CTE NEWSLETTER
February 2022
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This month, in the whirlwind of Omicron and pivoting yet again to a return to campus, we encourage you to take a moment to reflect on some of your successes over the past two years and consider how your experiences may have shaped your teaching practices and philosophy. We also invite you to join us for an upcoming workshop, for example during reading break (February 22nd - 25th), for the new Intercultural Pedagogy and Learning or for the well-established Instructional Skills Workshop, both part of our new Certificate in University Teaching and Learning.
The CTE Team
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CTE’s Regular Office Hours |
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We are available for 1:1 Consultations, in-person and virtually.
Drop by Fir 402 Monday to Friday 8:30am-4:00pm or
reach out to book a specific time.
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Teaching (Philosophy) During Uncertain Times
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What specific practices have we done or offered to our students through the pandemic (to try to mitigate the drawbacks of “emergency remote teaching”) to maintain and strengthen our learning relationships? With a return to in-person classroom teaching, rather than discard these successes, how can we incorporate these practices into our teaching philosophy at CapU?
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Now that the uncertainty of the pandemic has made us pose these questions, take a moment to consider your hard work, successes, and challenges from the last two years. Make what you have learnt from this experience central to your teaching philosophy and practices going forward. Read more…
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2022 CapU Teaching & Learning Symposium |
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Announcement and Hold the Date |
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We are pleased to announce that the 2022 CapU Teaching & Learning Symposium will take place from Tuesday May 3 to Friday May 6. We are currently planning for the Symposium to take place on campus in-person, but we are ready to pivot if needed.
The theme and call for proposals/presenters will accompany our March Newsletter.
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Inspiration, Collegiality, Reflection & Bravery |
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Join us for Open Classroom Weeks!
March 7 – 18
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We are excited to offer another opportunity for faculty to connect, reflect and be inspired this Spring. Faculty are invited to visit other classes, to learn from each other and reflect on their own teaching practice. Open classes are online synchronous, asynchronous and in person. Join as a visitor to one of the open classes, or perhaps to open up your own classroom!
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Update – Certificate in University Teaching & Learning |
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Are you a faculty member wanting to:
- Develop learning-centred practices in your class?
- Align your teaching practices to evidence-informed learning strategies?
- Explore inclusive and equity-focused educational experiences for students?
- Collaborative in a community of practice fostering greater experimentation and innovation in teaching?
Continue your professional growth as a university instructor through the Certificate in University Teaching and Learning at Capilano University. This is a no-cost to faculty certification that is recognized across Canada. More information: https://cte.capilanou.ca/learn/certificate/
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Join the Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee (TLAC)
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This committee provides a forum for discussion on the issues related to teaching and learning enhancement and a campus culture that recognizes, promotes, and celebrates effectiveness in teaching and learning. If you are interested in being a part of it, please email Lydia Watson.
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CTE’S Open Education Grant Recipients
We are pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of the CTE’S Open Education Grants:
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Sean Ashley (Sociology) – open textbook for SOC 100 taking a global perspective on sociology, updated statistics, Canadian and Int’l research content, and inclusive terminology.
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Jessica Motherwell McFarlane (Psychology) – the pedagogy and practice of visual narratives drop-in sessions, explored through the lens of individual faculty experiences through the pandemic using an open website (SPLOT).
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Lydia Watson (Business) – Faculty-wide survey on Open Educational Resources (OERs), a Business faculty workshop based on survey input, and running a test bank sprint with student and faculty participation.
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Cyri Jones (Business) – interdisciplinary open textbook studying new product development and entrepreneurship to serve learners across Business, STEM, and IDEA.
If you would like to learn more about Open Education at Capilano U please contact Alyssa Hamer, Open Education Faculty Associate.
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Open Textbooks Savings at CapU
In 2021, over 60 courses at CapU used Open Educational Resources. This resulted in savings of $308,785 for more than 2,000 students.
In just the Spring 2022 semester, over 20 courses at CapU are using Open Educational Resources. This will result in savings of $121,969.27 for more than 700 students.
