Program for Faculty Development
Upcoming Events
Check out this page to learn more about upcoming events hosted by the McMaster Program for Faculty Development and Affiliate Organizations!
We are so excited you're interested in finding out more about our events.
Below you will find:
MacPFD Events
Other Mac FHS Events
New Releases of Recent Events
Find more at our Video Archive for more previous recorded events from MacPFD.Past MacPFD Events (without recordings)
Interested in External Faculty Development Events? Then check out our External Event Calendar.
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Featured Programs
These are featured programs that we have designed with you in mind.
Looking for deeper learning that goes beyond a one-off event? We've got some amazing programs for you below - check it out!
Qualitative Grant Writing Workshop Series
📅 January 13th-February 24th, 2022, 12-1pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Register: Click here
Registration capped at 10 participants. Deadline to register: December 14th, 2021.
Bridging Leaders Program
📅 January 31st - May 25th, 2022 (times vary)
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
To Apply: Click here
Applications due December 21, 2021.
Time For Your Life
with Dr. Christina Shenvi
📅 February 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2022, 7:30-9:00pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
To Pre-Register: Click here
Fees required.
ReThink Conference
📅 Wed., February 16, 2022, 10am-4pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Abstract Submission: Click Here
Submission deadline is January 7, 2022.Upcoming Events
All About Developing Yourself
Below are all the events that the MacPFD team has planned or partnered with another group to create. For other events by MacPFD partner organizations, please see the next section.
Fac.Dev
QUEST program
QUEST program
📅Sign up to be a beta-tester for the new MacPFD learning system.
Testing will begin in early 2021.
Limited spots available
Click here to Sign Up for the Beta-Test Run of our QUEST system.
MacFACTS "How-To"
📅 Tues., November 30, 2021, 12-1pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Register: Click here
Supervision & Motivation:
Evidence-Based Strategies for Supporting Graduate StudentsGuest Speaker: Dr. Nathan C. Hall, from McGill University
📅 Tues., Nov. 30, 2021, 1-2:30 pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
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MacPFD Open Mic Night
📅 Thurs., December 9, 2021, 7-9pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
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Antiracism in Healthcare
with Amie Archibald-Varley
📅 Tues., January 11, 2022, 7pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info & Register: Click here
Qualitative Grant Writing
📅 January 13th-February 24th, 2022, 12-1pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Register: Click here
Bridging Leaders Program
📅 January 31st - May 25th, 2022 (times vary)
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
To Apply: Click here
Applications due December 21, 2021.Time For Your Life
with Dr. Christina Shenvi
📅 February 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2022, 7:30-9:00pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
To Pre-Register: Click here
Fees required.ReThink Conference
📅 Wed., February 16, 2022, 10am-4pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Abstract Submission: Click Here
Submission deadline is January 7, 2022.MacFACTS "How-To"
📅 Thurs., March 3, 2022, 7-8pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Register: Click here
MacFACTS "How-To"
📅 Wed., May 11, 2022, 12-1pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Register: Click here
Other Events
Looking for More?
We are happy to list all the events that we think our McMaster FHS faculty would enjoy. If you have an event you'd like to see listed, please email us at: macpfd@mcmaster.ca.
Interested in events external to McMaster? Check out our new external event page, here.
Flash Presentations: Critical Disability Research and Teaching Cluster
📅 Wed., December 1, 2021, 10am-12pm AND/OR 1-4pm EST
💻 Delivered virtually
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Disability DIScussion: The 3 Fs of Food (In)Accessibility
📅 Thurs., December 2, 2021, 12-12:30pm EST
💻 Delivered virtually
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Assistive Technology – Lived Experiences and Uses
📅 Friday., December 2, 2021, 10am-12pm EST
💻 Delivered virtually
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Understanding Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) for Research
Featuring: Dr. Anita Acai
📅 Thurs., December 7, 2021, 12pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Learning in Colours: Official Launch
📅 Wed., December 8, 2021, 12-1pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Innovations in Education Conference: Partnership in Teaching & Learning
📅December 9&10, 2021, 9am-12pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Capacity is limited - register early!
