This summer, challenge yourself – and your colleagues – to make one change, big or small, to your digital course spaces each week for six weeks. Starting July 4, 2022, we will publish a blog post with options for the weekly challenge aligned to a specific theme.
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June 2022 Curriculum Workshops
Has your department recently finished your program review self-study and action plan? Are you and your colleagues ready to get started on reviewing your curriculum and finally getting the chance (and the support) to make those changes you’ve been wanting to get to for ages? TCDC is here to help! Join us for our online […]
What’s new with the Langara Student Success Course?
The Langara Student Success Course (LSSC) team is proud to announce that we now have an instructor-focused page on the TCDC website. Our page was inspired by the liquid syllabus format, which allows for dynamic content delivery through multimedia. Take two minutes to watch our promo video and keep scrolling to know more about the […]
June: Indigenous History Month Events
In honour of National Indigenous History Month, join us for an engaging series of interactive online and on campus events throughout the month of June.
TCDC Summer Book Club: Braiding Sweetgrass
Tuesdays from May 24 – June 21 Join our in-person book club on Tuesdays from 4:00pm–5:15pm to discuss Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. This is a beautiful book that explores the relationship between biology and Indigenous teachings, and will engage anyone who is passionate about […]
Remembering Jennifer Ward
It is with heavy hearts that the team at TCDC share the news of the recent passing of our dear colleague, Jennifer Ward. Jen joined TCDC in September 2021 as Curriculum Consultant, Indigenization Specialist, and although she was with the college for only a short time, she made a deep and lasting impact on those […]
Teaching online beyond COVID: TCDC’s Course Design for Online and Blended Learning mini-course
If you lived through the pandemic education experience, you most certainly would have come across TCDC’s five-day mini-course in Online Course Design and Delivery (OCDD). Over two years, hundreds of Langara instructors have participated in synchronous Zoom sessions and asynchronous activities on outcomes-based teaching and learning and online course design. The course has also provided […]
What is active learning? The benefits (and challenges). Part 2
Implementing active learning strategies in our classrooms In my last article, I outlined the benefits and challenges to active learning strategies. Hopefully, I’ve convinced you and you’re ready to try these out in your classroom. You don’t need to create a whole new curriculum. Try easing into active learning by changing one thing at a […]
What is active learning? The benefits (and challenges). Part 1
Active learning is when learners take an active role in their learning instead of passively receiving and memorizing content. In active learning environments learners explore, analyze, assess, apply and evaluate. The instructor’s job is to assemble resources, create learning activities, and guide students as they synthesize and implement what they’re learning. Active learning supports today’s […]
Announcing our new website: join our virtual scavenger hunt for a chance to win prizes!
We are excited to announce the launch of our new website! The goal of the updated site is to provide our visitors with easier access to TCDC’s resources and information about the services we offer. Our homepage looks quite different (note the before/after image above). No longer a blog, our new homepage welcomes visitors to […]
