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CENTRE FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE
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- NEWSLETTER-
March 2019
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Post-secondary has long recognized the importance of
building community in the classroom for student learning and engagement. But what about faculty? Where can instructors feel a sense of connectedness, belonging, trust, and acceptance? Teaching crosses disciplines and there is a shared experience in the commonalities (and sometimes the frustration) of developing curriculum, class activities, marking, and integrating technology. We hope that the CTE can be a place to build
faculty networks and community around your teaching practices. Come join our communities of practice, faculty learning communities, lunch and learns, or drop by to explore or share new ideas.
Laura MacKay, Director CTE
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Spotlight on Faculty - Jane Raycraft
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Games, Chocolate and Collaboration: A Conversation with Jane Raycraft
about collegiality and making learning enjoyable. By Bettina Boyle
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As an instructor, do you ever see students fearfully entering your classroom with pre-conceived notions of distress surrounding your discipline? Or, h
ave you ever felt like you just had to struggle through a course because it was part of your degree requirement?
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Call for Proposals Teaching and Learning Symposium
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THE FINAL CALL FOR THE SYMPOSIUM PROPOSALS!
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The Centre for Teaching Excellence invites faculty to submit proposals for our annual Teaching and Learning Symposium
May 6-10, 2019
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The Symposium brings the Capilano faculty community together to share innovative ideas around scholarly teaching and learning, effective teaching practices, resources, research, and the use of educational technologies.
The deadline for proposals is extended to March 22, 2019
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CTE Book Club - Small Teaching
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CapU Book Club
Next meet up: April 2, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm FR402A
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A small but devoted group of faculty meet every couple of weeks to discuss James Lang's book
Small Teaching: Everyday lessons from the Science of Learning.
This book
focuses on small, evidence-based changes to teaching practices that have a substantive impact on student learning.
Read our blog post below on our book club and our learning around helping students develop foundational knowledge.
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Course (Re)Design Workshop
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May 27-29, 2019
8:30-4:30pm
Are you teaching a new course in the Fall or have a course you want to redesign? If so, join us for this 3-day workshop to design or redesign a course that enhances student learning. Topics covered include backward design, selecting and incorporating teaching and learning activities, and selecting technology to enhance learning. The workshop is applicable to those teaching in face to face or online formats. Email
cte@capilanou.ca
to register
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Collaborate with the Centre for Imagination in Research Culture and Education (CIRCE)
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We are very pleased to have formed a partnership with SFU’s CIRCE to foster collaborations between our faculty in relation to imagination, teaching effectiveness, and education. Our inaugural event was held Tuesday February 19
th at Capilano. Under the guidance of
Dr. Gillian Judson (executive director of CIRCE) and our own
Dr. Annabella Cant and
Dr. Kym Stewart (members of CIRCE’s Academic Council), we explored cognitive tools that engage and develop imagination.
Upcoming CIRCE events: Dialogue Series “The Possible’s Slow Fuse”
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Program-level Curriculum Design 2 day Workshop
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A group of faculty from Arts and Sciences who are developing new degrees met for a 2 days in March for a workshop on program-level curriculum design.
Some of the topics were covered were:
- SWOC analysis
- Designing courses for significant learning
- Student personas, graduate attribute, program learning outcome
- Mapping the student learning experience
- Trends in Higher Education, engaged pedagogies, and high impact practices
- Credential innovation
- Backward design
- Constructive alignment
If you are developing a new credential or undergoing program review and want the CTE to facilitate a similar session, please contact us.
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April 2, 2019 3:00-4:00pm
April 10, 2019 11:30-1:00pm
May 6-10, 2019
May 14-16, 2019
May 27-30, 2019
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Vanessa Clark
(2019). Gathering: An A/r/tographic Practice. In Osgood and Pacini-Ketchabaw (Eds),
Feminist Research for 21
st
century Childhoods: Common Worlds Methods.
London: Bloomsbury Academic.
Sylvia Kind
and
Adrienne Argent
(2019). Fabricating: Fabric Fluidities and Studio Encounters. In Osgood and Pacini-Ketchabaw (Eds),
Feminist Research for 21
st
century Childhoods: Common Worlds Methods.
London: Bloomsbury Academic.
Kathleen Kummen
(2019). Crowing: Coevolving Relationship. In Osgood and Pacini-Ketchabaw (Eds),
Feminist Research for 21
st
century Childhoods: Common Worlds Methods.
London: Bloomsbury Academic.
Cristina D. Vintimilla
(past CapU faculty) and
Iris Berger
(2019). Colaboring: Within Collaboration Degenerative Processes. In Osgood and Pacini-Ketchabaw (Eds),
Feminist Research for 21
st
century Childhoods: Common Worlds Methods.
London: Bloomsbury Academic.
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Mark Your Calendars for Upcoming Teaching and Learning Events
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Vancouver, BC
April 17-18, 2019
Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE)
UBC, Vancouver
May 21-24, 2019
Vancouver, BC
June 1-7, 2019
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CENTRE FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE | CONNECT, INNOVATE, INSPIRE
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The Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE) fosters excellence, innovation, and collaboration in teaching and learning by supporting faculty and staff through programming, mentoring, professional development opportunities, and research on effective teaching.
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