Keith Webster

  • [Fall Workshop 2024] The Digital Learning Strategy Ethical Educational Technology Toolkit

    [Fall Workshop 2024] The Digital Learning Strategy Ethical Educational Technology Toolkit

    Friday November 1, 9:10 – 9:20 Presenters Session Description In 2021, the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills (the Ministry) initiated the Digital Learning Advisory Committee (DLAC) to engage the post-secondary system to better understand and support the use of digital learning models in post-secondary education in British Columbia. The collaborative efforts of DLAC…

  • [Fall Workshop 2024] Ethics and Values in the Shared Educational Resources and Technology (SERT) Initiative

    [Fall Workshop 2024] Ethics and Values in the Shared Educational Resources and Technology (SERT) Initiative

    Friday November 1, (9:20-9:30) Presenter Josie Gray is the Manager, Open Education at BCcampus Session Description As part of the provincial Digital Learning Strategy, the Shared Educational Resources and Technology (SERT) Initiative is looking at how to support and sustain provincial shared curriculum and educational technology services. In this session, the SERT project manager will discuss…

  • Institutional Report from RRU

    Institutional Report from RRU

    Here at Royal Roads University we’ve been simultaneously pursuing opportunities and dealing with challenges. Like many universities, RRU is dealing with low enrollment numbers while at the same time completing a new campus in Langford and developing plans for a donated property on Salt Spring Island. At the same time we’ve been refining our ed…

  • British Columbia Open Education Community

    British Columbia Open Education Community

    There is a new ad hoc community that has begun focusing on open education, the British Columbia Open Education Community (BCOEC). If you have an interest in open education in higher education in British Columbia and the Yukon, either as an educator, student, or an administrator, there is a monthly BC Open Education Community check-in.…

  • [Spring Workshop 2024] Digital Literacy Today – Recordings Available

    [Spring Workshop 2024] Digital Literacy Today – Recordings Available

    Recordings are available now for the Spring workshop sessions. You can browse through the Digital Literacy Today schedule and select the presentation title to find the recording, slides and transcripts for each session. For those that like to binge you can see them in a playlist at the BC Campus Kaltura site.

  • Past Presentations: Generative AI

    Past Presentations: Generative AI

    At ETUG we’ve been recording most of our Fall and Spring Workshop sessions since the Fall of 2019. There’s a lot of information spread across several themes in this collection. And there’s lots worth diving back into. Here are the presentations that relate to generative artificial intelligence. John Born Sound by AI: AI-Driven Sound in…

  • Past Presentations: Accessibility

    Past Presentations: Accessibility

    At ETUG we’ve been recording most of our Fall and Spring Workshop sessions since the Fall of 2019. There’s a lot of information spread across several themes in this collection. And there’s lots worth diving back into. Here are the presentations that relate to accessibility. Luke McKnight Accessibility of AI Interfaces Ian Linkletter Creating Alt…

  • In Memory of Irwin DeVries

    In Memory of Irwin DeVries

    Irwin DeVries passed away late last month on January 23rd. He was a chair of the ETUG Stewardship Committee in 2001 and 2002, and had a great impact on many in our community over the last few decades. Irwin was officially connected with the Open Learning Agency, The Justice Institute of BC, Thompson Rivers University…

  • [Spring Workshop 2024] Digital Literacy Today – Save the Date & Call for Proposals!

    [Spring Workshop 2024] Digital Literacy Today – Save the Date & Call for Proposals!

    ETUGers will get together Thursday May 9th and Friday May 10th for our latest Spring Workshop. Join us for Digital Literacy: Celebrating 30 Years of Educational Transformation at the SFU Harbour Centre (555 W. Hastings St., Vancouver) and Online. This workshop is open anyone interested in instructional design, educational technology and the intersections of technology…

  • New ETUG Website!

    New ETUG Website!

    ETUG has some exciting news! We are thrilled to unveil our new website, the URL is the same so your go-to destination for all things Ed Tech remains the same. Posts from the last year have been carried over and there is a link to the old site as an archive. Join us on this…

  • [Fall Workshop 2023] The Evolving Edtech User – Recordings Available

    [Fall Workshop 2023] The Evolving Edtech User – Recordings Available

    Recordings are available for sessions in the Fall 2023 workshop. You can access the recording by going to the workshop schedule and using the link on the session title. You can watch all the videos on the playlist below.

  • Happy Holidays 2023 from ETUG

    Happy Holidays 2023 from ETUG

    Have a great holiday break and looking forward to the promise of a new year! Thanks for all your support in 2023 – Your Stewardship Committee. From left to right: Just off camera… Paul Milaire from UBC

  • BCNet Connect 2024 | Call for Proposals Open

    BCNet Connect 2024 | Call for Proposals Open

    Discover fresh perspectives and cutting-edge technology solutions at the 2024 CONNECT Higher Ed and Research Tech Summit! This premier event is a chance to celebrate accomplishments and delve into innovative ideas addressing today’s and tomorrow’s technology challenges. Join the vibrant BCNET community in person on April 3-5, 2024, for a 2.5-day summit at the Vancouver…

  • [Fall Workshop 2023] The Evolving EdTech User – Schedule

    [Fall Workshop 2023] The Evolving EdTech User – Schedule

    Registration is now live! Click here to register. Time Session 9:30 – 9:35 Welcome, Land Acknowledgement 9:35 – 9:55 Youdan Zhang & Oleg Lungu | Student Learning Experience During the Covid 19 Pandemic – Implications for Learning Design As we leave the COVID-19 pandemic behind, studying student experiences during that special period will help us learn…

  • [Fall Workshop 2023] Leveraging Virtual Production to Enhance Student Learning

    [Fall Workshop 2023] Leveraging Virtual Production to Enhance Student Learning

    Friday November 10, 2:40 – 3:10 Session Description In this presentation, we conduct an in-depth exploration of our work in digital media technologies, specifically our recent virtual production work which was used to teach waveguides in electrical and computer engineering. Discover and understand how these innovations lead to elevated student engagement and reshape how educational…