The Paul R. MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Excellence in Teaching (The MacPherson Institute)
The MacPherson Institute is McMaster’s teaching and learning support centre and research institute. It offers a wide variety of professional development for teaching activities, supports, and services to all McMaster educators (e.g., Teaching Assistants, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, instructors, faculty, and staff), cultivating an environment where learning deeply matters, and teaching is valued. Staff at the Institute collaborate to explore, enhance, support, and recognize teaching and learning experiences at McMaster. They partner with, support, and connect diverse groups of educators by:
- Creating and delivering professional development that engages educators throughout their careers in teaching and learning in order to enhance the student learning experience.
- Facilitating curriculum development and revision that fosters continuous enhancement and engagement in learning.
- Supporting, conducting, and recognizing teaching and learning scholarship that has the capacity to develop, inform, and enhance educational initiatives and student learning.
- Encouraging and elevating the pedagogical use of educational technologies and creative solutions to enhance teaching and learning.
Through these activities, supports, and services, educators have an opportunity to hone their teaching skills, develop and redesign courses, enhance their educational technology skills, and learn about and engage in research on teaching and learning.
To learn more about the MacPherson Institute, please see the About Us page on the Institute’s website.
