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Open education had its beginnings in BC almost 10 years ago when the provincial government funded the creation of open textbooks with BCcampus at the helm. Since then, dozens of grants have been awarded to assist the province’s colleges, institutes and universities work in open education. In this session Lauri Aesoph, BCcampus project manager for … Read more
Join our inaugural Open Education Faculty Fellow award winners as they discuss their open education projects and talk about why open education matters to them. Guests: Dr. Kseniya Garaschuk (Math and Stats): Calculus I and II for Life Sciences Coursepack. Dr. Luisa Giles (Kinesiology): Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Indigenization in Nutrition: Improving a … Read more
The English Student Association invites you to: Join us for a live reading of the Canadian classic poem “Towards the Last Spike” written by E.J Pratt! English department faculty Ceilidh Hart and Michelle La Flamme will discuss this poem and its relationship to F.R. Scott’s poem “All the Spikes but the Last”! Everyone is welcome … 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. 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
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, Feb 24 (2-3 pm) … Read more
Hosted by the UFV Esposito Family Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. REGISTER: https://ca01web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CTUVI4hhRBys7ljIzhGbRg ABOUT THE TALK: IIT Bombay has been striving hard on start-ups to boost innovation capabilities for increasing the competitiveness of clusters. It has climbed up quite well in research and executive education, as well as rankings such as QS (QS, 2020). For … Read more
Faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to a 3-day professional development virtual event. Virtually connect with colleagues, learn tools, tips and trends in higher ed, and grow UFV towards the future together. The theme for this year’s PD Day virtual event is wellness. We will be focusing on how wellness plays a big impact on … Read more
On March 31, 2021 Zoom video conferencing will replace BlueJeans as UFV’s main video conferencing service provider. If you have not already created a Zoom account and transitioned your meetings to Zoom, you will have to do so prior to March 31, 2021 to avoid interruptions. What do I need to do? • Activate your … Read more
Upcoming Schedule: MicroCourse 1 — Course Organization — Tues, Feb 23 at 11 am MicroCourse 2 — Adapting Instruction — Wed, Feb 17 at 1 pm MicroCourse 3 — Assessments — Thurs, Feb 25 at 2 pm MicroCourse 4 — Discussion Forum — Wed, Feb 24 at 10 am MicroCourse 5 — Course Video — … Read more
In order to ensure optimal timing on processing of In-Service Professional Development applications, all applications must be submitted to In-Service_pd@ufv.ca for approval no later than Sun, Feb 28, 2021 in order for them to be processed in this fiscal year. Please submit expense claims for reimbursement of approved professional development expenses following the applicable event … Read more
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, Feb 10 (2-3 pm) … Read more
Faculty enrolled in the College Pension Plan and staff enrolled in the Municipal Pension Plan are encouraged to visit the BC Pension Corporation website and log in to My Account to explore opportunities for member education and personalized information. Both plans offer online courses and webinars at your convenience. https://www.pensionsbc.ca For more information, contact Debbie … Read more
UFV Risk & Safety department has deactivated the keyrequests@ufv.ca email. For all access-related inquires, please email us at security@ufv.ca or call Security at 1-855-239-7654. 03/31/2021
Solar panels will be installed on the roof of the Library (G building) on the Abbotsford campus as part of a UFV sustainability initiative. The panels will help lower the university’s carbon footprint and will cut electricity consumption in the building by approximately 17% under peak conditions. Construction timing: Tues, Feb 16-Mon, March 1: Construction … Read more
In honour of Family Day, we’d like to create a photo set of UFV families, to be shared on social media and in the UFV Now enews. If you’d like to participate, send your photo to anne.russell@ufv.ca by Thurs, Feb 12.