/ose/taxonomy/term/42/all en /ose/channels/news/undergraduate-research-takes-center-stage-poster-showcase-357139 <p>On the evening of March 19, more than 500 members of the UUֱ�� community gathered in celebration of student work at the fifth annual Undergraduate Poster Showcase. Hosted each March by the <a href="http://www.mcgill.ca/ose">Office of Science Education (OSE)</a>, the Showcase invites students from across the University to share their scientific research, field work, in-class assignments, passion projects and more.</p> Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:42:18 +0000 admin 6815 at /ose /ose/channels/news/undergraduate-poster-showcase-2023-gather-us-346528 <p><i>Office of Science Education Student Engagement Administrator <b>Ezelbahar Metin</b> and Communications Assistant <b>Bhavya Bhushan</b> sat down with presenters to discuss the upcoming Undergraduate Poster Showcase. This year, the highly-anticipated hybrid event will be hosted on March 15, 6-8 PM ET in the University Centre (SSMU) Ballroom and via livestream. <b>Register here to attend: </b></i><strong><em><a href="https://mcgillups.eventbrite.com/">https://mcgillups.eventbrite.com/</a></em></strong><b><i> </i></b></p> Fri, 03 Mar 2023 18:21:01 +0000 kira.smith@mcgill.ca 6689 at /ose /ose/channels/event/scilearn-speaker-series-presentation-dr-faria-sana-333833 <p><b>Workshop for instructors:</b> Taking the Big 3 into the Classroom<br /> <strong>Friday, October 29,<sup>  </sup>11:30am – 1:00pm</strong></p> Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:49:52 +0000 kira.smith@mcgill.ca 6577 at /ose /ose/channels/event/scilearn-speaker-series-presentation-dr-joe-kim-333832 <p><b>Presentation</b>: Motivating Durable Learning: Focused Attention through Instructional Design<br /> <strong>Friday, October 22, 11:30am – 12:30pm</strong></p> Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:41:53 +0000 kira.smith@mcgill.ca 6576 at /ose /ose/channels/news/science-students-course-change-fsci-396-research-projects-345917 <p>Data and collaboration are key in science – so why not use both to drive change in teaching and learning at the Faculty of Science at UUֱ��? FSCI 396 – <i>Research Project in Science Teaching and Learning</i> is a course that partners undergraduate students and instructors to design and assess learning opportunities, resulting in improvements for everyone.</p> Mon, 06 Feb 2023 15:19:41 +0000 jeremy.audet@mcgill.ca 6682 at /ose /ose/channels/news/undergraduate-poster-showcase-2021-show-must-go-329386 <p><i>Office of Science Education Communications Assistant <strong>Brent Jamsa</strong> sat down with four students to discuss their upcoming presentations at the second annual Undergraduate Poster Showcase. This year, the highly-anticipated event will be hosted on March 16, 6-8 PM EST via Zoom. <b>Register here to attend: </b></i><a href="https://mcgill.ca/x/odx"><b><i>https://mcgill.ca/x/odx</i></b></a><b><i>.</i></b><i> </i></p> Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:35:56 +0000 davis.hepnar@mcgill.ca 6498 at /ose /ose/channels/news/pursuing-arctic-research-dream-344163 <p>Lizz Webb, a PhD student in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (and OSE Science Education Fellow) here at UUֱ��, spent a week in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago barely 1,000 kilometres from the North Pole, as part of her studies.</p> Thu, 08 Dec 2022 22:27:50 +0000 kira.smith@mcgill.ca 6678 at /ose /ose/channels/news/dan-petrescu-speaker-series-presents-rethinking-learning-mits-dr-sanjay-sarma-344149 <p>By <strong>Hilary Sweatman</strong></p> <p><em>“The big mistake is this: we assume that the professor has a pen and the student's brain is a sheet of paper and all the professor has to do is write on the sheet of paper and declare victory.” – Dr. Sanjay Sarma. </em></p> Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:30:33 +0000 kira.smith@mcgill.ca 6676 at /ose /ose/channels/news/scilearn-helps-connect-students-course-material-outside-classroom-344147 <p>"On a Monday afternoon during midterm season, the cafeteria of Royal Victoria College is the place to be."<br /> In this UUֱ�� Tribune feature, Gillian Cameron captures the spirit of <a href="/ose/initiatives/scilearn/scilearn-peer-collaboration">SciLearn Peer Collaboration</a>, a collaborative learning environment for U0 & U1 students in Science courses.</p> <p> </p> Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:12:17 +0000 kira.smith@mcgill.ca 6675 at /ose /ose/channels/news/meeting-climate-crisis-resilience-and-collaborative-action-340349 <p>UUֱ�� undergraduates have a unique opportunity to expand their climate science literacy and acquire tools for taking action to reduce the impacts of the unfolding climate crisis.</p> <p>Registration is now open to <b>students</b> <b>in every program</b> for <a href="/study/courses/fsci-198">FSCI 198: Climate Crisis and Climate Actions</a>, a new undergraduate course featuring a team of multi-disciplinary instructors who will present diverse perspectives on the scientific and social dimensions of climate change.</p> Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:15:50 +0000 fergus.grieve@mcgill.ca 6645 at /ose /ose/channels/news/show-must-go-undergraduate-poster-showcase-brings-students-virtual-stage-330553 <p><em>UUֱ�� Science student <strong>Catherine Wang</strong> attended the Faculty of Science’s Undergraduate Poster Showcase to support her peers. Here, she shares her impressions of the event.</em></p> Wed, 21 Apr 2021 13:16:24 +0000 fergus.grieve@mcgill.ca 6502 at /ose /ose/channels/news/new-award-support-participation-science-education-conferences-302602 <p>The Office of Science Education (OSE) is offering 10 conference awards – worth up to $2,000 each – to students, staff and faculty in the Faculty of Science. The awards will support members of the Faculty who would like to participate in scholarly exchange related to science education at the local, national or international level.</p> Wed, 13 Nov 2019 21:21:17 +0000 fergus.grieve@mcgill.ca 6275 at /ose /ose/channels/news/thinking-outside-zoom-box-large-class-teaching-exchange-part-2-333742 <p><em>Part 2: Considerations for Online Course Delivery</em></p> <p>By <strong>Hilary Sweatman, Jacqueline Kort Mascort, Véronique Brulé, Jennie Ferris</strong></p> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:10:42 +0000 fergus.grieve@mcgill.ca 6574 at /ose /ose/channels/news/thinking-outside-zoom-box-large-class-teaching-exchange-part-1-333689 <p><em>Part 1: Engaging Students Online</em></p> <p>By <strong>Jacqueline Kort Mascort, Hilary Sweatman, Véronique Brulé, Jennie Ferris</strong></p> Mon, 27 Sep 2021 19:08:27 +0000 fergus.grieve@mcgill.ca 6552 at /ose /ose/channels/news/building-science-students-communication-skills-mswi-333686 <p><em>Marina Nysten and Joyce Wu are the co-founders of the <a href="https://www.mcgill-mswi.com/">UUֱ�� Scientific Writing Initiative (MSWI)</a>, a student-run organization dedicated to promoting effective science communication at UUֱ�� and beyond. The <a href="/ose/">Office of Science Education</a> recently collaborated with MSWI, which concluded its first year in service to the student body. Here, Marina and Joyce reflect on MSWI’s inaugural year and future plans as recent UUֱ�� alumni.</em></p> Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:46:42 +0000 fergus.grieve@mcgill.ca 6551 at /ose