Please join us on Tuesday, August 27th for a talk by Imtiaz Damji, Understanding Math Pre-Requisites for Science Programs at York University, hosted by the Faculty of Science Committee on Teaching and Learning (CoTL). All FSc. instructors, post-docs, and graduate students welcome! Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2024 Time: 10:30 – 11:30 am Location: Virtual via […]
Join us for an end of term meet-up with teaching colleagues to collectively reflect on challenges and successes, share tips, or simply connect! Date: May 2, 2024 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Location: Virtual (Zoom Link) Hope to see you there!
Generative AI (GenAI) is a potential game-changer for STEM education, but also a very real threat to academic integrity and many current assessment practices. How can we cope with this double-edged sword? How might we create and administer assessments that are fair, valid, and reliable in the face of GenAI? And how can we use […]
***THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE.*** ____________________________________________________________________________ Please join us on Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 for a talk by Dr. Andrew Dicks (University of Toronto) on Promotion & Support of Teaching & Learning in Chemistry hosted by the Faculty of Science Committee on Teaching and Learning (CoTL). All FSc. […]
Discuss how to get prompt answers to your technical queries, and other IT-related questions. No pre-registration is required. Session is open to all instructors, staff, and graduate students. Topic: Navigating IT Support at York University Host: Violeta Gotcheva, Director, ITS When: Thursday, February 29, 2024, 12pm – 1pm Where: via Zoom Join the Zoom meeting […]
Please join us on Wednesday, February 21 for a talk by Jennifer Peter (Western University) on Courage in the time of Alt(ernative) Grading: successes and failures in specs grading, flexibility, and other strange stories hosted by the Faculty of Science Committee on Teaching and Learning (CoTL). All FSc. instructors, post-docs, and graduate students welcome! If […]
Please join us on November 29th, 2023 for a talk by Dr. Marcel Pinheiro (University of Waterloo) on “Developing Diverse Study Skills in our Students: Reflecting on Changes“, hosted by the Faculty of Science Committee on Teaching and Learning (CoTL). All Faculty of Science instructors, postdocs, and graduate students are welcome! Dr. Marcel Pinheiro is […]
Join us on Thursday, November 2nd from 10:30am – 11:30am on Zoom for the “Science Graduate Student Workshop: Elevating your Lab Teaching Skills” with Dr. Nicole Nivillac & Dr. Charlotte De Araujo. Secure your spot by registering here.
We will be reading: Clark, D., & Talbert, R. (2023). Grading for Growth: A Guide to Alternative Grading Practices that Promote Authentic Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education. Download your free e-copy through YorkU Libraries. Open to all instructors, postdocs and graduate students in the Faculty of Science. Meetings will take place once per […]
Faculty of Science and the Committee on Teaching and Learning present: Exploring Open Education in the Sciences Join Stephanie Quail, Director of the Open Scholarship Department at York University Libraries, for a two-hour online workshop to learn about open educational resources (OER) and open education, with a specific focus on OER and the sciences. REGISTER […]