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Supporting students through better communication
Three practical strategies to enhance student success.
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It is time to make teaching-stream faculty count
A survey of primarily teaching math faculty reveals the need for standardization to strengthen and support these integral contributors to undergraduate education.
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TA Tipline, part 2: grading, mentoring, invigilating, oh my!
This is the final instalment in our two-part series where experienced teaching assistants offer guidance to both first-timers and veterans looking for new ideas.
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Considering non-disposable assignments for your teaching
This is an opportunity to create value beyond an individual student’s learning.
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The lure of learning analytics
Researchers now have access to a flood of educational data on students that they hope will offer insights on how to improve the learning experience. Will it work?
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Canadian journalism schools partner in new association
J-Schools Canada, a network for journalism educators and program administrators, will have its first meeting at the Canadian Communication Association conference at Congress in June.
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We need to improve teachers’ mental health literacy
Faculties of education have a role to play in ensuring that teachers can identify and respond to students’ mental health challenges.
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Do universities put too much weight on student evaluations of teaching?
Research suggests that student evaluations of teaching are often badly designed and used inappropriately. But change is underway.
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Business schools offer a growing number of specialty programs as alternatives to MBAs
The once-ubiquitous MBA degree is being replaced by shorter, more targeted master’s programs.
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Teacher supply goes from glut to scarcity in a few short years
The mounting teacher shortages in parts of Canada have several sources, including working conditions, cuts to teacher education programs and a lack of specialty instructors.
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Instructors explore game-based learning
Educators are using gaming elements, combined with the interactive and immersive aspects of virtual reality, to enhance learning.
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Dear professor, watch what you tweet
As time goes by, I’m having more and more misgivings about using social media.
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SoTL: the party that no one really wants to go to
Why does the scholarship of teaching and learning remain a hard sell to faculty?
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Royal Roads moves the classroom outside
A professor’s donation goes towards an open-air classroom meant to encourage dialogue without distraction.
