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Year in Review 2023-2024

YIR 2023-24 – Report on Faculty Contributions

Leveraging the liaison model of service delivery, the MacPherson Institute supports strategic and customized support for each of the six Faculties and the Arts & Science Program. A key contact liaison from the MacPherson Institute works closely with Faculty leaders in these areas to understand the unique needs of their instructors and students. Each year the MacPherson Institute discusses strategic teaching and learning priorities with the Deans and develops plans to lead, partner on, or contribute to a variety of these initiatives. Some of these key projects are outlined below.

New Faculty Orientation attendees visit the Resource Fair in August 2023.

Expandable List

  • Led a retreat on equity and justice in the Arts & Science curriculum.
  • Facilitated a workshop on assessment in the era of generative artificial intelligence.
  • Facilitated workshops on the scholarship of teaching on learning, developing teaching portfolios, and peer review of teaching portfolios.
  • Facilitated an Instructional Skills Workshop for new faculty.
  • Provided support for the application of universal design for learning in clinical and academic environments.
  • Facilitated workshops on inclusive teaching and teaching portfolios.
  • Consulted with departments and instructors on integrating universal design for learning into programs and courses.
  • Led the New Faculty Mentorship program.
  • Advised on anti-racism, inclusion and equity in the Science undergraduate curriculum.
  • Contributed to the New Faculty Mentorship Program.
  • Consulted with departments and instructors on generative AI in teaching and learning.
  • Contributed to new resources on graduate supervision and mentorship.
  • Explored a collaborative specialization with the Teaching and Learning Certificates of Completion Program.
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