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When collegiality breeds contempt
As academics compete for scarce resources, collective decision-making can lead to abuse — but that’s no reason to dismantle the system.
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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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Clinical teaching stoppage delays Quebec med students’ graduation
Legault government passes special legislation changing doctors’ pay structure and ordering clinical educators back to work.
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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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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.
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U of Manitoba professor is helping kids explore their gender identity
Researcher Fenton Litwiller is developing youth recreation programming to support queer kids in acquiring skills that affirm their complex gender identities.
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A partnership with U of Ottawa’s med school aims to train more Inuit doctors
The collaboration between the university and the Government of Nunavut highlights the importance of culturally safe care.
