Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Bulletin for January 2021 – Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Happy New Year, and welcome to 2021!

In this bulletin from the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning please find articles, links, and learning opportunities that may be of interest to you. For general information please contact CETL . For information specifically about online teaching, contact eLearning.

Note that registration is restricted to Camosun College employees.

“Teaching occurs only when learning takes place.”
― from What the best college teachers do by Ken Bain

eLearning workshops (Registration required)

Welcome to the eLearning Team’s offerings to support the start-up of winter term, providing training related to Camosun’s core educational technologies. Get descriptions and register here.

Workshop dates	Times	Topics
Monday, January 4	1:00pm- 2:00pm	D2L Overview
Tuesday, January 5	10:00am-11:00am	Introduction to Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
Tuesday, January 5	1:00pm – 2:00pm	D2L Course Set-up
Thursday, January 7	10:00am-11:00am	Setting Up Your Gradebook in D2L
Friday, January 8	10:00am-11:00am	Increasing Your Proficiency in Blackboard Collaborate

eLearning resources

· Online learning tips for students Share this with your students at the beginning of term!

· Privacy considerations for online teaching

· Guidance for remote instruction

D2L Change Notice

As part of Colleague Renewal, there will be a new integration between D2L and Colleague. The most immediate change will impact some of the communication tools. The roll out will happen in phases, starting in January, then March, then summer. Find out more

Other CETL learning opportunites

SD ideas exchange: January 7, 3-4pm.
Q&A Sessions with Sybil Harrison, Director Learning Services
Copyright Q&A: January 28, 12-1pm
Textbooks and Publishers Q&A: February 4, 12pm-1pm
Privacy in the Virtual Space Q&A: February 11, 12pm-1pm
Academic integrity & grade appeals: Faculty supports & Q&A: January 27, 10-11am.
One educator’s rationale for student self-assessments: February 16, 1-2pm
Adapting Maslow’s Hierarchy to meet student needs online: March 16, 1-2pm

Planning ahead for spring SD

Stay tuned for the following online learning opportunities coming in spring 2021:

Walls Optional Online Conference: April 29
Facilitating Learning Online Courses:
FLO Fundamentals: May 3-June 4
FLO Synchronous: June 7-18
Great Teachers Online Seminar: May 12 – 13
Indigenizing your curriculum course
TELŦIN TŦE WILNEW (TTW)

Camosun Communities of Practice

Check out our MS Teams Communities of Practice site. This is a peer-based virtual space for synchronous and asynchronous conversation, connection, resource sharing and more, including channels for: