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Adding automation to your course through the use of intelligent agents (IA’s) is one way to boost interaction with your learners without requiring more work and effort. Intelligent agents are customizable messages automatically emailed to your students when they fulfill … Continue reading →

New to Zoom? Learn how to schedule and secure your Zoom meetings. Don’t know how to share your screen, use the chat or whiteboard? We’ll give you hands-on practice so you can experience it for yourselves before trying it in … Continue reading →

Often, online learning causes stress within learners. It may seem overwhelming when they are faced with the full course curriculum, assignments and readings. To help learners manage their time, breaking down the activities or assignments into steps or lists which … Continue reading →

In this workshop, you will learn how to: create new questions of various types organize questions in sections and the question library create quizzes based on questions pulled from the question library configure quiz timing and availability set up auto-grading … Continue reading →

In this workshop, you will learn how to: configure a new assignment including availability link an assignment with and item in the grade book use the assignment grading tool to provide feedback apply best practices to make the most effective … Continue reading →

Using video in your online course is a great way to engage students and present learning content in alternative ways, following the principles of UDL. In part one of this two-part session we will look at the different scenarios for … Continue reading →

Are you putting your class online for spring 2021? Would you like a BIT (Brightspace Instructor Template) of help getting started? This workshop will introduce attendees to Brightspace Instructor Template. We will look at the course homepage, announcements, and the … Continue reading →

In this workshop, we will quickly examine the principles of active learning and then brainstorm and discuss ideas for course design, assignments and activities based on these principles.

Beyond Zoom Basics. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to create breakout rooms, annotate a shared screen, and create Zoom polls.

Online | Tuesdays| January 12 to March 23 | 4:30-5:45 (no meeting on February 16) Teaching in a Digital Age By Tony Bates Pivoting to remote online teaching has been a learning journey that has felt more like a roller … Continue reading →

This two-part series will assist you in understanding from an Indigenous perspective how to best use the curriculum developers’ Pulling Together guide in your design, development, review, and adaptation of pedagogy for your courses. These sessions are intended to support the systemic … Continue reading →

Join us to discover what research tells us about effective educational videos and get some tips for creating your own.

Join us for this fun hour with Jamie Billingham, as she demonstrates how to create your own escape room activity to engage or encage your learners! Jamie (she/her/hers) is a learning designer and consultant who has been active in the online learning design and … Continue reading →

Online | Tuesdays| January 12 to March 23 | 4:30-5:45 (no meeting on February 16) Teaching in a Digital Age By Tony Bates Pivoting to remote online teaching has been a learning journey that has felt more like a roller … Continue reading →

When colleges had to switch overnight to remote operations in all areas, and as only some of those areas have opened back up on campuses, the need for a robust supportive team model is more significant than it ever has … Continue reading →

Our Thriving Beyond Campuses series has provided opportunities for faculty members, health promotion staff, and instructional support staff to gather virtually and consider how to promote mental health and well-being in learning environments. COVID-19 has created so many challenges for students, faculty, … Continue reading →

As we now know, success in remote teaching and learning where video-based meetings replace in-person sessions requires reconsiderations of course design, the ways students engage and interact, and the teaching and learning dynamic itself. Having a few semesters of remote … Continue reading →

Online | Tuesdays| January 12 to March 23 | 4:30-5:45 (no meeting on February 16) Teaching in a Digital Age By Tony Bates Pivoting to remote online teaching has been a learning journey that has felt more like a roller … Continue reading →

This two-part series will assist you in understanding from an Indigenous perspective how to best use the curriculum developers’ Pulling Together guide in your design, development, review, and adaptation of pedagogy for your courses. These sessions are intended to support the systemic … Continue reading →

Dr. Sylvia Dorsey-Robinson will join us for our upcoming Friday 5 Live to discuss critical challenges facing our students of color this semester. How can we create healthy spaces for our students and provide them the resources they need to … 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 →

Are you facilitating an online course this fall and still feel a bit overwhelmed about using Zoom for your lectures? Want to practice creating breakout rooms, screen sharing, and other hosting functions within Zoom? Come play with us in this … Continue reading →