Centre for Teaching Excellence
BlogCall for Proposals – Teaching and Learning Symposium
We welcome proposals from individuals, teams, faculty-student partnerships, panels, and community partnerships (faculty, students, and organizations) for this year’s Symposium.
Student Digital Support
The Student Digital Ambassadors (SDA) are now available in-person and online to provide student support with learning technologies such as eLearn, Zoom, Teams, Kaltura and more.
New Accessibility in eLearn resource
Wondering how to make your eLearn courses more accessible for students?
Happy Holidays!
As we approach the festive season, we wanted to let you know about our office hours in FIR402. During the holidays, the CTE office will be closed from December 23rd to January 1st but don’t worry, we’ll still be available online on December 23, 27, and 30th to assist...
Navigating Generative AI in Education
It’s been two years since Generative AI became a hot topic in teaching and learning. Lydia Watson asks: Where are we at today?
Faculty Learning Community – Join Us!
Join us to share ideas, gain fresh perspectives, and connect with fellow faculty across the CapU campus in a supportive and collegial environment.
Towards a Compassionate Classroom
Lydia Watson asks: What would a compassionate classroom look like? How do we shift from feeling bad for our students to acting on our feelings?
Welcome Tania Loken to the CTE!
We are very pleased to welcome Tania Barron Loken to the Centre for Teaching Excellence as the Educational Developer – Work-Integrated Learning.
Colonized Classrooms and People Change – A Reflection
At a recent CTE meeting I joked that I should record myself and then post the reflections as blogs. Apparently, I was only half joking because that’s what I’ve now decided to do. This post is compiled from my memory of the land acknowledgement and reflection at our most recent CTE meeting.
Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning
“Dead ideas” in teaching and learning are often firmly embedded in popular culture and sometimes in the pedagogical choices we make.
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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