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
Course Design: Beyond Text and Lecture Using Multimedia to Engage Learners
Thursday, July 29 | 1pm - 2:30pm
During this session you will explore strategies and tools to design online and blended courses that go beyond text and lecture-based content, learning activities and assessments. We will look at some samples which model alignment with UDL frameworks, founded in learning science and are proven ways to engage learners. In addition to showcasing samples, a several tools will be demo'ed and there will be a hands on component where you can try out some of the tools such as Padlet and H5P.
Facilitators: Parm Gill + Shur Lim
Beyond Canvas: Open Pedagogies, Open Content, Open Practice
Wednesday, August 11 | 1PM - 2PM
This event will focus on ways to embed open scholarship into your own practice, including the creation of open resources, implementation of existing open resources, or creating open assignments where students contribute to global understanding of their topic.
Facilitators: Helen DeWaard + Ian Linkletter
Tech Snacks
- Wednesday, August 25 | 1PM-2PM
- Thursday, August 26 | 1PM-2PM
- Friday, August 27 | 1PM-2PM
The start of a new academic year is coming up soon. Looking for additional insights and help with online teaching tools like Canvas and Kaltura? Come join us for a 1-on-1 help session.
We can help you familiarize yourself with the tools to help you and your students succeed.
Facilitators: Ian Linkletter + Ka-Yee Chu + Jasleena Raina
Open Pedagogies, Practice, and Content
Tuesday, September 28 | 2PM - 3PM
This workshop looks at how Open Education can enhance student learning. As educators, some of our values are centered on sharing of knowledge – UBC encourages open scholarship for teaching, learning, and research. This event will focus on ways to embed open scholarship into your own practice, whether it is the creation of open resources, implementation of existing ones, or creating open assignments where students contribute to global understanding of their topic.
Facilitators: Helen DeWaard + Ian Linkletter + Will Engle (from CTLT)
An Introduction to Microsoft Teams
Tuesday, October 5 | 1pm - 2pm
This workshop is an introduction to Microsoft Teams that will demonstrate the features of the tools you will need to work in Teams. You will learn how to organize and manage teams while using the features of the program. Microsoft Teams combines video meetings, chats, file storage and sharing all in one place. Join us to see how Microsoft Teams allows people to communicate and collaborate together using cloud technology.
Facilitators: Meghan McMillen
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!
Calling all Students: Communication Strategies that Work for Student Learning
Thursday, October 14 | 1PM - 2PM
In this workshop, participants explore different tools, forms of interactions, and ways to communicate with students online. Whether sending an email, writing an announcement, using discussion forums, or having a Zoom session each one creates a unique opportunity to build a relationship and offer students a way to express themselves. This session gives participants a chance to consider these multiple approaches and what each can contribute to student engagement.
Facilitators: Simone Hausknecht + Shur Lim