Learning and Sharing
Dr. Cooper’s primary method for motivating students is to show as much enthusiasm for physics as possible. He does this by relating what the students are learning in class to real world situations that the students are familiar with or interested in. In a study published by Scientific American/Nature, it found the more science courses … 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.
If you have been contemplating attending The Teaching Professor Technology Conference, now is the time to act. In just two weeks, the price to register jumps to the full price. Whether the courses you teach are face-to-face, online, blended, flipped, or all of the above, The Teaching Professor Technology Conference will help you create a … Read more
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.
Institute for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at Mount Royal University is pleased to announce its fifth annual Symposium on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, being held in Banff, Alberta Canada from November 6 – 8, 2014. This gathering of teacher/scholars is a practitioner’s conference dedicated to developing teaching and learning research, sharing initial findings, … Read more
The 11th annual Conference of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) will take place October 22-25, 2014 in Quebec City, Canada. The conference hosted by Université Laval will be held at the Convention Center located in the historic downtown area of Quebec City, a UNESCO World Heritage Treasure and truly … Read more