BCcampus News for the week of May 1, 2024 No images? Click here Hi there, Happy May! The days are getting longer, the flowers are blooming, and spring is already in full swing. At BCcampus, we're diving headfirst into a busy season filled with enriching opportunities for professional growth, networking, and learning. Join us in celebrating 30 years of ETUG on May 9-10 and explore the dynamic evolution of education and the innovative technologies and practices shaping its future. Celebrate 30 Years of ETUG📅 ETUG Spring Workshop - Digital Literacy Today: Celebrating 30 Years of Educational TransformationMay 9-10, 2024 Join us at the upcoming workshop commemorating ETUG's 30th anniversary, where we'll delve into the evolving landscape of B.C. higher education and the technologies driving change. At Simon Fraser University’s Harbour Centre in Vancouver, we'll explore practical solutions to digital literacy challenges, humanizing technology, and meeting the demand for online/hybrid learning. Join from anywhere with a livestream option. Don't miss our mixer on May 9 at Butcher & Bullock, celebrating 30 years of ETUG with drinks, appetizers, and an ice cream bar. Learn more: ETUG Spring Workshop - Digital Literacy Today: Celebrating 30 Years of Educational Transformation Learning Opportunities📅 B.C. Open Education Community Meeting - MayMay 16, 2024 | 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. The newly formed B.C. Open Education Community (BCOEC) welcomes members from the post-secondary sector in British Columbia and the Yukon. This community convenes monthly in virtual gatherings, fostering an environment for sharing insights, providing support, and engaging in discussions about the challenges, best practices, and current issues in open education. Join us for this series of meetings intended to create community and conversation. Learn more: B.C. Open Education Community Monthly Meeting 📅 FLO Lab: Maximizing Student Learning with Assessment -As, -For, and -Of LearningMay 22, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. In this FLO Lab, participants can expect to walk away with their own assessment and evaluation plan including opportunities for their students to engage in deep learning through layered assessment -as, -for, and -of learning activities. Participants are encouraged to bring their current course syllabus, unit/topic assessment plans, or a set of course learning outcomes. A framework template will be provided for participants to customize, along with a completed example for reference. Learn more: FLO Lab: Maximizing Student Learning with Assessment -As, -For, and -Of Learning 📅 Meet Kolibri: Expanding the Reach of BCcampus Open Resources to Learners Lacking Internet AccessMay 22, 2024 | 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Lauren Lichtman and Jacob Pierce from Learning Equality will showcase Kolibri's success stories, illustrating its functionality for learners and educators and its ability to deliver customized local digital content. Additionally, BCcampus' Alan Levine and Harper Friedman will demonstrate how BCcampus open textbooks, enriched with interactive elements, will be migrated to Kolibri, aiming to extend educational resources to learners in regions without broadband internet access. Learn more: Meet Kolibri: Expanding the Reach of BCcampus Open Resources to Learners Lacking Internet Access 📅 FLO Friday: Openness, Flexibility, and Kindness in the ClassroomMay 24, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Join us for this free, one-hour FLO webinar exploring the three qualities of an effective interpersonal communicator: openness, flexibility, and kindness. Discover their importance in enriching classroom communication experiences. By prioritizing these qualities, educators can establish a courageous, learner-centred environment where students feel empowered to engage authentically in learning relationships with faculty and fellow students. Learn more: FLO Friday: Openness, Flexibility, and Kindness in the Classroom 📅 FLO MicroCourse – The Space Between Us: Navigating Boundaries in Post-Secondary EducationMay 27-31, 2024 As post-secondary educators become more aware of, and proficient with, trauma-informed and student-centred approaches to teaching, a greater understanding of the need to create and set boundaries with students has emerged. This free FLO MicroCourse offers participants the opportunity to consider and reflect on their own professional boundaries as well as discuss and practice boundary setting. Learn more: FLO MicroCourse – The Space Between Us: Navigating Boundaries in Post-Secondary Education 📅 FLO Panel: Accessibility in Post-Secondary Education – A B.C. PerspectiveJune 4, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. This panel will discuss implementing the Accessible British Columbia Act in post-secondary settings, covering topics like creating accessibility committees, inclusive design principles, feedback mechanisms, and addressing access gaps. Learn more: FLO Panel: Accessibility in Post-Secondary Education – A B.C. Perspective 📅 BCcampus Regional RoadshowJune 10-18, 2024 | Kelowna, Kamloops, and Castlegar This spring, BCcampus is hitting the road and heading to regional institutions in the province. In June, we will be visiting a handful of B.C.’s post-secondary institutions to explore current themes in post-secondary teaching and learning. Each stop on the BCcampus Regional Roadshow will offer a tailored selection of workshops, sessions, and topics delivered in our signature style of caring, inclusive, and fun learning spaces. Join us at:
Registration is free and open to all members of B.C. and Yukon PSIs. Learn more: BCcampus Regional Roadshow A complete list of our upcoming events, archives, and resources is available on our website. Seeking Submissions💻 2024 Pan-Canadian Digital Learning SurveyWe invite you to participate in the 2024 Spring Pan-Canadian Digital Learning Survey (formerly the National Survey of Online and Digital Learning) conducted by the Canadian Digital Learning Research Association. The survey will ask you to share your personal perspective and will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. The purpose of the project is to explore key issues in digital learning and to provide recommendations for improving digital learning at publicly funded post-secondary institutions in Canada. Please complete and submit the survey by May 31, 2024. 💻 BCcampus Travel GrantThe BCcampus Travel Grant supports access to professional learning events for B.C. post-secondary educators and instructional support staff lacking sufficient institutional funds for travel and professional development. Specifically, this grant is for people who wish to attend the BCcampus Regional Roadshow: Driving Learning and Connection at one of the following locations:
This grant will cover travel expenses up to $1,500 CAD and includes registration, when applicable. The deadline to apply is May 6, 2024. Learn more: BCcampus Travel Grant 💻 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 💻 Expression of Interest: EdTech Sandbox 2024-2025 Leader We invite expressions of interest from educators, educational technology developers, and learning designers from B.C.’s public post-secondary institutions to lead a session in the EdTech Sandbox Series. The focus areas for 2024-2025 include:
Please complete the application form by May 31, 2024. Learn more: Expression of Interest: EdTech Sandbox 2024-2025 Leader 💻 Job Posting: Communication & Engagement Strategist – Term Come and work with us! BCcampus is seeking a Communication & Engagement Strategist for a term position from July 2024 to September 2025. The ideal candidate possesses exceptional communication skills, attention to detail, and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience. If you’re passionate about higher education and skilled in communication, join us in enhancing BCcampus’ outreach and engagement efforts. Apply by May 17, 2024. Learn more: Communication & Engagement Strategist – Term 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. |