Chemistry Teaching Assistant Program (Chem TAP) January Training Meeting
Host: Department of Chemistry & Office of Science Education听
Event: Chemistry Teaching Assistant Program (Chem TAP) January training meeting听
Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025, 4:30 鈥� 6:30 PM听
An opportunity for chemistry graduate students to hear from instructors and former TAs about teaching in chemistry, and to participate in the following:听
Preparing course content
Discover how to create, curate, and organize your course content. This webinar gives you an overview of the various tools available in myCourses and beyond to create your course content, organize your materials, and engage your students by designing learning activities.
Managing your course in myCourses
Curious about how myCourses can help you stay connected with your students and enable them to stay on track? In this webinar, we explore the different tools and strategies to help you manage your course, communicate expectations, and help your students succeed.
Creating online assessments in myCourses
Wondering which myCourses assessment tools can best support student learning? This webinar identifies the various types of assessment tools available in myCourses, with emphasis on the Quiz and Assignment tools.
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Promoting student interaction and engagement
Keep your courses interactive and engaging using 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 teaching and learning tools. In this webinar, discover how to keep your students actively engaged, and interacting with their peers and instructors in meaningful ways.
Come try Copilot!
Curious about integrating AI into your teaching or exploring its possibilities for learning? Join us to try out Copilot, 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 approved generative AI tool. This beginner-friendly session will allow participants to experiment using Copilot along with other novice users. (Fun fact: Copilot helped write this description!)
Enhancing access: Using alt text and the accessibility checker
Are you preparing slides or word documents for your course? Do you have questions about writing alternative (鈥渁lt鈥�) text or about a suggested change to improve your file鈥檚 accessibility?
Take part in this hands-on webinar to 鈥�
Developing meaningful assessment criteria
Under PASL, instructors must include explicit criteria to describe the key elements of students鈥� learning. But did you know that having meaningful assessment criteria also allows you to see whether students are learning what you want them to?
Peer assessment with FeedbackFruits
Have you tried using peer assessment in your courses? Peer assessment can help students reflect on their work and learn to provide constructive feedback. This webinar will introduce you to key parameters for designing peer assessment activities and get you started with FeedbackFruits - a tool to manage peer assessment online.
90th Symposium
Join us as The Neuro celebrates 90 years of groundbreaking contributions to neuroscience with a forward-looking symposium. Through an engaging mix of historical reflections and cutting-edge discussions, we will explore the future of The Neuro.
Olszewski Lecture: Spatially Resolved Single-Cell Genomics & Cell Atlas of the Brain
The Neuro's Olszewski Lecture, established in 1986, honours Dr. Jerzy Olszewski (1913鈥�1964), a pioneering neuroanatomist and neuropathologist. Invited to The Neuro by Dr. Wilder Penfield in 1948, Olszewski collaborated on the seminal Cytoarchitecture of the Human Brain Stem, advancing the understanding of brainstem structures and cementing his legacy in neuroscience.
Dorothy J Killam Lecture 2025
The Neuro's Dorothy J. Killam Lecture was established in 2004 to recognize women of influence in business, science, politics or the humanities.
Dr. Susan Dymecki, Professor of Genetics at the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School, will deliver the 2025 Dorothy J. Killam lecture. A cocktail reception will follow for registered attendees.听
Registration coming soon.
Livestream link coming soon.
Susan M. Dymecki, MD, PhD
MS Connect | Virtual
Join Us for MS Awareness Month at The Neuro!
This year, we are excited to host two special events for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) who receive care at The Neuro. These events are an opportunity to:
MS Connect | In-Person & Guided Tour
Join Us for MS Awareness Month at The Neuro!
This year, we are excited to host two special events for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) who receive care at The Neuro. These events are an opportunity to:
HBHL Symposium 2025
Held at New Residence Hall in Montreal on May 6-7, 2025, the HBHL Symposium offers two days of talks and networking opportunities, bringing together 捆绑SM社区's brain health research community.听
Focused on innovation and impact, the HBHL Symposium 2025 programming includes: