CENTRE FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE

Getting Ready for Fall 2020  Tools, Templates, and Support for your Fall Courses

Course Syllabus Template We have created a course syllabus template (see right) with sample language for remote and mixed mode courses. Please adopt, adapt, and revise as needed.

eLearn Template Looking for support in organizing your eLearn course? We have created a basic eLearn template with built in labels for all courses (organized by topic/weeks) for your use. You can view the main page in the image to the right or review the video Using the eLearn Template. Please contact edtech@capilanou.ca if you would like the template implemented in your course.

Virtual Support for Decolonization and Indigenization   starting Thursday, September 17  Every Thursday 9:00 am – 10:00 am Drop in weekly for support in decolonizing and Indigenizing your curriculum.   Click here to join  CTE Virtual Support Hours  Monday – Friday 1:00 – 2:00 pm   We are available for virtual support to assist you in your teaching, to answer questions, and to explore any new ideas for innovative and evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning.    Click here to drop-in the Virtual Support at 1 pm! 

Digital Student Ambassadors  Our Digital Student Ambassadors have received training from the CTE and are available to help students navigate the digital learning environment. They offer peer support for learning and for working with educational technology. If you would like to book a Digital Student Ambassador to remotely visit your class for a five-minute introduction, please email dsa@capilanou.ca Available virtually in Teams Monday to Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Please add this link http://tiny.cc/rfy6pz to your e-Learn course page so that your students can access the ambassadors online. 

Active Learning While Physical Distancing

Looking for ways to translate in-person activities to online activities (both asynchronous and synchronous) or physical distance activities? This chart from Louisiana State University outlines some common active learning strategies for both synchronous and asynchronous approaches to online courses. Click here to the Chart. 

Zoom for Teaching

Zoom is here! Zoom has been added to CapU’s suite of educational technology tools for remote adapted learning. You will be able to access Zoom with your Capilano username and password from capu.ca/zoom. See below for our upcoming workshops on Introduction to Zoom. If you have any questions, please contact the CTE Zoom specialist, Barry Magrill, or our Educational Technology Specialists at edtech@capilanou.ca  

Workshops/Webinars

Introduction to Zoom Thursday, August 20 Wednesday, August 26 Wednesday, September 2 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Shift Your f2f Course Online Monday, August 24 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm in Zoom     Create an Online Video Lecture Tuesday August 25 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm in Zoom  Online Feedback Strategies and Rubrics in e-Learn Tuesday, August 25 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Creating Community in Online Courses Thursday, August 27 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Practice Sessions for MS Teams, WebEx and Zoom Want to practice using the educational technology with breakout rooms and features before the semester starts? Each session limited to six participants so allow for maximum interaction. 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Monday, August 31 - MS Teams Tuesday, September 1 - WebEx  Wednesday, September 2 - Zoom  Thursday, September 3 - MS Teams Friday, September 4 - Zoom    Decolonization and Indigenization Curriculum Introduction Five Wednesdays September 16, 23, 30, October 7 and 14  9:00 am - 10:30 am

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