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EdCog 2019

The 7th annual McMaster Symposium on Education & Cognition (EdCog) takes place July 18-19, 2019 at McMaster University. The two-day event brings together educators, cognitive scientists and policy makers to explore how cognitive science can be applied to educational policy and instructional design.

This year, the plenary speakers include:

David Miele (Boston College) "Beliefs About the Nature of Ability and Effort: Their Role in Learning, Parenting, and Teaching"

Shana Carpenter (Iowa) " Using Prequestions to Enhance Student Learning"

Ido Davidesco (NYU) "Brain-to-Brain Synchrony in the Classroom"

Noah Forrin (McMaster) "Investigating the Spread of Attention/Inattention in the Classroom"

In addition, posters, a discussion panel and evidence-based workshops provide practical guidelines for essential teaching skills.

July 18-19, 2019
For registration, archived videos and additional information, please visit edcog.mcmaster.ca
Follow along on twitter using #EdCog2019

Call for Applications: The Student Educational Developer Program

The MacPherson Institute is pleased to announce the call for the 2019-2020 Student Educational Developer (SED) Program. The SED Program is an experiential learning and work opportunity for graduate students who are interested in learning about educational development and who are keen to help support and improve teaching and learning at McMaster and beyond.

Deadline to apply:
May 10 at 12:00 pm
More information can be found at http://bit.ly/2PriHMu.

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PebblePad MiniBash

We are thrilled to announce the 2019 PebblePad MiniBash at McMaster University. We hope you can join us to share your learning journey story and hear the stories of your colleagues and students

Date: June 11, 2019

Place: McMaster University

Time: 1:00pm-5:00pm

Agenda

1:00pm-4:00pm - The Learning Journey at McMaster University and the University of Waterloo
4:00pm -5:00pm - PebblePad Roadmap revisited and closing remarks

This is a free event

To reserve your seat please email Gail Ring.

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Instructional Skills Workshop for Faculty and Instructors

The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators. Participants review basic ideas about teaching, check current practices, and try new strategies and techniques. During the 3-day workshop, participants design and conduct three “mini-lessons” and receive verbal, written and video feedback from other workshop participants.

In fulfilling the time and participation requirements of the ISW, you will earn an internationally-recognized Instructional Skills Workshop certificate.

Upcoming ISWs at McMaster

June 2019
June 17th, June 19th, June 21st
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

August 2019
August 13th - August 15^th
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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International Students as Partners Institute: July 10th - 12th in Australia.

The fourth ‘International Students as Partners Institute’ (ISaPI) will be hosted by the University of Adelaide, Australia in association with McMaster University, Canada from 10-12 July 2019. The overall aim of ISaPI is to build the capacity and understanding of faculty, staff, and students to develop, design, implement, and disseminate initiatives that promote the practice of students as partners in learning and teaching in higher education. The first three ISaPIs were held at McMaster University, where it will return in 2020. Around 250 staff/faculty and students participated in roughly equal numbers. In 2019, staff and faculty are encouraged, where possible, to bring a student with them, or students to bring a member of staff/faculty with them to participate in a three-day interactive Students as Partners (SaP) workshop. Participants will be able to focus on aspects of SaP of most interest to them. The workshop will be run by a new team – including Dr. Catherine Anderson and Paige McKenny of McMaster – so previous participants are encouraged to join us again.

The Transforming Futures: International Perspectives on Research Based Education Conference will also be held at the University from 14-16 July. There is a discount if you participate in both events. For further details and booking please go to: https://cvent.me/nG97q

MacPherson Institute Support Requests

If you'd like utilize educational technology in your teaching and learning, click here.

Experiential Learning in Academic Programming Showcase Event

EdCog 2019