Spreading awareness about Albinism

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By Claire Gibson, 4th-year student nurse, UFV International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD) is celebrated every year on June 13tas a way to spread awareness about the human rights of persons with albinism (PWA) worldwide. “Strength Beyond all Odds” is the theme for 2021. Albinism is a rare, non-contagious genetic condition that is hereditary, especially if … Read more

Planting UFV’s Shakespeare Reconciliation Garden — various dates starting June 14

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Join us in the fresh air to install UFV’s Shakespeare Reconciliation Garden at the Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park (off Givenchy Road, between the Kinesiology wing and the Gathering Place). This garden revives and reimagines UFV’s former Shakespeare Garden. It features many indigenous plants. The garden aims to create a space of beauty, healing, … Read more

International Albinism Day promotes awareness

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 By Claire Gibson, 4th-year student nurse, UFV International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD) is celebrated every year on June 13 as a way to celebrate the human rights of persons with albinism (PWA) worldwide. “Strength Beyond all Odds” is the theme for 2021. Albinism is a rare, non-contagious genetic condition that is hereditary, especially if both … Read more

MicroCourses — Online & Hybrid Teaching Fundamentals — to June 24

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The Teaching and Learning Centre is offering an ongoing MicroCourse series of workshops (essential Blackboard tools for online and information for hybrid 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 … Read more

Graphic + Digital Design Outdoor Showcase 2021

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UFV design students don’t push boundaries, they cross them. They reach out and make connections, embrace change and turn disruption into opportunity. This year our showcase takes a turn from tradition, as we adapt and flourish in anticipation of what the future holds. Featuring the work of our students and grads, stroll through Highstreet and … Read more

Katie Tuck joins UFV as new Chief Information Officer

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Katie Tuck has been selected as UFV’s new Chief Information Officer (CIO). Tuck joins UFV from Yukon University where she served as Director of IT and Chief Information Officer. Tuck’s career has spanned the globe, from her birthplace in the UK to Houston, Texas, and other locations across the United States and Canada. She brings … Read more

Six innovative guest talks available for re-watch at UFV EFCIE site

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Videos from six talks delving into topics related to industry, technology, and innovation are available to watch at the Esposito Family Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (EFCIE) website. Be selective and go for the talk that interests you most, or bookmark all six videos to watch/listen as an accompaniment for a lunch break or evening … Read more

Research Study — Teaching Embodied Practices Online

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This project, Teaching Embodied Practices in Digital Spaces, is investigating the inventive ways faculty from across UFV approached teaching embodied practices online during the 2020/2021 academic year. Embodied practices as the researchers are framing them are practices requiring physical skill, touch, close proximity, non-verbal cues, emotional skill, or ensemble. If the classes you taught during … Read more

UFV Learning Apps & Blackboard workshops — to June 25

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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, Jun 2 (2-3 pm) … Read more

Teaching and Learning Specialists — Chat-I (Internationalization) — June 1

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Chat-I (Chat Internationalization) Tuesday, June 1 1- 2 pm Amea Wilbur, our faculty member from the Adult Education degree program, with her student and new graduate, Soyoung Moon, will be co-leading a facilitated discussion on what it means to care for our students in class (and at work). We expect this session to be another … Read more