24 Jul The Learning Hub: Issue 18
In this week’s issue…
Exams: Who are we leaving out?
From BCcampus | bccampus.ca
Because of the pandemic, the last several months have involved pivoting post-secondary courses in B.C. from face to face to online delivery. Part of that pivot has required new ways of administering exams. The use of proctoring software has emerged as a popular solution, and some B.C. institutions are currently in the process of evaluating different proctoring products such as Proctorio, ProctorU and Respondus, while others are relying on video conferencing as a way of monitoring students during exam writing. As much as it enables continuity of course delivery, using the software comes with its own set of problems and some B.C. educators and institutions are outright rejecting these tools in favour of teaching methods that do not require exams. Read More
Selkirk Faculty Considering Open Educational Resources for Fall 2020
From Selkirk Sentinel | selkirksentinel.com
In the early days of 2020, BC Campus met with the Faculty of Selkirk College to share some of the benefits of open educational resources (OER). This presentation came on the heels of the addition of regional representatives to BC campus in 2019 to help build connections with the post-secondary institutions servicing the more remote areas of the province. Ross McKerlich is advising the institutions in the Interior. Read More
Higher Education and Work Amid Crisis
From Inside Higher ED | insidehighered.com
The pandemic has accelerated and worsened equity gaps in higher education and its connection to work, according to new data, which may also show paths to improving this connection. Read More
JIBC Library
Did you know you can check our shelves virtually!?
Simply find a book or DVD of your choice through the Catalogue. Go to the title and click Nearby Items on Shelf to see related titles that sit beside it on the shelves!
Check our COVID-19 Guide for current borrowing services.
Upcoming CTLI Virtual Drop-in Sessions
Come meet us in Collaborate! Bring your questions!
- Thursday, July 30, 2020 from 11am to 12pm
- Thursday, August 6, 2020 from 11am to 12pm
- Thursday, August 13, 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
- Learning Module: Designing Online Assessments – Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Calgary
- What have we learned from Covid-19 about the limitations of online learning – and the implications for the fall?? – Online Learning and Distance Education Resources, Moderated by Tony Bates
Tools to Make Digital Learning Content:
- Thinglink – Tools to create interactive images, videos and other multimedia resources.
- EdPuzzle – Video lesson creation software.
- Koulu.me – A collection of apps and pedagogical solutions curated by Finnish edtech companies to facilitate distance for pre-primary to upper secondary learners.
BCcampus Upcoming Events
- Adapting to COVID-19: In it Together – Building Community and Enacting Care in Online Environments
During this one-hour webinar, learn how your existing practice can be supported by technology, and understand how to support and connect with students in this uniquely challenging teaching moment.
July 27, 2020 1:30 pm to July 27, 2020 2:30 pm | Register here - Instructional Designers and Open Education Practices
Dr. Michelle Harrison and Dr. Irwin DeVries will share their research into open education practices (OEP) and will generate a discussion about strategies for effectively advocating and implementing OEP in post-secondary institutions while also maintaining a critical stance.
August 6, 2020 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Register here - Indigenous Speaker Series: A Conversation with Co-Founder of Sisters Sage, Lynn-Marie Angus
Lynn-Marie and Melissa-Rae are two Indigenous entrepreneurs and co-founders of Sisters Sage. On August 12, learn how Sisters Sage got started, the importance of Indigenous-owned and operated businesses, and more!
August 12, 2020 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Register here - (FUN) FLO Friday with Dr. Farah Shroff
Join us for a fun session with Dr. Farah Shroff as they hope to infuse some humour into this new teaching space! Experience polling, break-out sessions, and other helpful tools that you can utilize to keep your students at the centre of your lecture!
August 14, 2020 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | 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 30, 2020 from 11am to 12pm | Join session
Thursday, August 6, 2020 from 11am to 12pm | Join session
Thursday, August 13, 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
2020! The Year Bears Learn How to Use Nunchucks
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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
COVID-19 has dramatically altered life as we know it and in its wake, imposes new standards that we, as a society, must adhere to, to ensure our health, wellbeing and safety. It is well documented that this pandemic is most harmful to marginalized populations and peoples living within intersectionality including Indigenous Peoples. The interests of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples are exposed to even greater harm given the reported systemic and individual racism experienced in health care settings. In British Columbia, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, a member of Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and a former judge and provincial advocate for children and youth, was appointed to lead the investigation in to allegations of racist gameplay targeting Indigenous patients in BC hospitals. Tragically, this is but one sliver in a forest of discrimination, racism and violence experienced by Indigenous Peoples in everyday life.
Such a reality is a stark contrast to the image that is portrayed of Canada and its institutions being welcoming, inclusive and diverse. This disparity calls us to critically evaluate the generalized definitions of these idealized qualities adopted by Canadian institutions and how applying an incomplete, Euro-western centric version of these qualities in our institutions equates to injustices and insecurities for Canadians not reflected in the implemented worldview. Like healthcare, public education in Canada is an institution rife with systemic and individual racism because of its inherent colonial construct. Administrators, educators, Elders and learners must reform education structures, policies, culture and pedagogy, to name a few elements, to build an educational environment meant for everyone. As learners head back in to the classroom this fall, we encourage you to read Dr. Michelle Pidgeon’s (2016) article titled More Than a Checklist: Meaningful Indigenous Inclusion in Higher Education and reflect on how will you cultivate an educational experience that is reflective of all learners?
CONTACT US
Email indigenization@jibc.ca if you want to discuss ways to weave and center Indigeneity in to the fabric our institution.