May 24th, 2019
Social Science Week 2019 (February 8-12) brought together various disciplines, profiles and groups in a stimulating and informative collaboration. Presentations were organized by the Peace Centre, First Peoples’ Initiative, SPACE, Model UN, Student Services, Environmental Seminar, Psychology Profile and many others. Topics ranged from Bay Street legal practice, to youth homelessness, the prevention of radicalization,…
May 27th, 2019
In recent years, the Library has opened its doors and become home to the Academic Skills Centre (ASC) and the Career Resource Centre (CRC). While the content focus of each of our three services is unique, the modes of access and delivery to students are quite similar, with professionals and staff offering individual appointments to…
January 17th, 2019
McKeachie’s Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers, by Wilbert J. McKeachie and Marilla Svinicki, 2013. A very practical handbook written by professors at University of Michigan and University of Texas at Austin. The chapters are easy to read and address varied and essential topics such as: “Meeting a class for…
January 8th, 2020
Tailoring pedagogy to help students understand contributing disciplines in the context of their program.
January 9th, 2019
Seeking variety beyond the literary essay to teach English writing and critical thinking skills by encouraging the use of more creative types of writing.
January 8th, 2020
Understanding the demographic characteristics and academic performance of students over the past 30 years.
January 14th, 2020
The Faculty Hub is part of a plan to re-imagine faculty professional development at ÆßÐDzʿª½±. It unites Communities of Practice, the Office of Academic Development, Human Resources and Information Systems and Technology to promote evidence-based pedagogical practices that engage students and help to develop the ÆßÐDzʿª½± Graduate Profile outcomes. Feedback from consultations with faculty and academic…
May 23rd, 2019
Since smartphones are here to stay, should teachers find a way to use them as a pedagogical tool?
September 19th, 2019
Shaping teaching into story-telling can make knowledge more meaningful.
January 15th, 2019
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Academic Matters, a vehicle for sharing information between teachers, between sectors and between teachers and the services that support them by offering different perspectives and reflections on what can be learned from what we do here at ÆßÐDzʿª½±.
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