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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: PeerScholar Workshop — tba Camtasia Workshop — Wed, … Read more
Join Lorna Andrews, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Indigenization to chat about reconciliation efforts at UFV. Have an online chat about Reconciliation, Decolonization, Indigenization, or anything association with Reconciliation. Date(s): The first Wednesday of every month (1-2:30pm) http://events.ufv.ca/tlc/ For more information, contact Leah Lyon at tlcevents@ufv.ca 11/04/2020
Blackboard’s content editor allows you to add, edit, and delete text, images, link Kaltura (My Media) videos and so on when you work on items, discussion boards, assignments, tests, journals, etc. From November 5, adding content will be simplified, and it will work better on both hand-held devices and larger screens. There are several improvements … Read more
BFA Grad Exhibition: Beru Bell, Pointy Trees on view at the S’eliyemetaxwtexw Art Gallery Exhibition continues November 10-26, 2020 The S’eliyemetaxwtexw Art Gallery welcomes visitors to experience Beru Bell’s installation Pointy Trees, 2020 from November 10-26, 2020. Pointy Trees introduces tree-lanterns constructed from biodegradable materials with each one having its own sound-reactive circuit. In this … Read more
Virtual Chat with Carol Suhr Carol Suhr, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Internationalization, invites you to an informal, open time to connect online. Let’s talk about your teaching, your work, and share ideas and build connections. Bring a cup of coffee or tea! Register, receive the link to her virtual office and join. http://events.ufv.ca/tlc/ For more … Read more
College of Arts – Career Chat Series Featured every Monday on our YouTube and social channels! Stay tuned for our weekly Career Chat series, where we interview career influencers using a 10 x 10 format, 10 questions in 10 minutes. Our goal is to inspire students about the endless possibilities and opportunities that can lead … Read more
Do you still require your graduate portrait? Professional photographers from the Artona Group, the official graduation photographer for UFV, will be at the Abbotsford campus from November 9-20 for graduate portrait sessions ($15 sitting fee). If you missed your appointment in March or you haven’t had a chance to take a graduation photo yet, it’s … Read more
The UFV Risk and Safety department offices are currently undergoing renovations with a completion date of January 2021. Please note our temporary locations during renovations: Abbotsford campus: B121 — Risk and Safety, Security and First Aid Chilliwack campus: A1105 — Security and First Aid (signage indicates new location near original office) Security and First Aid … Read more
Nominate someone great! At UFV, we believe in honouring excellence and recognizing outstanding achievement and service. To do so, we need your help in the form of nominations. Let us know who deserves to be recognized! UFV is currently seeking nominations for the following awards and honours: Employee Service Excellence Awards — call for nominations … Read more
Have you ever wondered what else you could do to go deeper into design techniques and improve your skills and knowledge about graphic and digital design? To help you answer this question and many more, GDD presents the first info session about GDD Mmajor. If you’re a GDD student or alumni, please join us on … Read more
Graphic designers bring empathy to social issues, and make the complex clear through visual solutions. Thirty-three years ago, when she was just launching her design careeer, UFV Graphic and Digital Design department head Karin Jager did so for the World Food Programme, designing their first logo. Now WFP is a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and … Read more
A book about the Komagata Maru incident has received an honourable mention in the Canadian Studies Network’s 2020 prize for the Best Edited Collection in Canadian Studies. The jury gave an honourable mention to Unmooring the Komagata Maru: Charting Colonial Trajectories, edited by Rita Kaur Dhamoon, Davina Bhandar, Renisa Mawani and Satwinder Kaur Bains, published … Read more
University of the Fraser Valley Theatre and the School of Creative Arts present the first production of their 2020-2021 season, Antigone, adapted and directed by UFV faculty member Shelley Liebembuk. Responding to the challenges presented by the pandemic, UFV Theatre is creating and will present this work as live-stream performances via Zoom. This exciting experiment … 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: PeerScholar Workshop — Mon, Oct 20 (3-4 pm) … Read more