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[Spring Workshop 2024] There’s too Much Tech and I Don’t Know Where to Start! Peer Sharing as Professional Development
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…
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[Spring Workshop 2024] Enhancing the Human Aspects in Designing Learning with Generative AI
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…
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[Spring Workshop 2024] Did a Flipped Classroom Flop? Experiences after 7+ Terms
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…
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[Spring Workshop 2024] Enhancing instructor digital literacy: Evaluating technological tools
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…
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[Spring Workshop 2024] Sound by AI: AI-Driven Sound in Education
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.…
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[Spring Workshop 2024] Multiple means of connection: A decolonial approach to UDL
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…
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[Spring Workshop 2024] Assessing Assessments, PartyRock style
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…
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[Spring Workshop 2024] Institutional Adoption of Blended Courses – A Multi-Year Pilot at SFU
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…
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[Spring Workshop 2024] The Art of Storytelling: Personas and Anonymized Examples to Teach Accessibility
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…
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[Spring Workshop 2024] Integrating Digital Literacy in Your Classroom: Skills, Stories, and Strategies
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…
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[Spring Workshop 2024] Creating Engaging Educational Content on Social Media
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…
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[Spring Workshop 2024] Supporting Digital Literacy Development with Open Educational Resources
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…
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[Spring Workshop 2024] Developing Connected Writing Using Obsidian
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…
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[Spring Workshop 2024] Breaking with tradition: The digital teaching case flipbook
Thursday May 9, 10:00-10:30 Session Description Teaching cases are a popular pedagogy in business and management studies. Typically presented in a traditional print style in black and white, the presentation of teaching cases tend to follow a conventional format. In this session, we will share an example of a recently written teaching case that is…
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[Spring Workshop 2024] Looking to the Horizon: Emerging Trends in Post-Secondary Education
Thursday May 9, 9:30-10:00 Session Description The landscape of British Columbia’s post-secondary education sector is evolving, shaped by innovative approaches and a commitment to student success. As a leader in navigating these changes, BCcampus advances teaching and learning practices through our understanding of the wider context of post-secondary education and through collaboration with post-secondary institutions…