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Author: Shawna Williams

Save the date! Join Dr. Tom Tobin for a UDL webinar on February 4, 2022

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 Shawna Williams

Following the success and positive reception for Dr. Tom Tobin’s UDL webinar in 2021, he is returning to deliver a 90-minute online workshop to the Langara community on Friday, February 4, 2022. This time, his focus for us will be Universal Design for Learning Secrets for Creating Expert Learners. Sign up now at the TCDC iweb calendar.  […]

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2021 Academic Integrity Week at Langara College

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 Shawna Williams

As an ongoing commitment to addressing academic integrity, and as part of the 2021 Academic Integrity Campaign, Langara College snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓ is hosting the 2021 Academic Integrity Week for college faculty and staff. Academic Integrity Week at snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓ Langara College will be taking place October 18-22.

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2-Minute Read: Tips for Creating an Inclusive and Welcoming Classroom Climate

August 30, 2021September 20, 2021 Shawna Williams

The Universal Design for Learning Working Group (UDL WG) at Langara has invited contributions to a series called 2-minute Reads. The first selection comes from Shawna Williams, Curriculum Consultant at TCDC. “The first day of class sets the tone for the rest of the term. It is natural for both students and instructors to feel […]

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Perspectives XII: Living and Learning Online: A Langara Student’s Perspective

June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 Shawna Williams

By Long Vo (Liam), first-year student in the Supply Chain and Logistics Program Early in 2020, students all over the world experienced a sudden, dramatic, and unprecedented shift in their academic world. Now, over one year later, we continue to teach and learn in the virtual environment and are preparing for a return to in-person […]

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UDL Awareness Month: Multiple Means of Action and Expression

May 20, 2021May 27, 2021 Shawna Williams

May is Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Month at Langara. The UDL Working Group has organized a series of events and posts for the entire month of May to get our community involved with UDL in a variety of ways—big and small. To get the UDL momentum going, a new article, event, or resources will […]

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UDL Awareness Month: Multiple Means of Representation

May 13, 2021May 27, 2021 Shawna Williams

The UDL Working Group has organized a series of events and posts for the entire month of May to get our community involved with UDL in a variety of ways — big and small. To get the UDL momentum going a new article, event, or resources will be shared each week of May. Last week’s […]

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Perspectives XI: Offering Students Flexible Options

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 Shawna Williams

By Alena Buis, Art History & Mirabelle Tinio, Modern Languages Early in 2020, students all over the world experienced a sudden, dramatic, and unprecedented shift in their academic world. One year later, we continue to teach and learn in the virtual environment, and are now contemplating a return to in-person instruction for the fall semester. […]

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UDL Awareness Month: Multiple Means of Engagement

May 5, 2021May 27, 2021 Shawna Williams

May is Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Month at Langara. The UDL Working Group has organized a series of events and posts for the entire month of May to get our community involved with UDL in a variety of ways — big and small. To get the UDL momentum going a new article, event, or […]

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UDL Awareness Month: the Plus One Approach

May 4, 2021May 27, 2021 Shawna Williams

May is Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Awareness Month! The UDL Working Group has organized a series of events and posts for the entire month of May to get our community involved with UDL in big ways and small. Each week we will post a new article, event, or resources to get the UDL momentum going. You will find […]

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TCDC’s Summer Book Club: Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead)

April 13, 2021May 7, 2021 Shawna Williams

The summer semester book club selection, Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead), edited by Susan D. Blum, promises to give us much food for thought as we contemplate the idea of ungrading and critique the entire notion of grading students. Join us via Zoom every Wednesday, May 12 to June […]

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