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Mark your calendars! The Level 1 Educators Teaching & Learning Network will be meeting on June 3rd, during which we’ll be discussing your teaching & learning lessons learned from 2018-2019.
At this meeting, we’ll collect attendees ideas, questions, and reflections from this academic year. We’re looking forward to another varied and fruitful discussion! Please join us!
To learn more about our Teaching & Learning Networks, please contact Educational Developer Rebecca Taylor.
June 3rd, 2019
12:30-1:30PM in Mills Library L501
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Learn how our revised mission, mandate and vision will impact members of the teaching and learning community at McMaster.
After a thorough external review of teaching and learning at McMaster in 2018, and in response to recommendations provided by external reviewers and the campus community, the MacPherson Institute spent the past year refining its mission and mandate. We are excited to share our finalized Strategic Plan with members of the teaching and learning community and to provide an update on how we will support you moving forward.
- Event is free, but space is limited.
- Please register by Friday, June 14
- Don’t forget to save the date by clicking “Add to calendar” after you sign up
- Light refreshments will be provided
Please contact us at mi@mcmaster.ca if you have any questions.
Register here.
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
1:00 – 3:00pm
MacPherson Institute Classroom, Mills Library,
5th Floor (Elevator 3, Floor 5R)
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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 and recent efforts and initiatives to advance Accessible Education.
Over the Fall of 2019, the pilot will match ~5 faculty-student pairs or trios (i.e., groups of 2 students and 1 faculty member) to collaborate on enhancing equity in the faculty member’s classroom/curriculum. Faculty and student partners will work together to identify, assess, address, and evaluate areas of course design and/or delivery that could be revised to further support equity in the classroom. Students will be paid for their time, through the SSHRC grant, via processes in place for the MacPherson Student Partners Program.
Expressions of interest from faculty/instructors who would like to participate should be submitted by June 17, 2019 via this survey link. For more information about the pilot, please see the full call for faculty/instructor participants. If you have questions about the pilot, contact Beth Marquis at beth.marquis@mcmaster.ca.
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Educator Enhancement Certificate of Completion 2019 Seminars
The Educator Enhancement Certificate of Completion Program 2018/2019 Seminar Series for Faculty & Instructors is now open for registration. We have 14 unique seminars including two brand new topics: Teaching Contentious Topics and Technology Enhanced Teaching. To see the full list of offerings now until August 2019 please visit http://mieep.eventbrite.ca
The next available seminars are:
Student Engagement and Motivation
Creating a classroom space where students are excited to learn can be a challenge. This three-part seminar will explore techniques to deeply involve students in their own learning, encourage them to be leaders in their own success and discuss ways to create a lively and dynamic classroom which meets the needs of a diverse group of learners.
Starting: Mon, May 27, 2019, 1:30-3:30 pm (Free)
Accessibility in Teaching & Learning
Teaching accessibly is something everyone can do, but it can sometimes be difficult to know where or how to start. This seminar will provide participants with opportunities to explore different approaches to accessibility and accommodation, apply principles of universal design to existing teaching materials, and exchange constructive feedback with other instructors.
Starting: Wed, June 5, 2019, 9:30-11:30 pm (Free)
In all cases you must attend all three sessions to complete the full seminar. For more information on the MacPherson Educator Enhancement Certificate of Completion Program or to see a preview of other offerings please click here.
Please contact Jennifer Faubert with any questions.
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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
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