Understanding Health Issues for Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQIA+
📅Thurs., Dec. 9, 2021, 5-6:30 pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
Info & Register: Click here
Educational Rounds
📅 Tues., January 18, 2022, 5-6pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Inclusive Teaching Community of Practice
📅 Wed., February 2, 2022, 1-2:30 pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Educational Rounds
📅 Tues., February 15, 2022, 5-6pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Inclusive Teaching Community of Practice
📅 Wed., March 2, 2022, 1-2:30 pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
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Educational Rounds
📅 Tues., March 15, 2022, 5-6pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Educational Rounds
📅 Tues., April 19, 2022, 5-6pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Educational Rounds
📅 Tues., May 17, 2022, 5-6pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Past Events
Take on Me: How to Join the Scholarly Conversation
📅 Wed., July 7, 2021, 10am-12pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
Teaching with Toons:
What Can a Century-Old Magic Medium Teach Us About Educational Multimedia?
📅 Tues., July 13, 2021, 3:30-5pm ET
Guest: Dr. Bryan Brown
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Step by Step...Oh baby! Outlines, Storyboards, and Flow...
📅 Wed., July 14, 2021, 10am-12pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Express Yourself: Finding the Right Fit for Your Article
📅 Wed., July 21, 2021, 10am-12pm
💻 Delivered virtually
I Wanna Dance with Somebody: Collaboration & Bringing Your Team Together
📅 Wed., July 28, 2021, 10am-12pm
💻 Delivered virtually
With or Without You: Leading the Writing
📅 Wed., August 4, 2021, 10am-12pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Cruel to be Kind - Cutting & Editing Your Work
📅Wed., August 11, 2021, 10am-12pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Sweet Child of Mine: How to Handle Revisions
📅Wed., August 18, 2021, 10am-12pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Don’t Stop Believin’: Rejections & Resilience
📅Wed., August 25, 2021, 10am-12pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Games, Gamification, & Serious Games for Health Professions Educators
📅Thurs., September 2, 2021, 6-8pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Bridging Leaders Program
📅 Thursdays, September 23rd - December 16th, 2021, 12-5 pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
P Cubed (P3) Presentations
📅 Tues., September 28, 2021, 2-4pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
MacFACTS "How-To"
📅 Wed., September 29, 2021, 7-8pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Rock the Podium
📅September 30-November 24, 2021, 7-8:30pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
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Macademia Explorer Orientation & Faculty Networking
📅 Mon., November 1, 2021, 5-6pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
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Wikipedia Workshop Series: Free Does Not Mean Poor
📅Tues., November 2, 2021, 3:30-5pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Debriefing in Simulation-Based Teaching & Learning
📅Mon., November 8, 2021, 1-4pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Wikipedia Workshop Series: Starting from Scratch
📅Tues., November 9, 2021, 5-6:30pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Wikipedia Workshop Series: Teacher Wikipedia
📅Tues., Nov. 16, 2021, 3:30-5pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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How to Write Great Exam Questions
📅Fri., November 19, 2021, 1-2:45pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Macademia Explorer Orientation & Faculty Networking
📅 Mon., November 22, 2021, 5-6pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Leadership CHAT: How Do We Weave EDI Practices Into Our Team Environments?
