Tag Archives: Book Club

TCDC Book Club: The New Education (T222) 4:30pm

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Kathy Duong

As we look toward the spring 2020 APAG conference with the theme of Future Thinking, TCDC’s book club choice is centred on that very theme: future directions in post-secondary. We will explore Cathy N. Davidson’s The New Education: How to … Continue reading →

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TCDC Book Club: Creating Self-Regulated Learners

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Marcus Vinicius Vasconcellos Vianna

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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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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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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TCDC Book Club: How Learning Works

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Carmen Larsen

Ever wondered how students’ prior knowledge (or misunderstandings) and the ways they organize new information impact their learning? Curious about what factors motivate students to learn? Want to know more about which types of practice and feedback actually enhance learning, … Continue reading →

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TCDC & Ed Tech Monthly Workshop and Events Calendar

Posted on February 8, 2018 by 100315193

View the TCDC and Ed Tech monthly events calendar (https://iweb.langara.ca/tcdc/calendar/) for event listings and the link to register. Or go straight to registration here: TCDC registration or EdTech registration 

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