UFV Teaching and Learning Blog

June 12 – 16, 2016, Banff, Alberta The Retreat Experience of a Lifetime for Post-Secondary Faculty If you are a post-secondary educator who seeks to enhance your teaching and ensure greater learning on the part of your students, then this is the perfect seminar for you. Whether you teach full-time or part-time, are a veteran … Read more

The Growth of online education, brought educators’ attention into the practice of those professionals involved in online course development including administrators/managers who oversee and manage the production and instructional designers who are the key professionals involved in online course development. In this workshops, we will discuss quality online course offerings from design and management perspectives. … Read more

Higher Ed Teaching Strategies from Magna Publications Becoming a Better Teacher: Articles for New and Not-So-New Faculty

Complying with Copyright, Dave Harper, KPE Martin Warkentin, UFV Copyright Librarian, came to speak to the Science Faculty Council meeting earlier this year (I was there representing Health Sciences). Teaching online courses I was concerned about the notion of a “copyright cop” lurking about in my courses, looking for non-compliance. However, some weeks later at … Read more

Open Education Week – Mar 7 – 11, 2016 (online) T.E.L.L March: Flip it Good! Flipping the LMS with an Open and Collaborative Platform Facilitator Learning Online (FLO) – Mar 28 – April 29, 2016 BCcampus hosted | online Facilitator Development Online (FDO) May 9 – 20, 2016 BCcampus hosted | online Festival of Learning … Read more

Love to teach? Love to read? Here’s your opportunity to do both with others like you! The TLC Book Buzz is similar to a book of the month club, only you read only one book per semester. We’ll meet once per month to discuss various chapters and share stories about teaching. Fridays will be our … Read more

If you are new to the University of the Fraser Valley and need assistance with technology, sign up to be paired with a Tech Buddy at Teaching and Learning. The program builds a support network and assists Faculty in navigating the ever-changing environment of Educational Technology. Your Tech Buddy will act as a consultant as … Read more

EDU Learn 2016: Connecting technology with education – July 4-6, 2016, Barcelona, Spain http://iated.org/edulearn/ BbWorld 2016  July 12-14, 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada http://www.bbworld.com/events/bbworld-2015/event-summary-2680701828f74b9ca8c021fe91c143a1.aspx International Conference on Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI) August 6 -8,2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil http://www.iceri.org Professional and Organizational Development (POD) in Higher Education – Nov 9 – 13, 2016 Louisville, Kentucky http://podnetwork.org/events/upcoming-events/