At McGill, the improvement of graduate supervision is a priority. The planning document entitled “Achieving academic priorities: ASAP 2012-2017” states that McGill will “implement, in partnership with units across the University, a program to enhance all aspects of graduate supervision” (p. 39). Supervisors are not alone in implementing enhancements; they are supported by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Teaching and Learning Services, other units, and colleagues.
Highlights of this subsection
- Self-assessment: experiential learning and self-reflection
- Feedback from supervisees: direct and indirect feedback
- Talking with colleagues: observing a colleague at work
- Quality assurance: how to (tentatively) define quality