Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) aggregator /tls/aggregator Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) - aggregated feeds en Teaching for learning blog: Negotiating the future: Simulating global climate diplomacy in the classroom https://teachingblog.mcgill.ca/2025/01/14/negotiating-the-future-simulating-global-climate-diplomacy-in-the-classroom/ One of the challenges I face in teaching how to address ‘super wicked’ problems like climate change is identifying pathways and tools for meaningful action for students. Climate change requires coordinated action, often colliding with competing economic, political, and social interests. To help students more directly experience these dynamics, I designed a simulation for my […] Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:00:55 -0500 Teaching for learning blog: Sustainability around the world: A perspective from management https://teachingblog.mcgill.ca/2024/11/19/sustainability-around-the-world-a-perspective-from-management/ Series contributors: Sabine Dhir, Faculty Fellow and Lexi Kinman, Student Fellow Course: Sustainability Around the World (MSUS 434) Lexi and Sabine: Reflecting on our journeys through the Sustainable Education Fellowship (SEF), we feel enriched by the experience, which has expanded not only our respective networks within the 91ÉçÇø community but also fostered a deeper appreciation […] Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:00:31 -0500 Teaching for learning blog: Preparing Your In-Person Exams with Crowdmark: A Guide for 91ÉçÇø Faculty https://teachingblog.mcgill.ca/2024/11/18/preparing-your-in-person-exams-with-crowdmark-a-guide-for-mcgill-faculty/ As final exam season approaches, some 91ÉçÇø instructors face the challenge of administering and grading large volumes of exams. Crowdmark, an online grading tool, offers a solution to simplify this process, making it easier to manage assessments and provide timely and quality feedback to students. Here’s a guide on how to use Crowdmark effectively for […] Mon, 18 Nov 2024 09:00:07 -0500 Teaching for learning blog: Rediscovering 19th- and 20th-century Hispanic literature through the lens of gender and sustainability https://teachingblog.mcgill.ca/2024/11/12/rediscovering-19th-and-20th-century-hispanic-literature-through-the-lens-of-gender-and-sustainability/ Series contributors: Cristina Carnemolla, Faculty Fellow and Daniel Salas Hoyos, Student Fellow Course: Gender and Textualities (HISP 358) Cristina Carnemolla (Faculty Fellow) and Daniel Salas-Hoyos (Student Fellow) are two Sustainability Education Fellows (SEF) in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (LLC), who worked together to revise the course Gender and Textualities (HISP 358). We […] Tue, 12 Nov 2024 09:00:56 -0500 Teaching for learning blog: Solar driven environmental processes and technologies: Expanding the meaning of sustainability https://teachingblog.mcgill.ca/2024/11/05/solar-driven-environmental-processes-and-technologies-expanding-the-meaning-of-sustainability/ Series contributors: Stephanie Loeb, Faculty Fellow and Shanmugavalli (Harini) Narayanan, Student Fellow Course: Solar Driven Environmental Processes and Technologies (CIVE 570) As part of the Sustainability Education Fellows (SEF) program, we embarked on the design of a new course in the environmental engineering division of the Department of Civil Engineering. The course is entitled Solar […] Tue, 05 Nov 2024 09:00:50 -0500