Fourteen simple strategies to help KPU educators support Indigenous learners today! Lessons from the BCcampus Pulling together series
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Fourteen simple strategies to help KPU educators support Indigenous learners today! Lessons from the BCcampus Pulling together series

ByLisa Gedak

On Feb 6, 2023, KPU’s president Dr. Alan Davis released a video message providing guidance on delivering Territorial acknowledgments that shift away from “a general colonial term to the languages of these First Nations” (President’s update, 2023, 00:32). Positioning yourself through a Territorial acknowledgement should be an integral practice all of us at KPU has…

ePortfolio Matters @KPU:  The Revival Continues

ePortfolio Matters @KPU:  The Revival Continues

ByGillian Sudlow

Having recently submitted our Summative Report for the 2022/23 AACU ePortfolio Institute, it is in keeping with folio thinking pedagogy to reflect upon the accomplishments and impacts of this year-long learning experience. At the beginning of our journey, I waxed on about the revival of ePortfolios in a previous blog post where I introduced KPUs…

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Engagement is Not a Drive-Through

Bylmccannell and Seanna Takacs

This week, Lesley and Seanna have teamed up to share some new thoughts on engagement. In the right hands, amazing things can be done with online activities, discussions, and assessments. The BIG DEAL though: yours are not the only hands. Engagement is grown by everyone in the class by taking our time in knowing and…

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Online Teaching with the most basic of tools – email

ByTannis Morgan

This blog post was originally written by Dr. Tannis Morgan, Advisor, Teaching and Learning and Researcher, Open Education Practices at BCcampus. We would like to thank Dr. Morgan for allowing us to repost her blog. You can find her other posts and work on her website: https://homonym.ca/ Link to original post How to teach online using…

Facilitating Intercultural Friendships in the Classroom

ByChristina Page

Interacting successfully in diverse groups is recognized as a key competency for students globally in the 21st century (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 2005).  Our globally diverse campus seems to be an ideal learning environment for the development of intercultural skills, as students with a wide range of international experiences study in our…

Why have students answer questions when they can write them?

Byadmin

This blog post was originally posted by Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani on his website blog found here: http://thatpsychprof.com/why-have-students-answer-questions-when-they-can-write-them/ Many thanks to Rajiv for allowing us to share his words! I recently trialled a new assignment in my Social Psychology class: During each of the 10 weeks when there was no scheduled exam I asked my students to write multiple-choice…

Facilitating Creative Learning Series – Part 4

ByJunsong Zhang

In previous posts on Creative Learning, I summarized the spiral process of creative learning and the 4P’s: Projects, Passion, Peers and Play by Mitchel Resnick.  In this post, I would like to contextualize some strategies that you can use to foster creative learning. Don’t forget to check out this open online course: Learning Creative Learning…

Facilitating Creative Learning Series – Part 3

ByJunsong Zhang

In the previous post on Creative Learning, I summarized the first two concepts of 4P’s: Projects, Passion, Peers and Play by Mitchel Resnick.  In this post, I would like to introduce the other two concepts: Peers and Play. Don’t forget to check out this open online course: Learning Creative Learning created by Lifelong Kindergarten at…

Three UDL Starters

BySeanna Takacs

by: Dr. Seanna Takacs Let us say that you have heard of UDL and have an interest in making some modifications to your curriculum. You may have students whose learning needs have confounded you. They may be language learners or may have accommodation plans that you struggle to implement. You might have had a class…