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Showcase: Teaching in the Open at McMaster

Mar 5, 2021
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Interested in how instructors are incorporating open education into their teaching? Hear from the 2020-2021 OER Grantees as they update us on their awarded projects.

Collaborative Online Tasks that Increase Equity and Inclusion

Mar 4, 2021
1:30PM to 2:30PM

Collaborative online tasks will focus on techniques and tasks to foster the formation of equitable and inclusive classes in a variety of contexts. The aim is for you to leave the webinar with ideas to adapt your courses to improve the learning experience of all of your students.

Calling All Instructors & TAs: Create Interactive Elements for your Course!

Mar 3, 2021
2:00PM to 4:30PM

Set aside one afternoon to learn H5P, an easy-to-use open software to create interactive elements for your course. After an overview of H5P options and examples from McMaster instructors and teaching assistants, you’ll have an opportunity to apply what you’ve learned in a work session.

What are the Behaviours that Cause Exclusion?

Mar 2, 2021
1:30PM to 2:30PM

This webinar uses collaborative online activities to examine why equity and inclusion must be increased in higher education. We will examine specific actions and scenarios that lead to exclusion.

Designing Collaborative Online Tasks for Various Contexts

Mar 1, 2021
1:30PM to 2:30PM

Are you an instructor or TA who wants to incorporate purposeful collaborative online tasks in their courses to foster active learning? This webinar will include collaborative activities and serve as a model for participants to use or adapt in their courses.

Professor Hippo-on-Campus Virtual Workshop

Feb 19, 2021
10:00AM to 12:00PM

The Professor Hippo-on-Campus Student Mental Health Education Program for Educators and Navigators virtual workshop will enhance your knowledge and skills as supportive and engaged educators and navigators.

Teaching Remotely: Fostering Connections

Feb 18, 2021
12:30PM to 2:00PM

Join us to learn more about strategies and opportunities to build connections and create feelings of community within the online learning environment. Our panel of guests will share their experiences, both failures and successes as they worked to test and implement new ways of engaging with their students.

Professor Hippo-on-Campus Virtual Workshop

Feb 16, 2021
1:00PM to 3:00PM

Accessible Document Creation Series - Session 3: Presentation & Recording

Feb 11, 2021
1:30PM to 3:30PM

An introduction to accessible presentation and recording techniques.

Accessible Document Creation Series - Session 2: Microsoft PowerPoint

Feb 10, 2021
1:30PM to 3:30PM

An introduction to creating accessible content using Microsoft PowerPoint.

Accessible Document Creation Series - Session 1: Microsoft Word

Feb 9, 2021
1:30PM to 3:30PM

An introduction to creating accessible content using Microsoft Word.

Reflections on Remote Teaching: Conversation with Susan Tighe and Kim Dej

Jan 28, 2021
3:00PM to 4:30PM

We are continuing our Teaching Remotely Virtual Panel series this winter and are starting things off with a conversation with Susan Tighe and Kim Dej.

Course Clinic: Maximizing Accessibility, Access, & Inclusion in Your Course

Jan 28, 2021
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Instructor Training: LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor

Jan 27, 2021
1:00PM to 2:00PM

This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams.

New Avenue to Learn Widgets: Drop-in

Jan 22, 2021
1:30PM to 2:30PM

Attend a Zoom drop-in session with a live demo and learn how to embed the new widgets into a homepage, how to update the welcome section, and how to change a banner

Instructor Training: LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor

Jan 21, 2021
3:00PM to 4:00PM

This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams.

Course Clinic: Maximizing Accessibility, Access, & Inclusion in Your Course

Jan 21, 2021
1:30PM to 2:30PM

Join us in this clinic where we will share and address common FAQs about accessibility, access, and inclusion in course development and delivery. The floor will also be opened for specific questions about your course.

Teaching Assistant Q&A Sessions

Jan 20, 2021
11:00AM to 12:00PM

These sessions will be an opportunity for McMaster University Teaching Assistants to connect with Educational Development Fellows, and experienced peer Teaching Assistants, to ask any teaching- and learning-related questions they may have as they start their Winter term TA positions.

New Avenue to Learn Widgets: Drop-in

Jan 20, 2021
9:00AM to 10:00AM

Attend a Zoom drop-in session with a live demo and learn how to embed the new widgets into a homepage, how to update the welcome section, and how to change a banner

Teaching Assistant Q&A Sessions

Jan 19, 2021
2:00PM to 3:00PM

Instructor Training: LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor

Jan 19, 2021
12:00PM to 1:00PM

This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams.

Virtual Learning Strategy Info Session: OER & Open Licensing

Jan 19, 2021
10:00AM to 11:00AM

This drop-in session will help demystify the funding categories and process for application. Please join at any time and come with any questions you might have.

New Avenue to Learn Widgets: Drop-in

Jan 18, 2021
11:00AM to 12:00PM

Attend a Zoom drop-in session with a live demo and learn how to embed the new widgets into a homepage, how to update the welcome section, and how to change a banner

Teaching Assistant Q&A Sessions

Jan 15, 2021
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Instructor Training: LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor

Jan 14, 2021
2:00PM to 3:00PM

This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams.

Teaching Assistant Q&A Sessions

Jan 13, 2021
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Virtual Learning Strategy Funding Info Session

Jan 13, 2021
12:00PM to 1:00PM

This drop-in session will help demystify the funding categories and process for application. Please join at any time and come with any questions you might have.

Improving the Usability of your Avenue Course

Jan 12, 2021
12:00PM to 1:30PM

In this hands-on workshop, you will learn and apply techniques to improve the usability of your Avenue course.

Instructor Training: LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor

Jan 12, 2021
3:00PM to 4:00PM

This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams.

Teaching Assistant Q&A Sessions

Jan 11, 2021
1:00PM to 2:00PM

Virtual Learning Strategy Funding Info Session

Jan 11, 2021
1:00PM to 2:00PM

This drop-in session will help demystify the funding categories and process for application. Please join at any time and come with any questions you might have.

Teaching Assistant Q&A Sessions

Jan 8, 2021
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Course Clinic: Fostering Connections

Jan 7, 2021
11:00AM to 12:00PM

Simple strategies to enhance student-student, student-instructor and student-content interactions will be discussed within this open space. A few of MacPherson’s educational developers will be on hand to enable focused one-on-one breakout room time to help you with your specific course challenges.

Echo360 Orientation for Instructors

Jan 7, 2021
1:30PM to 2:30PM

This orientation session will offer a brief overview of Echo360 along with demonstrations of how to use it in your teaching.

Teaching Assistant Q&A Sessions

Jan 7, 2021
3:00PM to 4:00PM

Instructor Training: LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor

Jan 7, 2021
2:00PM to 3:00PM

This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams.

Echo360 Orientation for Instructors

Jan 5, 2021
10:00AM to 11:00AM

This orientation session will offer a brief overview of Echo360 along with demonstrations of how to use it in your teaching.

Course Clinic: Rethinking your Assessments

Dec 21, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

Join us for this drop-in session where we’ll review some of the options you can consider in scaling back your assessments.

