Over two days in October of 2022, we hosted 2022’s (long overdue) DemoFest which included the first day online and day 2 happening in-person at JBC’s New Westminster campus. We even published a special Learning Hub issue dedicated to our event. If you haven’t checked it out you, click hear to read about the full day!
Recap of Day 1
Our first day of DemoFest was all online, with our guest speakers joining in from all parts of the province. Engaging talks, creative ideas and lots of things to think about, our day one was a huge success and we are so grateful for having these wonderful presenters attend. We learned about the BC Open Textbook Collection, the use of SPLOTS! in Jessica’s course (if you don’t know what a SPLOT! is, you had better tune in), and Ethical Educational Technology, which is a sprawling, diverse topic of incredible importance for all of us in this business. We opened the day in a good way, having Elder Larry Grant open our virtual day, and although we had every technical issue under the sun challenge us that morning, nothing could outshine our guests and their really wonderful presentations.
Watch the presentations below.
Anne-Marie Scott
Deputy Provost, Athabasca University
Anne–Marie is a leader in the ed tech world. An internationally recognized authority on educational technology and open education, among numerous other pursuits, she has worked in a wide variety of leadership roles in post–secondary education, both here in Canada and abroad. Anne-Marie shared with us her thoughts around Ethics in Educational Technology. She gave all of us lots to think about and consider as we move forward in our Teaching & Learning space.
Clint LaLonde
Acting Director, Open Education, BCcampus
Wrangler of learning technologies by day, Dad, cyclist, soccer fan and lately, home roaster of coffee by night, Clint’s educational interests include network learning, social learning, open education and open educational resources.
Clint showcased the new BC Open Collection, a great open educational resource site that anyone can access, developed by BCcampus.
Dr. Jessica Motherwell-McFarlane, PhD
Jessica is Counsellor, Educator, Researcher, Speaker, Innovator. Passionate about counselling and teaching, Jessica has dedicated three decades to focusing on gender, youth, women’s issues, and transitions across the whole life span. Jessica specializes in offering workshops in anti-racism, truth and reconciliation, implicit bias, and social justice.
Jessica presented the use of SPLOTS in her courses and we even got to try a little hands on contributions.
