Working Together, Learning Together 

"Generative AI opens new horizons and challenges for education. But we urgently need to take action to ensure that new AI technologies are integrated into education on our terms. It is our duty to prioritize safety, inclusion, diversity, transparency and quality..."

— Stefania Giannini, UNESCO assistant director-general for education

Learn more: AI: UNESCO mobilizes education ministers from around the world for a co-ordinated response to ChatGPT

Learning Opportunities 

📅 ETUG Spring Workshop – Future-proof Learning Design: The Integration of Digital Literacy, Inclusive Tech, and AI

June 1-2, 2023 | Online

AI is shaping the future of higher education - so how can we prepare?

Join us as we explore how AI, digital literacy, and inclusive technology intersect and how you can move forward while integrating these tools into your teaching.

Tickets to participate online are still available. 

Learn more: Future-proof Learning Design: The Integration of Digital Literacy, Inclusive Tech, and AI

📅 FLO MicroCourse: Create Course Community

June 12-16, 2023 | Asynchronously, with one 60-minute synchronous session 

The way you design the beginning of your course lays the groundwork for successful collaborative learning experiences. In this MicroCourse you will create an activity to help participants become acquainted and feel motivated to learn together, and then invite others to do the community-building activity. 

Learn more: FLO MicroCourse: Create Course Community

📅 (FUN) FLO FRIDAY: Enhance Course Communication and Collaboration with Liberating Structures

June 23, 2023 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. 

Liberating Structures are tools for engaging and including groups working and learning together. They can be used face-to-face or synchronously or asynchronously online. During this fun-filled hour, you will have the opportunity to experience at least two Liberating Structures synchronously while also considering the importance of course communication and collaboration.

Learn more: (FUN) FLO FRIDAY: Enhance Course Communication and Collaboration with Liberating Structures

A complete list of our upcoming events, archives, and resources are available on our website. 

Recommended Reading 

📘 Diverse and Inclusive Representation in OER 

In our latest excerpt from the Getting Started: OER Publishing at BCcampus, we explore some best practices around names, pronouns, language, and images to keep in mind to ensure that the content of your OER is both diverse and inclusive. 

Learn more: Diverse and Inclusive Representation in OER

📘 Announcing the Recipients of the 2023 West Coast Teaching Excellence Awards 

The British Columbia Teaching and Learning Council (BCTLC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 West Coast Teaching Excellence Awards. Congratulations and thank you for all the work you do! 

Learn more: Announcing the Recipients of the 2023 West Coast Teaching Excellence Awards

Check out the latest news from BCcampus on our blog. 

Accepting Applications

💻 Call for Proposals: Professional Learning in the Early Childhood Sector in B.C.

BCcampus is seeking experts in early childhood education and curriculum development to submit proposals and help develop professional learning for ECEs across the province.

Successful applicants will be offered contracts valued at up to $100,000 for their work. Payment will be tied to deliverables based on the service contract.

Learn more: Call for Proposals: Professional Learning in the Early Childhood Sector in B.C.

💻 Expression of Interest: FLO EdTech Sandbox Leader

BCcampus is launching the FLO EdTech Sandbox this fall, an initiative that provides a safe online environment for educators to explore and experiment with new tools for innovative teaching and learning in B.C. post-secondary settings.

We are seeking expressions of interest from B.C. post-secondary educators, edtech developers, and learning designers who would like to lead a FLO EdTech Sandbox session as part of this series.

The compensation for participation is $750 plus GST.

Learn more: Expression of Interest: FLO EdTech Sandbox Leader

💻 Survey: Pan-Canadian Digital Learning Survey

The purpose of the 2023 Pan-Canadian Digital Learning Survey is to explore critical issues in digital learning and to assess the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on digital learning at publicly funded post-secondary institutions in Canada. The primary objective of the research is to provide institutional leaders and key interest groups in Canadian higher education with valuable information as they develop institutional strategies.

Complete the survey: Pan-Canadian Digital Learning Survey

BCcampus acknowledges the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), and W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich) Peoples and the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations of the lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples on whose traditional territories we are privileged to live, work, and learn. Through our work we are learning to incorporate Indigenous epistemologies into our actions and understandings, supporting decolonization, reconciliation, and Indigenization to advocate systemic changes in the post-secondary environment of B.C.