17 Jul The Learning Hub: Issue 17
Dennis Yip
In this week’s issue…
Management Science’s Collaborative Approach to Remote Teaching
From University of Waterloo Centre for Teaching Excellence | uwaterloo.ca
Since the closing of campus in late March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Waterloo instructors have pivoted to remote teaching as an alternative mode of instruction. The Department of Management Sciences (MSCI) was quick to react and adapt to this significant change through collaborative approaches and disciplinary strategies. Read More
In Conversation With Tony Bates: Could Online Teaching Change Higher Ed for the Better?
From Top Hat’s blog | tophat.com
Tony Bates is a realist when it comes to the pace of change in higher education. As a Senior Advisor at the Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University and a Research Associate at Contact North, Bates is the first to acknowledge the challenges in shifting to online teaching. Read More
JIBC Library
Preparation for Fall 2020!
As you prep for your Fall 2020 classes, here is how the Library can help:
- Course readings (books, DVDs & more)
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- Provide research assistance in finding material for your courses or developing your curriculum.
Includes articles, book chapters, streaming media, e-Books or audio recordings (podcasts). - Check your material for copyright compliance.
- Add your material to the Course Readings (Ares) section in Blackboard for seamless integration into your courses.
- Provide research assistance in finding material for your courses or developing your curriculum.
- Provide library research instruction sessions for your students (and for you!) via Blackboard Collaborate.
- Provide guidance on APA 7th edition citation and reference lists.
- Arrange for classroom equipment such as laptops, iPads, projectors, tripods, etc.
- Schedule book and DVD pick-up or mail delivery.
Contact library@jibc.ca with any questions!!
Upcoming CTLI Virtual Drop-in Sessions
Come meet us in Collaborate! Bring your questions!
- Thursday, July 23, 2020 from 11am to 12pm
- Thursday, July 30, 2020 from 11am to 12pm
We’ll be running a drop-in session each week, on Thursdays, between 11am-12pm.
Register for your session here.
Resources
Interesting Finds
- Webinars and online training – Cambridge Assessment International Education
- Best Practices for Online Group Work – Cambridge Assessment International Education
- Teaching through Disruption – Center for teaching and Learning, Washington University in St. Louis
Workshops
BCcampus Upcoming Events
- Adapting to COVID-19: Developing a Work/School/Life Balance during Graduate Studies
Facilitated by members of UBC’s Counselling and Wellness Centres, this webinar’s goal is to support graduate students in identifying and managing their competing roles and priorities.
July 22, 2020 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Register Here - Adapting to COVID-19: Break-out Sessions for International Student Onboarding and Support (Part 3)
In this session, we will brainstorm ideas on providing virtual onboarding and orientation for international students prior to the start of and during their studies this fall.
July 23, 2020 – 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Register Here - Discovering Openness in Your Research
Open education focuses on making resources and knowledge accessible to and usable by everyone; however, this goal can be met in different ways. This webinar will invite you to consider different ways of viewing openness in your own research.
July 23, 2020 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Register Here - FLO MicroCourse: Considerations for Indigenizing Your Work
In this one week MicroCourse, you will explore how you might reframe Indigenous pedagogies within online environments, including encouraging participants and creating relationships.
July 27, 2020 – August 2, 2020 | Register Here - FLO Bootcamp
Due to popular demand, FLO Bootcamp is back! Are you a B.C. post-secondary educator teaching a course online this fall? Did you have a rough pivot to online and want to fix up only the most important stuff before it runs online again? Or maybe you missed the pivot (lucky!), but still have a course you want to optimize for online delivery? Join us for a four-day crash course on only the MOST important stuff: lectures, assignments, proctored exams, your online presence, and dialing back a bit on the zooming! - July 27, 2020 – July 30, 2020 | Register Here
Click here for the list of BlueJeans recordings from #AskBCcampus
We’re still in the early days for pivoting learning online –
it’s best to practice simplicity, empathy, and compassion. #AskBCcampus
~ BCcampus
DROP-IN THIS MONTH
Thursday, July 23, 2020 from 11am to 12pm | Join session
Thursday, July 30, 2020 from 11am to 12pm | Join session
CTLI RESOURCES
Universal Design for Learning
Facilitating Synchronous Online Learning with Collaborate Webinar
- Watch a recording of the workshop here.
- Follow along with a copy of the slides.
- Suggestions for Synchronous Online Learning (PDF).
Pivoting to Online
- Watch a Recording of a Collaborate Training Workshop
- Instructor Transition Course
- Blackboard Help | For Faculty | For Students
Dad documents what it’s like working from home with kid
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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 telt@jibc.ca.
OFFICE OF INDIGENIZATION
Knowing what Truth and Reconciliation is not is a foundational competency for educators at all levels. Every Canadian plays a vital role in the Nation to Nation relationship but arguably, certain professions and disciplines carry a higher responsibility to live out actions that engender an equitable, respectful relationship that Indigenous Peoples expect and that British Columbian law requires.
No one person can dismantle systemic inequality and racism alone; however, professionals who are public servants are bound by duty to lead from wherever they live, work and play, to be vigilant and relentless in their pursuit for a fair, just, safe and equitable society for all. Truth and Reconciliation is a conscious choice to unlearn and learn about colonialism, its impacts, and how it operates at micro and macro levels. It is not a leftist trend, a political position, a loss of rights for non-Indigenous people, a checkbox to be ticked, a cloak of guilt and shame to wear nor is it someone else’s responsibility. The better we all know what Truth and Reconciliation means, the better we all can take the necessary steps to creating a new and respectful relationship.
CONTACT US
Email indigenization@jibc.ca if you want to learn more about starting points in a personal journey of Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.