Blogs

  • Vancouver Community College (VCC) Institutional Guidelines on Generative AI in Teaching & Learning

    Vancouver Community College (VCC) Institutional Guidelines on Generative AI in Teaching & Learning

    Emily Simpson, Centre for Teaching, Learning & Research VCC released its Generative AI in Teaching and Learning guidelines this September to help instructors navigate using AI tools ethically and effectively in their work, while seeking to minimize the risks in these tools. The guidelines highlight the connection of this work to VCC’s core values: Similar…

  • 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…

  • Institutional Report from BCIT

    Institutional Report from BCIT

    Submitted by Bonnie Johnston I’m an Instructional Development Consultant in the Learning and Teaching Centre at BCIT. E-learning has a huge role at BCIT and we are one of the largest distance learning institutions in the country. We use the learning management system Brightspace and we have recently transitioned from using Bongo, a video conferencing…

  • 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…

  • Call for All EdTech Sandbox Leaders

    Call for All EdTech Sandbox Leaders

    BCcampus invites expressions of interest from educators, educational technology developers, and learning designers from B.C.’s public post-secondary institutions to lead a session in the EdTech Sandbox Series.   As a EdTech Sandbox leader, you are invited to:  The compensation for participation in this initiative is $750 + GST.  

  • [Spring Workshop 2024] Digital Literacy Today – Accessibility Package

    [Spring Workshop 2024] Digital Literacy Today – Accessibility Package

  • [Spring Workshop 2024] Digital Literacy Today – Schedule

    [Spring Workshop 2024] Digital Literacy Today – Schedule

    Thursday, May 9 Schedule | Friday, May 10 Schedule Wednesday, May 8 6:00 pm – Pre-Workshop Get Together – Malone’s Taphouse We have a large table reserved for us to meet new friends and catch up with old colleagues. Join us at Malone’s Taphouse (608 W Pender St, Vancouver) at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, May…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • H5P symposium

    H5P symposium

    UBC is hosting a 2 day H5P symposium from Feb 21-22, 2024. This two-day event is a fantastic opportunity for anyone interested in H5P, open assessment, interactive videos, and more! Registration is free and is open to non-UBC audience. You can register the event from UBC’s H5P Symposium website.

  • 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…