Fall 2023

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…

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…

Friday November 10, 2:15 – 2:30 Session Description In this session Paul Hibbitts will give a slides-free overview of his new open source project that aims to significantly lower the barriers of entry to leveraging Markdown publishing. With Docsify-This you can instantly turn any publicly available Markdown file into a responsive web page that can…

Friday November 10, 2:00 – 2:15 Session Description I am hoping to do a brief demonstration of how Microsoft Forms can be used as an alternative to Slido/Mentimeter as a live polling option in-person, online, or in a hybrid environment. Participants will engage with two to three different Microsoft Forms questions to showcase how they…

Friday November 10, 1:00 – 2:00 Session Description In the evolving landscape of education, there is a growing recognition of the need to shift away from traditional grading systems that emphasize outcome over process towards a more holistic approach that prioritizes learning, feedback, and growth. This concept, known as ‘Ungrading,’ involves creating opportunities for students…

Friday November 10, 11:00 – 12:00 Session Description In the Summer 2023 semester, Langara launched Reading Lists for all courses. Adoption of the tool was initiated by the Library and supported by the Educational Technology department. With Reading Lists, instructors can create and manage reading lists of online and physical resources. In this presentation, Lindsay…

Friday November 10, 10:25 – 10:40 Session Description With many ethical concerns including bias, misinformation, environmental impact, working conditions of AI labourers, and copyright, a question many are asking is: can AI contribute to education as a social good? This demo will show how ChatGPT’s new “Vision” functionality is being used at BCIT to create…

Friday November 10, 10:10 – 10:25 Session Description The accessibility and usability of AI tools has been largely ignored. New research shows there is yet another reason to urge caution about using and recommending these tools. Luke McKnight, assistive technologist at Langara, will walk through the findings of his research into the accessibility of AI…

Friday November 10, 2:00 – 2:20 Session Description Ben will provide an update on the Digital Learning Strategy.

Friday November 10, 9:35 – 10:00 Session Description As we leave the COVID-19 pandemic behind, studying student experiences during that special period will help us learn what course design approaches and teaching strategies improve students’ online learning. This study reports on the survey results of 351 students at a polytechnic institute in Canada. The questionnaire…

Friday November 10, 3:10 – 3:40 Session Description Langara’s EdTech department has been identified as a primary resource for supporting accessibility improvements to teaching and learning at Langara College. In this short session, Briana Fraser and Luke McKnight will outline the intentional and staggered approach adopted by the department as an example other institutions and…