Five Western faculty members are embracing the use of open education resource course materials thanks to a pilot initiative spearheaded by Western Libraries. The open education resources (OER) grant and support program offers instructor funding and in …
Developing an e-portfolio tool, promoting collaborative learning in Engineering and creating a network of faculty who engage students in critical international service learning will be the focus of the three new teaching fellows at Western’s Teaching Support Centre....
The students of today are somehow ‘different’ than they were 30 years ago … but how? Do they approach the university with a different set of goals? Do they have different expectations? How do they learn? Western Psychology professor Mike Atkinson will explore these...
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in Spring 2015 edition of Reflections, The Teaching Support Centre newsletter. It is reprinted here with permission of the author. When you think about the most important learning experiences of your life, where did they take...
Technology has always played a prominent role in Gavan Watson’s world. He remembers his first laptop in 1996, and being immediately drawn to what he could accomplish with the tool. As a PhD student at York University, he created an online learning management tool for...
A new project from Western’s Teaching Support Centre promises to bring an innovative, state-of-the-art teaching space to campus, one that will revamp the classroom experience for students and faculty alike.
Classroom skills and strategies take centre stage today as the Spring Perspectives on Teaching Conference, presented by the Teaching Support Centre, kicks off this morning.
The Student Success Centre has extended the deadline to apply for 2012-13 Faculty Community Service Learning (CSL) Awards until Friday, April 13.
Developing an e-portfolio tool, promoting collaborative learning in Engineering and creating a network of faculty who engage students in critical international service learning will be the focus of the three new teaching fellows at Western’s Teaching Support Centre....
The students of today are somehow ‘different’ than they were 30 years ago … but how? Do they approach the university with a different set of goals? Do they have different expectations? How do they learn? Western Psychology professor Mike Atkinson will explore these...
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in Spring 2015 edition of Reflections, The Teaching Support Centre newsletter. It is reprinted here with permission of the author. When you think about the most important learning experiences of your life, where did they take...
Technology has always played a prominent role in Gavan Watson’s world. He remembers his first laptop in 1996, and being immediately drawn to what he could accomplish with the tool. As a PhD student at York University, he created an online learning management tool for...
A new project from Western’s Teaching Support Centre promises to bring an innovative, state-of-the-art teaching space to campus, one that will revamp the classroom experience for students and faculty alike.
Classroom skills and strategies take centre stage today as the Spring Perspectives on Teaching Conference, presented by the Teaching Support Centre, kicks off this morning.
The Student Success Centre has extended the deadline to apply for 2012-13 Faculty Community Service Learning (CSL) Awards until Friday, April 13.