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You are invited! An Open Ed Invitation from Jessica Motherwell McFarlane
Join Jessica and a group of CapU faculty and staff to record - in stick figure comic form - our experiences of living and teaching during this pandemic. Read more and contact Jessica here.
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Adding video recordings to your course site? Remember to upload them to CapU’s streaming video service, Kaltura rather than directly to your eLearn page to avoid slowing down the loading of your page. Streaming video has the added advantage of adapting to a student’s bandwidth providing a much quicker playback.
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Are you a fan of Padlet? The Board activity for Moodle is a new post-it board activity for students. This is a collaborative activity where the teachers sets out a number of columns with optional names and then students add contributions to a column. Contributions are anonymous and can include video, audio, images and text.
Read more about the new eLearn Board (like Padlet), Realtime Quiz (like Kahoot), and Zoom integration here.
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Who raised their hand first?
Click on the Participants panel. A number is displayed next to each raised hand indicating the order. Read more.
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Re-naming Breakout Rooms on the Fly
Breakout rooms no longer need to be closed in order to rename or add/remove additional rooms. Updated Zoom account users can create, remove, and rename breakout rooms while they are open, a useful tool for making live adjustments to interactive learning experiences. Read more.
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What’s New in ePortfolios? |
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ePortfolios Opportunity for Student
Call for student papers at the 2nd annual ePortfolio Conference and Creative Hackathon, March 10 & 11, 2022. Student lightning round paper applications sent to sda@capilanou.ca
Extended application deadline: February 20, 2022
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CTE has broadened our support of additional and alternative platforms where students can create ePortfolios, including Wordpress, Wix, Sway, Google Sites and others. Book an appointment with Brian Ganter to learn more.
For videos for students on how to get started with these platforms click here.
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This section of the newsletter is a peek into the activities and passions pursued by individual members of the CTE Team. Each month we’ll share 5 fun facts about one of our CTE family and this month, the Newsletter is featuring Tae Aoyagi, DDA for the CTE.
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- Hockey mom – supports Kai (16) and Kori (14) since they were 3.
- International traveler – visited 25 countries.
- Handcrafter – enjoys making soaps, jewelrys and cards as well as knitting and sewing.
- Japanese calligrapher
- Interests in music – plays piano and recently started learning guitar
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Library Corner – Curated Resources from the CapU Library
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Paula Zwozdiak-Myers (2012) |
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Sae Hoon Stan Chung (2019)
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Thursdays Feb 10 & 24 at 10:30 – 11:30am
Multiple/Ongoing: Feb 3 & 17 at 10:30 – 11:30am
READING WEEK intensive workshops:
Wednesday Feb 23 to Friday Feb 25 at 8:30 – 4:30pm
Tuesday Feb 22 to Friday Feb 25 at 9:00am – 3:00pm
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Tuesday Mar 1 at 3:00 – 3:50pm
Tuesday Mar 8 at 3:00 – 3:50pm
Tuesday Mar 8 at 10:00 – 11:20am
Wednesday Mar 2 at 11:30am – 12:50pm (online)
Tuesday Mar 15 at 10:00 – 11:20am (in-person)
Monday Apr 11 at 11:30am – 12:50pm (blended)
Thursday Mar 10 at 2:30 – 3:00 pm
Monday Mar 14 at 2:30 – 3:00pm
Wednesday Mar 30 at 10:00 – 10:30am
Thursday Mar 17 at 2:30 – 3:20pm (online)
Thursday Mar 31 at 10:00 – 11:20am (in-person)
Friday Apr 1 at 11:30am – 12:50pm (online)
Wednesday Apr 13 at 10:00 – 11:20am (blended)
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Other Teaching & Learning Events |
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February 15, 2022 at 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
*If you are interested in attending this conference, please contact cte@capilanou.ca
as your registration fee will be covered by CapU.
March 10 & 11, 2022 Online webinar
April 23, 2022 via Zoom
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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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