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*OPEN TO ALL FACULTY MEMBERS IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS. Brainstorming for online teaching: discussions and more Please join us for one or both of our spring Talking about Teaching sessions in which we will brainstorm around how to best teach online in a manner that suits you. Our focus in this session will primarily … Read more
David Dobson, an associate professor at UFV School of Business, is conducting a short survey on the topic of climate change. He is seeking UFV students to participate in the survey. The survey link is posted on myUFV. As a thank you for participating, $200 will be donated to the UFV Student Emergency Fund. https://myportal.ufv.ca/ … Read more
Based in Washington, D.C., The Chronicle is an online newspaper that has current and relevant news articles dealing with topics that are broadly applicable to University faculty and administrators. Users can also sign up to receive their popular newsletters, such as Academe Today and Chronicle Review. Details are available on our latest library blog post. … Read more
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
As you will have seen, last week UFV announced that most courses will be offered remotely in Fall 2020. This has significant implications for the School of Creative Arts, and particularly for areas and classes that rely on experiential and studio-based instruction. We have all been working extremely hard to determine how to transition most … 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