INTRODUCTION TO DECOLONIZING AND INDIGENIZING CURRICULUM Transform your curriculum! The Introduction to Decolonizing and Indigenizing Curriculum course provides the participant with the basic principles required for decolonizing and Indigenizing curriculum. Throughout the course participants will apply their new skills into their curriculum content, the student’s learning experience and the approach to teaching. The synchronous and […]

CTE’s Spring 2021 Book Club Selection Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) by Alfie Kohn and Susan Blum As a book club participant, you will find the authors of this text offer much to ponder, discuss, and consider. The book club will meet every second Tuesday starting January 26 from 1 […]

ADDRESSING TRIGGERS AND MICROAGGRESSIONS IN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT Synchronous Sessions: Wednesdays 9:00 am – 11:00am Part 1 – February 10, 2021 Part 2 – March 10, 2021 Are you interested in learning to identify and create strategies for the prevention of microagressions and triggers in order to create a safe and inclusive learning environment for […]

Virtual Information Session: Problem-Based Learning This project is a collaboration between the School of STEM, Creative Activity, Research and Scholarship Office and the Centre for Teaching Excellence. Join us to develop your knowledge and understanding around problem-based learning! Event Details: Online Via Zoom Date: March 21, 2021 Time: 3 - 4PM Meeting ID: 647 4131 […]

CTE’s Spring 2021 Book Club Selection Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) by Alfie Kohn and Susan Blum As a book club participant, you will find the authors of this text offer much to ponder, discuss, and consider. The book club will meet every second Tuesday starting January 26 from 1 […]

LIBERATING STRUCTURES ONLINE March 25, 2021 1:00 pm – 2:20 pm Come practice and experience the power of Liberating Structures in a safe and welcoming peer environment. The practice group meets monthly and all faculty are welcome to drop in! Please contact us at cte@capilanou.ca for any questions or concerns. Sign up now!  https://cte.capilanou.ca/services/workshops/liberating-structure-online/

Join the Ungrading Revolution! Grading is often cited as the most onerous part of education, by teachers and students. But what if you never had to do it again? Learn how to enhance student autonomy, mastery, and purpose with innovative new ideas, sourced from the book Ungrading by Susan Blum. Come share your grading experiences […]

May 4-7, 2021 Join us for Capilano University’s 2021 Teaching & Learning Symposium: Land & Decolonized Place-Based Learning. Our Symposium is an opportunity to connect and create a space to think, reflect, recognize and support each other after a challenging year. To apply the principles of decolonizing and indigenizing education we must first experience them. […]

COURSE (RE)DESIGN WORKSHOP May 18 – 20, 2021 9:30 am – 2:30 pm via Zoom This 3-day workshop is an intensive, hands-on experience, where you will work in a supportive atmosphere, both individually and collaboratively, to create a new course or redesign an existing one that you teach or are planning to teach. Throughout the […]

The Turnitin Implementation Workshop will focus on the eLearn settings for using Turnitin, the PeerMark feature available in Turnitin and viewing and interpreting the Turnitin Similarity Score and Similarity Report. Tuesday 7th September, 11am - 12pm