Spring 2022

May 27, 2:30 – 3:15 Session Description Every institution has at least a few faculty members who are CEV (clinically extremely vulnerable) to COVID and need to continue teaching online indefinitely. What support plans do you have in place for these faculty members? How do you navigate your relationship with them when they have not…

May 27, 2:00 – 2:20 Session Description The open-source movement has thrived for decades on remote modes of collaboration. Instructional strategies that integrate student activities within such communities aids in the development of resilience and self-efficacy, and has direct impact on instructional responsibilities and learning outcomes. Recording and Materials

May 27, 1:00 – 1:45 Session Description EdTech provides the ability for faculty to develop caring, interactive, learning environments where students collaborate, create and share knowledge, rather than simply consume information. This session explores synchronous online pedagogical models, and learning technology tools. Recording and Materials

May 27, 11:15 – 12:00 Session Description How do we design online courses with flexibility in mind? What changes are required when considering various delivery modes (synchronous, asynchronous, blended, etc.), lengths (condensed 6-week, micro-courses), or student demographics (adult learners, international students, etc.)? Aiming to remove barriers to learning, Trinity Western University has expanded its online…

May 27, 10:40 – 11:00 Session Description This presentation will discuss: Recording and Materials

May 27, 10:20 – 10:30 Session Description In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the University of Victoria implemented two multi-access classrooms enabling students to attend and participate in-person or remotely. In this session, we will describe the design and implementation of these classrooms and provide examples of the instructional approaches they enable. Finally, we…

May 27, 9:05 – 9:50 Session Description At a recent BCcampus event, over 120 colleagues from BC higher ed created a list of essential principles to guide successful HyFlex learning design. This session will invite participants to review and consider those principles to assess the HyFlex readiness of their institution. Recording and Materials Due to…

May 26, 3:00 – 3:50 Session Description The teaching and learning landscape is changing. Course content has been delivered, for the most part, via online platforms throughout the pandemic, so now what? Many students will expect course content to be blended, a combination of online content with in-class lectures and most postsecondary faculty will want…

May 26, 2:00 – 2:50 Session Description Online teaching might be here to stay, but pedagogy can be affected when the online instructor presence is not ideal. The narrow window of Zoom cameras can prevent the use of hand gestures that are common in in-person teaching. To eliminate this, Professor Carol McAusland approached the LFS…

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…