Don't be over-anxious about always fitting in, accepting given formats, or smoothly accommodating expectations. I would like to give one specific answer to this question. McGill ought to set up a truly effective University-wide dossier service that would vigorously help undergraduates, graduate students and alumni in applying for program admissions, grants or scholarships and employment. Other major North American universities provide this service. To ensure that McGill's good teaching has successful consequences, we should do the same thing.
Students crave clarity and directness.
Nonetheless, I am learning. We have masters in this department of course, David Harpp, for example. Teaching has to be interactive to be effective. By that I mean that students have to feel that I am speaking directly to them. As long as technology doesn't interfere with this, then it will be effective.