PROFESSEUR CYNTHIA WESTON, DIRECTRICE DU TEACHING AND LEARNING SERVICES, DE L'UNIVERSITÉ MCGILL
SÉMINAIRE ORGANISÉ LE JEUDI 26 MAI 2011 DE 10H À 12H AU SOCR 40
Abstract
Teaching portfolios (or teaching dossiers) have become important components in the process of applying for academic positions, and in promotion and tenure decisions at many universities. The objective of the seminar is to deepen the discourse and understanding of teaching portfolios as part of an academic career. We will discuss the purpose of teaching portfolios, explore ways to organize them and what might be included. It is becoming increasingly important – and challenging - to ensure that the content of portfolios will be appropriately interpreted. To this end we will explore the use of rubrics and other framework for interpreting and assessing teaching portfolios.
This session may be of interest to faculty members and graduate students in the process of preparing or updating their teaching portfolio as well as academic administrators who may advise them in the preparation of portfolios.
Prof. Cynthia Weston has been a faculty member in the Department of Educational Psychology and Counselling at McGill University since 1980. She has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and has supervised numerous graduate students. In 1999 she received the Faculty of Education Distinguished Teaching Award. Prof. Weston’s research has focused on improving teaching and learning in higher education. She has explored reflection as a cognitive process professors use to improve and construct knowledge about teaching as well as the relationship between professors’ approaches to teaching and students’ learning.
Prof. Cynthia Weston has been the Director of the Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) at McGill University since 2005. She has earned global recognition for her contribution to the field of faculty development and the enhancement of teaching. Currently, she chairs the Teaching and Learning Spaces Working Group and the University Teaching Labs Working group. These groups are responsible for creating a vision for classroom and teaching lab design based on sound pedagogical principles, and stewarding funding for classroom renovations and IT.She is a co-recipient of the 2010 Chris Knapper Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE).
Under her distinguished leadership, Teaching and Learning Services supports McGill University in realizing its ongoing commitment to excellence in student-centered teaching and learning. This is accomplished by promoting and supporting policies and practices that support professors, programs and departments in developing adaptable and innovative learning environments.
Avec le soutien de WBI-Québec, Projet « Evaluation de la qualité de l’enseignement, via les dossiers d’enseignement » Co-promoteurs : Mariane Frenay (UCL) et Alenoush Saroyan (McGill U.)
Publié le 20 mai 2011