Making Teamwork Work in Online Courses – August 26, 2020


Event Date & Time

  • August 26, 2020
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be hosted online on Zoom.  Team projects in the online environment provide the chance for students to connect with one another, grow their skills, and deepen their learning. Yet, students often complain about having to participate in team and group projects. Free loading, (more…)

Online Learning Design Studio – July 30, 2020


Event Date & Time

  • July 30, 2020
    11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be hosted online on Zoom.  Join us for virtual one on one consultations with Learning Designers to explore ways to enhance your students’ online learning experience.  This is the opportunity for you to connect with a Learning Designer regarding any questions you have, (more…)

Online Learning Design Studio – July 23, 2020


Event Date & Time

  • July 23, 2020
    11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be hosted online on Zoom.  Join us for virtual one on one consultations with Learning Designers to explore ways to enhance your students’ online learning experience.  This is the opportunity for you to connect with a Learning Designer regarding any questions you have, (more…)

Online Learning Design Studio – July 16, 2020


Event Date & Time

  • July 16, 2020
    11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be hosted online on Zoom.  Join us for virtual one on one consultations with Learning Designers to explore ways to enhance your students’ online learning experience.  This is the opportunity for you to connect with a Learning Designer regarding any questions you have, (more…)

Rehearse Online Teaching Approaches Using Zoom or Collaborate


Event Date & Time

  • July 21, 2020 - August 28, 2020
    1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to complete the first half of the registration process.  Great teaching can happen anywhere, but teaching online requires different skills, strategies and tools than in a traditional face-to-face classroom. To help you succeed in teaching your course online, here is an opportunity to rehearse or practice teaching in the online classroom (more…)

Online Teaching Check-in with Contract Faculty – July 21, 2020


Event Date & Time

  • July 21, 2020
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be hosted online on Zoom.  This session was created specifically for contract faculty (sessionals and Lecturers). Please only register for this session if that description fits you.   As Contract Faculty go into the Fall term as virtual teachers in virtual classrooms, we (more…)

Unstable Connections: Unmuting Multilingual Learners while Working Inside the Zoom Box – July 30, 2020


Event Date & Time

  • July 30, 2020
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be hosted online on Zoom.  This workshop will explore how to empower multilingual learners through built in redundancies in language and meaning and exploiting the affordances of online education. Facilitators: Dr. Jodie Martin, Academic English Lecturer, Vantage College Amber Shaw, Academic English Lecturer, (more…)

Preventing & Responding to Sexualized Violence: Considerations for Digital Classrooms – July 20, 2020


Event Date & Time

  • July 20, 2020
    2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will hosted online on Blackboard Collaborate.  What can we do to support survivors while teaching remotely? How can we create safety from sexualized violence in online teaching spaces? What supports are available remotely? In this session, we’ll explore trauma-informed approaches to preventing and responding (more…)

Supporting Inclusive Online Classrooms


Event Date & Time

  • July 24, 2020
    10:00 am - 11:30 am

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be online on Zoom. Terms like “inclusivity” and “diversity” can feel complex to navigate as a TA- and perhaps even more so in an online teaching environent. This session will provide the opportunity for TAs to reflect on the unique challenges of inclusivity, (more…)

CANCELLED: Incorporating UDL, Accessibility and Wellbeing Principles into Your Online Courses and Materials – July 14, 2020


Event Date & Time

  • July 14, 2020
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be online on Blackboard Collaborate. This event is also offered on July 27. Supporting the student learning experience when using online course materials starts with the visual design and structure of the course and materials (Eom & Ashill, 2016; Reyna, 2013; Yang & (more…)