McMaster’s Partnered in Teaching and Learning Strategy advances innovative, cross-disciplinary teaching and learning to elevate educational practice and prepare students to make a transformative impact on our world.
The Office of the Provost and MacPherson Institute are offering grants to support staff and instructors in transforming teaching and learning at McMaster.
Celebrate teaching excellence. Nominate an educator who has transformed the student experience through innovation and commitment (Call opens in the Fall annually).
At McMaster, we advance human and societal well-being through innovative and collaborative approaches to teaching and learning.
We build on the university’s pioneering roots in problem-based learning (PBL), blending inclusive, experiential, inquiry-driven and research-informed practices that respond to today’s complex global challenges and in-demand careers.
From classroom innovations to institution-wide initiatives, we’re cultivating a culture that values reflection, takes risks and embraces new possibilities — whether through digital transformation, community engagement or interdisciplinary learning.
This spirit of curiosity and continuous improvement advances our commitment to equity, accessibility, belonging, and global engagement, ensuring that McMaster’s teaching and learning remain adaptable, future-ready and student-focused.
The implementation of the Strategy will impact how students learn, how instructors teach, and how staff support teaching and learning activities.
Starting with our founding in 1887, innovation in teaching and learning has been woven into the fabric of McMaster since the beginning.
Our instructors have received national, international and university recognition for their work in the classroom and beyond. They have consistently innovated teaching and learning at McMaster and beyond, with the support of internal and external grants.
The second priority in McMaster’s Strategic Plan is Teaching & Learning. This priority focuses on supporting innovation, elevating teaching as a professional discipline, and equipping our students with the skills needed to make transformative impacts.
The Office of Community Engagement (OCE) at McMaster University builds and supports reciprocal, community‑led partnerships that connect teaching, learning, research, and service with local communities for mutual benefit and public good.
The Arts and Science Program is a distinctive, interdisciplinary undergraduate program that combines arts and sciences through inquiry‑based learning to foster critical thinking, social awareness, and adaptable skills, preparing students for a variety of future endeavors.
The INSPIRE Office of Flexible Learning fosters imaginative, kind, and flexible teaching and learning through interdisciplinary, experiential and experimental spaces and courses that expand how, when, and why students learn.
McMaster Continuing Education (MCE) delivers flexible, online and blended programs that support lifelong learning, skill development, and career advancement for adult learners and professionals.
The MacPherson Institute at McMaster University is the university’s teaching and learning centre. They cultivate a university culture where teaching is valued and learning deeply matters by supporting educators through professional development, curriculum design, educational technology, and teaching and learning scholarship.
McMaster University is poised to become a global leader in kinesiology and healthspan optimization, thanks to a transformative $50-million gift from alumna Dr. Marcy McCall MacBain, BSc ’00, LLD ’24 and John McCall MacBain, with the McCall MacBain Foundation. It is the largest philanthropic investment in kinesiology in Canadian university history. The endowed gift will […]
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Khaled Hassanein has been reappointed as dean of the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University for a second five-year term, effective July 1, 2026. Since beginning his tenure as dean in July 2021, Hassanein has led DeGroote through a period of significant transformation and revitalization. His first term began at a time of extraordinary […]
Sean Corner has been appointed Acting Dean for the Faculty of Humanities for a one-year term while a search for a new dean is conducted. A professor in the Department of Greek and Roman Studies, Corner has been with McMaster since 2004, and has been the Faculty’s associate dean of undergraduate studies since 2019. “Sean […]