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View of Nanaimo Harbour<\/p><\/div>\n

ABT instructors Mary Higgins and Christine Nehring recently presented back-to-back at both UFV\u2019s annual PD Day and Vancouver Island University\u2019s (VIU) Teaching and Learning Conference.<\/p>\n

UFV FLO Workshop<\/h2>\n

In keeping with ABT\u2019s focus on digital resilience and technology use, Mary and Christine participated in the first workshop through pre-recorded video built into a Blackboard shell. The workshop was organized by the participants of UFV’s inaugural Facilitating Learning Online (FLO) course as a way of sharing strategies, successes and challenges from that May 2015 experience.<\/p>\n

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UFV FLO Workshop Team<\/p><\/div>\n

WordPressing the World one Workshop at a Time<\/h2>\n

Mary and Christine continued their goal of WordPress world domination by conducting a workshop titled “Blogging in WordPress: Strategies for Success” at VIU’s annual Teaching and Learning Conference. Participants were given a whirlwind tour of WordPress (e.g., the Dashboard, Media Library, Categories and Tags) and were introduced to blogging strategies such as using text and images appropriately, and ensuring accessibility. Participants then created, edited, and posted a blog post. (Here are some examples of their work<\/a>.) Feedback from the session was excellent, with comments such as:<\/p>\n