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  • [Fall Workshop 2023] Leveraging Virtual Production to Enhance Student Learning

    [Fall Workshop 2023] Leveraging Virtual Production to Enhance Student Learning

    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…

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  • [Fall Workshop 2023] Unlock the Potential of Markdown: Instantly turn Markdown files into shareable web pages with Docsify-This

    [Fall Workshop 2023] Unlock the Potential of Markdown: Instantly turn Markdown files into shareable web pages with Docsify-This

    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…

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  • [Fall Workshop 2023] Microsoft Forms: A live polling demonstration

    [Fall Workshop 2023] Microsoft Forms: A live polling demonstration

    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…

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  • [Fall Workshop 2023] Next-Gen LMS: Enhancing tools for ungrading, self-regulation and social learning dynamics

    [Fall Workshop 2023] Next-Gen LMS: Enhancing tools for ungrading, self-regulation and social learning dynamics

    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…

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  • [Fall Workshop 2023] Reading Lists: A welcome addition to our LMS

    [Fall Workshop 2023] Reading Lists: A welcome addition to our LMS

    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…

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  • [Fall Workshop 2023] Creating Alt Text with Generative AI

    [Fall Workshop 2023] Creating Alt Text with Generative AI

    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…

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  • [Fall Workshop 2023] Accessibility of AI Interfaces

    [Fall Workshop 2023] Accessibility of AI Interfaces

    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…

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  • [Fall Workshop 2023] Update on the Digital Learning Strategy

    [Fall Workshop 2023] Update on the Digital Learning Strategy

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

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  • [Fall Workshop 2023] Student Learning Experience During the Covid 19 Pandemic: Implications for Learning Design

    [Fall Workshop 2023] Student Learning Experience During the Covid 19 Pandemic: Implications for Learning Design

    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…

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  • [Fall Workshop 2023] Supporting Accessibility Improvements: An intentional and staggered approach

    [Fall Workshop 2023] Supporting Accessibility Improvements: An intentional and staggered approach

    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…

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  • [Fall Workshop 2023] The Evolving EdTech User

    [Fall Workshop 2023] The Evolving EdTech User

    Call for Proposals is Open Extended – Submit your Proposal by October 16, 2023 The user experience for education technology has greatly evolved in the past few years, thanks to the pivot to online learning brought about by the pandemic. A range of hybrid approaches now exist for content delivery, and many more instructors than ever…

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  • BCcampus Presents: Studio23

    BCcampus Presents: Studio23

    BCcampus is thrilled to announce the availability of the program for Studio23: Reignite Your Teaching and Facilitation Practice. This two-day event is scheduled to be held at SFU Harbour Centre on November 1 and 2, 2023. We invite you to peruse the line-up on our website and proceed with your registration. The program has been…

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  • [Fall Workshop 2023] The Evolving EdTech User – Save The Date

    [Fall Workshop 2023] The Evolving EdTech User – Save The Date

    ETUG’s Fall Workshop will happen online on Friday November 3rd. Possible approaches… Watch for more information on the theme, the call for proposals, and when to register in September.

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  • [Spring Workshop 2023] Recordings & Playlist

    [Spring Workshop 2023] Recordings & Playlist

    ETUG’s Digital Literacy in Post-Secondary Education workshop is done, but you can binge all the recordings on this playlist embedded here or on the BCcampus Kaltura, or see the individual recordings and accompanying resources from the linked session titles in the Workshop Schedule.

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  • [Spring Workshop 2023] LMS Accessibility Orientation

    [Spring Workshop 2023] LMS Accessibility Orientation

    Friday June 2, 3:05 – 3:25 Session Description Students are expected to master a deluge of technology and software when they begin a new academic journey. When students use assistive technology, there can be additional barriers and a rapid increase in the learning curve for those platforms. At Langara, we found some students using assistive…

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  • [Spring Workshop 2023] Campus Wide Collaboration for Accessible and Inclusive Design

    [Spring Workshop 2023] Campus Wide Collaboration for Accessible and Inclusive Design

    Friday June 2, 2:25 – 2:45 Session Description UBC is striving to foster a sense of belonging and promote equity and social justice for all members of the community by prioritizing inclusion and accessibility through a variety of initiatives. One of these initiatives is Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Fellows Program. This initiative is funded…

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  • [Spring Workshop 2023] Supporting and Increasing Accessibility in Video

    [Spring Workshop 2023] Supporting and Increasing Accessibility in Video

    Friday June 2, 1:30 – 2:15 Session Description In some ways it’s never been easier to make video more accessible. At the same time there are new challenges, as we learn more about the variety of barriers that learners experience with media. Captions, ASL, descriptive video… as producers of educational media, navigating the landscape of…

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  • [Spring Workshop 2023] From DX to AI: Developing digital wisdom to respond to the shifting landscape of Higher Educaiton

    [Spring Workshop 2023] From DX to AI: Developing digital wisdom to respond to the shifting landscape of Higher Educaiton

    Friday June 2, 1:10 – 1:20 Session Description What does digital wisdom look like for an institution? We will share some of the approaches that, as faculty developers, librarians, instructional designers and writing professors, have strengthened our institutional capacity to engage with emerging opportunities and challenges. Our presentation will explore the different approaches, what we…

