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New Faculty Kickstart offered: December 7 – 11, 2020 In December, the Teaching and Learning Centre is hosting New Faculty Kickstart. This is a week long, online event that is designed for new sessional faculty teaching at UFV. New Faculty Kickstart helps faculty build connections between each other and with the Teaching and Learning Centre … Read more
A story about being well Normally, the end of the semester and the nearing of winter break would mean a relief for many instructors. Yet, this year, what I hear and observe instead are concerns and scheduling of more meetings to better prepare for the year ahead. It would be a lie if I told … Read more
Padlet is a great tool for any course Tired of discussion forums? Looking for asynchronous interactions that are more visual and interactive? Maybe it is time for you to consider introducing Padlet into your courses. Discussion forums are presented to students in a linear fashion – requiring students to click on each thread to … Read more
The Centre for Experiential and Career Education (CECE) is excited to announce that Amanda Roberts is joining UFV as a Manager of Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR). Amanda Roberts comes to UFV from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) in Calgary, Alberta where she was the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Coordinator for just over … Read more
Here are some things to keep in mind this term: Students are at-risk of dropping out of school or your course We know that balancing life, academic and financial commitments can be challenging for students at the best of times. Add a major disruption or crisis like we are currently experiencing, and more students may … Read more
Carl, an English professor, Writer, Author and Scholar, writes about his experience over the years with our department, TLC. What better way to write a testimonial than through a medium he is most comfortable with, the “essay.” We hope you will enjoy reading the conversation as much as we did. BB & the Contemporary Visualization … Read more
Radical new deliver adopted with (relative) ease Imagine this: 23 students in the classroom and 15 remote students attending your class online simulations. Technology bridges the gap and creates one learning community engaging in the same class activities. Sound overwhelming? Maybe a little. But yes, it is possible, and yes, instructors are making that happen … Read more
Timing Set a time of the week that you will log in to your course and spend one 3-hour “class” online or two 90-minute classes. Let yourself out early some days. Know when you shine – I’m a morning person, so my time was set at 6:00am (yup). Take advantage of the flexible scheduling. Get a head … Read more
EdTech in Action: Ted Zak offers students classroom captures When you introduce a new teaching tool into your everyday teaching and students can’t stop asking for more then you know you’re on to something, and Ted Zak, Carpentry instructor, is definitely on to something with his classroom capture. Ted has found a need to record his classes … Read more
We’ve all seen this simple graphic, or something similar too it, but it speaks volumes about our teaching practices. Sometimes we are thrown out of our comfort zone unintentionally and find amazing outcomes. For example, a few times while teaching many classes, I brought the wrong material to a class which quickly threw me out of my comfort zone. … Read more