Echo360 Orientation for Instructors

Dec 17, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Join us for this Echo 360 Orientation.

Streamlining Content Creation in your Avenue Course

Dec 16, 2020
12:00PM to 1:30PM

Create richly featured, easier-to-update and more accessible content directly within Avenue to Learn.

Facilitating Online Discussions

Dec 15, 2020
10:00AM to 11:15AM

Join this interactive webinar to learn effective approaches to facilitate online discussions (synchronously & asynchronously) in both small and large class contexts

Increasing Student Participation Online

Dec 14, 2020
1:00PM to 2:15PM

Together we will explore learning spaces, content and tool options that can increase efficiency and keep students involved and engaged.

Improving the Usability of your Avenue Course

Dec 14, 2020
12:00PM to 1:30PM

In this hands-on workshop, you will learn and apply techniques to improve the usability of your Avenue course.

Course Clinic: Reassess, Reduce, Reimagine: Re-Loading your Course Content

Dec 10, 2020
10:30AM to 11:30AM

Tips, strategies, and considerations will be shared for reducing both student and instructor workload with minimal compromise to course learning outcomes. Attendees are welcome to bring questions about streamlining and scaling back content in their own courses.

Lightening the Load: Finding & Using Openly-Licensed Content in your Course

Dec 9, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

Join us for this drop-in session to learn how to find and ethically use OER in your course. We’ll spend time reviewing the basics of use, the major repositories and top tips and strategies – leaving plenty of time to discuss your specific course needs.

Echo360 Orientation for Instructors

Dec 9, 2020
1:30PM to 2:30PM

Join us for this Echo 360 Orientation.

Teaching Remotely: Graduate Student Supervision and Mentorship

Dec 4, 2020
12:30PM to 2:00PM

Join us for this edition of our virtual panel series to learn more about graduate student supervision.

Ask Me Anything: Avenue to Learn Quizzes

Dec 3, 2020
2:00PM to 3:00PM

McMaster faculty, instructors, and staff are encouraged to join the session to ask questions about how to setup Quizzes in Avenue, or just to ask about how Quizzes in Avenue works. Ask us anything, and we’ll answer, or get the answer to you!

Improving the Usability of your Avenue Course

Dec 1, 2020
12:00PM to 1:30PM

In this hands-on workshop, you will learn and apply techniques to improve the usability of your Avenue course.

Preparing to Teach Online @Mac

Nov 30, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

We'll also look at "Top Tips" for easy entry into online course design, and provide you with the tools to work out what an online week/unit of your course could look like to show how starting small can help build a bigger impact.

Low-tech, High Impact Online Teaching

Nov 23, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

This workshop aims to alleviate online teaching fears and explore how you can craft an engaging, accessible online learning experience through low-tech asynchronous approaches and options around creating and delivering content, building engaging activities, and alternative assessments

Teaching Remotely: Working with Teaching Assistants Effectively

Nov 19, 2020
12:30PM to 2:00PM

Join us for this edition of our virtual panel series to learn more about working with teaching assistants.

Adapting Experiential & Community Engaged Education for the Remote Context

Nov 17, 2020
11:00AM to 12:30PM

This interactive workshop will explore the different types of Experiential and Community Engaged Education and ways to adapt to the online context.

Adapting Experiential & Community Engaged Education for the Remote Context

Nov 17, 2020
5:00PM to 6:30PM

This interactive workshop will explore the different types of Experiential and Community Engaged Education and ways to adapt to the online context.

Writing Better Multiple-Choice Questions

Nov 17, 2020
9:00AM to 10:00AM

In this workshop you'll learn how to write multiple choice questions that require learners to apply, analyze or rationalize their understanding of course material, as well as learn tips and tricks for constructing an effective question stem and answer alternatives.

Respondus Monitor Training for McMaster University Instructors & Teaching Staff

Nov 12, 2020
2:00PM to 3:00PM

Learn how LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor protect the integrity of online tests in both proctored and non-proctored environments.

Increasing Student Participation Online

Nov 10, 2020
11:00AM to 12:15PM

Together we will explore learning spaces, content and tool options that can increase efficiency and keep students involved and engaged.

Improving the Usability of your Avenue Course

Nov 9, 2020
12:00PM to 1:30PM

In this hands-on workshop, you will learn and apply techniques to improve the usability of your Avenue course.

Facilitating Online Discussions

Nov 9, 2020
1:00PM to 2:15PM

Join this interactive webinar to learn effective approaches to facilitate online discussions (synchronously & asynchronously) in both small and large class contexts.

Teaching Remotely: Online Testing Best Practices

Nov 6, 2020
12:30PM to 2:00PM

Join us for this edition of our virtual panel series to learn more about online testing best practices.

Exams without Invigilators: Assessment Alternatives

Nov 3, 2020
10:30AM to 11:30AM

Together we will explore ways to measure the learning progress of your students in the absence of face-to-face tools such as testing centers and in-person invigilation.

Live Synchronous Teaching with the Lightboard

Nov 3, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

This Webinar will introduce the Lightboard as a tool for live-synchronous teaching using Zoom or Teams.

Creating Open, Online Resources using PressBooks

Nov 2, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

We’ll look at some examples of instructor-created and student-created content using PressBooks and start building your own sandbox resource so you can play and learn.

Exams without Invigilators: Assessment Alternatives

Oct 29, 2020
1:30PM to 2:30PM

Together we will explore ways to measure the learning progress of your students in the absence of face-to-face tools such as testing centers and in-person invigilation.

Creating and Using Open Interactive Content using H5P

Oct 23, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

This webinar will introduce participants to H5P – an easy-entry interactive open content creation platform

Teaching in the Open: McMaster OER Grant Updates

Oct 22, 2020
10:30AM to 11:30AM

The 2020-2021 OER Grantees will update us on their awarded projects

Teaching Remotely: Engagement, Disengagement, and Managing Conversations

Oct 22, 2020
12:30PM to 2:00PM

Join us for this edition of our virtual panel series to learn more about Engagement, Disengagement, and Managing Conversations.

Leveraging the Power of Open: Finding and Using Open Educational Resources for your Teaching and Learning

Oct 19, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

Participants will leave this workshop with an understanding of the variety of sources and collections that exist for OER, including our own McMaster’s OER By Discipline Guide and explore examples of how these have been successfully used in online courses

Increasing equity and inclusion through small course design changes using open education methods

Oct 19, 2020
2:00PM to 3:00PM

This interactive webinar will explore minor instructional design options for opening parts of a course

Increasing Student Participation Online

Oct 16, 2020
10:00AM to 11:15AM

This workshop focuses on how to effectively plan and manage online discussions and collaborative work.

How to Collaboratively Mark Assessments Online

Oct 15, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

At this session, you will learn about the best practices for marking collaboratively online, how to set-up and use some marking tools in Avenue to Learn, and hear from experienced TAs about their tips and strategies for marking as a team

Facilitating Online Discussions

Oct 15, 2020
1:00PM to 2:15PM

Join this interactive webinar to learn effective approaches to facilitate online discussions (synchronously & asynchronously) in both small and large class contexts.

