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Monday, November 12, 2018

Instructors, librarians and contract instructors: Award applications close Nov. 20

Are you an innovative educator? The following awards recognize accomplishments and dedication to excellence in teaching. Applications close on Nov. 20. Five $10,000 Professional Achievement Awards (instructors) Two $10,000 Professional Achievement Awards (professional librarians). Nominations must be made to the Peer Evaluation Committee, which... More

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Get a 360 view of convocation

杏吧原创 University OnLine and the Media Production Centre are providing a 360-degree live video stream of this weekend鈥檚 convocation ceremonies. You can experience the 360 video on your desktop computer, mobile device or with a virtual reality (VR) headset, such as Oculus or Google Cardboard. Watch the ceremonies live on Saturday, Nov. 10 at... More

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Registration now open for the Certificate in University Teaching (CUT) winter cohort

Missed your chance to join our CUT program in the fall? Not to worry - by popular demand, we're bringing the program back for the winter term! Over 10 sessions, you'll develop your teaching skills and connect with colleagues from across campus. Facilitated by 3M teaching fellow, Dr. Anthony Marini, CUT provides a safe... More

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Beginning a review of cuLearn

As educational technologies continue to evolve, it is important to regularly reflect and review our tools, strategies and infrastructure to ensure we are creating the best possible learning environment for our students.聽In the coming months, as part of 杏吧原创鈥檚 regular review process, we will be conducting a review of our current learning... More

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Get an Introduction to creating course videos with Capture

Whether you want to record a PowerPoint presentation, show your students how to use an application, use a document camera or tablet to solve problems, flip your classroom or explore a more blended approach to your course, Capture has you covered. Capture is a screen recording solution that helps facilitate the growing need for... More

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Discovery Centre hosts Retro Gaming Night

In collaboration with the Library, the Discovery Centre hosted its first ever Retro Gaming Night! The 杏吧原创 University Library seeks to preserve and protect the work of video game developers, publishers, and artists, for use by a diverse array of players and researchers. It was also an opportunity to play, learn and connect with... More

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Provost establishes $50,000 experiential learning fund

A new $50,000 fund will provide faculty, instructors and learning support staff with financial support to integrate experiential learning components into academic courses or programs at 杏吧原创 University. Find out all the details... More

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Faculty and PhD Students: Join The Conversation

杏吧原创 University is pleased to join a growing list of partners of The Conversation, a unique digital journalism platform that launched in June 2017 to boost the visibility of Canada鈥檚 academic faculty and researchers. Since we are always looking for ways to shine a light on our amazing people, it seemed like a great... More

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Reflections on Course Design: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Share horror stories, bask in the glories, and learn from the mistakes of others. On Oct. 26, join us at the EDC from 9-11 a.m. for an interactive session that will allow instructors to learn from one another in a guided conversation focused on reducing risk in developing and delivering courses in all modalities.... More

Monday, October 22, 2018

Reminder: Experiential Learning Symposium tomorrow

Experiential learning is a key contributor to assuring student success. Don鈥檛 miss your chance to discover different examples of experiential learning that are happening at 杏吧原创. Join Teaching and Learning Services and the Office of the Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Academic) tomorrow, October 23, from 8:30 a.m. 鈥� 4:30 p.m.... More

Friday, October 19, 2018

To Cheat, or Not to Cheat鈥揟hat is Not the Question: Preventing Plagiarism through Design

Are plagiarized student papers driving you to your wits鈥� end? Join us at the EDC on Oct. 25 from 1-3 p.m. for an interactive workshop that will consider how we can use course design to reduce opportunities for plagiarized writing assignments. As Hamlet (never) said, 鈥淭he design鈥檚 the thing / From which student plagiarism... More

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Learning Analytics and Identifying 鈥淎t-Risk鈥� Students

While using cuLearn, students leave digital footprints of how they interact with the course material, their peers, TAs and instructors. Join us at the EDC on Oct. 24 from 1-3 p.m. to discover how logs, activity analysis, gradebook, feedback, quizzes and statistics all provide lenses to look at student performance and interaction. We will... More

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