Academic Director’s June Update – Professional Development Events
After the end of classes in April, May brings a time of renewal, community, and reflection for instructors, and the ability to participate in numerous events hosted by CTL. Celebrate Learning Week, a collaboration between CTL and CTLT at UBCV, consisted of over 30 events and workshops with hundreds of participants. I had the privilege […]
TPS Touchpoint: Wellbeing
This month’s highlighted results from the Teaching Practices Survey (TPS) focus on wellbeing. 92% of respondents agreed with the statement “My teaching practices have an impact on student wellbeing.” 66% of respondents discuss wellbeing topics with their students. 60% of respondents share resources during class time to help students manage their wellbeing. 41% of respondents […]
Teaching with Technology Stories
What technology are you using for teaching at UBCO? We are creating a faculty resource about technology tools used in different modes of teaching (in-person, online, hybrid and multi-access) and would like to include stories of how faculty at UBCO are using technology for teaching. No story is too small. To get started, please fill […]
Turnitin’s “Plagiarism Framework” is now Canvas Integrated
Turnitin is a tool to help instructors check the academic integrity of students’ work. We are happy to share with instructors that the “Plagiarism Framework” of Turnitin is now successfully integrated with Canvas! In practice, means that the Canvas assignments now have an option for plagiarism review which will in turn be reflected in the […]
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