The Power of Padlet – a tool for Teaching and Learning
This workshop will allow KPU faculty to explore and experiment with Padlet. Padlet, a digital bulletin board, can support learner creation and collaboration through sharing and posting text, images, multimedia, URLs, files, GIFs, and voice recordings. This workshop will provide a comprehensive introduction to Padlet’s features and settings and showcase examples of case uses for...
Learn it, Teach it – Developing Digital Literacy
This session will showcase the. Bccampus asynchronous professional development site to support educators in developing their own digital literacy and subsequently embedding the relevant components in their teaching to expand the skills of students. This has been created in response to the BC Digital Learning Strategy (link) and we hope to amplify faulty awareness of...
OER Grants- Opening Doors for Learning
KPU's Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant Program provides funding and in-kind expertise to support KPU instructors interested in creating or adapting open textbooks or other OER. Applications for the 2023 round of funding are currently open and will close in January. Join us for: - What are some FAQs about the grant - How to...
[DAY 1] Introduction to ePortfolios
Curious and want to know more about ePortfolios? Here is your chance! Over the course of 3, 75 minute synchronous sessions you will learn the basics of ePortfolios, including the pedagogy and the tools that support their use for teaching and learning. We will cover the basics of what ePorfolios are and their uses for...
[DAY 2] Introduction to ePortfolios
Curious and want to know more about ePortfolios? Here is your chance! Over the course of 3, 75 minute synchronous sessions you will learn the basics of ePortfolios, including the pedagogy and the tools that support their use for teaching and learning. We will cover the basics of what ePorfolios are and their uses for...
Draft Coach Presentations for Faculty (drop-in)
Have you heard of Draft Coach? KPU has procured Turnitin's Draft Coach tool which allows KPU students to submit their work for feedback to help them improve their writing and uphold academic integrity through three checks: the similarity check, citation check, and grammar guide. Attend this 30-minute presentation from the Teaching & Learning Commons and...
[DAY 3] Introduction to ePortfolios
Curious and want to know more about ePortfolios? Here is your chance! Over the course of 3, 75 minute synchronous sessions you will learn the basics of ePortfolios, including the pedagogy and the tools that support their use for teaching and learning. We will cover the basics of what ePorfolios are and their uses for...
Draft Coach Presentations for Faculty (drop-in)
Have you heard of Draft Coach? KPU has procured Turnitin's Draft Coach tool which allows KPU students to submit their work for feedback to help them improve their writing and uphold academic integrity through three checks: the similarity check, citation check, and grammar guide. Attend this 30-minute presentation from the Teaching & Learning Commons and...
Learn it, Teach it – Developing Digital Literacy
This session will showcase the. Bccampus asynchronous professional development site to support educators in developing their own digital literacy and subsequently embedding the relevant components in their teaching to expand the skills of students. This has been created in response to the BC Digital Learning Strategy (link) and we hope to amplify faulty awareness of...
Creating safer learning communities through a trauma-aware approach
Roughly one in four Canadians is currently struggling with a mental illness (CMHA, 2022). Increasingly, our students are arriving with overwhelming anxiety and depression, impacting their ability to learn. How can KPU instructors create safer and more connected learning communities? In this two-hour workshop, we will begin to explore how to support safer learning spaces...