Manulife Vitality Webinar series

Register for an upcoming live webinar on Manulife Vitality Group Benefits! Join Manulife for a live webinar (English Only) on everything you need to know about Manulife Vitality Group Benefits — an app-based wellness program that rewards you for healthy habits and is available to all UFV employees with extended health care coverage. Good news! … Read more

Invitation to participate in a study on teaching with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)

Calling all faculty members: Dr. Candy Ho, assistant professor of Integrative Career & Capstone Learning, College of Arts, is conducting a qualitative study (UFV HREB Protocol No: 100829) to investigate the question, “How can faculty members in post-secondary institutions incorporate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) to enhance teaching and curriculum?” The aim … Read more

Creative Research: A triple perspective as an author, reviewer and editor — Nov 10

School of Business Seminar | Creative Research: A triple perspective as an author, reviewer and editor If you have always thought that research is boring, this presentation is for you! Research without creativity is the ruin of science. In this presentation, School of Business director Chris Schinckus will share his views as an author, reviewer, … Read more

Chat-I (Chat Internationalization) — Nov 16

Come join Victoria Surtees, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Internationalization, to a casual time of dialogue around cultures, inclusive approaches to teaching, working with international & multilingual learners, or any other topics on internationalizing your curriculum, teaching, and assessment. Date: Tuesday, November 16 (1:00 – 2:00 pm) – –   For more information, contact Leah Lyon … Read more

MicroCourses — Teaching Fundamentals — Nov 2-30

The Teaching and Learning Centre is offering an ongoing MicroCourse series of workshops (essential Blackboard tools for online and hybrid 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 … Read more

UFV Tech Tools and Blackboard Workshops — Nov 3-Dec 22

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: Camtasia Workshop — Wed, Nov 3, 10, 17, … Read more

Indigenization Workshops — Nov 10-Dec 7

Circle Works Sessions This workshop will provide an overview of the history, cultural protocols, and Indigenous worldviews of Circles. Learn about using Circle Works as a pedagogical tool in both the face-to-face and online classrooms. Strategies to facilitate a culturally appropriate Circle will be discussed and modelled. Abbotsford campus — Thinker Space (G124): Tues, Nov. … Read more

Students’ Evaluation of Teaching: RateMyProfessors as a deciding factor in course selection — Nov 19

How would an instructor or a department react if they knew students choose courses and sections based on RateMyProfessors ratings? This research examines what criteria students give priority to when evaluating the performance of language teachers on the online platform RateMyProfessors (RMP) and what factors are determinants in students’ engagement. More specifically, this study explores … Read more

Multiple Choice Questions for Multilingual Learners — Nov 2

Learn to revise your existing multiple-choice questions to promote student success… all without compromising course content. According to UBC research, these revision strategies can impact students’ final exam scores by as much as an entire letter grade. The effects are especially strong for multilingual and international students, making this a good addition to your EDI … Read more

Career Month: Digital Literacy: Using Communications to Spearhead Reliable Research Sources — Nov 22

Event description Learn how we can use communications to uncover reliable research sources. Presenter Christopher Towler (UFV Instructor, Communications) Register https://digital-literacy-webinar.eventbrite.ca Mon, Nov 22 2:30-3:30 pm Online https://ufv.ca/jobs/career-fair/ For more information, contact Melissa Naman at melissa.naman@ufv.ca 11/23/2021

Career Month: Career Possibilites for English Majors — Nov 18

Event description Find out what careers English majors excel at! Presenters Heather McAlpine (UFV associate professor, English), and Rajnish Dhawan (UFV associate professor, English) Register https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/career-possibilities-as-english-majors-tickets-196635832067 Thurs, Nov 18 1-2 pm Online For more information, contact Melissa Naman at melissa.naman@ufv.ca 11/19/2021

Career Month: TD Bank information session — Nov 19

Comprehensive overview of TD Bank, our positions, our culture and framework. We will go over the in-depth importance of key resume tips, how to stand out, how to leverage your relationship with your recruiter, and how to set yourself up for a successful interview both in-person and in a virtual environment. We also talk about … Read more