Session Recordings

May 26, 1:30 – 1:50 Session Description Paul Hibbitts has taught CMPT-363 User Interface Design at Simon Fraser University for over 20 years, and at the very start of 2020 he trial ballooned a blended approach for his 3-hour evening section of the course, which was not pursued at that time. However, I bet you…

May 26, 1:00 – 1:20 Session Description In the spring of 2020 as the pandemic halted all in person classes, educational institutions across the province were asked to revision classroom spaces and student expectations. As institutes opened their doors again it was recognized that flexible education spaces were needed as we continued to navigate the…

May 26, 11:50 – 12:00 Session Description The education of forestry has been characterized by courses that require high levels of in-person attendance and field-based activities. The restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic have presented significant challenges to the delivery of these courses over the past two years. To adapt to this, the Faculty of Forestry…

May 26, 11:40 – 11:50 Session Description The COVID-19 pandemic was the catalyst for revamping our library skills based workshops, and well as the Educational Technology class I teach in the Faculty of Education so that they could be delivered not only face-to-face but also online via Zoom. Now that we are back on campus…

May 26, 11:30 – 11:40 Session Description This round will share the outcomes of a pilot project run at UNBC during Fall 2021 exploring approaches to hybrid/flexible course delivery. The round will also share the results of a Winter 2022 UNBC instructor poll addressing hybrid/flexible course delivery practices. Recording and Materials

Thursday May 26, 11:00 – 11:20 Session Description The COVID-19 pandemic led to many educational institutions pivoting to online teaching and, even as we return to face-to-face teaching, technology adoption and usage continues at record levels. With the growth in technology adoption, UBC has seen a measurable increase in demand for student support from our…

Thursday May 26, 9:10 – 10:45 Session Description This panel, made up of teaching, learning, and technology managers/directors and a student union executive director, will explore a variety of questions concerning the ‘great pivot’ and subsequent slow emergence from the pandemic. In particular, how their roles have changed, and what influence they have had in…

May 27, 10:00 – 10:20 Session Description Over the past two and a half years, the demand for alternative educational experiences has increased. In 2021, Georgian College made steps to meet the needs of its students by creating HyFlex experiences; however, not all faculty or programs areas were ready for such a shift. In response,…

10:00 – 10:15 am Wednesday May 26 Paul Hibbitts Paul is a SFU sessional instructor, interaction designer and open-source author. Combining his professional user experience design skills with his extensive instructional background, he is building open source projects to help fellow tech-curious educators involved in open education and publishing leverage such platforms as the Grav CMS…

4:00 – 4:50 pm Thursday May 27, 2021 Briana Fraser, Julian Prior, Mirabelle Tinio Julian Prior is currently Chair of Educational Technology and an Advisor at snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓ / Langara College. He came to the west coast in 2016 having taught Sociology for twelve years at a further education college in the U.K. He completed…

9:00 – 9:50 am Wednesday May 26, 2021 Jennifer Wemigwans Jennifer Wemigwans, PhD is from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. She is a new media producer, writer and scholar specializing in the convergence between education, Indigenous knowledge and new media technologies. Her research examines how Indigenous knowledge sites online contribute to the…

12:00 – 12:50 Friday May 28, 2021 Carmen Rodriguez Working with pre-service and in-service teachers, some of Carmen’s interests relate to life-long learning, Indigenous pedagogies, and Social Justice. She has welcomed the opportunity to learn through the pandemic on how to respectfully facilitate courses on Indigenous Education using online platforms. Session Description Discourses around what…

10:00 – 10:50 Friday May 28, 2021 Matt Stranach, Christina Cederlof, Helena Prins Session Description This panel discussion will provide an overview of the recent Digital Citizenship 2021 symposium, and a demonstration of the associated WordPress site including the H5P “Escape Room”. Participants will use the Escape Room and provide feedback for further development of…

11:00 – 11:50 Friday May 28, 2021 Michael Paskevicius, Michelle Harrison, Tannis Morgan, Irwin DeVries, Tom Woodward Session Description Throughout 2019, collaborative sessions were facilitated at OER19 in Galway, Ireland; Cascadia in Vancouver, Canada; and ETUG, in Kamloops, Canada where participants were challenged to be creative about conceptualizing the concept of an “untextbook” and how…

9:00 – 9:50 am Friday May 28, 2021 Jessica Motherwell McFarlane Jessica Motherwell McFarlane, Ph.D. is a counsellor in private practice and professional education consultant on gender, antioppression, indigenization, and other social justice issues. She is an instructor at the Justice Institute of British Columbia where she won the Instructional Excellence award in 2016. Jessica…