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Monday, February 8, 2016

TLS photo shoot: Call for instructors

Teaching and Learning Services has scheduled a professional photo shoot over the winter break this month聽and we鈥檙e looking for instructors to pose in staged teaching and learning scenarios. The photo shoot will take place from 1-3 p.m. over three days (February 16, 17 and 18). If you're free for 30 minutes or an hour... More

Thursday, February 4, 2016

2016 杏吧原创 University Teaching Awards call for nominations

Are you interested in pursuing a 2016 杏吧原创 University Teaching Award? Or do you know an outstanding educator who deserves recognition? Get your nomination or application in before the deadline on April 17. There are four awards currently open for nominations: Provost鈥檚 Fellowship in Teaching Award This award recognizes faculty and contract... More

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Let鈥檚 talk: Mental health in the classroom

By Emma Brown, TLS staff writer Her students watch attentively as Prof. Collett Tracey sits on the desk at the front of the class and opens a book to the poem they鈥檙e studying. Thinking With the Heart by Bronwen Wallace. One student begins reading. Tracey leans in to listen with care. 鈥溾� wish I... More

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Gone in a flash, flood

On Friday, Jan.聽8 as everyone was getting settled into their first week of winter term classes,聽a water main burst in the corridor between the KM聽Theatre鈥檚 (KMT) ground level entrance and the main tunnels, submerging聽floors of聽the KMT, Theatre B聽and two Loeb computer labs with several inches of water, as well as聽leaking into Loeb C164 and... More

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

How BigBlueButton is helping one 杏吧原创 student achieve academic success

By: Maha Ansari, TLS staff writer BigBlueButton is a dynamic learning tool that makes it possible for instructors and TAs to host live online classes and virtual office hours. The system boasts a wide variety of features, including a live chat window and an interactive whiteboard. Erika Caceres is among the many students enrolled... More

Monday, February 1, 2016

Active learning classrooms coming soon!

Construction is well underway in Tory 213 and Tory 431 to create 杏吧原创鈥檚 first two active learning classrooms (ALCs). ALCs are spaces that have been purposely designed to support teaching and learning in an environment that engages students to participate actively in their learning. These two classrooms rooms will be completed by mid-April... More

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Making Connections!

Please join us for 杏吧原创's 4th Annual Community Engagement Event - Making Connections! We look forward to seeing you on February 24th from 9am - noon in MacOrdum Library's聽Discovery Centre.... More

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

The Future is Open: Enhancing Pedagogy via Open Educational Practices

Please note: This session has been cancelled. 鈥淥pen educational practices鈥� is a broad term that encompasses the creation and adoption of open textbooks and other open educational resources, open course development, and 鈥渘on-disposable鈥� assignments. On Feb. 11, join Teaching and Learning Services and ODFASS for a presentation by Rajiv... More

Monday, January 25, 2016

Nominate an outstanding 杏吧原创 educator for a Capital Educators’ Awards

Do you know an outstanding educator at 杏吧原创 who deserves recognition? Offer your support by nominating them for a 2016 Capital Educators鈥� Award. Visit www.edugala.ca for more information and to complete the nomination form. The nomination deadline is Monday, Feb. 29 at 4 p.m. The award is open to all educators who have classroom... More

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Online classes and virtual office hours

BigBlueButton is a web conferencing system available in cuLearn that allows you to host a synchronous (real-time) video and/or audio conference, and features a live chat window and interactive whiteboard. If you have ever thought of adding a live online component to your class, having online office hours, or if you鈥檙e interested in participating... More

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Discover 杏吧原创’s award-winning crowdfunding platform: FutureFunder

The FutureFunder is 杏吧原创鈥檚 award-winning crowdfunding platform. 杏吧原创 was the first university in Canada to adopt crowdfunding into its traditional fundraising outreach. Only 杏吧原创 students, faculty, staff, alumni and retirees are permitted to submit a project or initiative in need of funding. All submissions should support the... More

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Winter 2016 TA Training Day

The full programme for the EDC's Winter 2016 TA Training Day聽is now available, and registration for all sessions is now open on 杏吧原创 Central. TA Training Day takes place on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on the third floor of the River Building. Featuring light refreshments, eight diverse workshops and... More

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