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Click here to watch the video. 2014 Honourary Degree Recipient Dr. George Siemens returns to UFV as part of the 2015 President’s Lecture Series. Dr. Siemens known as one of the pioneers of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in 2008. Seen as a landmark in open teaching MOOCs are an extension of learning that … Read more
Please share your thoughts on the Learning Outcomes & Assessments event using the comment section provided below. Thank you, Teaching & Learning Department University of the Fraser Valley
Nov 13, BCIT, Downtown Campus. The Educational Technology Users Group (ETUG) is a community of BC post-secondary educational practitioners focused on the ways in which learning and teaching can be enhanced through technology. Here are some ideas for formats for your 40-minute Unconference sessions: Show and Tell: about a great app, a project, or anything … Read more
This conference provides a space and place for everyone engaged in educational development, professional development or continuing professional development to collaborate, network and exchange ideas with their peers. It is a national, interdisciplinary conference. It is at its hear, a practitioner’s conference. Click on the poster for a closer read.
Are you curious to see how others teach outside of your own discipline? Would you like to meet other faculty who are interested in talking about teaching and learning? Yes! Then Teaching Squares is for you. All part-time and full-time faculty are welcome! Click on the flyer to get a closer look.
Love to teach? Love to read? Here’s your opportunity to do both with others like you! The book buzz is free to join! Any faculty or staff member is welcome! For more information, click on the flyer.
Keynote Speaker: John C Bean of Seattle University. John C Bean is an emeritus professor of English at Seattle University, where he held the title of “Consulting Professor of Writing and Assessment.” He is the author of Engaging Ideas: The Professor’s Guide to Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom, 2nd edition (Jossey-Bass, 2011) … Read more
Keynote speakers include Bruce Beairsto of Simon Fraser University, Fiona Deller of the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario and Claire Avison of the Ministry of Advanced Education. This forum will examine how learning outcomes are being developed and used in both the K-12 and post-secondary in the Fraser Valley and in other provinces. It … Read more
This years NFO will take place on August 14th from 8:30am to 4:30pm located in building B, Room 121. You can register online at http://www.ufv.ca/tlc/events/nfo or email Ruby Ord by Friday, August 8th.