Alternative Assessment in NATS1516: Water Pollution In this two-part blog, Dr. Domenikos discusses an authentic assessment strategy to help students experience what it feels like to be a scientist, in the context of a large first-year natural science course. Part 1 of this blog is available here. As an instructor of Natural Science courses (general […]
Alternative Assessments in NATS1515: Atmospheric Pollution By Stephanie Domenikos In this two-part blog, Dr. Domenikos discusses an alternative assessment strategy - using authentic data sets to engage in the scientific method - in the context of a large first-year natural science course. As an instructor of Natural Science courses (general education science courses for non-science […]
What is "Engaged Teaching"? By Geneviève Maheux-Pelletier Since 2019, I have been co-chairing a committee tasked to advice the Associate Deans Teaching and Learning Council on topics related to Research and Innovation in Teaching and Learning. As a group, we aimed to engage in evidence-informed conversations about teaching and learning. Our most important project has […]
Meet the TC Team: Interview with Instructional Designer Robert Winkler By Katharina Pabst As in-person activity at York University continues to pick up, we at the Teaching Commons thought it would be a wonderful opportunity to (re-)introduce our team. Over the next few months, we will release a series of interviews in semi-regular intervals that […]
The 9th International Conference on Educational Innovation (CIIE) 2023: Mapping the Contours of the Future of Education By James C. Simeon In the second part of this 2-part blog post, Dr. Simeon writes about his experience attending an international conference focused on the role of education in advancing important concepts such as inclusion, mobility, and […]
Global Learning: The Future of Higher Education? By James C. Simeon In part 1 of this 2-part blog post, Dr. Simeon discusses how he promotes global learning and the value of Global Networked Learning in the digital world we live in. To read part 2, click here. Digital communications technologies have permeated all societies for […]
Bridging The Gap?: “Students as Partners” at York Who we are? Teddy: Humanities Major, Year 1 Primary-Junior Teacher Candidate, Animal Mother of 4. Zainab: Majored in Sociology and is in her first year of Teachers College, loves hockey and soccer, mama bear to a kitten named Nala 🙂 Corina: Currently completing BA in Educational Studies, […]
Meet the TC Team: Interview with Matthew Dunleavy, Lisa Endersby, and Lianne Fisher, Educational Developers By Katharina Pabst In our third instalment of the "Meet the TC Team" series, Katharina introduces three educational developer colleagues in the Teaching Commons: Matthew Dunleavy, Lisa Endersby, and Lianne Fisher. They tell us about how they discovered and got […]
Are you hoping to try something new in your classroom? Check out these three new handout series from the Teaching Commons By Katharina Pabst, Andrew Molas, and Robert Winkler As educators, we are constantly looking for new ways to engage and support our students in the classroom. Just in time for the new semester, the […]
Faculty of Science launches new teaching & learning website By Ashley Nahornick The Faculty of Science at York recently launched a new teaching and learning website designed to provide support for instructors, students, and staff related teaching & learning topics. We have been working on creating this website for over six months behind the scenes. […]