Teaching and Learning Services is pleased to present a new podcast miniseries focusing on strategies for assessment for learning.

Published on: 7 Mar 2024

From December 2022 to May 2023, a group comprising seven Faculty of Science instructors from six different departments met monthly to discuss ways of making their courses more inclusive. The Inclusive Teaching Initiative is part of the Faculty’s response to the McGill Provost’s Action Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism (ABR) 2020-2025 and the Strategic Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Plan 2020-2025.

Published on: 6 Nov 2023

A recent article in Le Devoir highlighted FSCI 198, a three-credit course for undergraduates focused on building skills for individual and collective actions to address climate change:

Devant les changements climatiques et leurs effets de plus en plus visibles, nombreux sont les jeunes paralysés par l’écoanxiété. À McGill, un cours veut susciter l’espoir et outiller les étudiants pour faire face aux changements climatiques.

Published on: 2 Nov 2023

Reposted from the Teaching for Learning blog from McGill’s Teaching and Learning Services.

BY MARGO ECHENBERG

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between well-being, wellness, and mental health? Or how students’ learning and well-being are linked? Have you considered what the connections might be among assessment, student performance, and heightened emotions?

Published on: 2 Nov 2023

McGill’s Body Donor Program plays crucial role in health sciences education

Overall, donors have an impact on the education of more than a thousand students every year.

Published on: 2 Nov 2023

Teaching and Learning Services is excited to announce that the the launch of Teach.Learn.Share, our new podcast! We invite you to tune in for conversations about teaching and learning with members of the McGill community.

Classified as: assessment for learning, podcast
Published on: 10 Oct 2023

We recently published a website all about the new Policy on Assessment of Student Learning, which will replace the existing University Student Assessment Policy (USAP) in Fall 2024. Learn about the upcoming Policy and find resources to help you get ready for the coming changes: mcgill.ca/pasl

What is PASL?

PASL (rhymes with tassel) is a principles-based policy centred on assessment for learning.

Classified as: assessment, policy, assessment for learning, PASL
Published on: 27 Jul 2023

On June 13, 2023, the APC Subcommittee on Teaching and Learning (STL) approved two recommendations on integrating generative AI into the McGill's academic mission. The recommendations were presented by the STL AI Working Group.

Classified as: Generative AI, Teaching technologies, Learning technologies
Published on: 26 Jul 2023

By Adele Lopes 

It’s a sunny afternoon at the Office of Science Education office, and I’ve just sat down with Dr. Jasmin Chahal and Alex Wang to talk about the education research they undertook when they teamed up to assess how self-reflection and pre-lab activities affect students’ confidence levels and success in a Microbiology and Immunology 384 Lab course. So, how did this project get started? 

Published on: 25 May 2023

On May 18, 2023, McGill will reset its Zoom licenses back to their basic (default) setting for account maintenance purposes and to remove inactive accounts. In order to reinstate your full Zoom account functionality, you will need to login anew. With the basic account setting, meeting times will be shorter and you will not be able to create recordings.  You may reactivate your license and additional privileges by logging in to your Zoom account any time after this reset at https://mcgill.zoom.us.

Classified as: IT Service Desk, IT Services, Software, zoom, teaching and learning, collaboration, *Communication & Collaboration Tools
Published on: 17 May 2023

McGill community comes together to celebrate the research of over 100 undergraduate students from the Faculty of Science and beyond in an annual event organized by the Office of Science Education.

Published on: 27 Mar 2023

Worried about the climate crisis? Want to learn about climate change from experts and explore what you can do about it?

McGill has a course for you.

The primary goal of FSCI198: Climate Crisis and Climate Actions is to enable students to find enough hope to want to engage with the climate crisis.

Classified as: Faculty of Science, McGill Office of Science Education
Published on: 22 Mar 2023

For instructors and course designers, the optimal way to structure a course is a critical question. With many pedagogical perspectives and a diverse array of student needs, it is challenging to find instructional methods that work for everyone. A framework that seeks to remediate some current challenges in teaching and learning is known as the Universal Design for Learning (UDL), an approach to education that emphasizes inclusivity and accessibility.

Published on: 10 Mar 2023

Office of Science Education Student Engagement Administrator Ezelbahar Metin and Communications Assistant Bhavya Bhushan sat down with presenters to discuss the upcoming Undergraduate Poster Showcase. This year, the highly-anticipated hybrid event will be hosted on March 15, 6-8 PM ET in the University Centre (SSMU) Ballroom and via livestream. Register here to attend: https://mcgillups.eventbrite.com/

Classified as: Faculty of Science, McGill Office of Science Education
Published on: 3 Mar 2023

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