~ C T E --N E W S L E T T E R ~ December 2021

2021 has been a year of challenges, growth, and gratitude. Throughout the pandemic, the CTE team has worked tirelessly and enthusiastically to support faculty needs. The behind-the-scenes work is not often recognized. I am extraordinarily grateful to this team for their work, compassion, humility, and ability to lift one another up when needed. Gratitude is a gift we share with others. So next time you see a colleague from the CTE, or someone from your department, please let them know they’ve made a positive impact to your work. Laura MacKay Director, Centre for Teaching Excellence

CTE Office Hour for Holidays

CTE’s regular office hours are Monday to Friday 8:30am-4:00pm. During the holidays, CTE will be closed on Dec 24-28 and Dec 31-Jan 3. We are open virtually Dec 29 and 30. Regular hours resume Jan 4 at 8:30am. Happy Holidays!!

“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions.” Zig Ziglar

Where does gratitude fit in with your daily interactions with students and colleagues?

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Showing gratitude, according to the research, has many positive effects; it improves sleep, mental strength, physical and mental health, and enhances empathy and self-esteem (Morin, 2014). And students who attend classes where their instructors choose to embed gratitude practices in their classes report experiencing a positive and calm attitude, lessened stress, focus in learning, and effort even in the face of challenges (Wilson, 2018). Read more.

Faculty Needs Assessment

Thank you to the 113 faculty who completed the faculty needs assessment to help us better support you. In response to your suggestions we are offering our future workshops more frequently and at varied times. Here are your top 5 most pressing needs for teaching and learning:

Time (17%) Enhanced support for educational technology(16%) Improved access to current tech (11%) Decolonizing and Indigenizing (11%)  Building relationships and connections in the class & with colleagues (5%)

New Capilano Certificate in University Teaching and Learning

The CTE is proud to announce the new Capilano Certificate in University Teaching and Learning commencing in January 2022. The Certificate is free to Capilano faculty and is developed around the following core principles:  ●     Learning-centered ●     Evidence-informed ●     Inclusive and Equity-focused ●     Supportive and Collaborative   The Certificate consists of six facilitated workshops that offer the chance to increase your understanding of course design, assessment and evaluation, instructional skills to promote active learning, inclusive learning environments and relationships, scholarly research of teaching and learning in your own practice, and teaching portfolios for your own career development and advancement.   You can sign up to complete the six workshops of the Certificate in as little as 11 months, decide to move at your own pace through the workshops over a longer period, or even take an individual workshop without committing to completion of the entire Certificate.    More information about the six workshops and when they are being offered in calendar year 2022 can be found on the CTE website under Learn > Certificate.

Library Corner - Holiday Picks from the CapU Library

Dune/Frank Herbert The mindfulness creativity coloring book : anti-stress guided activities in drawing, lettering, and patterns/ Emma Farrarons

Cooking with the Wolfman : Indigenous fusion/ David Wolfman and Marlene Finn.   The subtweet : a novel / Vivek Shraya.

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Get to Know the CTE Team

This new section of the newsletter is a peek into the activities and passions pursued by individual members of the CTE Team. Each month we’ll share 5 fun facts about one of our CTE family and this month, the Newsletter is featuring Mary Watt, Educational Technology Specialist.

Democratic/free school movement supporter for many years.  Trekker/backpacker of the Silk Route across Asia.  Developer of interactive museum and science centre exhibits. Developer of aircraft and helicopter pilot training.  Creator of a mac and cheese that pulls in every kid in a two-block radius at dinnertime.  

What's New in eLearn?

Upgrade Notice Reminder eLearn Upgrade – Tuesday, December 21 7:30-10:30 AM During this Moodle software upgrade, eLearn will not be available. Moving forward, the Quiz activity configuration setting for Safe Exam Browser will be limited to use on site in CapU computer labs.

Extending Access for Students  A reminder that changing your course dates does not extend access to your course for students. In fact, student access is not controlled by the course date, and they need to be re-enrolled to maintain their access. Changing the date can also shift the category which will make your course more difficult to find.

Using Crosswords Did you know that eLearn has a crossword activity? Connect it to a glossary of new terms for your students, add some clues and ‘gamify’ your lesson.   Here is a screencast demonstrating how to insert a crossword into your eLearn course

Improve your Course Layout in eLearn  Looking for ways to create clear, consistent course layouts for your department? Contact us to arrange a workshop and build a template that reflects your group's needs. Online delivery, maximum 15 participants. Contact edtech@capilanou.ca for details.

What's New in Zoom?

Zoom is now available for users in a variety of different languages. Meeting attendees can now ‘right click’ on their Zoom client icon and switch the language to one of their choice. Learn More 

What’s New in Teams?

Use your laptop camera to share physical  whiteboards, printed documents, books, and other physical objects with meeting attendees who aren’t in the room. Teams can frame and resize a whiteboard in the room so it’s clearly visible on even mobile screens. Learn more.

