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5.5.1 Beyond the Literature Review: Modernizing Scientific Writing Assignments Naijin Li, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Human Biology Program, FAS Sustaining Resonance: Lessons, Insights, and Impact This session showcases a novel scientific manuscript assignment that has been developed for an advanced undergraduate neuroscience course. The assignment replaces traditional literature reviews with an authentic simulation of the research process whereby students formulate a focused neurobiological question, design an experimental pipeline, analyze three provided datasets based on core neuroscience methodologies, and communicate their findings in a professional manuscript format. Students also complete structured peer reviews that mirror scholarly publishing practices. Since the assignment requires [...]

2.5.1 About binomial theorem I am teeming with a lot of news: oral tests in a first-year math class Shai Cohen, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, ISTEP, FASE                                             Finding the Frequency: Clarity, Purpose, and What Matters Most    In trying to focus on the most important elements of the pedagogy, a remedial calculus class has used many unusual elements - competency-based grading, weekly quizzes instead of a single midterm, team assignments, etc.  This year, we have added a 15-minute oral test [...]

2.6.1 Supporting Our Students' Mental Health: Quercus-based Resources for the Classroom Lauren Brown, Victoria College Vic One Hundred instructor, Health & Wellness, Division of Student Life  Allan McKee, Health Communications & Knowledge Translation Coordinator, Health & Wellness, Division of Student Life                                                                  Sustaining Resonance: Lessons, Insights, and Impact Supporting our Students' Mental Health (SOSMH) is a Quercus-based resource hub for faculty and teaching assistants. SOSMH is a response to the [...]

1.5.1 An Interactive Module to Prepare Nursing Students for Their First Clinical Placement: The transformation of an idea Mary Ann Fegan, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Sustaining Resonance: Lessons, Insights, and Impact Nursing students begin clinical practice within a month of entering the program. With a goal to improve students’ preparation for their first clinical placement and help demystify the clinical learning environment, we reimagined and redesigned our orientation approach. Over the past four years, what was once a large class discussion with PowerPoint slides transformed into an interactive, media-rich online clinical orientation module, with an accompanying [...]

1.4.1 The Power of Presence: Centering In‑Person Communication in a Digital‑Heavy Era Alexandra Motut, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Rotman School of Management   Filtering the Noise: Tools, Trends, and Tensions         I describe how my commitment to in-person, real-time assessment in a second-year business communications course cuts through the noise of a digital-heavy teaching landscape and helps students understand what matters most in communicating effectively with others. In an era of overwhelming AI-powered tools and asynchronous convenience, I structure my course around one core principle: students learn communication best when they must communicate in real time, in person, with real [...]