Melanie Latham

Thursday May 9, 11:10-11:35 Session Description Do you feel overwhelmed with the number of professional development opportunities and learning resources available online on how to improve your digital literacy? Are you not sure where or how to start incorporating digital literacy into your teaching or professional work? Are you simply curious about how to infuse…

Friday May 10, 2:35 – 3:35 Session Description This workshop aims to empower educators to weave Generative AI into their pedagogical practices, with a strong emphasis on amplifying human qualities like creativity, empathy, collaboration, and personalization in learning environments. Through interaction discussion, participants will delve into the ethical and mindful application of Generative AI in…

Friday May 10, 2:05 – 2:35 Session Description The COVID-19 pandemic nudged me, a long time post-secondary instructor, to go with a “flipped classroom” approach. I had been contemplating a flipped approach well before the pandemic. When we returned to in person teaching, I decided to continue this approach. After 7+ terms using the flipped…

Friday May 10, 1:05 – 2:05 Session Description In today’s educational landscape, teaching and learning heavily depend on the use of digital technology. There are many barriers that may hinder our faculty’s development of digital literacy competence such as inadequate training and institutional support, and limited access to resources. We will focus on Technology Support…

Friday May 10, 11:35 – 12:05 Session Description When you try to use online AI sound design tools,  you often encounter a message like ‘Signup for early access.’ But fear not, these tools are out there and readily available. In this session, we’ll explore using AI for sound design in a teaching and learning context.…

Friday May 10, 10:50 – 11:35 Session Description As educators and designers in post-secondary institutions, it is crucial to create an inclusive environment where students are not simply included, but where multiple perspectives and ways of knowing are acknowledged and encouraged. Taking a decolonial approach to Universal Design for Learning (UDL), we discuss the addition…

Friday May 10, 10:15 – 10:30 Session Description No this isn’t about the anthem by LMFAO. Instead, it’s about leveraging a free (for now) tool provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to create no-code Generative AI powered apps. In this short demo, I will demonstrate how I created two tools used in teaching development consultations…

Friday May 10, 9:15 – 10:15 Session Description From the Spring of 2022 through the end of Fall 2023, SFU piloted the adoption of a new course classification designated for Blended courses. The Centre for Educational Excellence played a key role in supporting instructors with the planning and development of these courses as they navigated…

Thursday May 9, 3:45 – 4:15 Session Description Langara’s EdTech Department has had great success incorporating accessibility into our workshop offerings. In accessibility focused workshops Langara’s assistive technologist has added anonymized examples of accessibility bugs encountered by Langara students. These examples illuminate the problems with inaccessible content in a concrete fashion to help workshop attendees…

Thursday May 9, 2:45 – 3:30 Session Description This interactive workshop is designed specifically for educators in British Columbia who are keen to deepen their understanding and integration of digital literacy within their classrooms. Aligned with the BC Digital Literacy Framework, this session will explore the core digital educator competencies, facilitate the sharing of inspirational…

Thursday May 9, 1:55 – 2:15 Session Description Social Media can be a powerful tool to help discover and support your passions. As both a professor and an educational YouTuber, I’ve found that teaching in these different contexts is complementary. While classroom environments allow for deep connections and sustained learning, the tremendous scale of social…

Thursday May 9, 1:00 – 1:45 Session Description The BC Digital Literacy Hub is a public, online collection of Open Educational Resources (OER) designed for instructors in post-secondary institutions in British Columbia. The goal is to help educators, including learning and teaching staff, integrate digital literacy materials easily into existing courses and improve their own…

Thursday May 9, 11:35 – 12:00 Session Description Obsidian is a Personal Knowledge System (PKS) useful for students to connect their ideas to active learning by using markdown language (ml) for capturing ideas, note-taking, annotating, linking notes, adding photos and audio files and tagging collections of ideas. This demonstration will showcase the use of the…