In Conversation with Steve MacNeil: Centring Student Learning

Steve MacNeil from Laurier's Chemistry and Biochemistry department discusses his journey from a blended and flipped classroom into scaffolding a metacognition co-curriculum throughout his courses to help students reflect not only on what they know, but on how they learn. Steve talks about how techniques like collaborative testing and IF-AT cards have deepened students' learning in his courses, why it's necessary to scaffold students through new pedagogies, how instructors can start building metacognitive components into their courses, and how a metacognition co-curriculum can help instructors navigate academic integrity alongside generative AI tools. Explore Steve's Work: Exploring the Influence of Multiple-Choice Test Formats on Student Performance  |  Wood, E., Klausz, N., MacNeil, S. (2022) Learning Task Inventories, Exploration of Optimal Conditions to Help Students Develop, Improve and Sustain Good Study and Learning Practices |  MacNeil, S., Wood, E., (2014) The Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique (IF-AT) in a Large Enrollment Introductory Organic Chemistry Course  |  MacNeil, S. (2011) Learning Task Inventories (LTIs) in Introductory Organic Chemistry  |  MacNeil, S., Wood, E. (2013) Follow Steve on Twitter (@SteveMacNeil9) Download the episode transcript