What campus resources are available to help?
We are fortunate to have a wealth of expertise across campus that you can access. We will continue to add to this list – if you have any resources you’d like to suggest, please email mi@mcmaster.ca
Central resources
Campus-wide Blended & Online Community of Practice (Microsoft Team)
MacPherson Institute
- Teaching Remotely website
- Professional Development for Teaching Self-Enrol Modules – available under the “Discover” tab after logging in to Avenue to Learn
- Learning to Teach Online Self-Enrol Course – available under the “Discover” tab after logging in to Avenue to Learn
- Faculty-based support/consultations (each key contact is also listed below underneath each Faculty)
- MacVideo Teaching Remotely Channel
- Avenue to Learn Knowledge Base
- Avenue Homepage Template: This new homepage includes several widgets designed to simplify access to content, improve usability, reduce confusion and provide an option for a consistent structure across courses.
- New Avenue to Learn Widgets: Custom widgets have been created to improve user-experience for communications, assessments and navigating content.
- 10 Tips to Improve the Usability of Your Avenue Course: This recent article provides helpful tips on making your course more user-friendly to enhance the student and instructor experience.
- Avenue Support: If you would like a one-on-one support session to help customize your Avenue course, please contact avenue@mcmaster.ca.
University Technology Services (UTS)
Equity & Inclusion Office and Student Accessibility Services
- Accessibility Hub COVID-19 Response: Info for Faculty and Instructors
- Accessible Digital Content Training (in partnership with Science Media Lab)
Libraries
Faculty-specific Support:
Business
- Greg Van Gastel, MacPherson Institute Key Contact Liaison (vangasj@mcmaster.ca)
- Teaching & Learning Services – Course design support, online/blended teaching support at dsbeddev@mcmaster.ca
- Guidebook for new faculty/sessional instructors (Coming soon!)
Engineering
- Elliot Storm, MacPherson Institute Liaison (storme@mcmaster.ca)
- Katie Harding, Learning Support Librarian (Engineering): kharding@mcmaster.caa
Health Sciences
- Rebecca Taylor, MacPherson Institute Key Contact (taylor10@mcmaster.ca)
- FHS Online Teaching Tips Sheet
- Program for Faculty Development (PFD) – Teresa Chan, Assistant Dean PFD, teresa.chan@medportal.ca
- Check out MacPFD Video Archive!
- Learning Technology Lab (LTL) – Ilana Bayer, Director LTL, bayer@mcmaster.ca
- Continuing Health Sciences Education (CHSE) – Nishma Singhal, Assistant Dean CHSE, singhan@mcmaster.ca
- Computer Services Unit – Classroom & Collaborative Technologies – John Bator, batorj@mcmaster.ca
- Centre for Simulation-Based Learning (CSBL), Bingxian Wang, Simulation Manager, bwang@mcmaster.ca
- Health Sciences Library, Jennifer McKinnell, Director, mckinn@mcmaster.ca
Humanities
- Devon Mordell, MacPherson Institute Key Contact (mordelld@mcmaster.ca)
- Humanities Media and Computing – hardware or software support
Science
- Kris Knorr, MacPherson Institute Key Contact (knorrk@mcmaster.ca)
- Science IT – hardware or software support, Greg Atkinson, atkinson@mcmaster.ca
- Media Lab Specialist Jamie Kaushal, kaushal@mcmaster.ca
- Accessible Digital Media Specialist, Jessica Blackwood, blackwj@mcmaster.ca
- Manager of Remote Experience, Debbie Marinoff, <marinof@mcmaster.ca
- Meghan Kinsella, Academic Review Administrator, kinselmn@mcmaster.ca
Social Sciences
- Sarah Whitwell, MacPherson Institute Key Contact (whitwese@mcmaster.ca)
- Social Sciences Instructor Teaching Supports
- Instructional Support Videos and Text Support Documents
- Real-Time/Caption Teaching Support – Request Form
- Learning Technologies Consultant, Nick Marquis, marquis@mcmaster.ca
