WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Drop-In) – December 10, 2020
Series: Learning Technology Online
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Visit keepteaching.ubc.ca for support on moving your courses online. The Drop-In Clinics are open for administrators of UBC weblogs or websites to get one-on-one support in WordPress and Wiki for Teaching and Learning or Administrative purposes. Participants should come prepared with a list of questions specific to their sites when attending this session. Specialists at (more…)
WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Drop-In) – December 3, 2020
Series: Learning Technology Online
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Visit keepteaching.ubc.ca for support on moving your courses online. The Drop-In Clinics are open for administrators of UBC weblogs or websites to get one-on-one support in WordPress and Wiki for Teaching and Learning or Administrative purposes. Participants should come prepared with a list of questions specific to their sites when attending this session. Specialists at (more…)
Creating and Sharing Instructional Videos – December 21, 2020
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Join us for this one-hour introduction to recording and sharing videos using Kaltura. Kaltura is a video platform for instructors and students to record and share video content within Canvas. Whether you want to create short videos to introduce yourself to your students, create lecture videos for your course, or record and share your synchronous (more…)
Exploring Zoom – December 22, 2020
Series: CTLT Institute Learning Technology Online
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Zoom is a web-conferencing application for moderating classes, meetings, or other group collaborations virtually. Join us for this session to learn more about Zoom and best practices in using it for teaching virtual classes. Note: For this session, we will be facilitating a practice space from 1:00 – 2:00 pm, after session completion. Please feel free (more…)
Using Canvas Quiz Statistics to Improve Our Quiz Questions – December 9, 2020
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Have you used Quizzes on Canvas to assess your students’ learning? How well did the questions help you gather evidence of learning? Are you concerned the questions may be too hard or too easy? This workshop provides an introduction to Canvas Quiz Statistics, a learning analytics tool that provides instructors with useful data and visualizations, (more…)
Building Authentic Assessment for Online Learning – December 10, 2020
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Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be online on Zoom. You will receive the link when you register. When considering moving courses online, we are also moving our assessment online. In this session, we will revisit our existing assessment strategies, explore some authentic assessment examples used by colleagues across (more…)
Faculty Wellbeing: Towards Building a Healthier Community – December 15, 2020
Series: CTLT Institute Online
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Wellbeing is foundational to the success of our people, our university and our communities. At UBC, wellbeing is an institutional priority, and action is being taken to support the wellbeing of students, staff and faculty and to support the creation of environments that contribute to community wellbeing. Faculty and instructors play an important role in (more…)
Challenges and Benefits of Multi-Campus Learning – December 17, 2020
Series: CTLT Institute Online
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The benefits of synchronous, multi-campus learning are becoming more apparent as technologies develop and teaching efficiencies are being sought. Synchronous multi-campus instruction typically involves a single instructor teaching in-classroom at one location, with remote cohorts attending with the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT). This model has the benefit of bringing together experts from one (more…)
CTLT Winter Institute Drop-in – December 17, 2020
Series: CTLT Institute Online
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Pre-registration is required to ensure you receive the online zoom link. Do you have a burning question about course design? Do you want to rehearse a lesson or activity online? Would you like some practical advice about online teaching, assessment or motivating and engaging students in your courses? Do you have questions about how to (more…)
Fireside Chat: What I Learned from Teaching with TAs in an Online Environment – December 16, 2020
Series: CTLT Institute Online
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Would you like to hear some in-the-trenches experience from colleagues who taught classes online in the last few months? We are inviting a few of them to share with us their candid experiences, and to offer tips and strategies that you can apply immediately in your online teaching. Facilitators: Qian Wang, Associate Professor of Teaching, (more…)