Improving the Usability of your Avenue Course

Oct 14, 2020
12:00PM to 1:30PM

In this hands-on workshop, you will learn and apply techniques to improve the usability of your Avenue course.

Respondus Monitor Training for McMaster University Instructors & Teaching Staff

Oct 6, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Learn how LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor protect the integrity of online tests in both proctored and non-proctored environments.

TA Q&A Drop-In Sessions with an Educational Developer

Oct 2, 2020
12:30PM to 1:30PM

These will be an opportunity for McMaster University Teaching Assistants to connect with an Educational Developer and ask any teaching and learning-related questions they may have

TA Q&A Drop-In Sessions with an Educational Developer

Sep 30, 2020
12:30PM to 1:30PM

These will be an opportunity for McMaster University Teaching Assistants to connect with an Educational Developer and ask any teaching and learning-related questions they may have

WebEx Essentials

Sep 29, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

This webinar will cover WebEx essentials including an overview of WebEx features and session set up including scheduling your WebEx meeting.

TA Q&A Drop-In Sessions with an Educational Developer

Sep 28, 2020
12:30PM to 1:30PM

These will be an opportunity for McMaster University Teaching Assistants to connect with an Educational Developer and ask any teaching and learning-related questions they may have

MacVideo Open Q&A Virtual Sessions

Sep 24, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Members of the McMaster community are welcome to drop in during these sessions to ask questions about MacVideo whether you’re curious about tips and tricks or implementing more complex features such as in-video quizzes and chaptering.

Synchronous Teaching Practice Space – Editing your Zoom Recordings

Sep 22, 2020
12:30PM to 2:30PM

Faculty, teaching team members, and staff are invited use this time and space to explore and ask questions about editing Zoom recordings. No experience with Zoom or post-production is necessary as there will be a brief overview presented at the beginning of the session.

MacVideo Open Q&A Virtual Sessions

Sep 17, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

AMA Avenue to Learn – Open Topic

Sep 17, 2020
2:00PM to 3:00PM

Faculty, Staff, Instructors and Students are encouraged to join the session to ask questions about how to setup tools in Avenue, or just to ask about how Avenue works. Ask us anything, and we’ll answer, or get the answer to you!

AMA Avenue to Learn – Open Topic

Sep 16, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

WebEx Essentials

Sep 15, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

This webinar will cover WebEx essentials including an overview of WebEx features and session set up including scheduling your WebEx meeting.

AMA Avenue to Learn – Open Topic

Sep 15, 2020
1:00PM to 2:00PM

TA Q&A Drop-In Sessions with an Educational Developer

Sep 14, 2020
12:30PM to 1:30PM

These will be an opportunity for McMaster University Teaching Assistants to connect with an Educational Developer and ask any teaching and learning-related questions they may have

TA Q&A Drop-In Sessions with an Educational Developer

Sep 11, 2020
12:30PM to 1:30PM

These will be an opportunity for McMaster University Teaching Assistants to connect with an Educational Developer and ask any teaching and learning-related questions they may have

AMA Avenue to Learn – Open Topic

Sep 11, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

2020 Teaching & Learning Forum

Aug 20, 2020 to Sep 10, 2020
12:00AM to 11:59PM

The Teaching & Learning Forum is an annual event hosted by the Paul R. MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation, and Excellence in Teaching. It offers new and returning teaching assistants (TAs), graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and sessional instructors information sessions and workshops on various teaching and learning topics.

Avenue to Learn Assignments Workshop

Sep 10, 2020
1:00PM to 3:00PM

In this workshop, you will learn to configure Assignment Folders in Avenue to Learn and explore the functionality within the Assignments tool.

iClicker Cloud Assignments

Sep 10, 2020
2:00PM to 3:00PM

This session will introduce a new feature as part of iClicker Cloud – Assignments!

WebEx Essentials

Sep 10, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

This webinar will cover WebEx essentials including an overview of WebEx features and session set up including scheduling your WebEx meeting.

MacVideo Open Q&A Virtual Sessions

Sep 10, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

TA Q&A Drop-In Sessions with an Educational Developer

Sep 9, 2020
12:30PM to 1:30PM

These will be an opportunity for McMaster University Teaching Assistants to connect with an Educational Developer and ask any teaching and learning-related questions they may have

AMA Avenue to Learn – Open Topic

Sep 9, 2020
1:00PM to 2:00PM

TA Q&A Drop-In Sessions with an Educational Developer

Sep 8, 2020
12:30PM to 1:30PM

These will be an opportunity for McMaster University Teaching Assistants to connect with an Educational Developer and ask any teaching and learning-related questions they may have

Synchronous Teaching Practice Space – Editing your Zoom Recordings

Sep 8, 2020
1:30PM to 3:30PM

Faculty, teaching team members, and staff are invited use this time and space to poke around and ask questions about Zoom Meeting and Recording settings. No experience with Zoom is necessary as there will be a brief Zoom settings overview presented at the beginning of the session.

Avenue Homepages and Widgets Workshop

Sep 8, 2020
1:00PM to 3:00PM

In this workshop you will learn how to customize and configure Widgets and Homempages to personalize and enhance the homepage of your course.

TA Q&A Drop-In Sessions with an Educational Developer

Sep 3, 2020
12:30PM to 1:30PM

These will be an opportunity for McMaster University Teaching Assistants to connect with an Educational Developer and ask any teaching and learning-related questions they may have

AMA Avenue to Learn – Open Topic

Sep 3, 2020
1:00PM to 2:00PM

Synchronous Teaching Practice Space – Zoom Breakout Rooms

Sep 3, 2020
10:30AM to 12:00PM

Faculty, teaching team members, and staff are invited use this time and space to practice breakout room activities. No experiences with breakouts rooms is necessary as there will be a brief Zoom Breakout Rooms overview presented at the beginning of the session.

Enhancing the Usability and Accessibility of Your Avenue Course

Sep 3, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

The default arrangement of Avenue’s course shell prioritizes functionality over usability – but poor usability can introduce unnecessary frustrations for your students and act as a barrier to their learning experience. Learn how to make the most of Avenue's features.

Faculty, Staff, Instructors and Students are encouraged to join the session to ask questions about Avenue.

Crafting a Learner-Centered Online Course Syllabus

Aug 28, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

This hands-on webinar will help you to craft a learner-centered syllabus that sets the tone for online learning engagement.

AMA Avenue to Learn – Discussions

Aug 28, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

WebEx Essentials

Aug 27, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

This webinar will cover WebEx essentials including an overview of WebEx features and session set up including scheduling your WebEx meeting.

MacVideo Open Q&A Virtual Sessions

Aug 27, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Accessible Document Creation Series - Session 2: Microsoft PowerPoint

Aug 26, 2020 to Aug 27, 2020
12:00PM to 1:30PM

In this webinar series, you will be introduced to current accessibility requirements in Ontario for online spaces and websites, provided an introduction to creating accessible content using the Office 365 Program Suite (e.g. Microsoft Word and PowerPoint), and given best practices for inclusive communication and recording.

