The Teaching Commons hosts a monthly Journal Club meeting to facilitate and encourage informal discussions of the scholarship of teaching and learning. Join us in reading a new article each month to discuss ideas, reactions, and questions with fellow colleagues interested in exploring innovation in teaching and learning.
Our schedule of 2018-19 Journal Club meetings is now available! Listed below are our upcoming meeting dates and times. Additional information will be made available here and in our Events Calendar. Check back often to discover what articles we will be reading this year.
All Journal Club meetings run from 1:30-2:30pm in the Teaching Commons lounge (1052 Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building)
Monday, September 17 (What is Educational Development?)
*Note: Our first meeting of the year will run from 1-2pm. Join us for a discussion of educational development facilitated by our Director, Celia Popovic. (All future meetings will run at the regularly scheduled time of 1:30-2:30pm).
Article: Family portrait: a profile of educational developers around the world
Monday, October 29 (eLearning)
Wednesday, November 14 (Scholarship of Teaching & Learning - SoTL)
Article: Sparking SoTL: Triggers and Stories from One Institution
Wednesday, January 9 (Accommodations and Inclusive Teaching)
Article: Self-Disclosure Decisions of University Students with Learning Disabilities
Wednesday, February 13 (Cognition & Learning)
Article: Optimizing the Use of Interpolated Tests: The Influence of Interpolated Test Lag
Wednesday, March 13 (First Year Experience)
Wednesday, April 10 (Teaching in the Sciences)
Wednesday, May 8 (Experiential Education)
If you have any suggestions for articles to discuss, or if you are interested in hosting a Journal Club meeting, email Lisa Endersby, Educational Developer, at lendersb@yorku.ca
York University Libraries offer a variety of Research Guides to assist you in finding additional readings and research on topics discussed in the Journal Club.
