Nexus
Past Events
Workshop: Beyond the research paper: new ways to get students writing
June 2013
Workshop: The research paper: Engaging students with the writing process
March 2013
Writing Symposium: The Role of Student Writing at a Research University
November 2012
Bringing Research into the Undergraduate Classroom
A workshop about integrating teaching, research, and learning
As an instructor of undergraduate courses, have you wondered how to get students to ask better questions or to understand that knowledge is not black and white?
Teaching Snapshots Website
“Teaching Snapshots” is a new website from Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) that profiles McGill instructors as they share their perspectives on teaching and learning with colleagues, students and the community at large. The instructors featured are from a range of departmental and disciplinary contexts and have all been involved in University initiatives to enhance student learning.
Seminar: Linking Undergraduate Teaching and Research at McGill
Date: Wednesday May 26, 2010
Time: 10-12, followed by a light lunch
Location: Bronfman Building, Rm: 423
Nexus between Teaching, Learning & Research / Scholarship
The Nexus between Teaching and Research/Scholarship Project (the “Nexus Project”) is a university‐wide initiative aiming to improve the links between undergraduate teaching and research/scholarship. Since the Nexus Project began in 2008, it has focused on exploring how instructors can integrate teaching and research/scholarship to benefit student learning within undergraduate courses.
Interesting Links and References
Key Readings
R. Barnett (Ed.) (2005). Reshaping the university: New relationships between research, scholarship and teaching. Maidenhead, England: Open University Press/McGraw-Hill Education. Chapters by Elton and Healey are of particular interest.
Beckman, M. & Hensel, N. (2009). Making explicit the implicit: Defining undergraduate research. Quarterly, 29(4), 40-44. Washington, D.C.: Council on Undergraduate Research.
Boyer, E. (1990). Scholarship reconsidered: Priorities for the professoriate.
Documentary Series: Sowing the seeds of inquiry
This documentary series, “Sowing the seeds of inquiry: Undergraduate teaching and learning at a research university” profiles a number of McGill professors who engage their undergraduate students with research and/or scholarship as part of their coursework. Each short documentary combines interviews with a professor and one-two students with classroom footage--in one case the classroom is Mont St. Hilaire! Check this space periodically for new additions to this series.
Inquiry Network
The Inquiry Network is a cross disciplinary group of faculty who meet regularly to explore how to engage undergraduate students with the processes of research and scholarship within coursework.
The Inquiry Network has three main objectives:
- Members analyze their own undergraduate courses to determine how they currently initiate students to research in their discipline, whether it be through the discussion of research findings, the use of research methods and/or the fostering of curiosity and higher-order thinking skills.
- Mem
Nexus Project Goals
- Seek out and publicize strategies already in use to promote students’ understanding of research and scholarship.
- Create new strategies to promote students’ understanding of research and scholarship.
- Mobilize community members and resources to work towards institutional change.