Welcome to ASC Abhijit Rao (Learning Strategist- Academic Success Centre)

Dr Abhi Rao has over 15 years of work experience as an instructor and academic skills administrator. He completed his doctorate in English with a focus on Rhetoric and Professional Communication from Iowa State University. He developed a writing centre for the Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University and directed it until 2019. … Read more

Course Review

Before or during a semester, would you like your online or hybrid course in Blackboard reviewed by a Learning Designer and/or a Specialist? Provide us with your course name and CRN# and we will review it using our evidenced-based checklist. We can follow up with an optional one-on-one consultation with the reviewer. REGISTER Information / One-on-One … Read more

Sharing Evaluations

Photo credit: <a href=’https://www.freepik.com/photos/international-students’>International students photo created by lookstudio – www.freepik.com</a> The end of the summer semester is just around the corner and with that (potentially) brings instructor evaluations. If you have an on-campus and online course, switching from one to the other can be challenging being that the design, development, and delivery are unique … Read more

Facilitator Development Workshop – Recap

  Facilitator Development Workshop recap Written by Claire Hay Michelle Johnson and myself recently had the pleasure of delivering a Facilitation Development Workshop (FDW) for colleagues from the Teaching and Learning Centre at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.  Offered in a hybrid format with a mix of online and in-person sessions, the intensive, … Read more

UFV TLC feels privileged to facilitate an ISW for Abby PD

         Ken Harmel (above left photo), and Michelle Johnson (above right photo), from UFV Teaching and Learning Centre, recently facilitated an Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) for the Abbotsford Police Department. Written by Ken Harmel Last week I was reminded that even excellent educators find areas of improvement that enhance the learning experience of … Read more

Ode to bell hooks

Written by Maureen Wideman, Associate Vice President, Teaching and Learning When I began my studies in education and how people learn, one of the first scholars I read was bell hooks. Needless to say, for me, this was an eye-opening experience that brought me face-to-face with my white privilege and the oppression people experience in … Read more

We have made our way through!

Written by Katherine Kohler, TLC Learning Designer FACING UNCERTAINTY In our experience supporting faculty and staff during this difficult and unprecedented time, we at TLC have been humbled by the effort, resilience, flexibility, and compassion that instructors have shown to their students and to one another. The past months have forced us to contend with … Read more