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The Urgency of Anti-Racism Drawing upon our shared reading of Ijeoma Oluo’s So You Want to Talk About Race, Eric Davis will kick-off a discussion about the meaning and urgency of anti-racism. What does anti-racism mean to each of us and for how we live our lives? What does it mean for what we do … Read more
James Mandigo, Provost and VP Academic, will host virtual “brown bag sessions” on a variety of topics. At times this will be a safe space for important conversations, and other times it will be an entertaining place for informal, fun discussions. We hope you can join us (from noon to 1 pm), on the upcoming … Read more
Antigone Adapted and Directed by Shelley Liebembuk Based on English translation by Ian Johnston Performances: November 25-27, 2020 at 7 pm and November 28, 2020 at 2 pm * Performances will be live, via a virtual platform. Seeking 6 Performers for this contemporary take on Sophocles’ powerful tragedy about the individual’s struggle to resist injustice. … Read more
Hands-on, career-focused + far from ordinary! Graphic and Digital Design programs at the University of the Fraser Valley are forward-thinking, dynamic, and flexible. Come and learn about your options! Choose from a 4-year degree or a 2-year diploma; a graphic design minor or extended minor in any degree; or digital design concentrations in the Bachelor … Read more
MicroCourse 6 – Online Teaching Fundamentals – 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 … Read more
Career Chat Series FEATURED EVERY MONDAY ON OUR YOUTUBE AND SOCIAL CHANNELS! Stay tuned for our new 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 from a BA … 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. WeVu Workshop — Wed, Sept 16 (11-12 pm) Padlet Workshop … Read more
What is a WeVu Webinar? A platform that can host videos made by students and faculty. WeVu allows video annotations and time-stamped feedback. An easy to use tool where students and instructors can comment inline with a video. Information and Registration: tlcevents@ufv.ca http://events.ufv.ca/tlc/events/wevu-workshop-4/ For more information, contact Leah Lyon at tlcevents@ufv.ca 09/16/2020
Camtasia can be a great tool for your videos! Camtasia is a screen recorder and video editor that can be used to create and edit video tutorials and other instructional videos. http://events.ufv.ca/tlc/events/camtasia-workshop-3/ For more information, contact Leah Lyon at tlcevents@ufv.ca 09/18/2020
Padlet is a great and easy way to share ideas! A synchronous or asynchronous application that can support activities like posting Post-it notes to a whiteboard for generating/collaborating on. A colourful and engaging medium to share ideas that is very simple for students to post anonymous entries. It is an alternative to a shared whiteboard … Read more
Zoom is a great online meeting app! Zoom is an alternative to Collaborate Ultra. With more participants’ video feeds and stability, Zoom is a great for meeting your students out of Blackboard. However, Zoom needs installation of an app. Information and Registration: tlcevents@ufv.ca http://events.ufv.ca/tlc/events/zoom-workshop-4/ For more information, contact Leah Lyon at tlcevents@ufv.ca 09/16/2020
Blackboard Ally is making course content accessible. Blackboard Ally is an accessibility application that works with Blackboard to help ensure that your digital course content is accessible by learners. Ally provides course content in accessible formats, including electronic braille and audio files. Information and Registration: tlcevents@ufv.ca – – http://events.ufv.ca/tlc/events/blackboard-ally-workshop-3/ For more information, contact Leah Lyon … Read more
PeerScholar is much more than just a self- and peer-assessment tool. Have you wanted to help develop your students’ metacognitive skills? Are you designing activities and assessments that promote transferrable skills such as critical, creative, and analytic thinking? Have you thought about how students can improve their ability to accept “sh*t sandwiches” and work with … Read more
MicroCourse 4 – Online Teaching Fundamentals – Discussion Forum This MicroCourse will cover Student led discussions, self and peer assessment, grading and assessing student activity Date(s): Tuesday, September 15 from 11-12 pm Facilitator: Ken Harmel, Learning Designer These series of MicroCourses will introduce the essential Blackboard tools, but the primary objective of these MicroCourses is … 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