10 Dec The Learning Hub: Issue 37
Dennis Yip
This is our last issue of 2020. We will take a break and see you in 2021.
In this week’s issue…
Dr. Tony Bates – The Future of Teaching and Learning Post-pandemic
If you missed this interesting session presented by Dr. Tony Bates you can watch it here.
The silver linings in the COVID pandemic? Two educators’ musings
KPU Teaching and Learnign Commons | wordpress.kpu.ca/tlcommons/
As we collectively slow down and enter into the next phase of the COVID pandemic, our attention is drawn to discussions of the impact on our individual and collective psychesâ€â€and how the experiences we have had can support best practices in higher education at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU). Read More
The Landscape of Merging Modalities
EDUCAUSEreview – by Valerie Irvine | er.educause.edu
On today’s higher education campus, there are likely a dozen new terms being used to describe different configurations around the modality of courses. Modality typically refers to the location and timing of interactions. What used to be a simple binary of face-to-face or online has now become so extremely complex that our ability to understand each other is impaired. Read More
JIBC Library
Close: Dec 24 at noon
Re-open: Jan 4 at 8:30 am
Plan for January
Hard to believe, but it is time to organize for the Winter 2021 term! To schedule Library sessions for students, faculty and staff email: mjardine@jibc.ca
APA
JIBC Library & Writing Centre are offering noon-hour APA sessions for Winter 2021! Dates and link here: https://libguides.jibc.ca/apa
Those of you who attended the JIBC Student Applied Research day expressed interest in research done by Keynote Speaker, Laura Huey. Here is a selection of her articles and eBooks
Upcoming CTLI Virtual Drop-in Sessions
Come meet us in Collaborate! Bring your Blackboard, Collaborate, Kaltura or other teaching & learning questions!
Our last drop-in for 2020 will be on December 17th and we’ll be returning for the new year on January 14th. Happy Holidays!
- Thursday, December 17, 2020 from 12pm to 1pm
Register for your session here.
Resources
Interesting Finds
- How to be a Successful Online Learner – with video and slideshow
- Sorry, You’re on Mute: The Top Challenges of Working From Home
- vSim® for Nursing – Develop clinical reasoning skills, competence, and confidence in nursing students
- How to Make Breakout Rooms Work Better
- Living in Poverty – interactive digital poverty simulation that enables Canadians to experience living in poverty and face decisions that will either make or break the month.
Low Cost Educational Technologies
- Raspberry Pi 400 – is your complete personal computer, built into a compact keyboard.
- MoodleBox – is a standalone small and cheap mobile device working without Internet. It combines a wireless access point with a full featured Moodle server.
- KIWIX – is a free software that brings knowledge to millions around the world, even in remote places.
Conferences
- The Learning and Training Conference – Academic, Post-Secondary and K-12
- VCC Teaching, Learning, and Research Symposium
- Tony Bates’ session – What will be the future of teaching and learning at JIBC post-pandemic? (Watch the recording)
BCcampus Upcoming Events
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: scanning and planning, lecture alternatives, assessment, and student and community engagement!
December 14, 2020 – December 18, 2020 | Register here
FLO Zoom Sandbox Sessions
Are you facilitating an online course this fall and still feel a bit overwhelmed about using Zoom for your lectures? Want to practice creating breakout rooms, screen sharing, and other hosting functions within Zoom? Come play with us in this safe space for Zoom beginners!
January 8, 2021 – 10:00 am – 11:30 am | Register here
FUN FLO Friday: Create a Digital Escape Room as a Learning Activity
Join us for this fun hour with Jamie Billingham, as she demonstrates how to create your own escape room activity to engage or encage your learners!
January 15, 2021 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Register here
FLO Friday: Ideas and Inspirations to Break Out of the Online Discussion Forum Rut
The goal is to create discussions that are challenging, elicit participation, encourage exchange, and avoid repetition.
January 22, 2021 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Register here
FLO MicroCourse – Open Options to Enrich your Career
Are you looking for ways to improve your teaching practices or develop your digital literacies? We will explore the amazing diversity of open or free options to enhance your career and broaden your perspectives.
January 25, 2021 – January 31, 2021| 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, Dec 17, 12pm – 1pm | Join session
CTLI RESOURCES
Universal Design for Learning
Universal Design for Learning: A Practical Guide (PDF)
UDL Guidelines (PDF)
UDL: Strategies for Blended and Online Learning (PDF)
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
Instructional Continuity Checklist for Faculty
Watch a Recording of a Collaborate Training Workshop
Blackboard Help | For Faculty | For Students
Blackboard Training Workshops for LESD/BLES and PBDLES (Recordings):
Workshop 1: Course Template, Announcements, Discussions and Uploading Content
Workshop 2: Assignments & Groups
Workshop 3: Tests & The Basics of the Grade Centre
BEAN, It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like CHRISTMAS!
By MrBean
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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 ctli@jibc.ca.