For instructors and course designers, the optimal way to structure a course is a critical question. With many pedagogical perspectives and a diverse array of student needs, it is challenging to find instructional methods that work for everyone. A framework that seeks to remediate some current challenges in teaching and learning is known as the , an approach to education that emphasizes inclusivity and accessibility.
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Published on: 10 Mar 2023
Office of Science Education Student Engagement Administrator Ezelbahar Metin and Communications Assistant Bhavya Bhushan sat down with presenters to discuss the upcoming Undergraduate Poster Showcase. This year, the highly-anticipated hybrid event will be hosted on March 15, 6-8 PM ET in the University Centre (SSMU) Ballroom and via livestream. Register here to attend:
Published on: 3 Mar 2023
Two-stage exams are a form of assessment that bring student collaborative learning into the testing process. While a typical two-stage exam gathers students to re-do the exam as a group after completing it individually, this project investigates the use of 鈥済roup first鈥� two-stage exams. In this format, piloted in Organic Chemistry I midterm exams, students complete the group component before the individual component, and each part has related, but discrete questions.
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Published on: 23 Feb 2023
In our fast-paced world, where information is propagated at high speeds from one end of the globe to the other, it is undeniable that rapid communication has rendered information highly diffusible. A problem arises, however, when false or inaccurate information regarding scientific theories and research spreads. For this reason, it is essential to find new and innovative ways to effectively transmit information that is comprehensible to the general public.
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Published on: 16 Feb 2023
Forty-five undergraduate students at 海外直播b站 participated in new Climate Crisis and Climate Actions course
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed down almost everything. For听Diane Dechief, PhD, and听Marcy Slapcoff听of the Office of Science Education (OSE), the two leads of the new Faculty of Science course听FSCI198: Climate Crisis and Climate Actions, there was a positive aspect to the delays.
Published on: 10 Feb 2023
Data and collaboration are key in science 鈥� so why not use both to drive change in teaching and learning at the Faculty of Science at 海外直播b站? FSCI 396 鈥� Research Project in Science Teaching and Learning is a course that partners undergraduate students and instructors to design and assess learning opportunities, resulting in improvements for everyone.
Published on: 6 Feb 2023
Creating a Brighter Future: Sustainability at 海外直播b站 was designed to help students engage with the topic regardless of their field of study.
Published on: 26 Jan 2023
Each year, around 1,000 new students begin an undergraduate science degree at 海外直播b站. For many of them, their first year at university represents a dramatic change from the world of high school or CEGEP.
鈥淭he workload, the amount of new content you get, and a different style of testing鈥� are three of the challenges Marie Walker recalls from her first semester as a science undergrad.
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Published on: 13 Dec 2022
Did you know... 海外直播b站 students have access to 20 GB FREE personal file space on OneDrive, Microsoft鈥檚 cloud file storage component of the Office 365 package.
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Published on: 9 Dec 2022
Lizz Webb, a PhD student in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (and OSE Science Education Fellow) here at 海外直播b站, spent a week in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago barely 1,000 kilometres from the North Pole, as part of her studies.
Published on: 8 Dec 2022
叠测听Hilary Sweatman
鈥淭he big mistake is this: we assume that the professor has a pen and the student's brain is a sheet of paper and all the professor has to do is write on the sheet of paper and declare victory.鈥� 鈥� Dr. Sanjay Sarma.
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Published on: 8 Dec 2022
"On a Monday afternoon during midterm season, the cafeteria of Royal Victoria College is the place to be."
In this 海外直播b站 Tribune feature, Gillian Cameron captures the spirit of SciLearn Peer Collaboration, a collaborative learning environment for U0 & U1 students in Science courses.
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Published on: 8 Dec 2022
Lizz Webb, a PhD student in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences here at 海外直播b站, spent a week in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago barely 1,000 kilometres from the North Pole, as part of her studies.
Published on: 6 Dec 2022
Diane Dechief from the Office of Science Education and Stephanie Weber from the Dept. of Biology were among several 海外直播b站 instructors who recently gathered to share their ideas for fostering equitable and inclusive learning environments.
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Published on: 26 Oct 2022
Considering which online teaching and learning strategies to keep using as we move back to in-person teaching? Explore the following list of instructional strategies from the Large Class Teaching Exchange that transfer well into the classroom.
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Published on: 14 Oct 2022
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