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Technology Accessibility: Designing for Access = Designing for Success
At KPU, we are committed to fostering inclusive and equitable learning environments that reflect the diversity and needs of our students. As we recognize AccessAbility Week, we invite faculty and instructional staff to reflect on how accessibility, equity, and inclusive design create pathways for all students to succeed, regardless of ability or circumstance. Creating accessible…
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Reflecting on Opportunities to Support Better Assessment Practices with PebblePad & ATLAS
Here we are again … end of semester, mired in marking, questioning academic integrity, vilifying GenAI, and fending off student pleas for extensions and extra marks. With all of these things occupying our minds, it is tempting to just hunker down, caffeinate, and push through until it’s done, holding back the flood of questions that…
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Bringing the UNSDGs to Life at KPU: Why It Matters and How We’re Doing It
When it comes to making a difference in the world, higher education institutions like KPU are in a prime position to lead the way. By embedding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) into our teaching and learning, we’re preparing students to tackle some of the world’s most complex challenges. And at KPU, this isn’t…
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Sustainability in Action: Faculty Champions Advancing the UNSDGs at KPU
Sustainability in Action: Faculty Champions Advancing the UNSDGs at KPU The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) are a global call to action to create a more just, equitable, and sustainable world by 2030. Seventeen interconnected goals address critical global challenges such as poverty, climate change, quality education, gender equality, and responsible consumption. They serve…
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Generative AI Blog Series
New posts released bi-weekly. On Ongoing Series: Prompting Alchemy, a guide to turn your AI use into gold: Practical Applications of Prompt Engineering in Polytechnic Education. The Teaching and Learning Commons Guide to Prompt Engineering. Part 1: Introduction Part 2: I got a fever, and the only prescription is more prompting! Part 3: RTAO Template
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Evolving Assessments and Final Exams: Minor Changes, Major Gains in Creating Engaging and Equitable Designs
In the ever-changing landscape of higher education, it’s hard to believe how far we’ve come. I still remember a time when classrooms were defined by chalk dust and overhead projectors, and “technology” meant rewinding a VHS tape. Fast forward to today, here I am, writing this blog in one of KPU’s modern, tech-enhanced classrooms, occasionally…
