Canvas Basics for In-person Instruction (ELI)
Friday, April 22 | 10am - 12pm
Come join us in an interactive session where we will help you set up a basic Canvas shell and explore using the online learning environment to enhance your in-person classes. We will consider options such as entrance and exit slips, flipped classroom, online group work, creating spaces for handouts, pre-class multimedia activities.
Facilitators: Simone Hausknecht + Gabrielle Coombs
Universal Design and Ally
Friday, April 22 | 1pm - 2pm
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that addresses learner differences and helps to improve accessibility for learners. UDL is intended to give all students an equal opportunity to succeed. In this workshop, you will learn about the value of applying the UDL Guidelines and learn about some gaps in the framework. We will also take a look at tools and tips to help improve your courses.
Ally is one such tool that can be integrated in Canvas to help you begin. Ally can help make courses more accessible by providing you with a report containing practical guidance with its time-saving interface with identifies and ranks the improvements needed. It also allows students to download documents in alternative formats (like audio or electronic braille). This session will explore Ally in action, and walk you through how to request it for your course.
Facilitators: Parm Gill + Gabrielle Coombs
Beyond Canvas: FIPPA and Copyright for Teaching and Sharing
Wednesday, April 27 | 1pm - 2pm
Join ETS learning designer Helen DeWaard as she welcomes Stephanie Savage, Scholarly Communications and Copyright Services Librarian at UBC Library, for a session on the basics of copyright for teaching and sharing. This session will primarily cover the perspective of instructors as users of copyrighted works in their teaching activities and will include information on user rights, creative commons licenses, online teaching, and considerations for sharing materials outside of the UBC classroom environment. A presentation will be followed with ample time for questions.
Facilitators: Helen DeWaard + Stephanie Savage
Celebrate Learning Week – Looking into the Future: Hybridity and Technology
Tuesday, May 10 | 10am - 12pm
The pandemic pushed faculties and students into a world of teaching and learning that increasingly weaves online and in-person learning and re-envisions the needs for the use of learning technologies. Please join our panelists from the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Faculty of Medicine, and Faculty of Education to explore the possible directions of designing for learning in terms of the hybridization of courses and technology use. Our panelists bring their unique views and specific needs (e.g. large vs small courses, professional training and practice, pedagogical considerations) from these Faculties. We also invite the audience to join in the discussion with their perspectives, questions, and commentaries.
This event is being offered by the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology – register for this event on the CTLT website via the button below.
Letters of Intent for Large TLEF Transformation Project Proposals
Wednesday, June 29 - Thursday, July 14 (one-on-one consultation)
CTLT released its call for Letters of Intent (LOI) for Large TLEF Transformation Projects on June 6th. This year’s Large TLEF is a special call focused on hybrid and multi-access course redesign projects. Only new applications aligned with this focus area will be accepted for the Large TLEF round. The deadline for applicants to submit LOIs for a Large TLEF Transformation Project is Thursday, July 14, 2022.
Facilitators:
- ETS Learning Designers
Canvas One-on-One
Wednesday, May 25 | 1pm - 2pm
Receive one-on-one support for all your questions about setting up and teaching online with Canvas (UBC’s primary all-in-one platform for delivering online courses) and other learning technology tips and tricks.
This session will ensure that you get a chance to have your questions answered and receive personalized support from an ETS staff member. Come ready with any questions you may have about Canvas!
Note: This event will be held online on Zoom.
Facilitators: Meghan McMillen + Naomi Sawai
Co-facilitator: Aryan Varma
Learning Design Buffet
Wednesday, June 8 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Thursday, June 9 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm
This session will cover time-tested strategies for improving the student experience in digital learning spaces and will empower you with resources to meet your students’ needs. We’ve offered 2 dates for more flexibility – we look forward to providing you with 1-on-1 support!
Facilitators: Simone Hausknecht + Faeyza Mufti
Letters of Intent for Large TLEF Transformation Project Proposals
Wednesday, June 29 | 1pm - 2pm
Wednesday, June 29 - Thursday, July 14 (one-on-one consultation)
CTLT released its call for Letters of Intent (LOI) for Large TLEF Transformation Projects on June 6th. This year’s Large TLEF is a special call focused on hybrid and multi-access course redesign projects. Only new applications aligned with this focus area will be accepted for the Large TLEF round. The deadline for applicants to submit LOIs for a Large TLEF Transformation Project is Thursday, July 14, 2022.
Facilitators:
- Dr. Mark Edwards, Assistant Dean, Academic Professional Programs
- ETS Learning Designers
Getting Set Up with Canvas
Thursday, August 4th | 11am - 12pm
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.
Note: This event will be held online on Zoom.
Facilitators: Gabrielle Coombs + Naomi Sawai
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