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  • [Spring Workshop 2023] Risks, Realities, and Ruminations on the Probalistic Web

    [Spring Workshop 2023] Risks, Realities, and Ruminations on the Probalistic Web

    Friday June 2, 1:00 – 1:10 Session Description Current AI tools use large language models (LLM) to create original text, using probability to build it word-by-word. What does this mean for determining if something is real? If AI output is based on how often words are found together in the resources the tool has trained…

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  • [Spring Workshop 2023] Supporting Students’ Well-Being when Learning with AI

    [Spring Workshop 2023] Supporting Students’ Well-Being when Learning with AI

    Friday June 2, 11:15 – 12:00 Session Description We are all immersed in technology for our social, personal, learning and working needs. Even though general well-being has received attention across higher education due to its inseparable connection to learning, many educators still struggle to have a comprehensive wellness curriculum to help students navigate digital spaces…

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

    [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…

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  • [Spring Workshop 2023] Beyond the ePortfolio: Enhancing digital literacy with Pebblepad

    [Spring Workshop 2023] Beyond the ePortfolio: Enhancing digital literacy with Pebblepad

    Friday June 2, 2:00 – 2:20 Session Description Digital literacy has become a critical skill for students to succeed in the digital age. As educators, we must ensure that we equip our students with the necessary digital literacy skills. The use of technology such as Pebblepad can aid in the integration and development of digital…

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  • [Spring Workshop 2023] Evolving Considerations for Experiential Learning Design in Digital Environments

    [Spring Workshop 2023] Evolving Considerations for Experiential Learning Design in Digital Environments

    Thursday June 1, 4:10 – 4:30 Session Description The Justice Institute of BC (JIBC) has had a long history with Experiential Learning, from its scenario-based learning activities all the way to full-scale multi-agency simulations. As stated in our most recent strategic plan, “our curriculum emphasizes real world hands-on experiential learning in training that has an…

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  • [Spring Workshop 2023] Navigating Change and “Normalcy” in Online Learning

    [Spring Workshop 2023] Navigating Change and “Normalcy” in Online Learning

    Thursday June 1, 3:40 – 4:00 Session Description This presentation will be a summary of a research project on VCC students’ perspectives on academic integrity, alternative assessments, and stress management. A summary of data will be shown based on a survey of 181 VCC students in February 2023. Highlights will include a discussion of changes…

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  • [Spring Workshop 2023] Managing the Panic, Highlighting the Opportunities: Generative AI workshops for faculty

    [Spring Workshop 2023] Managing the Panic, Highlighting the Opportunities: Generative AI workshops for faculty

    Thursday June 1, 2:45 – 3:30 Session Description Generative AI, and ChatGPT in particular, is a huge concern for faculty at most institutions, including ours. Starting in January, Langara’s Educational Technology Department (EdTech), Teaching and Curriculum Development Centre (TCDC), and Student Conduct and Academic Integrity Office (SCAI) started receiving separate requests for support, information, and…

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  • [Spring Workshop 2023] Why are we Doing This Again?: Will AI writing tools push us to reconsider the way we assess?

    [Spring Workshop 2023] Why are we Doing This Again?: Will AI writing tools push us to reconsider the way we assess?

    Thursday June 1, 1:30 – 1:50 Session Description AI writing tools, such as ChatGPT, use natural language processing and machine learning, which can generate a wide range of outputs, including text-based responses to prompts, creative writing, translation, summaries, etc. Since ChatGPT was released in November 2022, many academics have expressed their apprehension about this tool.…

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  • [Spring Workshop 2023] (Academic) Integrity and ChatGPT

    [Spring Workshop 2023] (Academic) Integrity and ChatGPT

    Thursday June 1, 1:00 – 1:20 Session Description One of the most controversial concerns about ChatGPT in higher education is related to academic integrity. In this short session, I discuss dimensions of (academic) integrity and propose how educators can promote new integrity framework to address some dynamism and complexities when using ChatGPT in teaching. Recording…

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  • [Spring Workshop 2023] Celebrating the Whole Student: Using ePortfolios to create meaningful learning experiences and authentically assess learning

    [Spring Workshop 2023] Celebrating the Whole Student: Using ePortfolios to create meaningful learning experiences and authentically assess learning

    Thursday June 1, 11:40 – 12:00 Session Description ePortfolios are digital collections of learning artifacts created by students for their courses. Though seemingly a simplistic activity, the supported practice of folio-thinking, namely curating, organizing, reflecting, and connecting learning experiences, can capture holistic aspects of a student’s life beyond the classroom. ePortfolios can allow for integrating…

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  • [Spring Workshop 2023] DIY Toolkit for Digital Literacy

    [Spring Workshop 2023] DIY Toolkit for Digital Literacy

    Thursday June 1, 9:55 – 10:40 Session Description In response to requests from faculty interested in how best to use emerging technologies in their classroom, Jessica started to build a Digital Literacy toolkit. Anwen was subsequently invited to collaborate on expanding the toolkit. The result is a toolkit that supports higher educators to facilitate conversations…

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  • [Spring Workshop 2023] Share your Data Privacy Challenges

    [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.

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