link |
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Teaching Resources (University Of Washington) Links to materials for teachers on topics such as developing a teaching portfolio and inclusive teaching. View More |
Teaching Competence | Link |
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Teaching Resources (University Of Waterloo) Links to materials for teachers on topics such as planning courses, creating assignments and alternatives to lecturing. View More |
Teaching Competence | Link |
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Teaching Tips (University Of Virginia) Information on learning styles, problem solving and critical thinking as an instructor, as well as practical aspects of teaching such as grading and lecturing. View More |
Teaching Competence | Link |
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The Balancing Act: Short And Long Term Goals In Studio Teaching Discusses the importance of goal setting for successful teaching in the studio along with practical tools you can use to set goals. View More |
Teaching Competence | Document |
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Thriving In Grad School (Workshop) View More |
Communication & Interpersonal Skills | Link |
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Tips For Engaging Students In Learning Practical tips for engaging students in the classroom and maintaining their attention along with specific activities that can be used in many settings. View More |
Teaching Competence | Document |
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Tomlinson Project In University-Level Science Education A group at McGill focused on improving teaching methods in the sciences through offering workshops and resources on teaching in the sciences. View More |
Teaching Competence | Link |
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T-PULSE Teaching Resources Resources on teaching in the sciences, including general tips for TAs as well as specific resources for teaching in physics, chemistry and psychology. View More |
Teaching Competence | Link |
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Tri-Council Policy Statement: Integrity In Research And Scholarship (NSERC) Policy outlined by the tri-council (NSERC, CIHR, SSHRC) on promoting integrity in academic institutions. View More |
Integrity & Ethical Conduct | Link |
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Using PowerPoint And Other Teaching Aids Tips on creating presentations for teaching or research talks using PowerPoint or Prezi as well as how to use Clickers effectively when teaching. View More |
Teaching Competence | Document |
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What I Wish I Had Known About Teaching Before I Started First-hand teaching secrets from a professor at McGill for students interested in beginning a teaching career. View More |
Teaching Competence | Document |
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What I Wish I Had Known About Teaching When I Started, LTT March 2010 (Video Recording) First-hand teaching secrets from a professor at McGill for students interested in beginning a teaching career. View More |
Teaching Competence | Video |
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What I Wish I Had Known About Teaching When I Started, LTT Nov 2010 (Video Recording) First-hand teaching secrets from a professor at McGill for students interested in beginning a teaching career. View More |
Teaching Competence | Video |
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Workbook Peter Freeman Example assignment for a music student. View More |
Teaching Competence | Document |
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Writing The Empirical Journal Article (Cornell University) Detailed general instructions for authors on preparing for and writing an article. View More |
Dissemination of Research $ Knowledge Transfer | Document |
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Writing Tools Online writing tools for students, suggested by McGill’s libraries including tips on how to write a better paper as well as grammar and style rules. View More |
Dissemination of Research $ Knowledge Transfer | Link |
