MicroCourse 2 — Adapting Instruction — June 10

Micro2 – Adapting Instruction in Times of Crisis – Understanding Students’ Needs This MicroCourse will cover community, connecting and routines, and flexibility in assessment. Facilitator: Victoria Surtees, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Internationalization Date: Wed, June 10 at 2 pm These series of MicroCourses will introduce the essential Blackboard tools, but the primary objective of these … Read more

MicroCourse 1 — Course Organization (Blackboard Essentials) — June 9

Micro1 – Course Organization (Blackboard Essentials) This MicroCourse will cover basic community building, navigation, and assessment tools Facilitator: Michelle Johnson, Educational Developer Tues, June 9 11 am 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 can be … Read more

Panel on Anti-Racism — June 18

UFV’s Race and Anti-Racism Network (@ufvran) in partnership with the Poetic Justice Foundation (@PoeticJFdn) invite you to a panel discussion and dialogue on Anti-Racism. With the rise in anti-Chinese violence in Canada and a continual lack of acknowledgement of Canada’s own racist past and present and the protests of revolution taking place in the US, … Read more

The COVID-19 Pandemic: Impacts and Diverse Responses — June 17

Overview: The Covid-19 global pandemic has affected societies and people in diverse and unpredictable ways. Join these experts as they discuss and answer questions on issues including; health equity, race and ethnicity, governance, food security, city policy, and international security. Speakers: Linda Dempster, VP Patient Experience, Fraser Health Prof. Dzifa Dordunoo, University of Victoria Chief … Read more

Talking about Teaching — Brainstorming for online teaching: assignments and other assessments — June 18

*OPEN TO ALL FACULTY MEMBERS IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS. Brainstorming for online teaching: assignments and other assessments Please join us for one or both of our spring Talking about Teaching sessions, in which we will brainstorm around how to best teach online in a manner that suits you. Our focus in this session will … Read more

Talking about Teaching — Brainstorming for online teaching: discussions and more — June 11

*OPEN TO ALL FACULTY MEMBERS IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS. Brainstorming for online teaching: discussions and more Please join us for one or both of our spring Talking about Teaching sessions in which we will brainstorm around how to best teach online in a manner that suits you. Our focus in this session will primarily … Read more

Climate change survey — student participants sought

David Dobson, an associate professor at UFV School of Business, is conducting a short survey on the topic of climate change. He is seeking UFV students to participate in the survey. The survey link is posted on myUFV. As a thank you for participating, $200 will be donated to the UFV Student Emergency Fund. https://myportal.ufv.ca/ … Read more

Looking for information on how other Universities are responding to COVID-19? Access The Chronicle of Higher Education

Based in Washington, D.C., The Chronicle is an online newspaper that has current and relevant news articles dealing with topics that are broadly applicable to University faculty and administrators. Users can also sign up to receive their popular newsletters, such as Academe Today and Chronicle Review. Details are available on our latest library blog post. … Read more

MicroCourse 6 — Synchronous Teaching — June 4

MicroCourse 6 – Online Teaching Fundamentals – Synchronous Teaching Date(s): Thursday, June 4 from 2- 3 pm Micro6 – Virtual Synchronous Teaching This course is designed to help prepare you to teach online in real-time (synchronously). We will explore how the instructor can prepare for success, flip the virtual classroom, and engage students during live … Read more

MicroCourse 5 — Course Videos — June 4

MicroCourse 5 – Online Teaching Fundamentals – Course Videos Date(s): Thursday, June 4 11 am – 12 pm Micro5 – Make Your Course Videos This MicroCourse will cover Intro to Kaltura Capture, Using your phone to record, Effective video practices for online learning (UDL, Territory Acknowledgement). Facilitator: Robin Pittman, Media Developer These series of MicroCourses … Read more

MicroCourse 3 — Assessments

Micro3 – Assessments This MicroCourse will cover assessment options and tools in Blackboard Facilitator: Michelle Johnson – Educational Developer, and Claire Hay – Teaching and Learning Specialist 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 can be … Read more

MicroCourse 2 — Adapting Instruction

Micro2 – Adapting Instruction in Times of Crisis – Understanding Students’ Needs This MicroCourse will cover community, connecting and routines, and flexibility in assessment. Facilitator: Victoria Surtees, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Internationalization These series of MicroCourses will introduce the essential Blackboard tools, but the primary objective of these MicroCourses is the pedagogy behind the tools … 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. Please note the addition of MicroCourse 8 – Managing Your Online Course in the listing. The primary objective of these MicroCourses is the pedagogy behind the tools and … Read more

Career opportunities — June 1

Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Assistant Professor, Electronics Audio Visual Technician I Banner Database System Administrator Program and School Assistant, School of Health Studies Associate Director, Financial Operations Application Integration Specialist Coordinator, Field Education, School of Social Work and Human Services Instructor,S … Read more