Call for Participation – MacPherson Institute

Invitation: User Testing for Echo360 Sandpit

Posted on September 5, 2019 (September 5, 2019) by njegovb

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 […]

Call for Student Advisory Committee Participation

Posted on September 5, 2019 (September 5, 2019) by njegovb

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 […]

Registration for the 2019 Teaching & Learning Forum is Now Open

Posted on August 28, 2019 by njegovb

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 […]

Share your feedback in our Avenue to Learn LMS Review

Posted on August 8, 2019 by njegovb

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) […]

Register now for Fall 2019 Teaching and Learning Certificates of Completion Program Courses

Posted on August 7, 2019 (August 7, 2019) by njegovb

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 […]

Opportunity to Submit Project Proposals for the Student Partners Program

Posted on June 20, 2019 (June 20, 2019) by njegovb

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 […]

Participate in our Student Partners Program Equity Stream Pilot

Posted on May 22, 2019 by njegovb

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 […]