BCcampus News - October 18, 2023

Last Chance to Register!

📅 Studio23: Reignite Your Teaching and Facilitation Practice

November 1-2, 2023 | Vancouver, B.C., or Online with Select Live Stream

Time is running out! On November 1 and 2, Studio23 is set to transform your teaching journey. Whether you prefer the vibrant in-person experience or the convenience of an online stream, this is your last chance to take part!

🔥 Why Attend? Engage with fellow educators and experts, immersing yourself in diverse sessions designed to rejuvenate your teaching methods. Gain inspiration from our esteemed keynote speakers, Kathi Hemphill Camilleri and Carrie Nolan, and amplify your educational journey!

🗓️ Deadlines:
In-Person: Registration ends October 25 at 11:55 p.m. (Pacific).
Online Live Stream: Last chance to register is November 1 at noon (Pacific).

Don't miss out! Transform your teaching and reignite your passion.

Secure your spot: Studio23: Reignite Your Teaching and Facilitation Practice

Learning Opportunities

📅 FLO Friday: A Story of Ungrading: Reflections from an Ungraded Classroom

October 20, 2023 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Join us for this engaging FLO Friday session as we dive into the power of ungrading as a critical pedagogical tool. Get ready to explore the philosophy behind ungrading and gain valuable insights. Don't miss out on this interactive session where you can participate through polls, chats, and a fun breakout activity.

Learn more: FLO Friday: A Story of Ungrading: Reflections from an Ungraded Classroom

📅 Accessibility Bites Series

Monthly. Next session: October 26, 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! We will go over topics like assistive technologies, image descriptions, PowerPoint, social media, and Word documents.

Learn more: Accessibility Bites Series

📅 FLO MicroCourse: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Your Syllabus

October 30 - November 5 | Asynchronous

Are you interested in creating a safer learning experience for your students before the course even begins? The syllabus (or course outline) is often the first point of contact learners have with their instructor and the course content. By applying trauma-informed principles, syllabi can provide the opportunity for educators to begin relationship-building with learners as well as offer suggestions and information vital to their success.

Learn more: FLO MicroCourse: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Your Syllabus

📅 Research Speaker Series

Monthly. Next session: October 31, 2023 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Our fall 2023 Research Speaker Series offers participants and presenters an opportunity to learn and share knowledge and advocacy on research methods, approaches, and pedagogies when it comes to accessibility, access, Indigenous engagement, and equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in teaching and learning.

Learn more: Research Speaker Series

📅 ETUG Fall 2023 Workshop: The Evolving EdTech User

November 10, 2023 | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The user experience for education technology has greatly evolved in the past few years, thanks to the pivot to online learning brought about by the pandemic. A range of hybrid approaches now exist for content delivery, and many more instructors than ever before are using technology to both assess and increase student engagement and accessibility. Learners’ actions, expectations, and goals have also evolved, leading to new opportunities and challenges for integrating edtech into learning.

The Educational Technology Users Group (ETUG) Fall Workshop will meet online and examine these changes and the evolution of the edtech user. Presentations will focus on how student expectations have changed and how instructors can address them. The workshop will also look at faculty expectations when it comes to technology and the institutional support (e.g., teaching and learning centres, libraries) required to meet these expectations.

Learn more: ETUG Fall 2023 Workshop: The Evolving EdTech User

📅 FLO EdTech Sandbox Series

Monthly. Next session: November 15, 2023 | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

In these two-hour livestream webinars, expert leaders will introduce and demonstrate cutting-edge, open, and free or low-cost educational technology tools, allowing you to experiment and gather exciting ideas for teaching activities. Our mission is to foster digital teaching innovation, encouraging faculty and staff to embrace emerging technologies with curiosity and openness, ultimately enhancing the learning experience for all.

Our November session features Lisa Gedak from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, where she showcase the power of Padlet.

Learn more: FLO EdTech Sandbox Series

📅 Micro-credential Toolkit Story Spotlight: Education Pathways

November 16, 2023 | 12 - 1 p.m.

Let's dig into the design section of the BCcampus Micro-credential Toolkit for B.C.!

Facilitated by story contributor Susan Forseille from Thompson Rivers University, this session will look at how micro-credentials intersect with education pathways. Susan will define Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) and apply it to micro-credentials. She’ll also explain the draft Critical Information Summary and its role in education pathways.

Learn more: Micro-credential Toolkit Story Spotlight: Education Pathways

📅 FLO Friday: Not ‘just’, but Just: Conversations on Diversity, Social Justice, and Culturally Responsive Teaching

November 17, 2023 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

This one-hour session will introduce you to useful resources and activities to learn from and hopefully use in your classroom. With examples of culturally responsive teaching practices, the workshop will invite you to reflect on your role as a change agent and to develop strategies for your teaching and learning context. We’ll examine the work of Drs. Özlem Sensoy and Robin DiAngelo on social justice; Dr. Betina Love on diversity in education; and Indigenous scholars such as Mi’kmaq educator Dr. Marie Battiste, Potowatomi educator Dr. Susan Dion, and Elder Willie Ermine, among others.

Learn more: FLO Friday: Not ‘just’, but Just: Conversations on Diversity, Social Justice, and Culturally Responsive Teaching

📅 FLO Lab: Anti-racism in Education: Strategies for Teaching in Post-Secondary Education

November 22, 2023 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

In this three-hour Facilitation Learning Online (FLO) experiential session, you will explore the roots of systemic racism in post-secondary spaces and engage in discussions about how to create anti-racist spaces for teaching and learning. This session will also allow time for reflection and co-creation of strategies that focus on anti-racism. It is suitable for participants who are already exploring their teaching and/or course design practices and those beginning their journey in reflection and anti-racism.

Learn more: FLO Lab: Anti-racism in Education: Strategies for Teaching in Post-Secondary Education

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

Open Education Updates

BCcampus OpenEd is making spring cleaning plans for early next year when, on February 1, 2024, it archives the B.C. Open Textbook Collection, Canada's first provincially-funded OER library in 2013. Taking its place is the B.C. Open Collection, a new and improved repository that was launched last year.

When it comes to creating open educational resources, may we suggest reading a recent B.C. study on how open pedagogy can be used to help create and sustain an open and caring learning process between teachers and students.

Learn more: Open Education Updates for October 2023

Seeking Submissions

💻 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

💻 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

BCcampus offices are situated on the unceded territories of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich), and the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples. As both individuals and an organization, we continue to learn and build relationships as we actively respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.