Category Archives: Academic Innovation Newsletter

Three Podcasts and Books to Inspire and Energize Your Teaching Practice

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Marcus Vinicius Vasconcellos Vianna

Written by Mirabelle Tinio, Modern Languages Instructor & Curriculum Consultant Are you looking for a quick dose of inspiration? Or a good read to motivate your professional development this summer? Here is a curated list of podcasts and books that … Continue reading →

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Real Voices Make it Stick

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Parisa Zitouni

A multidisciplinary group of Langara faculty members from the TCDC book club gathered regularly to discuss and unpack myths about learning while uncovering new strategies for increasing knowledge retention and information retrieval among their students.  In the audio clip below, … Continue reading →

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Using Your Course Outline as a Learning Tool

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Carmen Larsen

Written by Carmen Larsen, TCDC Curriculum Consultant Some students are used to taking a passive role in their learning, expecting that instructors will transfer their knowledge and wisdom to them through lectures and photocopied PowerPoint slides. These students are likely … Continue reading →

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Who are the CDCs and how can they help?

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Carmen Larsen

The Teaching and Curriculum Development Centre (TCDC) has grown over the past year, and we now have more curriculum development consultants (CDCs) who can support faculty and departments with their curriculum projects. So, who are the CDCs and what do … Continue reading →

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Growing Open at Langara

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Carmen Larsen

On March 6th, colleagues from departments across campus came together in the T Gallery to learn more about open pedagogy and resources and celebrate Langara’s open education champions. The room hummed as colleagues mingled and chatted and explored the open … Continue reading →

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Classroom Management: A Balancing Act

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Carmen Larsen

By Shawna Williams, TCDC Curriculum Consultant Classroom management “refers to the procedures, strategies, and instructional techniques teachers use to manage student behavior and learning activities. Effective classroom management creates an environment that is conducive to teaching and learning. Ineffective classroom … Continue reading →

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7 Tips For Using Group Work Effectively in a Diverse Classroom

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Carmen Larsen

Written by Jessica Kalra, TCDC Curriculum Consultant & Biology and Health Sciences Instructor Many faculty/departments at Langara have identified communication and collaboration skills as important learning goals for their students. In order to help our students achieve these goals, we … Continue reading →

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Transformative Learning Experience for Instructor

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Parisa Zitouni

Three days at Langara’s Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) can alter teaching philosophy, inspire a new instructional style and create positive impactful results in the classroom. In this testimonial, Manuela Klick, Instructor, Co-Op & Career Development Centre, describes her ISW experience. “Attending … Continue reading →

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20 Minute Mentor Commons Videos

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Patricia Cia

Magna Publications Digital Library of 20 Minute Mentor Videos                                        offers more than seventy 20-minute video presentations related to teaching and administration in … Continue reading →

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Langara Book Club: Indigenous Storywork

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Carmen Larsen

Leading up to this year’s APAG conference, join the Langara Book Club to explore keynote speaker Jo-Ann Archibald’s Indigenous Storywork: Educating the Heart, Mind, Body and Spirit. Dr. Archibald, also known by her Stó:lō name Q’um Q’um Xiiem, is a … Continue reading →

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TCDC Book Club: Make It Stick

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Carmen Larsen

Would you like to find out how to help your students (and yourself) learn more effectively and increase knowledge retention? Would you like to discover some new learning and practice strategies that can be applied right away in your class? … Continue reading →

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Maximizing Student Engagement through Classroom Configuration

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Carmen Larsen

Whenever I walk into a classroom to deliver a class or a workshop, I contemplate what I want the students or participants to do, and as such, will I need to reconfigure the classroom space to be conducive for the … Continue reading →

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Langarans Exploring Pedagogy – B means Bold

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Carolyn Wing

In Langara’s Advanced Teaching Seminar, Langara instructors write a fictional story in the first person, highlighting, “some kind of ‘problem’, or challenge, or dilemma, or puzzlement” they have experienced in their teaching practice. The “story will, at some level, be … Continue reading →

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TCDC Workshop: The Expert Blind Spot

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Carmen Larsen

“Knowing something and teaching something are two different somethings” – Kevin Tumlinson Following a term of what felt like a teaching rut, I started to examine what was behind this change, and I realized I was falling into the same … Continue reading →

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Langaran’s Exploring Pedagogy -Registration Open Now

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Carolyn Wing

Registration Open Now for the next session of Langara’s Advanced Teaching Seminar! If you are an experienced Langara instructor interested in exploring the practice of teaching and in reflecting deeply on your own pedagogy, then Langara’s Advanced Teaching Seminar will … Continue reading →

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