past event
Alternative Assessment Practices
Wednesday, November 4 | 1:00PM – 2:00PM
A look at some of the assessment practices that can be used in the online environment as alternatives to traditional assessment strategies.
Facilitator: Meghan McMillen
Viewpoints: Cameras on, cameras off?
Thursday, March 25 | 1PM - 2PM
Our first event in our new Viewpoints series – “Cameras on, cameras off” – explores the issue of whether students, staff, faculty and others should be required to have their cameras on during synchronous sessions, or have the option to turn them off and remain unseen. At first glance, it may appear to be a binary issue, but upon closer inspection we see the complexities when delving into issues such as equity, student engagement, cognitive load, cultural considerations, and connecting to others.
Topic: Cameras on, cameras off?
Panelists:
Dr. André Mazawi, Professor, EDST
Olabanji (Banji) Onipede, MA student
Moderator:
Simone Hausknecht, Learning Designer, ETS
Academic Integrity in the Online Classroom: Traditional Practices and New Challenges
Viewpoints Discussion Series
Wednesday, April 21 | 1PM - 2PM
This session will focus on academic integrity in the online classroom. Within a classroom, student accountability and monitoring can be important. Traditionally, this may have been through taking attendance, monitoring in exams, checking in on student conversations. In the online classroom, this can be complicated – some instructors have opted to use proctoring services, alternative assessments, analytics, or a reconceptualization on what needs to be monitored in the classroom. What are your thoughts on academic integrity in the online learning environment?
Academic Integrity in the Online Classroom: Traditional Practices and New Challenges
Panelists:
Dr. Shawna Faber, Associate Professor of Teaching, ECPS
Louai Rahal, PhD Student
Moderator:
Meghan McMillen, Learning Designer, ETS
Managing Classroom Culture and Community in Online Learning
Viewpoints Discussion Series
Thursday, May 20 | 3:30PM – 4:30PM
Classroom management and building a respectful community culture in a virtual environment can be approached in different ways. Some may feel there is no need to manage the online environment, others find it harder with the many tools of distraction and options for private conversations, while others find new ways to oversee the learning community. Come share your viewpoints on building a respectful classroom community and managing how the classroom looks, feels, and sounds when teaching online and within digitally-enabled learning spaces.
Panelists:
Dr. Nancy Perry, Professor, ECPS
Steven Secord, Instructor, Faculty of Education, Lakehead University, Orillia, Ontario
Justine Johal, Vice principal Hyland Elementary in the Surrey School District (UBC BEd’15 and Masters student)
Moderators:
Helen DeWaard, Learning Designer, ETS
Yvonne Dawydiak, Manager, Learning Design, Teacher Education
Course Development Consultation
Tuesday, May 25 | 1PM-2PM
Wednesday, May 26 | 1PM-2PM
Thursday, May 27 | 1PM-2PM
A drop-in studio to get hands-on support in building your course in Canvas. Come with your course syllabus or just a few ideas on how you plan to teach your online course, and we can work through the rest together.
Facilitators: Faeyza Mufti + Simone Hausknecht
Antiracism and Education
Viewpoints Discussion Series
Tuesday, June 29 | 1:00PM – 2:00PM
This ETS Viewpoints panel discussion is a response to the call to action shared by Santa J. Ono to "work to model a different kind of community — one where we embrace difference and work to build each other up while enacting values of dignity, mutual respect and justice” and is an effort to open wider conversations about racism, while encouraging people to educate themselves on anti-racism work. It is not enough to acknowledge that racism exists and that antiracism strategies are necessary but as educators and citizens we must act. This session is grounded on the three pillars that are foundational to ETS and PDCE, and are reflective of the values embedded into the University strategic plans.
This session will bring diverse voices together to share viewpoints on how antiracism can be infused into course designs, where conversations can become springboards for meaningful action. As stated on the UBC Equity and Inclusion website: “Anti-racism work is not a one-time action, but a life-long commitment.”
Panelists:
Dr. Bathseba Opini, Assistant Professor, EDST
Andratesha Fritzgerald, EdS, Director of Teaching, Learning, and Innovation for the East Cleveland (OH) City School Districts
Moderators:
Helen DeWaard, Learning Designer, ETS
Faeyza Mufti, Learning Design Manager, ETS
Teaching with Care
Viewpoints Discussion Series
Thursday, October 7 | 1:00PM – 2:00PM
Do we need pedagogies and practices of caring in our teaching and learning environments? Has the pandemic heightened our need for care as we design learning with the integration of technologies?
Teaching with care requires attention and empathy (Noddings, 2012). Designing and teaching with care has become ever more pressing in the past few years, as we have increasingly used technology as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic (Grey, 2020). An ethic of care is relatively new (Noddings, 1988; Held, 2006), yet teaching with care pre-dates the pandemic. Teaching with care may be perceived as a form of activism and resistance (Bali, 2015; Hooks, 1994; Noddings, 2021) – a Davidian effort against the Goliath of the higher educational monetary, accountability machine and what some educators see as a dehumanizing presence of educational technology (France, 2020). As a result of the pandemic and global crises, there is a heightened sense of urgency in designing caring communities of learners in our courses, as we model a care for the environment, care for equity and social justice, and care for mental health and well-being.
Is caring part of a moral and ethical teaching practice? Does the integration of technology interfere or enhance our ability to teach with care? Can we balance a teaching practice that is philosophically grounded in morality and an ethic of care, with the current push for accountability and rigor in teaching and learning?
Panelists:
Dr. Roberta Borgen (Neault), Adjunct Professor, ECPS
Dr. Surita Jhangiani, Assistant Professor of Teaching, ECPS
Tonje M. Molyneux, M.Ed., M.A.
Moderators:
Helen DeWaard, Learning Designer, ETS
Simone Hausknecht, Learning Designer, ETS
Visit the topic page for this session on the Viewpoints website!
Getting Set Up with Canvas
Tuesday, August 30 | 10am - 11am
Are you a new instructor and want some help with Canvas? Have you used Canvas before and are feeling a little rusty? Either way, please join Getting Set Up with Canvas where our ETS Learning Technology team will guide you through UBC’s LMS, Canvas, and help you go from a blank page to a course that your students can effectively navigate, and that you can administer with ease.
This session covers an overview of the Canvas Learning Management System, moving content into a Canvas Course, setting up the homepage, syllabus, assignments and modules, and a review of external tools Zoom and LOCR.
Note: This event will be held online on Zoom. The session will be recorded.
Facilitators: Gabrielle Coombs + Naomi Sawai
Learning Technology for Students
Wednesday, August 31 | 10am - 11am
This orientation workshop for new Faculty of Education students will explore the services and learning technologies available at UBC. We will look into how technology can be used to improve your learning experience, and how to find support if you need it. This session covers:
• Overview of UBC Learning Technology Ecosystem
• Intro to the Canvas LMS
• Using technology tools in class
Note: This event will be held online on Zoom. The session will be recorded.
Facilitators: Gabrielle Coombs and Eduardo Rebagliati