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!
Bridging Leaders Program
📅 Thursdays, September 23rd - December 16th, 2021, 12-5 pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Rock the Podium
📅September 30-November 24, 2021, 7-8:30pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Register: Click here
Fees required. Limited spots available.
Macademia Explorer Orientation & Faculty Networking
📅 Mon., November 1, 2021, 5-6pm ETMon., November 22, 2021, 5-6pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Register: Click here
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.
Bridging Leaders Program
📅 Thursdays, September 23rd - December 16th, 2021, 12-5 pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
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
Info & Register: Click here
Fostering a Psychologically Safe Space During Transition to a Hybrid Workplace
📅 Mon., Sept. 27, 2021, 10am-1pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Register: Click here
PFD Watch Party
📅 Mon., September 27, 2021, 12-1pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Register: Click here
Watch the Video: Click here
MacFACTS "How-To"
📅 Wed., September 29, 2021, 7-8pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Register: Click here
Rock the Podium
📅September 30-November 24, 2021, 7-8:30pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Register: Click here
Inclusive Teaching Community of Practice: Getting to Know Your Learners
📅Thurs., Oct. 14, 2021, 9:30-11 am
💻 Delivered virtually
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MERIT Journal Club
📅 Thurs., October 14, 2021, 5pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info & Register: Click here
Educational Rounds
📅 Tues., October 19, 2021, 5-6pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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October Insight U Meeting
Presenter: TBD
📅 Wed., October 27, 2021, 5-6pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Macademia Explorer Orientation & Faculty Networking
📅 Mon., November 1, 2021, 5-6pm ET
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Register: Click here
Wikipedia Workshop Series: Free Does Not Mean Poor
📅Tues., November 2, 2021, 3:30-5pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
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Wikipedia Workshop Series: Starting from Scratch
📅Tues., November 9, 2021, 5-6:30pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
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Wikipedia Workshop Series: Teacher Wikipedia
📅Tues., Nov. 16, 2021, 3:30-5pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Register: Click here
Educational Rounds
📅 Tues., November 16, 2021, 5-6pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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Inclusive Teaching Community of Practice
📅Thurs., Nov. 18, 2021, 9:30-11 am
💻 Delivered virtually
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Macademia Explorer Orientation & Faculty Networking
📅 Mon., November 22, 2021, 5-6pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Register: Click here
November Insight U Meeting
Presenter: TBD
📅 Wed., November 24, 2021, 5-6pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
PFD Watch Party
📅 Mon., November 29, 2021, 12-1pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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MacFACTS "How-To"
📅 Tues., November 30, 2021, 12-1pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
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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MacFACTS "How-To"
📅 Thurs., March 3, 2022, 7-8pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Register: Click here
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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MacFACTS "How-To"
📅 Wed., May 11, 2022, 12-1pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Register: Click here
Educational Rounds
📅 Tues., May 17, 2022, 5-6pm
💻 Delivered virtually
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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.
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
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
Info: Click here
the cut, the tear & the remix: contemporary collage and Black futures
📅April 22 - July 22, 2021
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Visit the Exhibition: Click here
PFD Watch Party
📅 Mon., July 26, 2021, 12-1pm
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Courageous Conversations: Click here
Empathetic Leadership
📅 Wed., July 28, 2021, 10am-11am
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here
Managing Expectations & Triaging Change
📅Tues., August 17, 2021, 9-11am ET
💻 Delivered virtually
Info: Click here