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
Teaching Online: UBC Instructors Share Their Experiences
Wednesday, April 7 | 1PM - 2PM
In this workshop, participants will learn about some essential online teaching practices. We will be integrating the recommendations and suggestions of some of our very own UBC instructors (through the power of video) to help reflect upon our personal challenges and areas of growth in online teaching.
Facilitators: Simone Hausknecht + Meghan McMillen
Transitioning from Collaborate Ultra to Zoom
Wednesday, April 14 | 1PM - 2PM
UBC has announced that Collaborate Ultra will be discontinued at the end of May 2021. If you have been using Collaborate Ultra for your courses, you will need to migrate to using another web conferencing platform such as Zoom.
This workshop will help you manage this change – you will learn how to integrate Zoom with Canvas and gain familiarity with how Zoom functions in Canvas.
Facilitators: Ian Linkletter + Arshiya Malik
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
Alternative and Authentic Assessments
Monday, May 17 | 2PM - 3PM
This session is part of the Celebrate Learning Week events, offered by Learning Designers at the ETS unit within the Faculty of Education.
UBC has shaped, and is continuing to shape, the future of assessments and assignments through alternative and authentic formats. This session is an exploration of alternative and authentic assessments and their place in online learning.
Facilitators: Helen DeWaard, Meghan McMillen, Simone Hausknecht
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
Canvas: Evaluation and SpeedGrader
Wednesday, June 2 | 11am - 12pm
Learn how to grade and give feedback in Canvas. This one-hour workshop is interactive and requires pre-registration so we can prepare your activities. It is intended for instructors currently teaching using Canvas.
Using a time-saving tool called SpeedGrader, you can give students enhanced feedback using document annotation, media comments, and rubrics. This workshop will give you hands-on experience in using it to the benefit of you and your students.
Facilitators: Faeyza Mufti + Jasleena Raina
Canvas: Communication with Students
Thursday, June 24 | 11am - 12pm
In this workshop, participants will explore different tools 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 will give participants a chance to consider these multiple approaches and what each can contribute to student engagement.
Facilitators: Shur Lim + 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