As we move into the final months of 2026, the CTE team is pleased to share what’s coming up in November and December.

Help Shape the 2027 Teaching and Learning Symposium!



Would you like to help make the 2027 Teaching and Learning Symposium one to remember? We’re inviting faculty to join the Symposium Advisory Committee. Please indicate your interest here.

Interested in attending or presenting at the symposium?

Save the dates: May 3–5, 2027. 

CTE team

December 1|1:00pm–3:30pm|BR343, Main Campus

December 8|9:00am–3:30pm|BR343, Main Campus

December 15|9:00am–3:30pm|BR126, Main Campus

Want to start Indigenizing and decolonizing your course, course materials, and teaching practices but don’t know how or where to start? This 2.5-day interactive studio workshop invites educators to reflect on their teaching practices and explore meaningful ways to incorporate and honor Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and relating through their own individualized project. 

Image by Lennox, C. (2025).

Yarrow Medicine Pouch [beads on wool]. 

November & December

Celebrate Teaching Speaker Series 2026-2027 

Upcoming sessions:

November 6, 2026, and every first Friday of the month until March 5, 2027

1:00pm–2:30pm, LB322, Main Campus 

Academic Integrity: Procedures, Strategies, and Applications 

Nov 9, 1:00pm–2:20pm, Online Synchronous *the link will be emailed before the session.

Work-integrated Learning: LevEL up to WIL 

Nov 17, 9:00am–3:00pm, Online *the link will be emailed before the session.

Nov 24, 9:00am–3:00pm, North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce offices

Dec 1, 9:00am–12:00am, Online *the link will be emailed before the session.

Indigenizing and Decolonizing Teaching Studio 

Dec 1, 1:00pm–3:30pm, BR343, North Vancouver Campus 

Dec 8, 9:00am–3:30pm, BR343, North Vancouver Campus  

Dec 15, 9:00am–3:30pm, BR126, North Vancouver Campus  

Check the  CTE events calendar!

This term, a new Accessibility Staff role has been added to eLearn to help facilitate the setup of accommodations for students writing timed quizzes and exams. If you have students registered with the Centre for Accessibility Services (CAS), contact EdTEch support if you need help adding CAS staff to your course using this new role. This process is voluntary and does not affect any other part of your eLearn course. 



Have a course dilemma or challenge that you want to address but don’t have the time for lengthy discussions and revisions? 

The CTE can support you with our Learning Design Dilemma Pilot. Click Share your challenge below and tell us about your dilemma/challenge. We will review your details and offer a solution to you. 

Please join us in welcoming Ally Quinney and Bhuvinder Vaid back to the CTE team! We are so delighted to have you both back and look forward to working together again. 



Book a consultation with an Educational Technology Specialist for EdTech support, especially when developing your Spring 2027 course(s) on eLearn. 

Book a consultation with a Learning & Instructional Design Specialist for help developing a learning design project involving online, hyflex, or educational technologies. 



Book a consultation with an Educational Developer for help with your syllabus, lesson planning, active learning, or course design, or email.



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