AMA Avenue to Learn – Open Topic

Aug 27, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

Accessible Document Creation Series - Session 3: Presentation & Recording

Aug 27, 2020
12:00PM to 1:30PM

AMA Avenue to Learn – Rubrics

Aug 27, 2020
3:00PM to 4:00PM

Faculty, Staff, Instructors and Students are encouraged to join the session to ask questions about Avenue.

Facilitating Online Discussions

Aug 26, 2020
12:45PM to 2:00PM

Join this interactive webinar to learn effective approaches to facilitate online discussions (synchronously & asynchronously) in both small and large class contexts.

Teaching Effectively with Web-Conferencing Tools

Aug 26, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Join the webinar to explore teaching strategies that offer the potential for creating supportive learning spaces and increasing students’ cognitive engagement in the synchronous online environment, otherwise referred to as “virtual classroom” mode.

Echo360 Orientation

Aug 26, 2020
1:30PM to 2:15PM

Chris McAllister and Kyle Fletcher from Campus Classroom Technologies will lead you through a quick orientation of what Echo360 is (and isn’t) and how it can help you and your students during this challenging time.

AMA Avenue to Learn – Open Topic

Aug 26, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

Virtual Drop In: “Ask MI Anything”

Aug 25, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Faculty and instructors are encouraged to join the session to ask questions about general course development, technologies, best practices, and other support.

Echo360 Orientation

Aug 25, 2020
10:00AM to 10:45AM

Secret Ingredients of Engaging Course Design

Aug 24, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Together we will walk through ingredients --step by step-- and create a blueprint that will pave the way for developing an aligned course based on the type of content you teach, Backward Design framework, Bloom and Fink’s Taxonomies.

New Faculty Orientation

Aug 20, 2020 to Aug 22, 2020
12:00AM to 11:59PM

The New Faculty Orientation will be a virtual event that offers the opportunity to hear from senior administration about the wider university goals regarding teaching and learning, as well as from McMaster faculty on their teaching experiences on campus.

AMA Avenue to Learn – Grades

Aug 21, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Faculty, Staff, Instructors and Students are encouraged to join the session to ask questions about Grades in Avenue to Learn. Ask us anything and we’ll answer, or get the answer to you!

Echo360 Orientation

Aug 21, 2020
11:00AM to 11:45AM

MacVideo Open Q&A Virtual Sessions

Aug 20, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

AMA Avenue to Learn – Quizzes

Aug 20, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Faculty, Staff, Instructors and Students are encouraged to join the session to ask questions about how to setup Quizzes in Avenue, or just to ask about how Quizzes in Avenue works. Ask us anything, and we’ll answer, or get the answer to you!

Teaching Remotely: Shared Experiences Session 6

Aug 20, 2020
3:00PM to 4:30PM

Join us for this edition of our virtual panel series to learn more about alternatives to traditional evaluation and testing.

Preparing to Teach Online @Mac

Aug 19, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

New to online teaching and just don't know how to get started? . We'll look at "Top Tips" for easy entry into online course design, and aim to work out what an online week/unit of your course could look like to show how starting small can help build a bigger impact.

AMA Avenue to Learn – Open Topic

Aug 19, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

WebEx Essentials

Aug 18, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

This webinar will cover WebEx essentials including an overview of WebEx features and session set up including scheduling your WebEx meeting.

Virtual Drop In: “Ask MI Anything”

Aug 18, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Faculty and instructors are encouraged to join the session to ask questions about general course development, technologies, best practices, and other support.

AMA PebblePad

Aug 18, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Faculty, Staff, Instructors and Students are encouraged to join the session to ask questions about how to setup PebblePad, or just to ask about how it works. Ask us anything, and we’ll answer, or get the answer to you!

Adapting Experiential and Community Engaged Education for the Remote Context

Aug 17, 2020
11:00AM to 12:30PM

This interactive workshop will explore the different types of Experiential Education and ways to adapt to the online context. Participants will share resources, options and ideas. A solution-finding discussion will occur in breakout rooms led by members of different faculties and staff.

AMA Avenue to Learn – Open Topic

Aug 14, 2020
1:00PM to 2:00PM

MacVideo Open Q&A Virtual Sessions

Aug 13, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Teaching Remotely: Shared Experiences Session 5

Aug 13, 2020
3:00PM to 4:30PM

Join us for this edition of our virtual panel series to learn more about transitioning a large course to a blended online format that includes both synchronous and asynchronous components.

Facilitating Online Discussions

Aug 11, 2020
10:00AM to 11:15AM

Join this interactive webinar to learn effective approaches to facilitate online discussions (synchronously & asynchronously) in both small and large class contexts.

Virtual Drop In: “Ask MI Anything”

Aug 11, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Faculty and instructors are encouraged to join the session to ask questions about general course development, technologies, best practices, and other support.

Applying accessibility principles to online course design

Aug 10, 2020
12:00PM to 1:30PM

This webinar focuses on applying an overarching set of accessibility principles to concrete examples from online teaching and learning.

WebEx Essentials

Aug 6, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

This webinar will cover WebEx essentials including an overview of WebEx features and session set up including scheduling your WebEx meeting.

MacVideo Open Q&A Virtual Sessions

Aug 6, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Teaching Remotely: Shared Experiences Session 4

Aug 6, 2020
3:00PM to 4:30PM

Join us for the fourth virtual panel to learn more about fostering increasingly accessible and disability-inclusive spaces in your classroom, with your teaching and within student learning communities.

Applying accessibility principles to online course design

Aug 4, 2020
12:00PM to 1:30PM

This webinar focuses on applying an overarching set of accessibility principles to concrete examples from online teaching and learning.

Crafting a Learner-Centered Online Course Syllabus

Jul 31, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

This hands-on webinar will help you to craft a learner-centered syllabus that sets the tone for online learning engagement.

MacVideo Open Q&A Virtual Sessions

Jul 30, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Echo360 Orientation

Jul 30, 2020
1:00PM to 1:45PM

Staff from Campus Classroom Technologies will be leading you through a quick orientation of what Echo360 is (and isn’t) and how it can help you and your students during this challenging time.

Facilitating Online Discussions

Jul 29, 2020
10:30AM to 11:45AM

Join this interactive webinar to learn effective approaches to facilitate online discussions (synchronously & asynchronously) in both small and large class contexts.

Echo360 Orientation

Jul 29, 2020
11:00AM to 11:45AM

Staff from Campus Classroom Technologies will be leading you through a quick orientation of what Echo360 is (and isn’t) and how it can help you and your students during this challenging time.

Virtual Drop In: “Ask MI Anything”

Jul 28, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Faculty and instructors are encouraged to join the session to ask questions about general course development, technologies, best practices, and other support.

Low-tech, high impact online teaching

Jul 27, 2020
1:00PM to 2:00PM

This workshop will explore how you can craft an engaging, accessible online learning experience through low-tech asynchronous approaches and options around creating and delivering content, building engaging activities, and alternative assessments.