📅 Mon., November 29, 2021, 12-1pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Past MacPFD Partner Events
Clinical Health Innovation Program
📅Cohort 2: July-Dec 2021
💻 Delivered virtually
Fees Required
Info: Click here
Essentials of Open Data Sharing
📅 Thurs., July 8, 2021, 2-3pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
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the cut, the tear & the remix: contemporary collage and Black futures
📅April 22 - July 22, 2021
💻 Delivered virtually
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Visit the Exhibition: Click here
PFD Watch Party
📅 Mon., July 26, 2021, 12-1pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Courageous Conversations: Click here
Empathetic Leadership
📅 Wed., July 28, 2021, 10am-11am
💻 Delivered virtually
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Managing Expectations & Triaging Change
📅Tues., August 17, 2021, 9-11am ET
💻 Delivered virtually
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Measuring the Acquisition of Health Innovation & Entrepreneurial Competencies in Higher Education
Presenter: Sarrah Lal
(Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine)📅 Tues., September 21, 2021, 5-6pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Fostering a Psychologically Safe Space During Transition to a Hybrid Workplace
📅 Mon., Sept. 27, 2021, 10am-1pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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PFD Watch Party
📅 Mon., September 27, 2021, 12-1pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Machine Learning in Health: Opportunities & Challenges Speaker Series
📅Thurs., September 30, 2021, 4-5pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Lunch & A Lab Meeting
Featuring: Dr. Monica Molinaro
📅Tues., October 5, 2021 , 2021, 12pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Building 2SLGBTQIA+ Positive Spaces 101
📅Thurs., October 7, 2021, 8-10am ET
💻 Delivered virtually
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Inclusive Teaching Community of Practice: Getting to Know Your Learners
📅Thurs., Oct. 14, 2021, 9:30-11 am
💻 Delivered virtually
Effects of The Virtual Environment on HPE
📅 Thurs., October 14, 2021, 5pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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When It's Hard to Do What's Right: Mapping the Influence of Sociocultural Factors on Decision-Making in Clinical Contexts
Featuring: Dr. Renate Kahlke
📅 Tues., October 19, 2021, 5-6pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Building 2SLGBTQIA+ Positive Spaces 201
📅Thurs., October 19, 2021, 5-7pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
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Annual Virtual Retreat
📅 Sat., October 23, 8:30 am-12:35 pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
There is a fee for this event.October Insight U Meeting
Presenter: Dr. Catherine Tong
📅 Wed., October 27, 2021, 5-6pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Begin by Listening: Student Activism on Sexual Violence Symposium
📅November 4-5, 2021
💻 Delivered virtually
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Land Acknowledgement
📅 Mon., Nov. 8, 2021, 9:30-11:30 am
💻 Delivered virtually
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Human Rights Fundamentals
📅 Mon., Nov. 8, 2021, 1:30-3:30 pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Anti-Racism Workshop
📅 Tues., Nov. 9, 2021, 9:30-11:30 am
💻 Delivered virtually
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An Introduction to the Duty to Accommodate
📅 Tues., Nov. 9, 2021, 1:30-3:30 pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Challenging Islamophobia on Campus
📅 Wed., Nov. 10, 2021, 1:30-3:30 pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Supporting Survivors: Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence
📅Thurs, Nov 11, 2021, 9:30-11:30am
💻 Delivered virtually
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Accessibility 101
📅Thurs., Nov. 11, 2021, 1:30-3:30 pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Cultural Appropriation
📅Fri., Nov. 12, 2021, 9:30-11:30 am
💻 Delivered virtually
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Digital Accessibility 101
📅Mon., Nov. 15, 2021, 9:30-11:30 am
💻 Delivered virtually
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What's in a Word: Insult or Inclusion?
📅Mon., Nov. 15, 2021, 1:30-3:30 pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Men's Allyship in Ending Sexual Violence
📅Tues., Nov. 16, 2021, 9:30-11:30 am
💻 Delivered virtually
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Accessible Presentation Techniques
📅Tues., Nov. 16, 2021, 1:30-3:30 pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Evaluating for Longevity: Exploring the Ecology of Change
Guest Speaker: Dr. Deena Hamza
📅 Tues., November 16, 2021, 5-6pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Accessibility in Online Teaching and Learning
📅Wed., Nov. 17, 2021, 9:30-11:30 am
💻 Delivered virtually
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Inclusive Teaching Community of Practice
📅Thurs., Nov. 18, 2021, 9:30-11 am
💻 Delivered virtually
Providing 2SLGBTQIA+ Healthcare: A Panel Discussion
📅Thurs., Nov. 18, 2021, 5-6:30 pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
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Positive Space
📅Fri., Nov. 19, 2021, 9:30-11:30 am
💻 Delivered virtually
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November Insight U Meeting
Featuring: Sandra Monteiro & Matthew Sibbald
📅 Wed., November 24, 2021, 5-6pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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PFD Watch Party
📅 Mon., November 29, 2021, 12-1pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Watch the video: Click here