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[Fall Workshop 2023] The Evolving Edtech User – Recordings Available
Recordings are available for sessions in the Fall 2023 workshop. You can access the recording by going to the workshop schedule and using the link on the session title. You can watch all the videos on the playlist below.
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Happy Holidays 2023 from ETUG
Have a great holiday break and looking forward to the promise of a new year! Thanks for all your support in 2023 – Your Stewardship Committee. From left to right: Just off camera… Paul Milaire from UBC
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BCNet Connect 2024 | Call for Proposals Open
Discover fresh perspectives and cutting-edge technology solutions at the 2024 CONNECT Higher Ed and Research Tech Summit! This premier event is a chance to celebrate accomplishments and delve into innovative ideas addressing today’s and tomorrow’s technology challenges. Join the vibrant BCNET community in person on April 3-5, 2024, for a 2.5-day summit at the Vancouver
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[Fall Workshop 2023] The Evolving EdTech User – Schedule
Registration is now live! Click here to register. Time Session 9:30 – 9:35 Welcome, Land Acknowledgement 9:35 – 9:55 Youdan Zhang & Oleg Lungu | Student Learning Experience During the Covid 19 Pandemic – Implications for Learning Design As we leave the COVID-19 pandemic behind, studying student experiences during that special period will help us learn
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[Spring Workshop 2024] Session Post Template
Friday May 10, 2:00 – 2:20 Session Description Description Session Recording Session Materials and Files
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[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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
