Lunch & Learn Series: Instructor perspectives on teaching a large online introductory science course during the COVID-19 pandemic with Sandra Brown and Maja Krzic
This session will be held on Friday, June 11, 2021 at noon. Sandra Brown and Maja Krzic will discuss their experience transitioning a large on-campus introductory soil science course into the online setting. This includes the consolidation of existing course material, developing a weekly structure which aligns content and assessment with learning outcomes, combining synchronous […]
Lunch & Learn Series: Cultivating Creativity in STEM Classrooms with Lindsay Cuff
This session will be held on Friday, May 28 at noon. Lindsay Cuff (LFS/Forestry Assistant Professor of Teaching) will be our guest presenter for this week. This session will focus on the importance of integrating and nurturing creativity in STEM courses. Participants will learn practical techniques to encourage creative thinking and engagement, both online and […]
Lunch & Learn Series: Productivity Tools by Sahil Sahibole
This session will be held on Friday, May 21 at noon. Sahil Sahibole of LFS Learning Centre will be our presenter this week. Productivity tools are tools that help you be more productive in your workplace by optimizing the processes around your tasks. There are many tools out there that can help you with your […]
Lunch & Learn Series: What to expect from Peer Review of Teaching – a discussion with the LFS PRT Committee
This session will be held on Friday, May 14 at noon. Our intended audience is the new(ish) faculty member, who has yet to go through Peer Review of Teaching (PRT) and wants to know what this is for and what to expect. Dan Weary and others from the PRT Committee will share their views on […]
Lunch & Learn Series: Engaging in Thoughtful Reflection on Student Evaluations of Teaching to Improve Course Design and Teaching Practice with Candice Rideout
This session will be held on Friday, May 7, at noon The feedback students provide on end-of-term Student Evaluations of Teaching (SEoT) surveys can be tremendously valuable – but reading (and interpreting) SEoT reports can be hard. In this session, we will briefly review some of the literature regarding SEoT surveys (including some potential sources […]