MacVideo Open Q&A Virtual Sessions

Jul 23, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

WebEx Essentials

Jul 23, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

This webinar will cover WebEx essentials including an overview of WebEx features and session set up including scheduling your WebEx meeting.

Teaching Remotely: Shared Experiences Session 3

Jul 23, 2020
3:00PM to 4:30PM

Join us for the third virtual panel to learn more about fostering inclusive spaces in your classroom, with your teaching and within student learning communities.

Accessible Document Creation Series - Session 3: Presentation & Recording

Jul 23, 2020
12:00PM to 1:30PM

Teaching Effectively with Web-Conferencing Tools

Jul 22, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Virtual Drop In: “Ask MI Anything”

Jul 21, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Faculty and instructors are encouraged to join the session to ask questions about general course development, technologies, best practices, and other support.

Secret Ingredients of Engaging Course Design

Jul 20, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Crafting a Learner-Centered Online Course Syllabus

Jul 17, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

This hands-on webinar will help you to craft a learner-centered syllabus that sets the tone for online learning engagement.

MacVideo Open Q&A Virtual Sessions

Jul 16, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Virtual Drop In: “Ask MI Anything”

Jul 14, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Faculty and instructors are encouraged to join the session to ask questions about general course development, technologies, best practices, and other support.

Teaching Remotely: Shared Experiences Session 2

Jul 9, 2020
3:00PM to 4:30PM

Join us for the second virtual panel to learn about the ways in which faculty, instructors and staff have been able to successfully use methods, tools and resources to create engaged students and online communities in their remote teaching.

Accessible Document Creation Series: Microsoft Word

Jul 9, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Teaching Effectively with Web-Conferencing Tools

Jul 8, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Virtual Drop In: “Ask MI Anything”

Jul 7, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Faculty and instructors are encouraged to join the session to ask questions about general course development, technologies, best practices, and other support.

Facilitating Online Discussions

Jul 7, 2020
10:00AM to 11:15AM

Join this interactive webinar to learn effective approaches to facilitate online discussions (synchronously & asynchronously) in both small and large class contexts.

WebEx Essentials

Jul 7, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

This webinar will cover WebEx essentials including an overview of WebEx features and session set up including scheduling your WebEx meeting.

Secret Ingredients of Engaging Course Design

Jul 6, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Virtual Drop In: “Ask MI Anything”

Jun 30, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Faculty and instructors are encouraged to join the session to ask questions about general course development, technologies, best practices, and other support.

Drop-in Question and Answer Sessions with an Educational Developer

Jun 30, 2020
12:30PM to 1:30PM

These drop-in sessions will be an opportunity for McMaster University Teaching Assistants to connect with an Educational Developer and ask any teaching and learning-related questions they may have.

Avenue to Learn Essentials: Learning Activities and Assignments

Jun 30, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

This 90 minute webinar was designed for instructors new to Assignments in Avenue to Learn*. Tools and features include Assignment tool, Grades, internal Links, and module design.

Crafting a Learner-Centered Online Syllabus

Jun 26, 2020
12:00AM to 1:00PM

Join a webinar to breathe a new life into your course syllabus.

Drop-in Question and Answer Sessions with an Educational Developer

Jun 26, 2020
12:30PM to 1:30PM

These drop-in sessions will be an opportunity for McMaster University Teaching Assistants to connect with an Educational Developer and ask any teaching and learning-related questions they may have.

MacVideo Open Q&A Virtual Sessions

Jun 25, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

WebEx Essentials Training

Jun 25, 2020
12:00PM to 12:45PM

This webinar will cover WebEx essentials including an overview of WebEx features and session set up including scheduling your WebEx meeting.

Teaching Remotely: Shared Experiences Session 1

Jun 25, 2020
3:00PM to 4:30PM

The Provost’s Office and the MacPherson Institute are pleased to introduce a new virtual panel series called Teaching Remotely: Shared Experiences. This series will bring together faculty, instructors and staff from across McMaster to share their experiences in developing and contributing to remote teaching. Session 1: Challenges, Failures and Successes Location: Microsoft Teams (link will…

Avenue to Learn Essentials: Quizzes

Jun 25, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

This webinar was designed for instructors new to Quizzes in Avenue to Learn*. Topics covered include populating the Quiz Library and setting up a simple Quiz.

Drop-in Question and Answer Sessions with an Educational Developer

Jun 24, 2020
12:30PM to 1:30PM

These drop-in sessions will be an opportunity for McMaster University Teaching Assistants to connect with an Educational Developer and ask any teaching and learning-related questions they may have.

Teaching Effectively with Web Conferencing Tools

Jun 24, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Preparing for your Virtual Classroom in Zoom

Jun 24, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

In this webinar, we will explore the layers of teaching and learning in a virtual classroom from meeting set up, to the learner’s experience, and to your experience as an instructor.

Facilitating Online Discussions

Jun 23, 2020
2:30PM to 3:45PM

Join this interactive webinar to learn effective approaches to facilitate online discussions (synchronously & asynchronously) in both small and large class contexts.

Creating Interactive Content Using H5P

Jun 23, 2020
1:00PM to 2:00PM

This webinar will introduce participants to H5P – an easy-entry interactive content creation platform.

Virtual Drop In: “Ask MI Anything”

Jun 23, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

Faculty and instructors are encouraged to join the session to ask questions about general course development, technologies, best practices, and other support.

Avenue to Learn Essentials: Course and Module Design for Guided Learning

Jun 23, 2020
11:00AM to 11:00AM

Sometimes a barrier to learning can be as simple as not knowing where to start. In this webinar we will focus on the design and set up of an online course structure with intuitive navigation that guides your students through their learning in the online environment. Features tools and design activities include the Checklist tool, modules, internal links, and content creation with Avenue to Learn*.

Drop-in Question and Answer Sessions with an Educational Developer

Jun 22, 2020
12:30PM to 1:30PM

These drop-in sessions will be an opportunity for McMaster University Teaching Assistants to connect with an Educational Developer and ask any teaching and learning-related questions they may have.

Secret Ingredients of Engaging Course Design

Jun 22, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Together we will create a blueprint that will pave the way for developing an aligned course based on the type of content you teach, Backward Design framework, Bloom and Fink’s Taxonomies.

Teaching Effectively with Web Conferencing Tools

Jun 17, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Echo360 Orientation

Jun 15, 2020
1:30PM to 2:30PM

Learn more about the great features Echo360 has for students and instructors.

Crafting a Learner-Centered Online Syllabus

Jun 12, 2020
12:00AM to 1:00PM

Join a webinar to breathe a new life into your course syllabus.

Echo360 Orientation

Jun 11, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

Learn more about the great features Echo360 has for students and instructors.

Facilitating Online Discussions

Jun 10, 2020
10:00AM to 11:15AM

Join this interactive webinar to learn effective approaches to facilitate online discussions (synchronously & asynchronously) in both small and large class contexts.

