On the evening of March 19, more than 500 members of the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ community gathered in celebration of student work at the fifth annual Undergraduate Poster Showcase. Hosted each March by theΒ , the Showcase invites students from across the University to share their scientific research, field work, in-class assignments, passion projects and more.
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Published on: 30 Apr 2024
Teaching and Learning Services is pleased to present a new podcast miniseries focusing on strategies for assessment for learning.
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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 Facultyβs response to the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ ProvostβsΒ Action Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism (ABR) 2020-2025Β and theΒ Strategic Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Plan 2020-2025.
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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 paralysΓ©s par lβΓ©coanxiΓ©tΓ©. Γ ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ, un cours veut susciter lβespoir et outiller les Γ©tudiants pour faire face aux changements climatiques.
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Published on: 2 Nov 2023
Reposted from theΒ Β from ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔβs Teaching and Learning Services.
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Have you ever wondered what the difference is between well-being, wellness, and mental health? Or how studentsβ learning and well-being are linked? Have you considered what the connections might be among assessment, student performance, and heightened emotions?
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Published on: 2 Nov 2023
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔβs 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 ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ community.
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Published on: 10 Oct 2023
Improving accessibility, rethinking old habits, and hosting a clothing swap were among the actions taken by new and returning sustainably certified workplaces.
Published on: 15 Aug 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.
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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 ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's academic mission. The recommendations were presented by the STL AI Working Group.
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Published on: 26 Jul 2023
By Adele LopesΒ
Itβs a sunny afternoon at the Office of Science Education office, and Iβve 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 studentsβ confidence levels and success in a Microbiology and Immunology 384 Lab course. So, how did this project get started?Β
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Published on: 25 May 2023
On May 18, 2023, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ 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. Β You may reactivate your license and additional privileges by logging in to your Zoom account any time after this reset at .
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Published on: 17 May 2023
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ 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.
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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?
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ has a course for you.
The primary goal ofΒ FSCI198: Climate Crisis and Climate ActionsΒ is to enable students to find enough hope to want to engage with the climate crisis.
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 , an approach to education that emphasizes inclusivity and accessibility.
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Published on: 10 Mar 2023
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