BCcampus News: August 9, 2023

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It might be a short week, but we have packed some cool stuff in it. We are excited to announce our keynote speakers for Studio23. Also, we have a job posting that closes on August 11 for Coordinator, Project Support and Open Publication.
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Spotlight

📅 Studio23: Reignite Your Teaching and Facilitation Practice

November 1 - 2, 2023 | SFU - Harbour Centre

Join us for an incredible event featuring our outstanding keynote speakers, Kathi Hemphill Camilleri and Carrie Nolan.

They will be supported by sessions, studio-based workshops, and scintillating conversations that will invite you to ponder, practice and play.

Get your tickets today and let's embark on a journey to elevate our teaching and facilitation skills!

Learn more: Studio23: Reignite Your Teaching and Facilitation Practice

Learning Opportunities

📅 FLO Friday: Open Pedagogy as Critical Pedagogy

August 18, 2023 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

In this session we will explore open pedagogy and its multiple meanings and concepts. Participants will be invited to engage throughout the session, sharing their own experiences, beliefs, and assumptions about open pedagogy.

Learn more: FLO Friday: Open Pedagogy as Critical Pedagogy

📅 FLO Friday: It’s All About Relationships: Embracing Teaching in Digital Age

September 8, 2023 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

In today’s rapidly evolving digital world, educators face both exciting opportunities and new challenges at the start of a new semester — more so now in the era of ChatGPT and other tools. Through this session we will explore practical and fun ways of cultivating meaningful relationships while promoting student engagement, motivation, and active participation.

Learn more: FLO Friday: It’s All About Relationships: Embracing Teaching in Digital Age

📅 Introducing the BCcampus Micro-credential Toolkit for B.C.

September 19, 2023 | 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Learn more about what’s inside this exciting new resource, based on eCampusOntario’s Micro-credential Toolkit and written for the B.C. context. You’ll leave this event with useful tools to design, develop, and implement micro-credentials at your institution.

Learn more: Introducing the BCcampus Micro-credential Toolkit for B.C.

📅 FLO MicroCourse: Musing Around with Artificial Intelligence and Pedagogy

September 19 - 25, 2023 | Asynchronous

In this FLO MicroCourse, you will explore how using AI can enhance your teaching and your students’ learning. It’s a practical, action-focused invitation into the maze of AI options, with a guided exploration of AI tools.

While most of the learning will happen asynchronously, we have two synchronous sessions planned for this course.

Learn more: FLO MicroCourse: Musing Around with Artificial Intelligence and Pedagogy

📅 FLO Lab: Drawn Into AI Angst: Can I really prove I am not a robot?

September 28, 2023 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Are you feeling anxious about the rise of artificial intelligence tools in the classroom? Do you worry you might become obsolete in the face of this technological advancement? How often have you had to “prove you are not a robot”?

Through creating and sharing simple comics, we’ll delve into our honest wonderings and worries about AI. This workshop will be a playful way to address concerns and questions about the impact of AI tools on our work and the future of our careers.

Learn more: FLO Lab: Drawn Into AI Angst: Can I Really Prove I am Not a Robot?

📅 Accessibility Bites: Assistive Technologies

September 28, 2023 | 12 - 12:30 p.m.

This fall we are introducing a new series called Accessibility Bites. You often hear others talk about accessibility, but you’re not quite sure how to put it into practice (or maybe you just haven’t had a chance). These sessions are for you!

Our first drop-in session is designed to explore the assistive technologies and customization options available in the digital tools educators and staff often use. The goal is to explore these tools and identify what might make your work easier.

Learn more: Accessibility Bites: Assistive Technologies

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

Seeking Submissions

💻 BCcampus Rural and Remote Travel Grant

The BCcampus Rural and Remote Travel Grant is intended to support access to professional learning events for B.C. post-secondary educators and instructional support staff who do not have sufficient funds for travel and professional development.

Specifically, this grant is for people who wish to attend Studio23 at Simon Fraser University - Harbour Centre in Vancouver, B.C., on November 1–2, 2023.

This grant will cover travel expenses up to $1,500 CAD. Free registration for the two-day event is included.

Learn more: BCcampus Rural and Remote Travel Grant

💻 Call for Open Content: Digital Literacy Project Phase 2

In partnership with the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills and the Digital Learning Advisory Committee, BCcampus is pleased to be leading the development of a collection of open materials to support digital literacy in B.C. post-secondary institutions. This collection will be made available to learners through an online repository.

We seek content submissions for inclusion in the collection that fulfill the requirements of the eight areas of digital literacy competencies identified in B.C.’s Post-Secondary Digital Learning Strategy.

Learn more: Call for Open Content: Digital Literacy Project Phase 2

💻 Call for Proposals: BCcampus Research Fellows for 2024–2025

We invite research proposals from B.C. public post-secondary educators who are committed to exploring and improving student learning and eager to conduct and share research with others.

Our current area of research focus includes:

Learning and teaching design, strategies, and practices
Open educational practices
Student access, accessibility, and engagement
Indigenous research and practices

BCcampus Research Fellowships have an 18-month term, and grants are up to $6,000 each.

Learn more: Call for Proposals: BCcampus Research Fellows for 2024–2025

💻 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.

💻 Equity Sequence: Building Equality Better

In partnership with the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, BCcampus is offering free access to Equity Sequence training to anyone in the public B.C. post-secondary sector. Space is limited and provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Equity Sequence training takes place in an online, gamified learning platform and community. The learner encounters informative video content, engages in self-reflection and sharing with the community, and puts their new skill to use on case studies before applying the Equity Sequence to their own work.

Learn more: Equity Sequence: Building Equality Better

💻 Job Opportunity: Coordinator, Project Support and Open Publication

The Coordinator, Project Support and Open Publication, provides coordination, support, and open publication for projects and strategic initiatives that advance effective and innovative collaborative leadership practices across the B.C. post-secondary system. The position reports to the Senior Project Manager and works with other BCcampus staff, higher education administrators, faculty and staff from partner institutions and community organizations, students, contractors, suppliers, as well as with representatives of the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills and other Ministries as appropriate.

Posting closes August 11, 2023.

Learn more: Coordinator, Project Support and Open Publication

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.