BCcampus News for the week of April 4, 2024
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Learning Opportunities
📅 B.C. Open Education Community Meeting - April
April 17, 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 Meetings
📅 FLO Friday: An Introduction to the B.C. Digital Literacy Framework
April 19, 2024 | 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
This Facilitating Learning Online (FLO) Friday workshop is designed to introduce participants to the foundations of the B.C. Post-Secondary Digital Literacy Framework and to provide an overview of the B.C. Digital Literacy Hub.
Learn more: FLO Friday: An Introduction to the B.C. Digital Literacy Framework
📅 FLO MicroCourse: An Introduction to the B.C. Digital Literacy Framework
April 22-26, 2024
This one-week Facilitating Learning Online (FLO) MicroCourse is designed for post-secondary instructors, trainers, and teachers who want to explore the B.C. Digital Literacy Framework and integrate it into their educational practices. The course aims to generate awareness of the framework and empower educators to enhance digital literacy skills in their students.
Learn more: FLO MicroCourse: An Introduction to the B.C. Digital Literacy Framework
📅 ETUG Spring Workshop - Digital Literacy Today: Celebrating 30 Years of Educational Transformation
May 9-10, 2024
The ETUG spring workshop will explore the interaction between our educational ecosystem and the various technologies driving change. The focus will be on practical issues, solutions, and real technology-related challenges facing post-secondary education.
The event will be held in person at Simon Fraser University’s Harbour Centre in Vancouver, B.C., with a livestream option. A mixer will be held on the evening of May 9 at the Butcher & Bullock.
Learn more: ETUG Spring Workshop - Digital Literacy Today: Celebrating 30 Years of Educational Transformation
📅 BCcampus Regional Roadshow
June 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:
- Okanagan College, June 10-11, 2024
- Thompson Rivers University, June 13-14, 2024
- Selkirk College, June 17-18, 2024
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.
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📘 Announcing the Recipients of the 2024 West Coast Teaching Excellence Awards
The British Columbia Teaching and Learning Council is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 West Coast Teaching Excellence Awards. These prestigious awards celebrate excellence in teaching in publicly-funded colleges, institutes, and universities in B.C. and the Yukon. Congratulations to this year’s recipients!
Learn more: Announcing the Recipients of the 2024 West Coast Teaching Excellence Awards
📘 Driving Learning and Connection: Introducing the BCcampus Roadshow!
“We are so excited to set off on our road trip to bring the BCcampus Roadshow to some regional campuses across the province. At each stop, prepare for an unforgettable two days of engaging workshops, sessions, and stimulating discussions. Our unique blend of care, inclusivity, and enthusiasm ensures an enriching learning environment for everyone involved,” says Tracy Roberts, BCcampus director of learning & teaching.
Learn more: Driving Learning and Connection: Introducing the BCcampus Roadshow!
📘 Camosun College Open Education Recognition Awards: A Reflection
BCcampus was thrilled to sponsor 10 Open Education Week events this year, including Camosun College's Open Education Recognition Awards. Emily Schudel, from the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, shares her observations on the event and the award recipients.
Learn more: Camosun College Open Education Recognition Awards: A Reflection
📘 BCcampus Launches an Open Education Support Community
We are excited to announce the creation of a new open education network: The B.C. Open Education Community (BCOEC). The group will bring people together from across the province to discuss a variety of topics including methods for supporting open education initiatives at institutions, common challenges, and strategies for peer support.
Learn more: BCcampus Launches an Open Education Support Community
📘 2024 Pan-Canadian Digital Learning Survey
We 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.
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Seeking Submissions
💻 Call for Proposals: ETUG Spring 2024 Workshop – Digital Literacy Today: Celebrating 30 Years of Educational Transformation
ETUG is accepting proposals for event presenters for their upcoming spring workshop on May 9-10, 2024.
Proposals should aim to address one or more of the following questions:
- What trends in student demographics and expectations are you observing? How do these trends inform, or relate to, changes in educational technology?
- What expectations are there for technology use in the workplace? How are these expectations informing program content and delivery?
- How are institutions supporting the delivery of online, hybrid, and in-person classes?
- How do you accommodate different learning styles and abilities when integrating digital literacy into your lessons?
- Are there specific strategies you use to ensure inclusivity in digital literacy education?
- How do you share successful practices and lessons learned with your colleagues?
- What challenges do you face in incorporating digital literacy into your teaching?
- How do you overcome these challenges, and are there any innovative solutions you have implemented?
The deadline to submit is April 5, 2024.
💻 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:
- The AI Sandbox: A space dedicated to experimenting with and reviewing artificial intelligence (AI)-based learning technologies.
- The No-Go EdTech Sandbox: A space aimed at examining learning technologies that educators, students, and staff should avoid using in teaching and learning, and why.
Please complete the application form by May 31, 2024.
Learn more: Expression of Interest: EdTech Sandbox 2024-2025 Leader
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.