Congratulations and News

We are thrilled to announce that Brit Paris and Bhuvinder Vaid (CTE Educational Developers) both defended their PhD dissertations in November. Well done Dr. Paris and Dr. Vaid!  Brit Paris' dissertation is entitled, Enhancing Undergraduate Student Uptake of Feedback Across Disciplines: Instructor and Student Perspectives. University of Calgary.  Bhuvinder Vaid’s dissertation is entitled, What Do We Mean When We Talk about “Safe Space”? A Philosophical Exploration of a Contentious Metaphor in Education. Simon Fraser University.

Congratulation to Jeff Anthony, Faculty of Global and Community Studies, on completing the BC Provincial Instructor Diploma. This two-year program is designed for post-secondary instructors. Did you know that Jeff sends a nightly 7pm tweet thanking all health care workers during the pandemic? Follow him @jeffanthony70  Congratulations to Alyssa Hamer (Open Education Faculty Associate) and Lydia Watson (Business) on being appointed to the Regional Leaders of Open Education Network for the January Cohort. This is sponsored by the Community College Consortium for OER (CCCOER) of Open Education Global  Congratulations to Alea Rzeplinski (Open Education Research Assistant) on being awarded the 2021-22 BC Campus Research Fellowship. Alea is the only undergraduate to receive this award and will be using the grant to further her research into Open Educational Resources at Capilano University.   Congratulations to Matthew Michaud on the 2021 publication of The Role of Individual Preferences in the Efficacy of Written Corrective Feedback in an English for Academic Purposes Writing Course in the  Australian Journal of Teacher Education.   

Upcoming Workshops

December  TURNITIN workshop series: Turnitin: Introduction to Turnitin Wednesday Dec 15 at 11:00am – 11:30am Thursday Dec 16 at 1:00pm – 1:30pm See below for January 2022 Turnitin: Implementing Turnitin in Your Course Wednesday Dec 15 at 1:00pm – 1:50pm Thursday Dec 16 at 3:00pm – 3:50pm See below for January 2022

January 2022 Improve Your Course Layout in eLearn  Request a department or group workshop  Video Introductions Using Kaltura  Tuesday Jan 4 at 3:00 – 3:50pm  Thursday Jan 6 at 1:00 – 1:50pm   Getting your Class started in eLearn  Wednesday Jan 5 at 10:00 – 11:30am  Alternative Grading Practices  Thursday Jan 6 at 1:00 – 2:20pm  HOW TO “FLIP” YOUR CLASS workshop series:  Flipped Classroom 101: How much should I flip?  Wednesday Jan 12 at 9:00 – 9:50am  Thursday Jan 13 at 1:00 – 1:50pm   Tuesday Jan 18 at 10:00 – 10:50am   Flipped Classroom 201: Alignment with your learning outcomes  Monday Jan 17 at 2:30 – 3:20pm  Thursday Jan 20 at 10:00 – 10:50am  Friday Jan 28 at 10:00 – 10:50am  Flipped Classroom 301: Managing Student Work Inside and Outside the Classroom  Thursday Jan 27 at 10:00 – 10:50am  Tuesday Feb 1 at 1:00 – 1:50pm  Monday Feb 7 at 11:30 – 12:20pm  TURNITIN workshop series:  Turnitin: Introduction to Turnitin  Monday Jan 10 at 1:00 – 1:30pm  Wednesday Jan 12 at 11:00 – 11:30am  Turnitin: Implementing Turnitin in Your Course  Monday Jan 10 at 3:00 – 3:50pm  Wednesday Jan 12 at 1:00 – 1:50pm  Planning Your Next Lesson  Monday Jan 10 at 10:00 – 11:00am  Monday Jan 17 at 1:00 – 2:00pm  Teaching Portfolios (part of Certificate in Teaching & Learning)  4 Tuesdays (required) Jan 11, 18, 25, Feb 1, at 1:00 – 2:20pm  One Practical Teaching Strategy: Engaging Students Synchronously Online  Tuesday Jan 11 at 2:30 – 3:00pm  Wednesday Jan 19 at 10:00 – 10:30pm  Gradebook Guru  *Drop-In. No registration needed. Contact edtech@capilanou.ca for the link. Thursdays Jan 13, 27, Feb 10, 24, at 10:30 – 11:30am  LEARNING OUTCOMES series:  Learning Outcomes: Bloom and Beyond  Friday Jan 14 at 11:30am – 12:20pm  Friday Jan 21 at 1:00 – 1:50pm  Learning Outcomes: Aligning Class Activities to Assessments  Wednesday Jan 19 at 11:30am – 12:50pm  Monday Jan 24 at 1:00 – 2:20pm  Teaching with Technology Thursday  Multiple/Ongoing: Jan 20, Feb 3, 17, at 10:30 – 11:30am  Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for Assessment  Thursday Jan 20 at 1:00 – 2:20pm  Managing Challenging Topics in Your Course  Wednesday Jan 26 at 11:30 – 12:50pm

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