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2025 Teaching and Learning Month Schedule

Week 1 (April 30 – May 2)

Event Name

Date

Time

Format

Registration

Mac Mindfulness (Day 1/4) Wednesday, April 30 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Virtual Requires Additional Registration
Get Ahead with the New Data Storage Limits: Essential Updates You Can’t Miss! Thursday, May 1 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Virtual Requires Additional Registration

 

Week 2 (May 5 – May 9)

Event Name

Date

Time

Format

Registration

OER Grant Drop-in Info Session Monday, May 5 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Virtual Zoom Events
Signal Scavenger Hunt: Spotting Clues to the Future of Teaching and Learning Monday, May 5 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Virtual Zoom Events
Canva Crash Course for Beginners Wednesday, May 7 10:00 AM – 11:30AM Virtual Zoom Events
Mac Mindfulness (Day 2/4) Wednesday, May 7 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Virtual Requires Additional Registration
Building Together: The Future of our Teaching Community of Practice Wednesday, May 7 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Hybrid Zoom Events
Introduction to Privacy Risk Assessment Thursday, May 8 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Virtual Zoom Events
Enhancing Research Security & Integrity Thursday, May 8 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM In-Person Requires Additional Registration

 

Week 3 (May 12 – May 16)

Event Name

Date

Time

Format

Registration

Create Dynamic Presentations & Videos with Canva (Free Account) Monday, May 12 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Virtual Zoom Events
Creating Your AI Course Policy: Setting Expectations for Generative AI Use Monday, May 12 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Virtual Zoom Events
Echo360 Lecture Capture Open House Tuesday, May 13 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Virtual Zoom Events
Introducing GEMS – Graduate Excellence, Mentorship, and Supervision Excellence (GEMS): Community Presentation and Feedback Session for Faculty Thursday, May 13 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM In-Person Requires Additional Registration
How Generative AI Can Be Utilized in Student Learning Wednesday, May 14 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Virtual Zoom Events
Teaching with a Lightboard and OBS Studio Wednesday, May 14 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Virtual Zoom Events
Making Your Classroom Into a Community Wednesday, May 14 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Virtual Zoom Events
Mac Mindfulness (Day 3/4) Wednesday, May 14 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Virtual Requires Additional Registration
Navigating Uncertainty: An Introduction to Risk Management Thursday, May 15 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Virtual Zoom Events
Get to Know the Writing and Academic Skills Team in the Student Success Centre Thursday, May 15 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM Hybrid Zoom Events
Using Obsidian for (Educational) Project Management Thursday, May 15 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Virtual Zoom Events

 

Week 4 (May 19 – May 23)

Event Name

Date

Time

Format

Registration

Gift-Giving and Honoraria Practices at McMaster University Tuesday, May 20 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Virtual Zoom Events
Analyzing Student Qualitative Feedback with Machine Learning: What We’ve Learned and What’s Next Wednesday, May 21 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Virtual Zoom Events
Exploring Generative AI to Support Student Learning: Possibilities, Pitfalls, and Pedagogical Purpose Wednesday, May 21 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Virtual Zoom Events
Mac Mindfulness (Day 4/4) Wednesday, May 21 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Virtual Requires Additional Registration
Is Teaching Social Justice Exhausting You? A Conversation to Imagine Solutions Thursday, May 22 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Virtual Zoom Events
Teaching for Thinking: Engaging Strategies to Build Critical Thinking Skills Thursday, May 22 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Virtual Zoom Events

 

Week 5 (May 26 – May 30)

Event Name

Date

Time

Format

Registration

Collaborate & Elevate: Digital Learning Strategic Framework (DLSF) Idea Exchange Monday, May 26 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Hybrid Zoom Events
Crafting an Authentic Teaching Philosophy Statement Monday, May 26 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Virtual Zoom Events
An Introduction to Universal Design for Learning Tuesday, May 27 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Virtual Zoom Events
Universal Design for Learning in Course Content Creation, Curation and Presentation Tuesday, May 27 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Virtual Zoom Events
Engaging with CityLAB: Tackling Real City Challenges in Experimental and Project-Based Courses Tuesday, May 27 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Hybrid Zoom Events
Universal Design for Learning in Assessment Design Wednesday, May 28 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Virtual Zoom Events
Expanding Global Learning Through a Course-Embedded Virtual Exchange Wednesday, May 28 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Virtual Zoom Events
Critical Conversations About Universal Design for Learning and Accessible Teaching Practices Wednesday, May 28 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Virtual Zoom Events
Supercharge Your use of M365 Apps: Unlock their Full AI Potential! Wednesday, May 28 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Virtual Requires Additional Registration
Your Feedback, Our Progress: Leveraging McMaster’s Inclusive Pedagogical Resources, Learning Exchange Thursday, May 29 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Virtual Zoom Events
Making Meaning in the Humanities: Project-Based Learning and Alternate Assessments Thursday, May 29 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Virtual Zoom Events