BCcampus News for the week of November 16, 2023 No images? Click here Tell Us What You Think: Join Us in Building BCcampus’s New Strategic PlanBCcampus is seeking your valuable input for its strategic planning from 2024–2027. Engage by participating in a 10-15 minute-long survey and have an influence on our future priorities and initiatives. Join us and be a part of shaping the future of post-secondary education in British Columbia! Learn more: Tell Us What You Think: Join Us in Building BCcampus’s New Strategic Plan ![]() Learning Opportunities📅 Micro-credential Toolkit Story Spotlight: Education PathwaysNovember 16, 2023 | 12 - 1 p.m. 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 TeachingNovember 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. 📅 Research Speaker SeriesMonthly. Next session: November 21, 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 📅 FLO Lab: Anti-racism in Education: Strategies for Teaching in Post-Secondary EducationNovember 22, 2023 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. In this three-hour 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 📅 FLO Lab: Introducing a Climate-Kind Pedagogy Framework to Support Climate EducationNovember 29, 2023 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. In this three-hour session, you will be introduced to the novel climate-kind pedagogy (CKP) framework and its practical features. You will also explore key approaches to giving learners the competences for collaborative problem solving and decision making while encouraging action for ecology and cultural diversity. You will engage with tangible examples of CKP and explore ways to incorporate it in your own practice. Learn more: FLO Lab: Introducing a Climate-Kind Pedagogy Framework to Support Climate Education 📅 Accessibility Bites SeriesMonthly. Next session: November 30, 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: Bringing the Practice of Positionality into Teaching and LearningDecember 4-8, 2023 | Asynchronous Positionality refers to the dynamic relationship between an individual and their various personal and social identities, including gender, race, class, ethnicity, ability, and place. As facilitators, developing a positionality statement becomes a critical self-reflective practice that shows how your biases, histories, and intersectionality influence your teaching. In this FLO MicroCourse, we will explore positionality statements and their role in the context of teaching and learning. We will also examine personal, place-based, and social identities and reflect how these layers influence your teaching practices. Learn more: FLO MicroCourse: Bringing the Practice of Positionality into Teaching and Learning 📅 FLO Friday: Where to Position Positionality in Your WorkDecember 8, 2023 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. This FLO Friday session will build on several earlier BCcampus conversations about positionality. The University of British Columbia defines positionality as the dynamic relationship between an individual and their various personal and social identities, including gender, race, class, sexuality, ethnicity, ability, and place, among others. In this session you will discuss and evaluate the pedagogical role of your positionality statement. You will then develop and share a student-focused reflective activity that connects your positionality statement to the aim of helping students recognize and reflect on their own and their peers’ backgrounds and perspectives. Learn more: FLO Friday: Where to Position Positionality in Your Work A complete list of our upcoming events, archives, and resources are available on our website. ![]() Recommended Reading📘 Digital Pedagogy Toolbox: Integrating Digital Literacy PracticesIn the third instalment of the Digital Pedagogy Toolbox Series, Taruna Goel explores how educators and learners can develop digital competencies and skills by using the B.C. Post-Secondary Digital Literacy Framework as a roadmap. Learn more: Digital Pedagogy Toolbox: Integrating Digital Literacy Practices 📘 Listen and Learn: Podcasting for Content Delivery in Hybrid and Online ClassesIn the latest BCcampus FLO EdTech Sandbox Session, an engaging presentation was delivered by Brenna Clarke Gray on the intriguing realm of podcasting and its seamless integration with WordPress. Participants were treated to hands-on experience in recording, along with fundamental audio editing techniques. The session delved into the significance of podcasting as an effective content delivery tool in the context of hybrid/online classes, providing valuable insights on successfully launching one's podcast into the digital sphere. Get the full details in our latest blog post! Learn more: Listen and Learn: Podcasting for Content Delivery in Hybrid and Online Classes Check out the latest news from BCcampus on our blog. ![]() Open Education UpdatesWe've been updating and improving open educational resources this month. A BUY BOOK button has been added to support resources for those wishing to purchase a printed copy. The Zero Textbook Cost Programs in B.C. listing has a new subject area: Education. Our OE team has just finished drafting an AI Policy document, to be shared next month. In the meantime, you can expand your AI knowledge with Responsible AI Licenses. And finally, a reminder that the B.C. Open Textbook Collection will be archived on February 1, 2024. It has been replaced by the B.C. Open Collection where open textbooks and open course packs have been hosted since June 2022. Learn more: Open Education Updates for November 2023 See OpenEd updates for a complete list of what's happening at BCcampus. ![]() 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 💻 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 💻 Proposal Callout: VCC Teaching, Learning, and Research Symposium 2024 You are invited to submit proposals for Vancouver Community College’s (VCC) Teaching, Learning, and Research Symposium on February 29 - March 1, 2024. The VCC Teaching, Learning, and Research Symposium strives to provide a platform for sharing best practices, research findings, innovative ideas, and diverse perspectives on teaching and learning in post-secondary education. The symposium will be fully online and free out of our commitment to accessibility and inclusivity. VCC is accepting proposals for 10-minute lightning sessions and 30-minute sessions. Deadline for submission is December 15, 2023. If you have any questions about the symposium, please reach out to iasupport@vcc.ca Learn more: VCC Teaching, Learning, and Research Symposium 2024 ![]() 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. ![]() |