DemoFest 2026

UPDATE Nov 5, 2026

THAT'S A WRAP!

Thank you and great job!

It’s always so inspiring and exhilarating to see what creative and innovative work is happening in our JIBC community, and this year did not disappoint! We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to making this such a memorable and engaging event.

We hope that you were inspired by the ideas, conversations, and exchanges that emerged over the past two days. At the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Innovation, it has been our pleasure to create a space where we can celebrate and learn more about each other and our efforts.

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Presenter videos: Check out our fabulous presenter reels below that appeared on Day 1 (online). These will give a good idea what projects people have worked on. Enjoy the notorious blooper reel!

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Highlights from Demofest 2026

PRESENTER DAY 1 SNEAK PEEKS

ABOUT THE EVENT

What is DemoFest?

DemoFest is JIBC’s annual celebration of teaching and learning innovation. Educators, instructional designers, staff, and students come together to share experiments, showcase projects, and spark new ideas across two energetic days of programming, community, and inspiration.

Whether you’re here to present, explore, or simply get inspired, there’s something at DemoFest for everyone. We love seeing friends from across BC’s post-secondary sector join us too.

Who's invited to DemoFest?

JIBC educators & instructors
Instructional designers & curriculum developers
JIBC staff & students
Friends from BCcampus
Colleagues from BC post-secondary institutions
Community partners & EdTech enthusiasts

EVENT PROGRAM

Two Days of Inspiration

Check back as more details are confirmed!

DAY 1 | VIRTUAL

Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026

Welcome & Land Acknowledgment with Elder-in-Residence Caroline Buckshot

Elder Caroline Buckshot, whose traditional name is KaNigan a Pit meaning “Woman who teaches”, is an Elder and community member from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation of the Algonquin Nation in Maniwaki, Quebec. Elder Buckshot’s career led to Provincial Corrections as an addiction counsellor and Native Liaison for ten years and has provided elder services in Federal Corrections. In addition, Elder Buckshot is a Gladue writer since 2011 for Legal Services Society (LSS) and presently for British Columbia First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC). She has written over 3,000 Elder Review Initials, which captures the social history of the individual and develops healing plans and makes recommendations. Most important, she is an Elder to young women in the community, providing spiritual guidance, and she is a proud mother of her son Andrew and grandmother to Brandon.

Start Small: A Human-Centred Case for Trying Things

Technology and innovation, including AI, are reshaping the work faculty, staff, and leaders do every day, often faster than anyone can fully keep up with. In public safety and education, finding the time and resources to experiment can already be hard, and new tools raise fresh questions about what to try and how. This talk makes the case for starting anyway, one small step at a time.

Carley makes the case that innovation doesn’t require certainty or a perfect plan. It requires people willing to take the next small step, adapt, and lead toward clarity. She’ll share a human-centred framework for building the confidence and psychological safety teams need to take on uncertain, high-stakes work, especially when resources are tight, and the ground keeps shifting.

Expect a conversation, not a lecture. Come ready to reflect, share, and leave with a clearer sense of what starting small looks like in your own work

About our Keynote Speaker: Carley McDougall

Carley McDougall brings roots in both Canadian postsecondary education and Marketing and Communications to her work in leadership and strategy. Her path wound through sociology, criminal justice, marketing management, and the agency world before bringing her into higher education, and it has shaped how she works: with strategic clarity, passion for change, and genuine care for the people she serves.

Over 8 years at Campus Manitoba, Carley grew from running communications and the Manitoba Open Education Initiative, which saved Manitoban students over $6 million, into guiding the organization as a whole. In June 2026, she led Campus Manitoba through its closure after 35 years, a process with no internal playbook, built in real time. Today, she runs Wavelength Strategic Consulting and Leadership Firm, helping organizations, including postsecondary institutions, thrive through a person- and heart-centred approach to leadership.

Carley is a white-presenting woman of mixed Scottish, British, and Métis heritage, and a citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation. She holds this heritage with pride while recognizing she has not lived the experiences of Indigenous peoples, and sees herself as a descendant learning to be in right relationship with the land and communities around her.

DAY 2 | IN-PERSON

Wednesday, Nov 4, 2026

Welcome & Land Acknowledgement with Elder-in-Residence Phillip Gladue

Phillip Gladue is a respected Métis Elder from Alberta who was raised in the traditional way. He was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal and has been a candidate for the Vancouver Aboriginal Awards. Phillip teaches traditional knowledges and oral and Métis history, leads opening ceremonies and land acknowledgements and supports the education of learners of all ages.

Meet Our Day 2 Presenters

Images of two birds with the title "Identifying AI Images". One bird is labelled "Real"; the other bird is labelled "AI".

Building AI Literacy at JIBC

AI is already a part of education and research, but do you know how it works?

Community-Led Learning

Community-led learning is a training approach that builds local capacity to facilitate introductory Emergency Support Services (ESS) training for responders and volunteers within their own communities.

CORR-1374: Motivational Interviewing

This course was developed to provide correctional officers with an evidence based tool to support positive change and encourage healthier behaviours and improved well-being among inmates with the overall goal of reducing recidivism and increasing public safety.

A screenshot view of the E O C upon entry. The E O C Director has a bright outline around them signifying that they are the person to communicate with as the next objective.

Emergency Operations Centre Simulation

This pilot simulation provides an interactive and general overview of a typical day of Planning Section Chief in an Emergency Operations Centre.

From U-matic to Digital: Preserving JIBC’s Video Curriculum History

This digitization project will help all JIBC divisions to preserve our history as videos disintegrate over time and will be unviewable after several years.

Immersive Experiential Learning with Praxis

Praxis transforms learning into action through immersive, real-time simulations that challenge participants to make critical decisions in realistic, high-stakes situations.

Independent Correctional Adjudicator Training

Showcasing a specialized training program for new Independent Correctional Adjudicators conducting inmate disciplinary hearings under BC Corrections’ legal and policy framework.

Integrating Reflection in Facilitator Development Training with PebblePad

Using PebblePad to scaffold reflection is an innovative pairing of proven facilitation practice with purposeful ed-tech, strengthening how instructors document, revisit, and act on their own development.

JIBC & BCcampus Pressbooks sprint for a psychology textbook.

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Pressbooks!

Learning Technology & Innovation Research: Preliminary Results

Exploring how learning technologies are used at JIBC, identifying unmet needs and barriers, and developing strategies to support innovative, effective teaching and learning.

ACP students in action working on a mankin during training.

Lend me your ears: Improving Paramedic Auscultation Skills

This project focused on re-integrating and updating of the high-fidelity manikin technology to integrate heart and lung sounds into the patient assessment model.

Moving from Gatekeeping to Growth: Understanding Student Learning, Providing Feedback, and Fostering Self-Assessment using PebblePad

Expanding on a colleague’s initial PebblePad design and implementation, we are focusing on enhancing students’ thought processes by providing more robust options for feedback and self-assessment.