Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
Please come and join us in cleaning our coastline - and enjoy a day at the beach at the same time. Organized by the AVC Aquatics and Marine Wildlife Club, the clean up will take place at Brackley Beach (first entrance) in the National Park. More information can be found at http://shorelinecleanup.ca/en/cleanup/event/2010/brackley-beach Hope your can join us!
Departments of Biomedical Sciences & Pathology and Microbiology Seminar
SPEAKER: Beth Pearce, Department of Biomedical Sciences
TITLE: Antimicrobial Natural Products from Marine Invertibrates
President's 2010 University Update
President Wade MacLauchlan will deliver his 2010 University Update on Thursday, November 18, beginning at 2:45 pm. This will be followed by the presentation of staff and faculty service awards and a reception. Everyone is welcome.
The Future's so Bright...": Imagining the Faculty Development Office in Five Years
Brown Bag Lunch
What's next for the FDO? This is a time of transition across campus - so what would we like our teaching and learning support to look like in five years' time? Come share and listen, and, if you haven't already, meet our new VP Academic, Dr. Jim Randall.
Effective Rubrics
Brown Bag Lunch
Join Tess Miller for a session on the use of rubrics at the post-secondary level. Topics of discussion include effective use of rubrics to grade student achievement and guide student learning, practical tips in creating rubrics, and issues related to converting rubrics to a 100-point grading scale.
The Essential Teaching and Learning Bookshelf
Brown Bag Lunch
What five books or articles should be on every university teacher's bookshelf? Bring your favorites, or just come along to get suggestions.
Hallowe'en horror Stores: Classroom Nightmares
Brown Bag Lunch
Oh, come on. You know you have them. It's wonderful to celebrate our triumphs, but we can learn a lot from what goes horribly, horribly wrong. Come share your classroom disasters--Hallowe'en treats provided.
Going for Full Professor on the Basis of Teaching
Brown Bag Lunch
What exactly does a promotion file that highlights "superior contributions to teaching" look like? We'll have some successful applicants on hand to answer questions and show you their files.
Student Evaluations: What do they really mean?
Brown Bag Lunch
It's that time of year....but what does research say - and what do we say - about how helpful this instrument is for improving our teaching or for tenure and promotion? How do you read them?
Quickwrites, Lecture Breaks, and Think-Pair-Shares: Two Minutes to Active Learning
Brown Bag Lunch
These old favorites are still the simplest ways to make even a large, lecture-style course active - in two minutes. Come to learn about these three adaptable strategies or to talk about how you use them.
