Centre for Teaching Excellence

Faculty Learning Community – Teacher as Researcher
2019-09-27 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Vancouver) | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
The FLC will be stimulating, collaborative, and fun! Meet colleagues from a variety of disciplines who share your interest in this topic! You will be guaranteed a positive learning environment, the opportunity to meet and learn from colleagues, and, not to be overlooked, some very good food!
The FLC will meet generally every second Friday for the first term and possibly every third Friday for the Spring semester.
Please email cte@capilanou.ca to register.

LIBERATING STRUCTURES – CAPU PRACTICE GROUP FOR FACULTY
2019-09-26 13:00 - 14:30, 2019-06-24 13:00 - 14:30 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
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!
LB145

Teaching Triangles
2019-09-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Interested in observing and learning what other faculty do in the classroom? The Teaching Triangles Program provides faculty with an opportunity to gain new insight into their teaching through a non-evaluative process of reciprocal classroom observation and self-reflection. Three faculty members in each “teaching triangle” agree to visit each other’s classes over the course of a semester and then meet to discuss what they’ve learned from their observations and reflections. Teaching Triangles celebrates teaching excellence, builds rapport among faculty in different disciplines, and encourages reflection of teaching practice. Time commitment is approximately 8 hours over the course of the semester (1 hour orientation, 1 hour meeting with faculty in teaching triangle, 3 X 1.5 class visits, 1 hour wrap up and reflection).
Register now by emailing cte@capilanou.ca

CTE Book Club
2019-09-17 10:00 - 11:20 | BC
This fall we will be reading and discussing The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life by Parker J. Palmer. The first book club meeting is scheduled for September 25th. All faculty member welcome! Monthly meetings will be held on the last Wednesday of the month.
Kick off meeting: September 25, 2019 10:00 – 11:20 am FR402A
Email us at cte@capilanou.ca to join.

Faculty Learning Community – Teacher as Researcher
2019-09-13 13:00 - 15:00 | BC
Kick off: September 13, 2019 1:00 –3:00 pm FR402“Are you interested in and excited about engaging in developing a research inquiry based on your students’ learning or your teaching?
Perhaps you developed a particular assignment or project or tried a new teaching approach that you would be interested in investigating. Together we will learn about the role of teacher as researcher, explore key articles on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), and support each other as we move forward to develop a teaching and learning inquiry based on our teaching practices.
The FLC will be stimulating, collaborative, and fun! Meet colleagues from a variety of disciplines who share your interest in this topic! You will be guaranteed a positive learning environment, the opportunity to meet and learn from colleagues, and, not to be overlooked, some very good food!
The FLC will meet generally every second Friday for the first term and possibly every third Friday for the Spring semester.
Please email cte@capilanou.ca to register.

LIBERATING STRUCTURES – CAPU PRACTICE GROUP FOR FACULTY
2019-08-29 13:00 - 14:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
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!

CTE New Faculty Orientation
2019-08-26 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
9:00am-4:00pm
LB321
This one day workshop orients new and early career faculty to Capilano’s teaching and learning activities and resources to help ensure faculty success. Join us to learn more about faculty evaluations, first day of class activities, how to set up your online Moodle shell, activity learning strategies, and creating a positive classroom climate.

INSTRUCTIONAL SKILLS WORKSHOP
2019-08-13 - 2019-08-15 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
8:30am-3:30pm
MA101/102

The Instructional Skills Workshop is an internationally recognized program designed to enhance teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators. The ISW is an intensive 24 hour peer-based experiential workshop grounded in learning-centered instruction. During the workshop, participants design and deliver three 10 minute lessons and receive feedback from their peers in a supportive environment. Participants are provided with information on the theory and practice of teaching adult learners, writing learning objectives with accompanying lesson plans, techniques for encouraging active learning, and suggestions for evaluation of learning, and engage in reflective practice. The ISW counts as a three credit course in the Provincial Instructor Diploma Program (PIDP 3220: Delivery of Instruction).
Limited to 12 participants.
Register now by emailing cte@capilanou.ca

One-Day Field Trip to the Cheakamus Centre
2019-06-07 | Cheakamus Centre, 1600 Paradise Valley Rd, Brackendale, BC, V0N 1H0
We are excited to invite faculty to join us on a We are excited to invite faculty to join us on a one day field trip to the Cheakamus Centre on June 7th for in inquiry into place-based education. on June 7th for in inquiry into place-based education.
AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING WORKSHOP AT CHEAKAMUS CENTRE

Curious about place-based education? Want to explore how the notion of place matters to your students, your curriculum and your discipline?
“Place-based education (PBE) immerses students in local heritage, cultures, landscapes, opportunities and experiences, using these as a foundation for the study of language arts, mathematics, social studies, science and other subjects across the curriculum. PBE emphasizes learning through participation in service projects for the local school and/or community.”

