14 May The Learning Hub: Issue 55
Dennis Yip
In this week’s issue…
Eyes Open: An Anti-Asian Racism PSA
The Virtual Renaissance. Why online engagement is here to stay.
By Courtney Minden from INSIDE HIGHER ED | insidehighered.com
With May 1 having come and gone, I find myself remembering with some amusement my thoughts on March 16, 2020 — the day that the admission and financial aid teams at Babson College packed up and prepared to be virtual until we could flatten the curve.
Of course, we were concerned about the health and safety of our friends and families, and we were sad that the students would miss the rest of the semester, but we believed that they’d be able to reunite at commencement in May. While we had no idea what this short break could do to enrollment (how will students deposit without seeing our campus in all its spring splendor?), we believed we’d make up for it with summer in-person tours and information sessions. And, of course, fall would be completely normal and we would be back in the routine, visiting schools on schedule. Read More
Collaborative Note-taking as an Alternative to Recording Online Sessions
From Faculty Focus, Higher Ed Teaching and Learning | facultyfocus.com
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced me to move my courses online, I recorded my synchronous online class sessions so students could review them later. However, student feedback and reflection on my course goals revealed collaborative note-taking as an alternative way to provide a record of each class session. Read more
In the News
2021-2022 BCcampus Research Fellow: Heather Simpson
The BCcampus Research Fellows program provides support for B.C. post-secondary educators to conduct research on improving student learning and to share their results and experiences with peers in B.C. and beyond. Read more
JIBC Library
APA Workshops
The Library and the Writing Centre are hosting APA noon-hour workshops!
How to Format Your Paper and Cite Your Sources.
Workshops will be on May 27th and June 9th. Students, faculty and staff are welcome. You can join through the following Collaborate link:
If you have any questions contact library@jibc.ca
Upcoming CTLI Virtual Drop-in Sessions
Come meet us in Collaborate! Bring your Blackboard, Collaborate, Kaltura or other teaching & learning questions!
- Thursday, May 20, 2021 from 12pm to 1pm
- Thursday, May 27, 2021 from 12pm to 1pm
Register for your session here.
Resources
Interesting Finds
- How to Select the Best E-learning Tool for Your Classroom – Created by Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU)
- Video recordings from The VR/AR Conference – VRARA Education Forum brought together over 70 schools, colleges, universities and 500+ academics and executives who are leading VR/AR in EdTech!
- Hypothesis 101 – Social Annotation for beginners (recording)
- Course Crafting: Strategies to Enhance Students’ Appreciation of Course Value
Conferences
- Canadian Symposium on Academic Integrity 2021 CSAI 2021 – Registration and Call for Proposals
Academic Integrity in the Wake of COVID-19: Let’s Learn from Each Other
Thompson Rivers University is pleased to be hosting the 2021 Canadian Symposium on Academic Integrity on June 22nd and 23rd.
This year’s conference will be virtual and free for all participants. Our keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Thomas Lancaster on June 22nd and there will a plenary panel on June 23rd on the topic of contract cheating.
We welcome presentation proposals from staff, faculty, and students on all topics related to Academic Integrity.
- ETUG Workshop: Bold New Spaces
We’re excited to share our keynote speaker! Jennifer Wemigwans is Anishnaabekwe (Ojibwe/Potawatomi) and the author of A Digital Bundle. Are you ready to talk about technological and pedagogical solutions during COVID-19 and how these solutions might impact our post-pandemic world?
May 26-28, 2021
BCcampus Upcoming Events
FLO MicroCourse: Considerations to Indigenize Your Work
In this course, you will explore how you might reframe Indigenous pedagogies in online environments, including encouraging participants and creating relationships. Read more about your lead facilitator MarÃÂa del Carmen RodrÃÂguez de France here.
May 17, 2021 – May 23, 2021 | Register Here
Conversations about Outdoor Pedagogy in College ECE Programs
In collaboration with Bow Valley College, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, New Brunswick Community College, the YMCA, and the University of Fraser Valley, you’re invited to a one-day conference on pedagogy, early childhood education, and more.
May 18, 2021 @ 8:00 am – 2:15 pm | Register Here
LaTeX Learning Community
Whether you’re a LaTeX whiz who needs help transitioning to Pressbooks, a newbie who’s still learning the basics, or somewhere in between, we invite you to attend monthly sessions with the LaTeX learning community. Together, we will meet to discuss LaTeX problems and solutions. Bring your questions and quandaries!
May 19, 2021 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Register Here
Fun FLO Friday: Choose Your Own Adventure
We know that giving students choice fosters engagement and equity, but how much is too much choice? Facilitated by Arley Cruthers, you’ll Choose Your Own Adventure and explore student choice, student agency, and how to facilitate meaningful choice without adding to your workload.
May 21, 2021 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Register Here
Cooking with H5P: In the Kitchen with Kyle Mackie
We’re back in the kitchen! This month, we will talk with Kyle Mackie about his approach to designing interactive activities. He will also share tips and tricks that he uses in his own H5P cooking. See you there!
May 27, 2021 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Register Here
FLO MicroCourse: Design with Liberating Structures
You will learn what liberating structures are and why they can be so powerful for online and face-to-face learning events; design a group activity using a liberating structure; experience a few key liberating structures online; and share ideas and advice on the application of liberating structures in your own context.
June 7, 2021 – June 13, 2021 | Register Here
Click here for the list of BlueJeans recordings from #AskBCcampus
CONTACT US
Want some one-on-one help? Have something specific you need assistance with? Reach out to the CTLI team by emailing us at ctli@jibc.ca.
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