May is Teaching for Learning Month at McGill! 

This year’s theme was “promoting engagement in learning.”

Thanks to everyone who participated in our facilitated events and self-access activities this past May. We would appreciate you taking a moment to share your feedback. Fill out our short survey (even if you weren’t able to participate).

Remember that you can participate in our self-access activities throughout the summer and access recordings of many of our events.

Have you thought about how you gauge your students’ engagement?

Engagement refers to a student’s involvement in their learning process.

While active class participation might be one of the most obvious ways for students to engage in learning (see this recent poll), engagement can happen in lots of different ways.

Engagement occurs at the intersection of thinking and feeling, involving both a cognitive commitment to mastering content and an emotional connection to the learning experience.

At the course level, student engagement in learning is reflected in active participation, intellectual curiosity, and emotional investment in course materials and activities, which drive deeper understanding and meaningful learning outcomes (Barkley & Major, 2020).

Barkley, E. F., & Major, C. H. (2020). Student engagement techniques: A handbook for college faculty. John Wiley & Sons.