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Planning for effective, skills-building group projects
Group projects don’t necessarily build teamwork skills. Instructors need to teach and support skill development.
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The ebb of Canada’s past
Are regional, class, gender and ethnic history programs shattering Canada’s collective sense of national identity?
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The serious benefits of fun
Two professors have developed a new teaching and learning philosophy that encourages more fun in higher education.
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The hidden curriculum and its impacts on students and educators
We need to reimagine our teaching practices.
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Co-designing the curriculum
In the Students as Partners approach, instructors collaborate with students to develop a university course.
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Putting non-disposable assignments to work
The Pay It Forward Assignment allows students to share their learning to help current and future students.
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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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Teaching students the benefits of planning backwards
By visualizing the end goal of a project or assignment from the get-go, students can clearly identify which steps are truly necessary.
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TA Tipline, part 1: starting the semester off right
Experienced teaching assistants offer guidance for first timers and veterans looking for new ideas.
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How to manage your graduate student
A written agreement is a good way to clarify expectations and build trust.
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What we’ve learned from the pandemic
Members of the university community share lessons they’ll carry with them after more than two years of upheaval from COVID-19.
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How to tell your authentic teaching story
A cross-institutional, open-source series helps graduate students and postdoctoral fellows articulate their teaching experiences for various career pathways.
