MicroCourse 1 — Course Organization (Blackboard Essentials) — Sept 1

MicroCourse 1 – Online Teaching Fundamentals – Course Organization (Blackboard Essentials) This MicroCourse will cover basic community building, navigation, and assessment tools Date(s): Tuesday, Sept 1. 2 pm   These series of MicroCourses will introduce the essential Blackboard tools, but the primary objective of these MicroCourses is the pedagogy behind the tools and how they … Read more

MicroCourse 7 — Inclusivity Online — Sept 24

MicroCourse 7 – Online Teaching Fundamentals – Inclusivity Online International and Indigenous student profiles, access, and participation Date(s): Thursday, Sept 24, from 2pm – 3pm Facilitators: Lorna Andrews, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Indigenization, and Victoria Surtees, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Internationization These series of MicroCourses will introduce the essential Blackboard tools, but the primary objective … Read more

MicroCourse 8 — Managing Your Online Course — Aug 31

MicroCourse 8 – Online Teaching Fundamentals – Managing Your Online Course This micro-course will cover best practices for planning and managing your online course and tips for workload management, building community and student engagement. Date(s): Monday, August 31 from 11am – 12pm Facilitator: Claire Hay, Teaching and Learning Specialist This course is part of the … Read more

PeerScholar Training

PeerScholar is much more than just a self- and peer-assessment tool Have you wanted to help develop your students’ metacognitive skills? Are you designing activities and assessments that promote transferrable skills such as critical, creative and analytic thinking? Have you thought about how students can improve their ability to accept “sh*t sandwiches” and work with … Read more

MicroCourses — Online Teaching Fundamentals — Aug 24-27

The Teaching and Learning Centre is offering an ongoing MicroCourse series of workshops (essential Blackboard tools for online courses), with synchronous sessions for each MicroCourse scheduled weekly. The primary objective of these MicroCourses is the pedagogy behind the tools and how they can be used to: *achieve learning objectives *promote student engagement *collaborate among peers … Read more

Weaving Knowledge Systems — Sept 1-4

Weaving Knowledge Systems (formerly Indigenizing the Curriculum) is a workshop that provides you with hands-on experience and resources that will bring together Indigenous and Western worldviews based on your subject area. This workshop is designed for those who have previously completed a course/workshop on Decolonization and Reconciliation. Priority given to those who have completed the … Read more

UFV Library Select & Collect Service

Although UFV Libraries in Abbotsford & Chilliwack remain closed due to COVID-19, the Library is offering Select & Collect, a curbside-like pickup service. To start, this service will only be available at the Abbotsford Library. What’s available? Books from the Abbotsford library, including English language learning books, just-received books, and books that are in process, … Read more

Weaving Knowledge Systems

Weaving Knowledge Systems (formerly Indigenizing the Curriculum) is a two-day workshop that provides you with hands-on experience and resources that will bring together Indigenous and Western worldviews based on your subject area. This workshop is designed for those who have previously completed a course/workshop on Decolonization and Reconciliation. Priority given to those who have completed … Read more

Graduate students needed

Senate’s Graduate Studies Committee has 2 graduate student positions available for the upcoming 2020-21 year. Gain valuable leadership and volunteer experience while completing your studies! Senate’s standing committees carry out the business of Senate. Senate is the academic governing body at UFV responsible for managing policies concerning academic matters, and advising the Board on policies … Read more

Educators Journey Towards Reconciliation

During our time together, we will go through a journey to discover challenges and best practices in decolonizing the classroom, and our education practice. You must complete this workshop before taking the Working Knowledge Systems workshop. August 25 – 28, 2020 Online Synchronous Sessions 10-11am & 3-4pm Facilitator: Lorna Andrews, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Indigenization … Read more

MicroCourse 4 – Create a Compelling Discussion Forum

MicroCourse 4 – Online Teaching Fundamentals – Discussion Forum. This MicroCourse will cover Student led discussions, self and peer assessment, grading and assessing student activity Date(s): Tuesday, August 11 from 11am – 12pm Facilitator: Ken Harmel, Learning Designer These series of MicroCourses will introduce the essential Blackboard tools, but the primary objective of these MicroCourses … Read more

MicroCourses – Online Teaching Fundamentals

The Teaching and Learning Centre is offering an ongoing MicroCourse series of workshops (essential Blackboard tools for online courses), with synchronous sessions for each MicroCourse scheduled weekly. The primary objective of these MicroCourses is the pedagogy behind the tools and how they can be used to: *achieve learning objectives *promote student engagement *collaborate among peers … Read more

MicroCourses – Online Teaching Fundamentals

The Teaching and Learning Centre is offering an ongoing MicroCourse series of workshops (essential Blackboard tools for online courses), with synchronous sessions for each MicroCourse scheduled weekly. The primary objective of these MicroCourses is the pedagogy behind the tools and how they can be used to: *achieve learning objectives *promote student engagement *collaborate among peers … Read more

MicroCourse 7 – Inclusivity Online

MicroCourse 7 – Online Teaching Fundamentals – Inclusivity Online Date(s): Thursday, August 20 from 2 – 3pm Facilitators: Lorna Andrews, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Indigenization, and Victoria Surtees, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Internationization These series of MicroCourses will introduce the essential Blackboard tools, but the primary objective of these MicroCourses is the pedagogy behind the … Read more