As an instructor, it might be tempting to measure the success of student visits by how quickly you can provide a correct answer—but excelling at this particular metric might come at the cost of a student building their own ability to answer similar questions in the future. The 5G framework ((The 5G framework draws its […]
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Five things a TA should do in their first lab, seminar, tutorial or class
1. Whatever approach you’re going to take in your classroom, model it. If you plan to use discussions, case studies or experimental work, model some component of it on your first day. You want students to understand that these approaches are important to their success in the course while also letting them know that they’ll […]
My union (CUPE 3903) is poised for a strike and I’m feeling naked
This time next week, I might be on strike. Here’s the local media’s take on the potential disruption: York University faces possible strike (Toronto Star) York plans to cancel classes in event of strike (Globe and Mail) NORTH YORK: Strike looms at York U. (insidetoronto.com) Follow the most recent Google-indexed updates Optics are big when […]