Have you ever assigned students a team project that ended in conflict within the groups and students complaining about peers not pulling their weight? Or are you looking for ideas on how to design a team project in a pedagogically sound way? Join us on April 25, 2018 for a 30-minute webinar—12:15-12:45pm—where we will introduce you to a framework you can use to implement peer assessment in support of effective teamwork.
25Apr201812:15
to12:45
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1May201809:30
to12:00
Providing feedback to students on their writing assignments can be a complex and time-consuming task. It can also be frustrating in that students don’t necessarily pay attention to feedback.
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21Mar2018
to2May2018
MERCURY Course Evaluations will be available to students until May 2 for units following the default period (or until April 16 for units following the condensed period).
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- School of Architecture
- Faculty of Arts
- School of Computer Science
- School of Continuing Studies
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- Law student affairs
- Faculty of Medicine
- School of Nursing
- Faculty of Religious Studies
- School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
- School of Social Work
- Teaching and learning
3May201809:30
to13:00
A great way to improve your communication, facilitation and leadership skills with this practical and participatory workshop. These relate to the emerging skills that can be used by individuals and groups to manage change towards professional excellence based on authenticity, autonomy and integrity.
For details and to register, please visit this website
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- Career Planning Service (CaPS)
- Dept. of Integrated Studies in Education
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- TLS - SKILLSETS
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9May201812:15
to13:30
Have you ever assigned students a team project that ended in conflict within the groups and students complaining about peers not pulling their weight? Or are you looking for ideas on how to design a team project in a pedagogically sound way? Join us on May 9, 2018 for a Brown Bag session where Marta Cerruti, a professor in the Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, will describe the highs and lows of her experience having students do peer assessment of teamwork. Come with questions!
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11May201809:30
to13:00
A great way to improve your communication, facilitation and leadership skills with this practical and participatory workshop! These relate to the emerging skills that can be used by individuals and groups to manage change towards professional excellence based on authenticity, autonomy and integrity.
For details and to register, please visit this website
14May201809:00
to17May201816:00
Would you like to design or redesign one of your courses and enhance your teaching skills? Join a group of fellow faculty members led by facilitators from Teaching and Learning Services to discuss strategies for course design and teaching that focus on enhancing student learning.
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22May201813:00
to15:30
Peer Assessment (PA) refers to students providing feedback on other students’ assignments to help them improve their work. This feedback may or may not involve a grade. While the learning benefits of PA have been well established, successful PA experiences hinge on the careful design of the PA activities students are asked to engage in. In this workshop, we address the principles that support sound design of PA activities. You will have the opportunity to reflect on these principles and begin to develop a PA assignment.
When you leave this workshop, you will:
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