Chat-R (Reconciliation) online discussion — Wed, starting Oct 7

Join Lorna Andrews, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Indigenization, to chat about reconciliation efforts at UFV. The Chat-R sessions are an online chat about Reconciliation, Decolonization, Indigenization, or anything associated with Reconciliation. The hope is that faculty and staff can share their stories, best practices, or journeys towards reconciliation. This is also an opportunity for folks … Read more

Educators Journey Towards Reconciliation — Oct 23

Course poens: October 23, 2020 at 3 pm Synchronous Sessions via Zoom: Monday, October 26 (12-1 pm — 1 hour) Friday, October 30 ( 12-2 pm — 2 hours) Asynchronous Course Materials via Blackboard Description During our synchronous and asynchronous sessions, we will go through a journey to discover challenges and best practices in decolonizing … Read more

Weaving Knowledge Systems — Nov 6

Course Opens: November 6, 2020 at 3 pm Synchronous Sessions via Zoom: Monday, November 9 (12-1 pm – 1 hour) Friday, November 13 (12-2 pm – 2 hours) Asynchronous Course Materials via Blackboard Description: Weaving Knowledge Systems (formerly Indigenizing the Curriculum) a workshop that provides you with hands-on experience and resources that will bring together … Read more

Write to be Read — Oct 20

This course teaches ways to ensure your writing is read, understood, and acted on. The course is engaging, relevant and useful with lots of before and after examples, tips and best practices. It’s highly practical with lots of in-class exercises. Participants can also do the exercises using their own writing. • Proven techniques that will … Read more

Resilience in a Remote World — Oct 28

This virtual experience explores how to build personal resilience in this unprecedented global situation where we are striving to find new ways to collaborate and contribute to UFV’s success. Levels of stress are sometimes high, changes are often rapid, significant and uncertain leaving many of us feeling overwhelmed. Personal resilience is an essential factor in … Read more

Work from Home Ergonomics — Oct 28

As many faculty and staff members have the flexibility to work remotely, it is important to have a proper workstation set up to avoid awkward posture(s) which can increase the risk of an ergonomic injury. This training session will: 1. Identify key ergonomic risks associated with working from home 2. Discuss strategies for improving ergonomics … Read more

Advanced Excel — Nov 18

Learn advanced skills in Microsoft Excel through Blackboard Collaborate. Topics may include financial functions, table creating and manipulation, PivotTables and PivotCharts, custom formatting, and consolidating data. Contact the instructor at Courtney.Boisvert@ufv.ca by November 16th. if you have specific topics you’d like covered. Facilitator: Courtney Boisvert Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/advanced-excel-tickets-120645039561 Wed, Nov 11 1-2:30 pm Blackboard Collaborate https://www.eventbrite.com/e/advanced-excel-tickets-120645039561 … Read more

Tech Tools for Teaching — upcoming workshops

Make your online courses more meaningful. Enhance your teaching with ed tech tools from TLC’s top picks inventory. Browse our A-Z listing or find tools based on teaching outcome, popularity, and type of support. Be sure to check back regularly for updates and new apps. Upcoming Schedule: PeerScholar Workshop — Mon, Sept 28 (10-11 am) … Read more

MicroCourses — Online Teaching Fundamentals — October schedule

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. Upcoming Schedule: MicroCourse 1 — Course Organization — Tues, Oct 6 at 11 am MicroCourse 2 — Adapting Instruction — TBA MicroCourse 3 — Assessments — Thurs, Oct … Read more

Career opportunities — Sept 28

Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Senior Advisor, Human Resources Assistant, Tool Room To view details on these postings, and for a complete list of opportunities, go to: https://www.ufv.ca/careers/job-postings/ For more information, contact Ally Ghakkar at ally.ghakkar@ufv.ca 10/08/2020

WeVu Workshop — Sept 22

A platform that can host videos made by students and faculty. WeVu allows video annotations and time-stamped feedback. An easy to use tool where students and instructors can comment inline with a video. Workshop Schedule: WeVu – Tues, Sept 22 from 10-11am – – http://events.ufv.ca/tlc/events/wevu-workshop-5/ For more information, contact Leah Lyon at tlcevents@ufv.ca 09/25/2020

Padlet Workshop — Sept 23

A synchronous or asynchronous application that can support activities like posting Post-it notes to a whiteboard for generating/collaborating on. A colourful and engaging medium to share ideas that is very simple for students to post anonymous entries. It is an alternative to a shared whiteboard and is simple for instructors to set up. Workshop Schedule: … Read more

Zoom Workshop

Zoom is a great online meeting app! Zoom is an alternative to Collaborate Ultra. With more participants’ video feeds and stability, Zoom is a great for meeting your students out of Blackboard. However, Zoom needs installation of an app. – – http://events.ufv.ca/tlc/events/zoom-workshop-5/ For more information, contact Leah Lyon at tlcevents@ufv.ca 09/23/2020

Camtasia Workshop — Sept 24

Camtasia can be a great tool for your videos! Camtasia is a screen recorder and video editor that can be used to create and edit video tutorials and other instructional videos. Workshop Schedule: Camtasia — Thurs, Sept 24 from 10-11 am – – http://events.ufv.ca/tlc/events/camtasia-workshop-4/ For more information, contact Leah Lyon at tlcevents@ufv.ca 09/24/2020

Open Education Faculty Fellows (OEFF) Program — Call for Proposals

The University Librarian and AVP Teaching and Learning are pleased to announce a Call for Proposals for the Open Education Faculty Fellows (OEFF) program. This program, funded by a BC Campus Open Education Foundations Grant and the UFV Office of the Provost and Vice President, Academic, provides faculty with funding (course release or equivalent funds) … Read more