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Teaching experience in the academic job market
“Evidence of teaching effectiveness” adds to the ever-growing demands on graduate students.
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From ChatGPT bans to task forces, universities are rethinking their approach to academic misconduct
Postsecondary institutions are playing catch up as generative AI and other emerging technologies make their way into student coursework.
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StatCan report reveals impending shifts at highest levels of professoriate
Canada’s professoriate has become more diverse in terms of age, gender and race, but new data suggests those gains aren’t reaching the highest ranks.
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Teaching students how to work with and understand the limits of data
Our students will work in a data-driven world. How can instructors ensure they have the skills they need to work with data responsibly?
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Despite the pandemic, the beat goes on in continuing education
With expertise in flexible, modular training through online delivery, CE units are helping to steer their institutions through the chaos of COVID-19.
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Role-playing games are breathing new life into the history classroom
In Reacting to the Past games, students engage with history by inhabiting a character.
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Instructors weigh options for exams this semester
From open-book tests to AI-enhanced proctoring tools, final exams will look very different for most faculty members.
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New policing degree emphasizes community, collaboration and well-being
The new program at Trent’s GTA campus aspires to engage “with issues of diverse communities,” says administrator.
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How to teach global public health during a pandemic
Here is our learning-by-doing experience of teaching online courses about the COVID-19 response.
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Despite the pandemic, the rules of academic integrity still apply
My underlying message to my students was to keep their educational goals as an anchor during these unexpected times.
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What happens in September? Prepare yourselves for ‘Social Distancing U’
COVID-19 will still be very much with us at the start of the fall term, and we need to prepare.
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Universities differ on whether a pass-fail grading scheme should be optional
While the University of Alberta has opted for a mandatory credit/no credit assessment this term, other universities are letting students decide whether to forgo a letter grade.
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The big transition begins as faculty switch to online learning in response to COVID-19
As long as faculty are consistently communicating with students, the delivery method isn’t as important as the content, says one expert.
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Not all online learners are lonely (and we can’t give up on those who are)
Rather than dismissing the loneliness of online learning as inevitable, we need to work collectively across academia to continually improve student experiences for everyone.
