Spring 2023

[Spring Workshop 2023] ChatGPT: Foe, friend, or paradigm-shifting challenge

Friday June 2, 9:40 – 10:25 Session Description Technological innovation comes in 3 flavours: catastrophic (the sky is falling!); sustaining (helps us do what we’ve always done, but better); or disruptive (what doesn’t kill us can make us stronger). Education articles about ChatGPT generally take the first 2 perspectives. Many warn that cheaters will prosper…

June 22, 2023
[Spring Workshop 2023] Share your Data Privacy Challenges

Thursday June 1, 9:40 – 9:50 Session Description Briana Fraser and Julian Prior will take 5 minutes to present an example of a privacy challenge they’ve experienced at Langara College and encourage participants to share their challenges, concerns, thoughts, on the ETUG Mattermost Privacy channel. Recording and Materials Files and links.

June 21, 2023
[Spring Workshop 2023] Showcase: Digital literacies and inclusive design practices

Thursday June 1, 11:10 – 11:30 Session Description Our short session will showcase modules that feature digital literacies and inclusive design practices. Designed as a CC Attribution Non-Commercial Creative Commons license resource, these modules build and expand knowledge and application of digital competencies that are particularly relevant to designing learning for hybrid spaces that intersect…

June 20, 2023
[Spring Workshop 2023] Schedule

Thursday June 1 | Friday June 2 Register Event Information Package Wednesday May 31 6:00 pm – Pre-Workshop Get Together – The Canadian Brewhouse We have a large table reserved for us to meet new friends, catch up with old colleagues and celebrate the return to a (partially) in-person workshop. Join us at The Canadian…

April 25, 2023
[Spring Workshop 2023] Future-proof Learning Design: The Integration of Digital Literacy, Inclusive Tech, and AI – Registration

Click here to register! In this two-day online and in-person workshop, we will showcase how instructors, education developers, and education technologists are approaching design. For example, we’ll explore how digital literacy, inclusive technology, and AI could be “baked” into courses and how instructors are supported in making design decisions around technology. We’ll also consider the ongoing…

April 3, 2023
[Spring Workshop 2023] Future-proof Learning Design: The Integration of Digital Literacy, Inclusive Tech, and AI

Call for Proposals – Extended! With the increased use of educational technology and awareness of concepts such as digital literacy, accessibility, and artificial intelligence (AI), more and more educational programs are exploring how to create the best student experience possible. A key factor is design, in particular design decisions that consider the technology available and…

January 31, 2023
[ETUG Workshop Spring 2023] Save the Date!

Join us in June for our first face-to-face workshop since the Spring of 2019! We’ll be gathering on Musqueam land at Kwantlen Polytechnic University – Richmond Campus on Thursday, June 1st and Friday June 2nd. We hope to offer this workshop as a HyFlex event with both on-campus and online access. More information about the…

November 28, 2022
[Spring Workshop 2022] Hybrid Teaching and Learning in Forestry: Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic at UBC

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…

June 21, 2022
[Spring Workshop 2022] HyFlex Instruction: The Leatherman Tool of Skills Instruction

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…

June 21, 2022
[Spring Workshop 2022] Pilots and Polls: Negotiating an understanding of hybrid/flexible learning at UNBC

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

June 21, 2022
[Spring Workshop 2022] Emerging Educational Technology Roles – Supporting Students

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…

June 21, 2022
[Spring Workshop 2022] Panel: Future of Educational Technology

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…

June 21, 2022
[Spring Workshop 2022] Flex’ing Under Pressure: From low to high and DIY

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,…

June 21, 2022