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Grab your paddle and join us in our canoe. In this six-week series, Marlene Erickson and Jewell Gillies will provide an overview of the BCcampus Pulling Together: A Guide for Front-Line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors resource, which reflects a holistic way … Continue reading →

The Monday Morning Mentor series delivers one of Magna’s popular 20-Minute Mentor programs once a week in the spring and in the fall. Week in and week out, these programs, presented by respected academic peers, cover timely and relevant topics in only 20 minutes—long enough … Continue reading →

The 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 →

Langara’s Centre for Intercultural Engagement (CIE) supports Langara Faculty to engage in virtual exchange by helping you find an international faculty partner. We offer dedicated COIL-VE workshops, a grant, and a COIL-VE Community of Practice that assists you and the … Continue reading →

Everything we do has the opportunity to cause a Butterfly Effect of renewed inspiration! This interactive webinar will explore techniques for connecting students using a variety of engagement strategies. Some topics include micro-learning lectures, enhanced multimedia elements, and various methods … Continue reading →

Grab your paddle and join us in our canoe. In this six-week series, Marlene Erickson and Jewell Gillies will provide an overview of the BCcampus Pulling Together: A Guide for Front-Line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors resource, which reflects a holistic way … Continue reading →

How can we intentionally design content that is accessible for our students? How can we help faculty and staff know how to proactively build content that meets accessibility standards? Come join in conversation with Cliff Nelson, Director, Instructional Technologies and … Continue reading →

What is Work Integrated Learning and how WIL can be integrated a little or a lot within your courses. In the first part of the workshop, we will discuss the theory and types of WIL followed by a brief overview … Continue reading →

What are the Ed Tech Sandbox Sessions? The Ed Tech Sandbox Sessions are an opportunity to gain experience and build confidence with educational tools and technologies before implementing them in teaching and learning. The Sandbox is a place to share … Continue reading →

The Monday Morning Mentor series delivers one of Magna’s popular 20-Minute Mentor programs once a week in the spring and in the fall. Week in and week out, these programs, presented by respected academic peers, cover timely and relevant topics in only 20 minutes—long enough … Continue reading →

Learn how easy it is to set up your grade book using Brightspace’s powerful and flexible grades tool. Find out how to create and edit grade book items, enter grades, share them with your students, and set up final grade … Continue reading →

COVID-19 has thrown into sharp focus the shortcomings of traditional forms of assessment, including extensive, summative final exams. With the controversy around proctoring software and general concerns about fairness and equity in asking students to write high-stakes exams under less … Continue reading →

In this session you will learn about the LSSC and how it prepares students for greater academic success in their studies at Langara and how we can support you in offering your students incentive to finish this free course.

Learn how to incorporate EquatIO in your Brightspace content, assignments, and quizzes. EquatIO allows instructors and students to type, draw, or speak mathematical notation directly in the browser.

This webinar will introduce you to Universal Design for Learning (UDL), especially as newly revised for higher education (CAST, 2014). You will discover how to implement UDL in the design of your online course environment so that it creates places … Continue reading →

The Monday Morning Mentor series delivers one of Magna’s popular 20-Minute Mentor programs once a week in the spring and in the fall. Week in and week out, these programs, presented by respected academic peers, cover timely and relevant topics in only 20 minutes—long enough … Continue reading →

The 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 →

In this webinar, you’ll learn how digital badging supports learning and motivates students to progress through their online courses, programs, and new educational models. Participants will receive an overview of national data on the extent to which micro-credentials are being … Continue reading →

Whether you’re a LaTeX whiz who needs help transitioning to Pressbooks, a LaTeX newbie who’s still learning the basics, or somewhere in between, we invite you to attend monthly sessions with the LaTeX learning community. Together, we will meet to … Continue reading →

The rapid transition from in-person classes to fully online instruction has significantly impacted students with disabilities accustomed to leveraging resources at assistive technology labs, directly communicating with instructors regarding accommodations, and support from staff and counselors at the campus DRC. … Continue reading →

Active learning promotes enhanced student learning and engagement. Many of us know what works well face-to-face, but are finding it challenging to apply them to our online courses. In this session, we will demonstrate how to adapt – from both … Continue reading →

Langara’s Centre for Intercultural Engagement (CIE) supports Langara Faculty to engage in virtual exchange by helping you find an international faculty partner. We offer dedicated COIL-VE workshops, a grant, and a COIL-VE Community of Practice that assists you and the … Continue reading →

In this introductory webinar, you will gain an understanding of the challenges facing non-binary students in educational settings. More specifically, we will address the following: What the identity, ‘non-binary,’ means. How class rosters and other forms can create challenges for … Continue reading →

Did you know that arts-based learning can bring a human element to the disconnection some students feel in online-learning spaces? During this very interactive session, you will experience arts-based instructional strategies you can easily implement in your online courses. We … Continue reading →

What are the Ed Tech Sandbox Sessions? The Ed Tech Sandbox Sessions are an opportunity to gain experience and build confidence with educational tools and technologies before implementing them in teaching and learning. The Sandbox is a place to share … Continue reading →

The Monday Morning Mentor series delivers one of Magna’s popular 20-Minute Mentor programs once a week in the spring and in the fall. Week in and week out, these programs, presented by respected academic peers, cover timely and relevant topics in only 20 minutes—long enough … Continue reading →

Take a colleague’s course for a test drive with our check-under-the-hood peer review! Have you ever wanted to see how someone else set up their online teaching? Would you like a supportive environment to review the effectiveness of your online … Continue reading →

The Cascadia Open Education Summit is a unique three-day, internationally attended event where thought leaders come together to share groundbreaking ideas, research, and best practices for using open educational resources (OER). Our delegates include government officials, faculty, academic administrators and … Continue reading →

The Cascadia Open Education Summit is a unique three-day, internationally attended event where thought leaders come together to share groundbreaking ideas, research, and best practices for using open educational resources (OER). Our delegates include government officials, faculty, academic administrators and … Continue reading →

The Cascadia Open Education Summit is a unique three-day, internationally attended event where thought leaders come together to share groundbreaking ideas, research, and best practices for using open educational resources (OER). Our delegates include government officials, faculty, academic administrators and … Continue reading →

Take a colleague’s course for a test drive with our check-under-the-hood peer review! Have you ever wanted to see how someone else set up their online teaching? Would you like a supportive environment to review the effectiveness of your online … Continue reading →

Are you facilitating an online course this semester or next and still feel a bit overwhelmed about using technology? Join the Ed Tech Sandbox Sessions to try out your tools and synchronous teaching in a safe and supportive space. The … Continue reading →