WebEx Essentials Training

Jun 9, 2020
12:30PM to 1:15PM

This webinar will cover WebEx essentials including an overview of WebEx features and session set up including scheduling your WebEx meeting.

The Secret Ingredients of Course Design

Jun 8, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Come and join a webinar to discover the secret recipe for creating engaging learning experiences (online, virtual, in-person).

Avenue to Learn Essentials: Grades

Jun 4, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

This webinar was designed for instructors new to the Grade tool in Avenue to Learn*. Topics covered include Grade tool setup and the Student View. No previous knowledge with Avenue to Learn or D2L Brightspace is required. *Avenue to Learn is McMaster’s offering of D2L Brightspace. Facilitator: Katrina Espanol-Miller, McMaster University – MacPherson Institute Platform:…

Teaching Effectively with Web Conferencing Tools

Jun 3, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Preparing for your Virtual Classroom in Zoom

Jun 2, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

In this webinar, we will explore the layers of teaching and learning in a virtual classroom from meeting set up, to the learner’s experience, and to your experience as an instructor.

Crafting a Learner-Centered Online Syllabus

May 29, 2020
12:00AM to 1:00PM

Join a webinar to breathe a new life into your course syllabus.

Interactive Teaching and Learning with Zoom

May 28, 2020
10:30AM to 11:45AM

This 75-minute workshop is designed for instructors looking for ways to build interactivity into their synchronous learning sessions.

Using Authentic Assessment in PebblePad

May 28, 2020
1:00PM to 2:30PM

Join us in this session as we go over some learning centered assessment strategies using PebblePad.

Teaching Effectively with Web Conferencing Tools

May 27, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

13th Annual Day in Faculty Development: Developing the Future

May 26, 2020
1:00PM to 5:00PM

The 13th Annual Day in Faculty Development - Developing the Future is now virtual

Course Packs + eReserves + Copyright

May 26, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

In this session, participants will learn how the Campus Store and the Library can provide course content electronically to your students.

WebEx Essentials Training

May 26, 2020
12:00PM to 12:45PM

This webinar will cover WebEx essentials including an overview of WebEx features and session set up including scheduling your WebEx meeting.

Creating Interactive Content Using H5P

May 26, 2020
1:00PM to 2:00PM

This workshop-style webinar will introduce participants to H5P – an easy-entry interactive content creation platform.

Crafting a Learner-Centered Online Syllabus

May 22, 2020
12:00AM to 1:00PM

Join a webinar to breathe a new life into your course syllabus.

WebEx Essentials Training

May 21, 2020
12:00PM to 12:45PM

This webinar will cover WebEx essentials including an overview of WebEx features and session set up including scheduling your WebEx meeting.

Faculty Development: Structured Virtual Feedback Through SIM

May 20, 2020
7:30PM to 9:00PM

Waterloo Regional Campus invites you to join a Zoom seminar on: Faculty Development: Structured Virtual Feedback Through SIM. Feedback is essential in the learners’ journey to achieving expertise. Providing high quality feedback is one of the most important competencies of a clinical teacher. Teachers’ understanding of the essential elements of good feedback can make a…

Teaching Effectively with Web Conferencing Tools

May 20, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Framing Success: Enhance Student Learning with the Framework for Information Literacy

May 19, 2020
10:30AM to 12:00PM

Participants can expect to leave the workshop with strategies to identify opportunities to integrate information literacy in their interactions with students.

Drop-in Question and Answer Sessions with an Educational Developer

May 14, 2020
12:30PM to 1:30PM

This is an opportunity for McMaster University Teaching Assistants to connect with an Educational Developer and ask any teaching and learning-related questions they may have.

PressBooks 101

May 14, 2020
1:00PM to 2:00PM

This session will provide an overview of Pressbooks, Ontario's easy-to-use online book and document formatting system for adapting and creating open educational resources that are accessible on all platforms.

Teaching Effectively with Web Conferencing Tools

May 13, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Facilitating Online Discussions

May 13, 2020
10:00AM to 11:15AM

Join this interactive webinar to learn effective approaches to facilitate online discussions (synchronously & asynchronously) in both small and large class contexts.

Leveraging LinkedIn Learning for Personal and Professional Development

May 12, 2020
10:30AM to 11:30AM

In this session, participants will learn how to use LinkedIn Learning to acquire new skills, and apply those skills for personal and professional gain.

Drop-in Question and Answer Sessions with an Educational Developer

May 12, 2020
12:30PM to 1:30PM

This is an opportunity for McMaster University Teaching Assistants to connect with an Educational Developer and ask any teaching and learning-related questions they may have.

Drop-in Question and Answer Sessions with an Educational Developer

May 8, 2020
12:30PM to 1:30PM

This is an opportunity for McMaster University Teaching Assistants to connect with an Educational Developer and ask any teaching and learning-related questions they may have.

Preparing to Teach Online @Mac

May 8, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

OER and Open Pedagogy for Online Teaching

May 7, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

Join us for this drop-in workshop as we help demystify what open pedagogy is, how it can be used in online teaching and highlight real life examples that you might consider using in your online teaching and learning experiences.

WebEx Essentials Training

May 6, 2020
11:00AM to 11:45AM

This webinar will cover WebEx essentials including an overview of WebEx features and session set up including scheduling your WebEx meeting.

Library E-resources: It’s not all free on the net!

May 6, 2020
10:00AM to 10:45AM

This session goes behind the curtain to talk about your information needs, and how the library can respond to needs.

AI-enhanced Content Discovery: Introducing Scitrus

May 6, 2020
11:00AM to 11:45AM

This hands-on workshop introduces Scitrus, a current-awareness tool designed to filter research and combat information overload.

Teacher as Leader

May 6, 2020
12:00AM to 11:59PM

Join us for a unique, three-part learning experience facilitated by Dr. Teal McAteer. In “Teacher as Leader” you will take part in a transformative learning experience designed to help you better understand who you want to be as a leader and a teacher.

Drop-in Question and Answer Sessions with an Educational Developer

May 6, 2020
12:30PM to 1:30PM

This is an opportunity for McMaster University Teaching Assistants to connect with an Educational Developer and ask any teaching and learning-related questions they may have.

Teaching Effectively with Web Conferencing Tools

May 6, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Preparing for your Virtual Classroom in Zoom

May 5, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

In this webinar, we will explore the layers of teaching and learning in a virtual classroom from meeting set up, to the learner’s experience, and to your experience as an instructor.

Interactive Teaching and Learning with Zoom

May 5, 2020
1:30PM to 2:30PM

This webinar is designed for instructors looking for ways to build interactivity into their synchronous learning sessions.

Facilitating Online Discussions

May 5, 2020
12:00PM to 1:15PM

Join this interactive webinar to learn effective approaches to facilitate online discussions (synchronously & asynchronously) in both small and large class contexts.

Drop-in Question and Answer Sessions with an Educational Developer

May 4, 2020
12:30PM to 1:30PM

This is an opportunity for McMaster University Teaching Assistants to connect with an Educational Developer and ask any teaching and learning-related questions they may have.

