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How to Make Your Teaching More Engaging
The Chronicle of Higher Education guide on how to make your teaching more engaging. This guide is for anyone who wants to introduce energy or enthusiasm to their classrooms using methods that have been tried — and found true — through research and in classrooms.
How to Create a Syllabus
Perhaps you’re offering a new course, or you’re looking to revamp an old one. Maybe that section you were scheduled to teach didn’t make enrollment, and now you’re facing a new prep with only a few weeks (or days!) to get ready. Even if you don’t need to write or revise a course syllabus, though, there’s never a bad time to re-examine and rethink your syllabi.
Exploring a Framework for Reflection
Workshop presentation notes on Introduction to Self Reflection
by
Kate Whalen, Academic Sustainability Programs Office and Steve Mattucci, Faculty of Engineering
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Motivating and Engaging Students
How do I motivate and engage my students online?
Workshop presentation notes by
Stephanie Verkoeyen, Educational Developer
MacPherson Institute, McMaster University
Large Classroom Engagement Workshop Materials
From workshop presented to the Faculty Development Academy.
Workshop objectives:
- Design and deliver lesson (or course) plans including individual, peer, apprentice learning strategies
- Give and receive constructive feedback on teaching•Employ large classroom assessment techniques for pre-and post-assessment
- Design assessment to gauge students’ actual learning (students already give feedback informally), link value to practice, etc.
Staff Development
The Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University recognizes that the staff it employs are central to all of its academic and research endeavours. Assisting the development of each individual will ultimately enhance the Faculty of Engineering’s performance and status as a quality employer within McMaster.
Instructional Skills Workshop Network
The Instructional Skills Workshop Network offers workshops within a small group setting and designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators. Participants review basic ideas about teaching, check current practices, and within the safe environment of the workshop, try new strategies and techniques. During the 3-day workshop (24 hours total), participants design and conduct three “mini-lessons” and receive verbal, written and video feedback from the other participants who have been learners in the mini-lessons. Participants receive a certificate upon completion which is widely recognized at many Canadian and international post-secondary institutions.
New Faculty Orientation Workshop - Research Funding Opportunities
Workshop materials from the presentation held July 29, 2021
A presentation by McMaster Industry Liaison Office (MILO) and Research Office for Administration, Development and Support (ROADS)
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