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“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions.” Zig Ziglar
Where does gratitude fit in with your daily interactions with students and colleagues? Showing gratitude, according to the research, has many positive effects; it improves sleep, mental strength, physical and mental health, and enhances empathy and self-esteem...
Tracking Open Textbooks & Open Educational Resources at Cap U
What Are Open Educational Resources (OERs)? Open Educational Resources (OERs) are freely accessible educational materials used in instructional, learning and research environments. Furthermore, they are recognized as openly licensed and can be created, reused,...
Formative Feedback: Listening to Our Classrooms
What are you doing in the classroom this term that’s working? What might you be doing that isn’t really creating those meaningful learning experiences you intended? Formative feedback is a chance for us as instructors to listen to what our classrooms have to say to...
Sharing, Learning, and Being Brave – this is Open Classroom Week
I have to admit, it took some bravery on my part to join Open Classroom Week for the first-time last year. I was eager to join other classes so that I could learn new ideas, especially since we were all teaching in new ways. However, the thought of having other...
Ungrading
Big Idea: Eliminating grading increases student motivation and learning Ungrading is the practice of minimizing or eliminating grades in order to focus on meaningful feedback and student learning. Proponents of ungrading suggest that grades themselves are artificial:...
Using Audio Feedback Effectively
Audio feedback is a built-in feature in eLearn that allows up to 3 minutes and 20 seconds of audio recording as way to respond to assignments. Here are few reflections on why you might use audio feedback and also a few tips on how you might do it effectively: Pair...
Use Welcome Messages to Set the Tone
The first two weeks of your course offer a unique opportunity to create a learning space that feels welcoming and coherent for students. Sending out a warm and informative welcoming message can set the tone for the course.
Three Key Ideas to Get You and Your Students Off to a Strong Start
It’s week one of your online course and you are determined to create a welcoming learning environment that encourages students to thrive and achieve their learning goals. It sounds doable, but where do you start? Here are three key ideas to get you and your students...
Helping Students Succeed without Breaking the Bank
Peter Sinclair
Reimagining the Three-hour Synchronous Online Class: Welcome to Kym Stewart’s Three-Hour Circuit
Kym’s innovative approach to teaching her course includes having four groups composed of 7-9 students participate in four alternating class components, which are each 25 minutes in length. Students all join the beginning of the class and all come back together at the...
Capilano University is named after Chief Joe Capilano (1854–1910), an important leader of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation of the Coast Salish Peoples. We respectfully acknowledge that our campuses are located on the unceded territories of the səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), shíshálh (Sechelt), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and xʷməθkʷəỷəm (Musqueam) Nations.
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