Call for Submissions to Edited Collection Reflections on Teaching and Learning at McMaster: 50 Years of Stories The Paul R. MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Excellence in Teaching will mark its 50th anniversary in 2022, one of the first teaching centres in Canada to reach this milestone. Initially established in 1972 as the Shell Canada Centre for Science […]
After the release of our most recent issue of the International Journal for Students as Partners (IJSaP) we are sharing a call for participation for a new section of the journal. IJSaP is piloting a new section of the journal called “Voices from the Field.” The goal of this section is to create a venue […]
Faculty, instructors, students and staff are invited to take part in a strategic planning process that will help shape the future of teaching and learning at McMaster. The process, now underway, will inform the development of the university’s Teaching and Learning Strategic Plan which will include a renewed vision and clear directions for teaching and […]
Echo360 is an institutionally-supported online video platform, which has evolved into a new generation active learning environment, offering a range of possibilities to increase student engagement, inclusion, and participation. MacPherson is collaborating with a group of instructors, students, Campus Classroom Technologies, The Equity and Inclusion Office, and Echo360 support managers to learn how to increase student participation with the effective use of […]
Are you a student or do you know a student passionate about supporting student mental health and well-being at McMaster? Dr. Catharine Munn and her team are currently looking for students to serve on the Student Advisory Committee for Phase II of the McMaster Student Mental Health and Well-being Strategy. If this seems like something you or […]
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. It offers participants information sessions and workshops on various teaching and learning topics, as well as an opportunity to network. Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 9:00 am to 12:10 pm […]
Are you interested in helping us make Avenue to Learn better? Do you have an opinion you want to share about Avenue? Have you had a great experience, or are you struggling with the features of Avenue to Learn? We want to know! Please fill out the Avenue to Learn (LMS, or Learning Management System) […]
The Teaching and Learning Certificates of Completion Program is open to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Students and fellows may earn one, or both, of the following certificates of completion throughout their studies: Teaching and Learning Foundations Certificate of Completion (1) EDUCATN 600: Essential Skills in Teaching and Learning (I) [No prerequisites] September […]
The Student Partners Program (SPP) aims to establish meaningful partnerships between students and staff/faculty working on teaching and learning projects at McMaster. Since the program was established (in collaboration with the Arts & Science Program) in 2013-14, nearly 400 students from across campus have taken part, working in partnership with faculty and staff to design and develop courses and […]
Researchers at McMaster have received funds from SSHRC to pilot and assess an Equity Stream of the MacPherson Institute’s Student Partners Program. This pilot seeks to align with McMaster’s commitment “to build an inclusive community with a shared purpose” (McMaster University, 2002, p. 5), and to contribute to McMaster’s emerging Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy […]
