Tech in Transit – Tinkercad: 3D Designs Made Easy and Fun
Wednesday, February 8 | 12pm - 1pm
Technology in Transit is a monthly event organized by the Educational Technology Support (ETS) office for students in the Faculty of Education to showcase their learning technologies. The purpose of this one-hour session is to raise awareness of different technologies and to show how to incorporate them into classrooms.
For this month, we will present a free web app called Tinkercad that is used for 3D design, electronics, and coding. It is a versatile and intuitive modelling tool for creating simple shapes and crazy contraptions. Whatever you can conceptualize, Tinkercad helps you make it into a reality.
Location: Foyer, Neville Scarfe Building
Facilitators: Aidan Chua & Ariane Faria dos Santos
Note: You do not need to register for this workshop to attend.
Foundations of Web Accessibility
Wednesday, February 15 | 12:00pm - 01:00pm
In this workshop on Web Accessibility for staff. We will explore ways you can improve communications and online contents using Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
This session will cover:
- WCAG - Web accessibility guidelines and principles
- Strategies for improving web content accessibility for communications
Facilitators: Marika Cheng and Gabrielle Coombs
The ‘universal’ in UDL
Tuesday, February 28 | 12:00pm - 01:00pm
In this interactive Viewpoints session, we discuss the critical barriers related to universality in learning and how UDL can more explicitly address educational injustices and barriers to learning related to equity, diversity, and accessibility.
Our panelists, Jennifer Jenson, PhD, professor, LLED, and Joann Anokwuru, PhD, Curriculum Studies will share their unique perspectives, questions, ideas and concerns.
Panelists:
Jennifer Jenson, PhD, Professor, LLED
Joann Anokwuru, PhD, Curriculum Studies
Facilitator:
Jamilee Baroud, Curriculum and Evaluation Consultant, ETS
Amir Doroudian, Learning Designer, ETS
Visit the topic page for this session on the Viewpoints website!
Ally, Media, and Web Accessibility
Monday, March 13 | 12pm - 1:30pm
In this workshop, we will engage with ways you can create inclusive and accessible content on the web by applying web accessibility principles using tools and applications like Katura, Zoom, YouTube, and more. We'll also cover the ways Ally and Canvas Checker can support us to reach our web accessibility and diversity goals.
Facilitators: Jamilee Baroud, PhD, Marika Cheng and Gabrielle Coombs
Note: This workshop is for the members of ECPS Department only.
Hybrid Classrooms and Meetings
Wednesday, March 15 | 12pm - 1:00pm
In this 1-hour workshop, we will discuss how to successfully plan and host an event with in-person and remote participants, exploring the technological and pedagogical dimensions of hybrid engagement and inclusion. The topics will be:
- Pre-session planning: selection of space and tools
- Facilitation with in-person and remote participants
- Post-session tasks: editing, storing, and distributing recordings
- The services offered by UBC AV, IT, ETS to support your hybrid teaching session
Facilitators: Amir Doroudian, PhD and Eduardo Rebagliati
Note: This workshop is for the members of ECPS Department only.
Indigeneity Accessibility And Technology
Wednesday, March 29 | 12pm - 1pm
This interactive Viewpoints session aims to question, challenge, and complicate the myriad ways that accessibility and technology intersect with decolonizing education, and engage with a variety of strategies and pathways to create a more accessible future.
Panelists:
Amber Shilling, PhD
Lou (Megan) Hill, BA student
Shirley Anne Swelchalot qas te Shxwha:yathel Hardman, M.Ed.
Facilitator:
Jamilee Baroud, Curriculum and Evaluation Consultant, ETS
Amir Doroudian, Learning Designer, ETS
Visit the topic page for this session on the Viewpoints website!
Making Media Accessible
Wednesday, April 5 | 12pm - 1pm
In this workshop, we will overview the best practices and provide practical guidance for making media content accessible. Media accessibility is crucial for ensuring that all learners can enjoy and engage with course materials, and helps to promote a more inclusive environment.
Facilitators: Marika Cheng, Aidan Chua, and Eduardo Rebagliati
Academic Integrity and AI
Wednesday, April 26 | 12pm - 1pm
This interactive Viewpoint session seeks to broaden understandings of academic integrity and artificial intelligence and to share perspectives on pedagogy, leadership, and future directions from multiple disciplinary roles and spaces.
Panelists:
Mark Edwards, PhD
Teresa Dobson, PhD
Faeyza Mufti, MET
Facilitator:
Jamilee Baroud, Curriculum and Evaluation Consultant, ETS
Amir Doroudian, Learning Designer, ETS
Visit the topic page for this session on the Viewpoints website!
Being Creative with Media
Wednesday, May 10 | 12pm - 1pm
In this workshop, we will explore how to incorporate multimedia objects (beyond text and images) to create a rich and more engaging learning experience for your students. This includes video (screen capture, video recording, animation, 3rd party videos), 360 images/videos, h5p, audio (podcasts), virtual bulletin boards, mind mapping, amongst others. We will provide examples for each one of these cases and show you what technologies and services are available at UBC for their production.
Facilitators:
Eduardo Rebagliati, MET, Learning Technology Specialist
Aidan Chua, Learning Technology Rover
Learning Design Drop-Ins
Every Tuesday, June | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Come to our office and meet with our team of learning designers who will address your design-related questions and provide you with solutions and guidance to create engaging learning experiences!
Note: NO registration needed.