myCourses
myCourses is McGill's learning management system for online teaching and learning and is used in over 1500 courses per term by thousands of students. Most courses are using myCourses in a hybrid or blended fashion, as an enhancement to classroom-based instruction. myCourses provides users with a web-based learning environment, in which instructors can upload course files, organize class discussions, collaborative group activities, and online office hours. myCourses is most frequently used by instructors to distribute course materials, quizzes, assignments and grades and feedback. For more information, please visit McGill IT Services.
Developing Online Cases for Teaching and Learning
Suggested Reading
Giving Lectures and Presentations
Speaker Resources
IT Services provides advice and training on how to appropriately use technological tools in teaching. For information on their upcoming workshops and services, please consult their website.
Useful online resources on technology in teaching:
The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Educause Learning Initiative
Dalhousie University/Medicine/Faculty Development
The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
Journal of Medical Internet Research
McGill Instructor Services and Educational Technologies
Technology Review
How to Use Desktop Videoconferencing Software