Session Formats

Teaching and Learning Month will offer sessions in both in-person and virtual formats. When selecting a session to attend, please pay close attention to whether it is being offered virtually or in-person. Virtual sessions will be automatically recorded in Zoom Events. In-person sessions are not recorded.  

Introduction to Zoom Events

During Teaching and Learning Month, Zoom Events will be the hub of activities. Attendees can join the lobby starting Wednesday, April 24th by clicking the event link hub and clicking “Join Lobby.” From here you can create a profile for yourself and start building an itinerary of events you want to attend.  

Lobby 

• The “Lobby” is where you can see the chat from the Teaching and Learning Month committee. 
  

Sessions 

• View the entire schedule of activities by clicking the “Sessions” tab.  
  

Itinerary 

• Create your own itinerary by opening the “Sessions” tab. 
• To add a session to your itinerary, simply click the bookmark button on the right side of the session block.  
• Once you have built your itinerary, you can view your whole schedule in Zoom Events by selecting the “Itinerary” tab in the navigation bar at the top of your screen. 
  
• Export your schedule to Outlook from the “Itinerary” tab navigation by clicking “Export Itinerary as ICS file” – open the ICS file using Outlook and add it to your calendar for easy reference throughout the month.

Campus Partners 

• Learn more about our Teaching and Learning Month partners by clicking the “Partners” tab in the navigation bar at the top of your screen. 
  

Speakers 

• Learn more about all of the speakers for Teaching and Learning Month by clicking the “Speakers” tab in the navigation bar at the top of your screen. 
  

Health and Safety

McMaster’s health and safety guidance strongly encourages masking in areas where larger groups of individuals are expected. We continue to follow this guidance during Teaching and Learning Month, but individual sessions may vary.