Our Professional Development Events Calendar has been upgraded! You may have noticed that our calendar now includes events for TCDC, EdTech and TCDC/EdTech combined events. It also features more interactive […]
Category: TCDC General

How do we Create an Inclusive Environment for our Diverse Learners?
Practical Strategies for Implementing Universal Design for Learning from Langara Instructors How do sidewalk curb ramps connect with offering students the choice between an in-class exam and a take home […]

Creating Brave Spaces for Learning
To maintain the authenticity of the classroom community, we cannot ignore the issues that dominate the headlines and impact the life experiences of our learners. Disregard for current events can […]

Learning from Students on Suspension
Did you know Langara has a course for students on first academic suspension? The Langara Return to Learning course was collaboratively designed in fall 2018 by folks from TCDC, Counselling, […]

Navigating Difficult Conversations
Conversations related to academic integrity violations and student conduct can be difficult. The emotional response and negative feelings of fear, anxiety, frustration and anger that can be activated for educators […]

PD Playlist: Trauma-Informed Teaching and Learning
Trauma-informed teaching and learning (TITL) is an approach to teaching that acknowledges the impacts of trauma on students and their learning and tries to offer paths to resiliency. Trauma-informed teaching […]

Designing Your Course: Writing Learning Outcomes
Like planning your dream road trip, “backwards” design starts with the end goal. What is it that learners need to know once they’ve completed a course? Writing clear learning outcomes is […]

Calls for Expressions of Interest: Quality Matters Mentors (Instructional Faculty)
Under the auspices of the Academic Plan, we are launching a pilot project called Quality Matter Mentors. A collaborative, interdisciplinary committee called the Quality Matters Team will oversee this pilot. […]

PD Playlist: Resources for BC Academic Integrity Day
The International Centre for Academic Integrity (ICAI) is promoting information and resources to prevent and respond to contract cheating as we approach the seventh annual International Day of Action Against […]

Creating Cultural Safety in the Classroom
Maintaining cultural safety in the classroom requires educators to recognize the unequal power distribution at all levels: individual, institutional, family and society. Creating cultural safety enables learners to feel “that their […]