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UFV SOCA will be hosting a virtual culture strategy session on June 24 from 1-2pm, hosted on Zoom. Open to all students, staff and faculty. The workshop is a presentation by the city of Abbotsford on their culture plan followed by breakout sessions for feedback. Register at the website below to receive the email invitation … Read more
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 – 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
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
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
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
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
The event will be through Blackboard Collaborate: https://ca.bbcollab.com/guest/1091895782b1448dbcbe3aa39749a239 Wed, June 17 3-4:30 pm Online forum For more information, contact Tracy Morrison at tracy.morrison@ufv.ca 06/18/2020
The following policies have recently been updated and approved: Copyright Compliance (7) Signing Authority (200). The following policy is new and has been approved: International Travel (237) The following policies have been rescinded, effective immediately: Signing Authority — Banking (116) Facsimile Signatures (117) Spending Authority (196) They can be found on the Secretariat website: https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/updates/policy-activity/ … Read more
Micro4 – Create a Compelling Discussion Forum This MicroCourse will cover Student led discussions, self and peer assessment, grading and assessing student activity Facilitator: Ken Harmel, Learning Designer Date: Wed, May 27 at 11 am This course is part of the Online Teaching Fundamentals MicroCourses series. The primary objective of these MicroCourses is the pedagogy … Read more
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 sessions. To demonstrate the techniques and objectives, this course will be delivered live / real-time (synchronously) during … Read more
Micro 6 – 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 sessions. To demonstrate the techniques and objectives, this course will be delivered live / real-time (synchronously) … Read more
Micro7 – Inclusivity Online: International and Indigenous student profiles, access, and participation Facilitators: Lorna Andrews, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Indigenization, and Victoria Surtees, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Internationization Date: Thurs, May 28 at 2 pm This course is part of the Online Teaching Fundamentals MicroCourses series. The primary objective of these MicroCourses is the pedagogy … Read more
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: Tues, May 26 at 11am This course is part of the Online Teaching Fundamentals MicroCourses series. The primary objective of these MicroCourses … Read more
The primary objective of these MicroCourses is the pedagogy and teaching methodology of online tools and how they can be used to: Achieve learning objectives Promote student engagement Collaborate among peers and instructors Creative easy-to-navigate course design Assess student learning Offer support to students Create an online learning community. Additionally, we will explore the essentials … Read more