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BlogLearning from and with each other in an FLC
Interested in being a part of our next Special Topics in Teaching and Learning FLC? Our next one starts January 2026 online and registration is open!
(Re)Imagining Our Indigenization and Decolonization Page
Recently, the CTE’s Indigenization and Decolonization page was updated with invitations to (re)consider, (re)examine, and (re)imagine with Indigenization, decolonization, teaching, and learning.
GenAI and Assessment
Lydia Watson takes a closer look at the ‘wicked problem’ of GenAI and Assessment in Education.
Creating Zero Cost Textbooks
After years of relying on traditional textbooks, French instructor Catherine Gloor took the plunge into creating a zero cost Open Educational Resource (OER) textbook for her French 100 and 101 courses.
Facilitating Challenging Conversations & Hot Moments in the Classroom
New workshop available from October 2025 – book your Departmental PD now!
CTE 2025-26 SoTL Collaborative Writing Group
Interested in collaborating on a literature review?
Navigating GenAI this Fall
It’s that time of year again. As you get ready to teach this Fall, check out these supports and events from the CTE, particularly for navigating the evolving impacts of GenAI.
eLearn upgrade August 27th
eLearn (Moodle) will be unavailable on August 27th, from 5:00 a.m. until 8:00 a.m. (PT)
Welcome Chris!
Welcome Christina Lennox, Educational Developer – Indigenous Pedagogies.
Access Friction and Instructor Capacity
Access friction can come from a lot of sources – a lack of resources, time, an environment that is not conducive to flexibility – and also the capacity of the instructor to meet the needs of all students.
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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