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Thursday, November 5, 2020

Stress Management Group workshop series

Healthy Workplace and Learning & Professional Development are collaborating to offer a virtual Stress Management Group Workshop Series for staff, parents, and faculty and instructors. Led by Dr. Erin O鈥橣arrell, C.Psych., their aim is to provide support to 杏吧原创 University faculty and staff in the form of a series of group sessions that... More

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

AWS Educate: An opportunity to leverage cloud-based technology

杏吧原创 University has聽signed on as an AWS Educate partner institution,聽giving聽instructors and students聽access to cloud-related learning resources.聽聽 AWS Educate聽is an Amazon initiative to help students build skills in the cloud. Members have access to cloud-learning content, training, pathways and a job board at no cost.聽 Through their... More

Sunday, November 1, 2020

Instructor Check-In: November

As we continue with online teaching and learning this fall, we鈥檝e put together some check-ins for instructors to use and reflect upon at specific points in the term. Each month, we鈥檒l be sharing a new check-in with specific themes to focus on. This month鈥檚 check-in focuses on final course projects, maintaining consistent communication,... More

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Blog: Another Virtual Hug from TLS

Hi 杏吧原创 instructors, It鈥檚 us again, your Teaching and Learning Services team. We鈥檙e still here鈥攈ere to talk, here to listen, here to help you sort out issues, here to help you bring your teaching to the next level. Maybe you love teaching online (or you're at least cautiously optimistic about it), or maybe you... More

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Incorporating the FUSION Skills Development Project into Your Course

Are you interested in supporting your students to develop and translate their academic and professional skills? The Future Skills Innovation Network (FUSION) is a cross-collaborative network of Canadian universities focused on exploring innovative and inclusive experiential learning approaches to foster skill development and prepare university... More

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Part IV: Protecting intellectual property in an online classroom

By Dr. Zachary Patterson, Instructor, Department of Neuroscience This is the first of a four-part series by Neuroscience instructors on their experiences with the sudden and rapid transition to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The transition to online learning has introduced some new challenges for protecting intellectual property... More

Thursday, October 22, 2020

Blog: Part III: The importance of communication in effective online learning

By Dr. Kathleen Lucas, Contract Instructor, Department of Neuroscience This is the first of a four-part series by Neuroscience instructors on their experiences with the sudden and rapid transition to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Creating a connection with students is one of the key components that makes teaching a joy for... More

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

CTS Office– D283 Loeb — Closed Reading Week

Reminder: Staff will be unavailable to offer in person support in the Loeb D283 office from 26 Oct - 30 Oct (Fall Reading Week). FMP will be doing necessary repairs in the building's mechanical room and will require the air handling unit to be shut down during this time. Staff will be closely monitoring... More

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Blog: Part II: The things I wish somebody told me about using pre-recorded lectures to deliver lecture content

By Dr. Chris Rudyk, Contract Instructor, Department of Neuroscience This is the first of a four-part series by Neuroscience instructors on their experiences with the sudden and rapid transition to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The current world situation has given us this new challenge of modifying our teaching styles to teach... More

Monday, October 19, 2020

Teaching online? TLS is here to help.

Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) is here to help you every step of the way as you navigate teaching online. Whether you are trying to put out a fire, are ready to up your online teaching game, or want to prepare your Winter 2021 courses, we are at your service. We鈥檝e identified Reading Week... More

Friday, October 16, 2020

Access to LinkedIn Learning Extended by a Year for All Students, Staff, and Faculty

After learning that the LinkedIn Learning licensing agreement provisioned by eCampus Ontario would come to an end, ITS and OQI brought together key stakeholders from across campus to determine the potential impact on students, faculty, and staff. The group, comprised of representation from ITS, OQI, TLS, OVPSE, and the Library were able to draw... More

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