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Teaching Checklists
IT Checklist for Instructors Preparing for the Academic Year
Use the IT Checklist and articles to help ensure you have everything you need.
Library Checklist for Instructors Preparing for the Academic Year
The Library has compiled a short Checklist that outlines main Library services available to support teaching activities of McGill faculty.
Mid-Course Evaluations
Want to receive useful feedback from students about your course mid-term? This can help you make changes immediately as well as encourage participation in end-of-course evaluations. Effective strategies include setting up an anonymous discussion board, administering an online survey using myCourses, or having an in-class student-led forum.
Customization of Course Evaluation Questionnaires
Did you know that you can request that up to three (3) additional specific questions be added to your Mercury end-of-course evaluations? Please ensure that you send your questions to the Department Mercury Liaison no later than Monday, October 21, 2013 to be included in the fall evaluations.
Library Collections: Relocation Update
This summer, the McGill Library has undergone many significant changes that will impact the ability to locate and access parts of the collection at different branches. A status update regarding the relocation of collections will be posted on a regular basis in order to better serve you during this transitional period.
myCourses upgrade
Are You Teaching Now? myCourses was upgraded!
This upgrade improves general usability and tools such as Content and Grades. If you haven’t already, check out the links below to ensure you have everything you need.
Latest Version of Clicker Software Available!
Download the latest version of TurningPoint for PC or Mac from McGill Software licensing website. The new version for Mac is now integrated with PowerPoint (for Macs running MS PowerPoint 2011).
Focus on Teaching Info-Bulletin
Stay connected – Stay informed!
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.
Click here to view current issue.
SKILLSETS Info-Bulletin
The SKILLSETS InfoBulletin is part of a communications strategy for Bridging, Branding and Broadcasting. The main goal of the InfoBulletin is to enhance students’ awareness of professional development opportunities through promotion of events and online resources.
Click here to view current issue.
Lecture Recording Available
Students have told us they find lecture recordings extremely valuable. If you are teaching an a classroom that supports lecture recording, please make sure you sign up to record your lectures and make them available to your students. Follow these instructions in the IT Knowledge Base.
Course Evaluations Reports: Faculty Means
Faculty means for course evaluations are now available for the 2012-2013 academic year. The means are presented by course level and by class size for the four questions which appear on all course evaluations.
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.
For more information click here.