Planning your Summer 2020 courses?

TLS has redesigned its Teaching Remotely During a Time of Disruption website to include current and easy-to-access information. You’ll find resources for teaching and assessment strategies, as well as guidance on selecting appropriate tools to implement these strategies. Check out the Teaching Remotely Brief Guide!

Prepare your teaching portfolio

To get started on writing about your teaching approach, reflect on your teaching and learning experiences. This can help you describe how your beliefs and values inform your teaching methods. More information and sample McGill portfolios are here.

Zoom Privacy and Security: Myth vs Reality

As Zoom usage has increased during recent weeks, so has concern over privacy and cybersecurity. If you are using this web conferencing platform, take the time to read McGill IT’s article about how they are mitigating specific concerns raised by the McGill community.

Health and Wellness Resources

If you are looking for online off-campus support for mental health, fitness, mindfulness, and more, check out the Student Wellness Hub’s page for recommended support off-campus!

Looking for information on revised grading and assessment policies for Winter 2020?

See the Adjusted Academic Measures page: “Rather than determine a singular way forward, the possible adjustments take into account the complexities our students face, and are presented as a basket of options so that each student can be empowered to make choices that fit their unique situation.”

New Posts on Teaching for Learning @ McGill University

This blog, hosted by TLS, features posts by instructors, students, and anyone else in higher education we’re lucky enough to collaborate with. Join in conversations about teaching and learning!

• How can assessment be used to promote student well-being? 

Library Updates

Liaison Librarians are here to help

Connect directly with your subject-specific liaison librarian via email if you need help with in-depth reference questions and research.

Teaching Services

Instructors at McGill can visit the Library’s Teaching Services page for step-by-step instructions on how to create persistent links in WorldCat Discovery. Your liaison librarian can also assist in this process and help you locate materials to support your teaching.

Reporting Scanned myCourses Readings

To ensure access to course materials, Copibec has increased scan limit from 15% to 35%. All scans must be reported.

POSTPONED: VPN access will soon require Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) 

The mandatory implementation of Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) on McGill’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) has been postponed until May 5, 2020.

Cancellation of TLS In-person Workshops

TLS in-person workshops have been cancelled through June due to the Covid-19 disruption. We are exploring alternative workshop formats. In the meantime, you can always look for teaching resources on the TLS web page for instructors.