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Clue #4 Guess Who’s Coming? Follow the weekly reveal campaign to find out who is coming to PDDay on April 2, 2019. _____________________________________________________________ Save the Date Join us on Tuesday, April 30 for the 2019 Professional Development Day at the Abbotsford campus. All faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to a day of professional development to connect with colleagues, learn tools, tips, and … Read more
Clue #3 Guess Who’s Coming? Follow the weekly reveal campaign to find out who is coming to PDDay on April 2, 2019. _____________________________________________________________ Save the Date Join us on Tuesday, April 30 for the 2019 Professional Development Day at the Abbotsford campus. All faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to a day of professional development to connect with colleagues, learn tools, tips, and … Read more
Join us for the Instructional Skills Workshop, facilitated by Michelle Johnson Location: UFV, Abbotsford Campus – Rm G124 Workshop Schedule: Friday, January 11 9:00am – 1:00pm Saturday, January 12 8:30am – 4:30pm Saturday, January 26 8:30am – 4:30pm Saturday, February 9 8:30am – 4:30pm The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) … Read more
SELF-STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION A Series of Brown-Bag Conversations on Teaching & Learning The Department of Adult Education is initiating the first of what we hope will become an annual, themed series of study groups aimed at broadening and deepening our reflective practices and collegial relations as teachers, educators, and administrators in higher education. This … Read more
Join the FDW. The Facilitator Development Workshop is designed primarily for individuals who will be conducting the ISW at an institution. Individuals must participate in an ISW prior to applying for the FDW. The FDW provides individuals with an opportunity for professional development in a challenging and supportive atmosphere and provides connections to a larger … Read more
Radical new deliver adopted with (relative) ease Imagine this: 23 students in the classroom and 15 remote students attending your class online simulations. Technology bridges the gap and creates one learning community engaging in the same class activities. Sound overwhelming? Maybe a little. But yes, it is possible, and yes, instructors are making that happen … Read more
Timing Set a time of the week that you will log in to your course and spend one 3-hour “class” online or two 90-minute classes. Let yourself out early some days. Know when you shine – I’m a morning person, so my time was set at 6:00am (yup). Take advantage of the flexible scheduling. Get a head … Read more
An instructor suggested that more Blackboard video tutorials be made available reminding us that video is a great learning tool. I reflected on why video is such an effective means of teaching and learning. I then reflected on YouTube and asked myself why it was my go-to source to learn many new things. Sequential learning was what first came to mind; the … Read more
EdTech in Action: Ted Zak offers students classroom captures When you introduce a new teaching tool into your everyday teaching and students can’t stop asking for more then you know you’re on to something, and Ted Zak, Carpentry instructor, is definitely on to something with his classroom capture. Ted has found a need to record his classes … Read more
Dates: Mon, Nov. 26 – Fri, Nov. 30, 2018 Location: UFV, Abbotsford Campus – Rm (to be determined) Facilitator: David Tickner The Facilitator Development Workshop is designed primarily for individuals who will be conducting the ISW at an institution. It is recommended that individuals participate in an ISW prior to applying for the FDW. The … Read more