Request for distribution
Some of the info below is directly relevant to the SCC. But a lot of it is relevant for your instructors and others outside the committee. We ask that if you have communication channels to the rest of your program area, you distribute these items. Spread the word.
UDL Online Workshop Series
On March 29th we hosted Robin Leung, Educational Media Strategist from KPU, for a one-hour online workshop dedicated to instructors and program staff who want to add low-cost, low-production videos to their online courses. This workshop provided pedagogical and technical tools to begin creating engaging videos. Robin shared different types of videos and when to strategically use videos with your students.
Blackboard Training Series: Workshop #1: Overview
Speaking of workshops, we’re offering our Blackboard Training Series to support new and returning faculty for the upcoming school year. Our first Workshop#1: Blackboard Overview, will cover the basics including the new look of Blackboard Learn Ultra (coming soon). Need a refresher on how to get into Blackboard and find your course? How about drafting your announcements for that welcome back week in September? Check out our events page for more information and to register.
Blackboard Ultra Upgrade Project: Phase 1
CTLI leads the project, in collaboration with Technology Services, for our Learning Management System (LMS) Blackboard upgrade. Read the project updates on our website and stay tuned for more information.
Learning Hub: Digital Literacy Issue is on the (virtual) newsstands!
Our newest issue of the Learning Hub is OUT! If you haven’t checked it out yet be sure to have a look/read/listen. Our current issue is themed around the hot topic in BC: Digital Literacy. You’ll find articles such what digital literacy means for educators, how one instructor’s experience has been from pivoting online and back, library resources for digital literacy, and much more. One of the results of our work on the Hub has also been to create a new Resource page on AI to provide a foundation for discussions around ChatGPT and the use of AI in education.
Faculty Drop-In Summer Hours
t’s summer break! We’re taking the summer off of our weekly drop-in schedule to accommodate all the vacations and such that happen. Does that mean you’re stuck for support? No! Reach out directly to ctli@jibc.ca to book your personal one-on-one time with us.
INDC-1110: Essential Skills for Training & Facilitation for JIBC Staff & Faculty
Our fall offering is officially full! We are going to announce dates for a second offering in person and another one online for those who are unable to attend an in-person course. We’re currently planning for November-December.
If you have faculty/instructors who are relatively new to teaching or who need a refresher course, consider this course as a foundational offering.
Currently, offerings are arranged on a program-by-program or division-by-division basis. If you can round up at least 4 instructors who are eager to learn and spend three full days discussing and practising the art of teaching, we can plan to offer the course. I’m available to deliver this class throughout the summer and fall. Contact Dave Smulders for more info.