Teaching Effectively with Web Conferencing Tools

Apr 29, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

WebEx Essentials Training

Apr 28, 2020
12:30PM to 1:15PM

This webinar will cover WebEx essentials including an overview of WebEx features and session set up including scheduling your WebEx meeting.

Avenue to Learn Essentials: Getting Started

Apr 28, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

This webinar was designed for instructors embarking on a new teaching endeavor with Avenue to Learn

Avenue to Learn Essentials: Course and Module Structure Design

Apr 28, 2020
1:00PM to 2:00PM

This webinar will cover: the checklist tool, course structure design, content / Module structure design and using internal links for a one-stop page learning experience.

Open Pedagogy for Online Teaching

Apr 28, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

Echo360 Orientation

Apr 27, 2020
10:00AM to 10:45AM

WebEx Essentials Training

Apr 23, 2020
12:30PM to 1:15PM

This webinar will cover WebEx essentials including an overview of WebEx features and session set up including scheduling your WebEx meeting.

Open Pedagogy for Online Teaching

Apr 23, 2020
1:00PM to 2:00PM

Open Pedagogy is a learner-driven practice that involves students as active creators and contributors of knowledge through the use of renewable assignments. The products of open pedagogy practice are openly-licensed and impact the community beyond the classroom. Join us for this drop-in workshop as we help demystify what open pedagogy is and highlight real life…

Teaching Effectively with Web Conferencing Tools

Apr 22, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Echo360 Orientation

Apr 22, 2020
11:00AM to 11:45AM

With Spring/Summer courses being offered online, Echo360 is ready to support you by easily capturing and uploading your voice and slides (and webcam if you like) presentations for your students to access through Avenue to Learn. For instructors, Echo360 will give you great analytics and feedback on how students are accessing your content and is…

Avenue to Learn Essentials: Quizzes

Apr 22, 2020
10:00AM to 11:00AM

This webinar was designed for instructors new to Quizzes in Avenue to Learn*. Topics covered include populating the Quiz Library and setting up a simple Quiz. No previous knowledge with Avenue to Learn or D2L Brightspace is required. *Avenue to Learn is McMaster’s offering of D2L Brightspace. Facilitator: Katrina Espanol-Miller, McMaster University – MacPherson Institute…

Avenue to Learn Essentials: Grades

Apr 22, 2020
1:00PM to 2:00PM

Facilitating Online Discussions

Apr 21, 2020
9:30AM to 10:30AM

Join this 1-hour interactive webinar to learn effective approaches to facilitate online discussions (synchronously & asynchronously) in both small and large class contexts.

Creating and Uploading Video using Kaltura Capture

Apr 21, 2020
10:30AM to 11:30AM

Looking for an easy way to record videos? Learn how to install Kaltura Capture and use it to record your own videos and upload them into MacVideo for viewing and sharing.

Preparing to Teach Online

Apr 21, 2020
1:00PM to 2:00PM

New to online teaching and just don't know how to get started? If you’re feeling confused about the learning technology landscape, drop by to learn more about the options offered on campus.

Echo360 Orientation

Apr 20, 2020
2:00PM to 2:45PM

Digital Content Production for Instructors and Students

Apr 17, 2020
2:00PM to 3:00PM

Introduction to infographics, banners, data visualization, interactive learning content.

Microsoft Teams Orientation

Apr 17, 2020
2:00PM to 3:00PM

Learn how to use Microsoft Teams. From basic chats, to collaboration, to having online video and audio meetings – we'll walk through it all.

Avenue to Learn: Complex Quizzes – Randomization and Special Access

Apr 16, 2020
11:00AM to 12:00PM

Different learning outcomes and contexts may call for more complex quiz design. In this webinar, we will cover multiple randomization techniques and the Special Access feature.

Microsoft Teams Orientation

Apr 16, 2020
2:00PM to 3:00PM

Learn how to use Microsoft Teams. From basic chats, to collaboration, to having online video and audio meetings – we'll walk through it all.

Teaching Effectively with Web Conferencing Tools

Apr 15, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Active & Video-based Learning Spaces

Apr 15, 2020
12:00PM to 1:00PM

Echo360 Livestreaming, Video Capture and Sharing, Formative Assessment, Student Participation, Analytics, Discussion Board, fully integrated into Avenue to Learn.

Microsoft Teams Orientation

Apr 15, 2020
2:00PM to 3:00PM

Learn how to use Microsoft Teams. From basic chats, to collaboration, to having online video and audio meetings – we'll walk through it all.

Microsoft Teams for Teaching

Apr 15, 2020
3:00PM to 4:00PM

Learn how to record lectures, edit videos, use live captions, create break-out rooms, set-up synchronous meetings in Microsoft teams and then integrate with Avenue to Learn.

WebEx Essentials Training

Apr 14, 2020
12:00PM to 12:45PM

This webinar will cover WebEx essentials including an overview of WebEx features and session set up including scheduling your WebEx meeting.

Preparing to Teach Online

Apr 14, 2020
1:00PM to 2:00PM

New to online teaching and just don't know how to get started? If you’re feeling confused about the learning technology landscape, drop by to learn more about the options offered on campus.

Using Macvideo in Avenue to Learn

Apr 14, 2020
2:00PM to 2:45PM

Learn how to use MacVideo within Avenue to Learn. You can create video, upload and share all within one system. This webinar assumes you are already familiar with Avenue to Learn.

Microsoft Teams Orientation

Apr 14, 2020
2:00PM to 3:00PM

Learn how to use Microsoft Teams. From basic chats, to collaboration, to having online video and audio meetings – we'll walk through it all.

Avenue to Learn: Quiz and Grade Essentials

Apr 14, 2020
10:30AM to 11:30AM

This webinar was designed for instructors new to Avenue to Learn.Topics covered include populating the Quiz Library and setting up a simple Quiz and standard Grade book.

Facilitating Online Discussions

Apr 14, 2020
12:30PM to 1:30PM

Join this 1-hour interactive webinar to learn effective approaches to facilitate online discussions (synchronously & asynchronously) in both small and large class contexts.

Equity in Active/Team-Based Learning

Mar 19, 2020
2:30PM to 3:30PM

Equity in Active/Team-Based Learning A meeting hosted by the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Network Time: Thursday, March 19 from 2:30-3:30pm (with time for mingling until 4pm) Location: LR Wilson Hall room 5001 Guest Presenters: Dr. Catherine Anderson and student partners Aleema Tahir and Nealob Kakar will discuss research into the lived experiences of equity-seeking…

Classroom Assessment Strategies

Mar 2, 2020
1:30PM to 3:30PM

Are you looking for a way to assess student understanding in real time? Join us for an upcoming seminar series that will provide techniques and useful discussions for Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs). By the end of the seminar series you will develop the tools to measure students' comprehension in real time.

