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Upcoming Events
Sep21Tue8:00 am Magna Seminar Series: Creating a...Magna Seminar Series: Creating a...Sep 21 @ 8:00 am – 8:00 pmThe Magna Seminar Series is a robust professional development series that is designed to fuel faculty with the tips, advice and encouragement they need. All seminars included in this series allow for interactive questions and responses with the speakers, two-week access … Continue reading →10:00 am Go2K Webinar: Designing Student-...Go2K Webinar: Designing Student-...Sep 21 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 amThere is a plethora of research on the value of student-centered teaching and course design. Student-centered instruction, implemented effectively, fosters engagement, learning, and satisfaction. Central to a student-centered philosophy is the importance of learner agency and providing choices that allow … Continue reading →Sep22Wed10:00 am The What, Why and How of the Lan...The What, Why and How of the Lan...Sep 22 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 amDo you know students who have passed the LSSC have a higher CGPA than students who have not? Learn about the LSSC and how it prepares students for greater academic success and introduces them to key resources at Langara. The LSSC instructional team is here to work … Continue reading → What’s Happening
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Recent Posts
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- Collaborating with Accessibility Services: Tip 1
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Category Archives: Past Events
Conversations with Indigenous Scholars: Dr. Jan Hare, UBC (C203)
When: Friday, March 13, 2020 10:30am-12:30pm Where: Collaboration Space C203 Click here to register Join us for the first in our series of Conversations with Indigenous Scholars. We are honoured to invite Dr. Jan Hare, Anishinaabe scholar and educator at … Continue reading
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Join us for an Unconference on Student Conduct and Academic Integrity
Written by Jessica Kalra, TCDC Curriculum Consultant At Langara, we strive to create a rich and positive learning environment in which staff and students are free to ask questions and have open discussions in a safe, professional and respectful space. … Continue reading
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TCDC Book Club: Creating Self-Regulated Learners
Do you ever wish your students would spend just a little more time reviewing graded papers, exams, homework assignments and practice quizzes to identify and address gaps in their understanding? Would you like more of your students to be able … Continue reading
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Fall 2019 – Instructional Skills Workshop
The next Langara College Instructional Skills Workshop will be held on six consecutive weekly evening sessions (5:30 pm – 8:30 pm) from September 11 to October 16, 2019. ISW is Your Opportunity to Enhance Your Teaching! Teach more interactive classes Increase … Continue reading
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August 2019 – Instructional Skills Workshop
The next Langara College Instructional Skills Workshop will be held on three consecutive days (8:30 am – 4:30 pm) August 27, 28, 29, 2019. ISW is Your Opportunity to Enhance Your Teaching! Teach more interactive and interesting classes Increase your … Continue reading
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Growing Open at Langara
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
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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Transformative Learning Experience for Instructor
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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Active Learning: Much More Than a Fad (Webinar Series)
TCDC is pleased to offer an Innovative Educators series of webinars on active learning. These webinars will take an active learning approach, so participants can expect to watch and listen and also to share ideas with the presenter and each … Continue reading
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April 2019 Instructional Skills Workshop
The next Langara College Instructional Skills Workshop will be held on three consecutive days (8:30am-4:30pm) April 24, 25, 26, 2019. ISW is Your Opportunity to Enhance Your Teaching! Teach more interactive and interesting classes Increase your competence and confidence in … Continue reading
Internationalization Strategy Public Forum
Please join us at the public forum on Monday, February 4, 2019. Since our launch event in November 2017 the Internationalization Strategy Development working group and advisory committee have been consulting Langara’s community to draft an internationalization strategy for the College. The public forum … Continue reading
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Langara Book Club: Indigenous Storywork
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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Finding Strength Through Difference – SIETAR BC Unconference:
While difference is often used to polarize people and inspire fear, difference is also a great source of strength and resilience. Join us for the third annual SIETAR BC Unconference to explore the many ways that we find strength through … Continue reading
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TCDC Book Club: Make It Stick
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
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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