The Gradifying team is paying homage to summer posts from the past, and rightfully so. Kingston in the summer is a beautiful place, teeming with activity and providing the opportunity to break those chains that have kept you bound to…
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This summer, take a hike (for your brain) – Reprise
Posted in All, General, Kingston, New Students, Staying Well Tagged with: cognitive function, exercise, well being
Life after grad school?
This week’s post is courtesy is Thomas Ferrao. In September 2015, Tom completed his MSc. in the physical activity epidemiology lab of the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies. Since his graduation, Tom has taken the ‘real-world’ head-on and has…
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From Me to We: A Reflection on Research Collaborations
(To be read in David Attenborough or Morgan Freeman’s voice) Over the past 3 weeks, the Gradifying team has covered the development and maturation cycle of the graduate student in its natural environment. From undergrad to Master’s, Master’s to PhD,…
Planning for your future (meals) ft. Andrea Brennan
One of the earliest lessons that I learned as a grad student was that purchasing lunch everyday is unsustainable on a student budget. Looking back, it was common to spend $30-40 per week on lunch and snacks on campus; costs which…
Posted in All, Families, Finances, General, Guest Posts, Kingston, New Students, Staying Well, Student Perspective Tagged with: meal planning
Active Learning in Your Classroom
In a time where alternate and free means of learning (Khan Academy, Coursera, etc.) are proliferating with exciting fervour, university instructors more so than ever face of the challenge of providing students with meaningful learning opportunities that cannot be accessed…
Posted in General, Professional Development, Student Perspective, Teaching, Uncategorized Tagged with: active learning, pedagogy, student-centered learning
Getting Started on Teaching Dossiers
Happy New Year and welcome back to what finally feels like a Canadian winter. This time of year generally accompanied by a sense of a fresh start, a new beginning, resolutions to keep. While it’s likely that most resolutions will…
Posted in All, General, Professional Development, Teaching, Uncategorized Tagged with: Centre for Teaching and Learning
Career Week Session Recap: E-Portfolios
Another Career Week has come and gone, (hopefully) leaving in its wake the momentum, motivation, and networking connections necessary for future employment/career pursuits. I had the opportunity to check out the “Speaking to your Strength with an e-Portfolio – How…
Posted in All, General, Jobs and Careers, Professional Development, Student Perspective Tagged with: e-portfolio
Desired Learning Outcomes and Constructive Alignment
After reading this post, you should be able to… As Amanda has alluded to, the twilight of summer is upon us. Personally, I am not ready to accept this fact; however, wishful thinking does not change the reality that TA…
Posted in All, General, New Students, Student Perspective Tagged with: Centre for Teaching and Learning, constructive alignment, learning outcomes, TA/TF