Panel Discussion: Encouraging Student Engagement in Classroom Learning

Feb 11, 2020
1:30PM to 2:30PM

This discussion invites faculty, teaching assistants and students to share their insights on encouraging student engagement in classroom learning. The panel begins from the assumption that both instructors and students share responsibility for learning. The panelists, including students, faculty and teaching assistants, will share strategies and approaches that they have found successful in encouraging student engagement and will take questions from the audience on the broad theme of student engagement.

Classroom Assessment Strategies

Feb 3, 2020
1:30PM to 3:30PM

Teaching & Learning Network – Student Engagement

Jan 30, 2020
12:00PM to 1:30PM

Town Hall # 2 - MUFA Student Evaluation of Teaching Report

Jan 29, 2020
10:30AM to 12:00PM

In 2019 the McMaster University Faculty Association created a committee to perform a student evaluation of teaching. This exercise provided important feedback on the evaluations used to assess teaching and learning outcomes at McMaster University. Join us for a town hall session to learn more about the findings of MUFA's report and to provide feedback…

Town Hall # 3 – MUFA Student Evaluation of Teaching Report

Jan 29, 2020
3:30PM to 5:00PM

Self-Advocacy Workshops for Students with Disabilities: What is Self-Advocacy?

Jan 27, 2020
11:30AM to 12:30PM

This workshop, part of a series about self-advocacy skills, disability related self-advocacy on a university campus. You will learn some basic background information on self-advocacy, participate in skill building activities, and learn what some disabled students at McMaster have to say on the subject.

Partnership Brokering and Tools

Jan 23, 2020
12:00AM to 1:30PM

Join the MacPherson Institute and Office of Community Engagement for the third session of our Experiential Education Teaching and Learning Network (TLN) Lunch and Learn series: Please join the MacPherson Institute for Teaching and Learning the McMaster Office of Community Engagement for our third session of the Experiential Education Teaching and Learning Network (TLN.)

Town Hall # 1 - MUFA Student Evaluation of Teaching Report

Jan 21, 2020
9:30AM to 11:00AM

Classroom Assessment Strategies

Jan 20, 2020
1:30PM to 3:30PM

Teaching & Learning Network – Level 1 Educators

Jan 20, 2020
11:30AM to 12:30PM

Student Partners Program Orientation

Jan 14, 2020
2:00PM to 3:30PM

If you’re a Student Partner, join us for the Student Partners Program (SPP) Orientation to fill out required paperwork and learn about the compensation processes. You’ll also have an opportunity to meet your project leads and network with other student partners. Please contact MI_SAP@mcmaster.ca to confirm attendance. Date: January 14, 2020 Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm…

The Research on Teaching and Learning Conference

David Braley Health Sciences Centre

Dec 5, 2019 to Dec 6, 2019
8:30AM to 4:00PM

The Research on Teaching and Learning Conference is an annual event hosted by the Paul R. MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation & Excellence in Teaching to bring together a diverse community of educators to share teaching and learning scholarship from within the McMaster community and beyond.

Disabled Student Rights and Self-Advocacy Discussion

Dec 3, 2019
12:30PM to 2:30PM

Please join the Equity and Inclusion Office in partnership with Student Self Advocacy researcher, Emunah Woolf, the MacPherson Institute and MSU Maccess for a special Disability DIScussion about Disabled Student Rights and Self-Advocacy!

Nov 25, 2019
11:30AM to 12:30PM

The Level 1 Educators Teaching & Learning Network – Teaching Level 1 (1st Year) undergraduate courses offers unique challenges and exciting opportunities. This Level 1 Educators Teaching & Learning Network shares best practices for teaching and learning, discusses effective methods for engaging Level 1 students, and offers diverse opportunities for intra-inter departmental collaboration amongst educators to enhance their skills and extend their professional development.

LinkedIn Learning Session for Faculty/Instructors

Nov 25, 2019
2:30PM to 3:30PM

Customize Course Content with LinkedIn Learning Faculty/Instructor Workshop With over 13,000 courses it can be daunting to identify what valuable options there are on LinkedIn Learning. How can you best leverage LinkedIn Learning to help students fill in skills gaps or both academic and career success? In this session, a LinkedIn representative will show…

Nov 18, 2019
11:30AM to 12:30PM

The NEW SoTL Network provides opportunities for SoTL Scholars to share knowledge and experiences within an informal space creating possibilities of inquiring about and reflecting upon SoTL practices. The goal of the Network is to build SoTL capacity, exchange ideas, create a repository of resources and develop meaningful partnerships amongst educators.

Nov 14, 2019
12:00PM to 1:30PM

Explore Reflection as a critical tool for the development and evaluation of Experiential Learning opportunities. We will discuss how to assess students’ learning from experiential opportunities.

Registration for the 2019 Teaching & Learning Forum is Now Open!

McMaster Unviversity

Sep 4, 2019
9:00AM to 12:15PM

Register now! https://tlf2019.eventbrite.ca. The Teaching & Learning Forum is an annual half-day event open to new and returning McMaster teaching assistants (TAs), graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and sessional instructors.

Teaching & Learning Resource Fair - 2019

MacPherson Classroom

Aug 29, 2019
12:30PM to 2:00PM

Connect with supports for teaching and learning at McMaster's Teaching & Learning Resource Fair

Bringing Computing into the Classroom

MacPherson Classroom

Aug 12, 2019
11:00AM to 12:30PM

In this presentation, Dr. Nick Bock (Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour) will share approaches to delivering software and data to students’ own devices in a classroom with a focus on enhanced student and instructor experiences.

ISW June

Jun 17, 2019 to Jun 21, 2019
9:00AM to 4:30PM

Instructional Skills Workshop for Faculty and Instructors The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators. Participants review basic ideas about teaching, check current practices, and try new strategies and techniques. During the 3-day workshop, participants design and conduct three “mini-lessons” and receive verbal, written and…

Seminar: Introduction to Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL)

MacPherson Classroom

Jun 21, 2019
10:30AM to 12:30PM

The Educator Enhancement Certificate of Completion Program 2018/2019 Seminar Series for Faculty & Instructors is now open for registration. We have 14 unique seminars including two brand new topics: Teaching Contentious Topics and Technology Enhanced Teaching. To see the full list of offerings now until August 2019 please visit http://mieep.eventbrite.ca The next available seminar is: Introduction to…

Join us for the launch of the MacPherson Institute Strategic Plan

MacPherson Classroom

Jun 18, 2019 to Jun 19, 2019
1:00PM to 12:15AM

Learn how our revised mission, mandate and vision will impact members of the teaching and learning community at McMaster. After a thorough external review of teaching and learning at McMaster in 2018, and in response to recommendations provided by external reviewers and the campus community, the MacPherson Institute spent the past year refining its mission…

Level 1 Educators Teaching & Learning Network

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Jun 3, 2019
12:30PM to 1:30PM

Mark your calendars! The Level 1 Educators Teaching & Learning Network will be meeting on June 3rd at 12:30-1:30PM in Mills Library L501 (a.k.a. the “Windy Room”), during which we’ll be discussing your teaching & learning lessons learned from 2018-2019. At this meeting, we’ll collect attendees ideas, questions, and reflections from this academic year. We’re looking forward to another varied…