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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning with an Equity Mindset: National Institute August 6-10, 2018 Rainbow Lodge North Bend, WA Space is limited. Apply Now! Application This institute is designed for educators from two- and four- year institutions, including faculty from graduate programs, technical programs, basic skills, general education, liberal arts, allied health, and STEM fields. … Read more
Join us for the Festival of Learning 2018 Educators and administrators, faculty and leaders, developers, designers and students – you are invited to join us on May 28 – 30, 2018 for three days of learning, reflecting, and networking with colleagues at the Pinnacle Hotel Vancouver Harbourfront. Follow this link for more information.
STLHE Annual Conference 19-22 June 2018 | Sherbrooke, QC The Annual Conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) will be held in Sherbrooke from the 19th to the 22nd of June 2018 with the theme “Pedagogical Innovation: Adapting Practice to Evolving Cultures”. For more information or to register, please follow … Read more
A Spark of Teaching Inspiration The upcoming Ignite Innovation Series will be a great opportunity to get fresh ideas to adopt into our teaching as well as share our ideas with peers. As with any occupation, we can get caught up in a routine, but Ignite helps expand our routine by adding new strategies to our … Read more
Date: January 24th, 2018 Time: 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Pacific) / 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Mountain) / 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Central) / 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Eastern) / 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Atlantic) Duration: 1 h 30 An inquiry-based approach to learning is based on John Dewey’s (1933) philosophy … Read more
Are you a faculty member new to Blackboard or one who needs a refresher? We have a great workshop for you. Join us on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 10:00am to noon on the Abbotsford campus for our Blackboard Introductory Workshop facilitated by Gordon Jang. This workshop will provide you with an overview of Blackboard Learn. … Read more
Indigenizing the Curriculum, facilitated by Linda Pardy, offers a fascinating opportunity that provides strategies and techniques which addresses the absence of Indigenous ways of knowing and history in the curriculum. For the most part, faculty members agree that being more inclusive in their teaching provides a greater depth of learning for students, however, most are unsure … Read more
BC CAmpus Open Textbooks team is conducting a four-week-long webinar series in the new year starting January 12, 2015, designed for anyone curious about open educational resources. Register and find out more about the Adopting Open Textbooks Workshop.
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.