Voices from JIBC

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Voices | Daniel Bromley

Daniel Bromley ADULT PROBATION OFFICER INSTRUCTOR  We asked a few faculty around campus about their barrier to learning and what they do to improve accessibility. Our amazing faculty member, Dan, had this to say… What is a barrier to learning that you have experienced and

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Voices from JIBC | JIBC Students’ Union

Alexandra & Leif About Ba Thach Thao (Alexandra) NguyenJISU Organizer About Lief GarrettJISU Director of External Relations and LESD Cohort 62 leader. OER Survey by JIBC Students’ Union JIBC Students’ Union launched a student survey on Open Educational Resources among its members in February 2022. The

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Voices from JIBC | Lynn Truong

Lynn Truong Watch our very own Lynn introduce Open Educational Resources to you in the following video! About LynnLynn Truong is an instructional designer with CTLI. She recently graduated with her Master of Education in Curriculum and Pedagogy with a specialization in digital technology at

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Faculty Corner | Michelle Jackson

Michelle Jackson Faculty, Fire Safety Division We asked a Fire Safety Division faculty member, Michelle Jackson, how the start of her semester has been going and here’s what she had to say: How have you been adjusting to all the changes of the past year+?

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Voices | Bobbi Mand

Bobbi Mand ETHICS & ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR  We asked a few faculty around campus about their barrier to learning and what they do to improve accessibility. Our amazing faculty member, Bobbi Mand, had this to say… What is a barrier to learning that you have experienced

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Voices | Kavita George

Kavita George Senior Web Specialist, CTLI What is a barrier to learning that you have experienced or are aware of that you’d like to see eliminated? What is something you’ve done in your work (as an instructor, course developer, administrator, etc.) to improve accessibility in

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Voices | Matt Harty

Matt Harty LAW ENFORCEMENT STUDIES INSTRUCTOR  We asked a few faculty around campus about their barrier to learning and what they do to improve accessibility. Our amazing faculty member, Matt, had this to say… What is a barrier to learning that you have experienced and

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Voices | Dave Spencer

Dave Spencer CUSTODY INSTRUCTOR/COORDINATOR | KRCC  We asked a few faculty around campus about their barrier to learning and what they do to improve accessibility. Our amazing faculty member, Dave, had this to say… What is a barrier to learning that you have experienced and

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Faculty Corner | Chris Rattenbury

Chris Rattenbury Faculty, Bachelor Law Enforcement Studies, Acting Program Manager for Police Advance Training We asked a few faculty around campus who are teaching this September: What’s new this September? Acting program manager and faculty, Chris Rattenbury, graciously spent some time to answer our question. As of September,

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Voices | Melanie Chernoff

Melanie Chernoff LEAD INSTRUCTOR, LAW ENFORCEMENT STUDIES  We asked a few faculty around campus about their barrier to learning and what they do to improve accessibility. Here’s what Mel had to say… Bad Words Years ago I learned from a student that the word “test”

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Voices from JIBC | Michael Currie

Michael Currie Michael Currie is the Senior Manager, Information Technology at the Justice Institute of BC.  He oversees the infrastructure and security of IT and he has a special interest in EDI as an individual born with a bilateral hearing loss.  https://ctli.jibc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Bionic_Man.mp4 Want to chat

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Accessibility Tips for Assessments

While assessments are always a challenging time for students, there are a few things that JIBC can do to reduce those barriers. Kavita shares how we at JIBC could focus on reducing the cognitive, motor, and physical load for students and try to provide an equivalent experience for all learners.

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