International Workshop on Gender, Diversity & Inclusiveness
2019-06-01 | SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W Hastings St., Vancouver, BC, V6B5K3, Canada
Simon Fraser University
Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings, Vancouver
Ancestral & Unceded Territory of the Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Waututh Nations
Registration

Please email your full name and affiliation to
GSWS Manager Roberta at gswsmgr@sfu.ca and mention
‘International Workshop Registration’ in the subject line
Sponsored by

SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Dean Office | David Lam Center
Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies | Institute for the Humanities
Labour Studies Program | School of International Studies | Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Jointly Organized by

Habiba Zaman
Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, SFU, Canada
Shi Guoqing
Professor & Director of Research Center for Gender & Development, and National
Research Center for Resettlement, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
Xiujie Zhu
Associate Professor & Vice-Chair, Research Center for Gender & Development
Hohai University, Nanjing, China

Course (Re)Design Workshop
2019-05-27 - 2019-05-29 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
8:30am-3:30pm

Are you teaching an new course in the Fall or do you want to redesign a course you already teach? During this 3 day workshop, faculty with have an opportunity to design and receive feedback on a course syllabi based on learning-centered principles.
Topics include:

Backward design
aligning course, instructional, and assessment goals
writing effective learning outcomes
selecting and incorporating teaching and learning activities
selecting technology to enhance learning
alignment between outcomes, learning activities, and assessment
designing authentic assessments

Limited to 15 participants.
Register now by emailing cte@capilanou.ca

ISW Workshop
2019-05-14 - 2019-05-16 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
The Instructional Skills Workshop is an internationally recognized program designed to enhance teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators. The ISW is an intensive 24 hour peer-based experiential workshop grounded in learning-centered instruction. During the workshop, participants design and deliver three 10 minute lessons and receive feedback from their peers in a supportive environment. Participants are provided with information on the theory and practice of teaching adult learners, writing learning objectives with accompanying lesson plans, techniques for encouraging active learning, and suggestions for evaluation of learning, and engage in reflective practice. The ISW counts as a three credit course in the Provincial Instructor Diploma Program (PIDP 3220: Delivery of Instruction).
8:30 – 4:00
MA102
Limited to 12 participants.
Register now by emailing cte@capilanou.ca

Faculty Teaching and Learning Symposium
2019-05-06 - 2019-05-10 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
The Centre for Teaching Excellence invites faculty to submit proposals for our annual Teaching and Learning Symposium May 6-10, 2019.
The Symposium brings the Capilano faculty community together to share innovative ideas around scholarly teaching and learning, effective teaching practices, resources, research, and the use of educational technologies.

2019 CASCADIA OPEN EDUCATION SUMMIT
2019-04-17 - 2019-04-18 | SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W Hastings St., Vancouver, BC, V6B5K3, Canada
Join them for the 2019 Cascadia Open Education Summit (replacing the BC Open Textbook Summit in 2019), in beautiful Vancouver, B.C. on April 17 & 18, 2019. This event is co-hosted with our regional colleagues; Lumen Learning, Open Oregon Educational Resources, and the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC). This event is for new and experienced OER advocates offering the opportunity to learn and share effective practices in awareness building, implementation, collaboration, strategy, and research.
Event details:
Day 1 will include 2 keynotes and conference proceedings with presentations, panel presentations, and table talks.

Day 2 is our Day of Action Focused OER Workshops. A series of workshops will be presented (2 hours each) and is intended for people looking for support in achieving the next step in their OER work or initiative.
Keynotes:
Heather M. Ross, Educational Development Specialist, University of Saskatchewan and Karen Cangialosi, Professor of Biology, Keene State College
Who should attend?
People engaged in higher ed-focused open education initiatives, including students, faculty, librarians, instructional technologists, administrators, and other campus leaders.
More information available at https://bccampus.ca/event/cascadia-open-education-summit/?instance_id=2692

FACULTY LEARNING COMMUNITY - TEACHER AS RESEARCHER
2019-04-12 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-04-05 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-03-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Dr. Mary Giovannetti, Faculty Associate, Centre for Teaching Excellence, will be leading a faculty learning community (FLC) starting in February, entitled Teacher as Researcher.
Are you interested in and excited about engaging in developing a research question based on your students’ learning or your teaching?
Perhaps you developed a particular assignment or project or tried a new teaching approach that you would be interested in investigating. Together we will learn about the role of teacher as researcher, explore key articles on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), and support each other as we move forward to develop a teaching and learning inquiry based on our teaching practices.
The FLC will be stimulating, collaborative, and fun! Meet colleagues from a variety of disciplines who share your interest in this topic! You will be guaranteed a positive learning environment, the opportunity to meet and learn from colleagues, and, not to be overlooked, some very good food!
The FLC starts from 1 – 3 p.m. in the CTE FR402.

CTE LUNCH AND LEARNS
2019-04-10 11:30 - 13:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Join us for informal brown bag lunch series on a variety of teaching-related topics. Meet new colleagues, expand your campus-side network, and share your experiences.

Folio Fridays
2019-04-05 14:30 - 16:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Building Your Own Portfolio, or Walking the Talk
In Spring 2019, the Folio Thinking Campus Learning Community is meeting at 2:30pm on the first Friday of each month. There are no formal requirements associated other than a desire to participate in an ongoing cross-campus conversation about portfolios, folio thinking, and pedagogy. Topic for Spring 2019: Building Your Own Portfolio, or Walking the Talk.
Location: Centre for Teaching Excellence, FR 402.
Contact Aurelea Mahood, Portfolio Project Faculty Lead, for more information.

CapU Book Club
2019-04-02 15:00 - 16:00, 2019-03-12 15:00 - 16:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
This spring we are reading Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning by James Lang.
Email us to join and to get your copy of the book.
FR402

FACULTY LEARNING COMMUNITY - TEACHER AS RESEARCHER
2019-03-29 13:00 - 15:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Dr. Mary Giovannetti, Faculty Associate, Centre for Teaching Excellence, will be leading a faculty learning community (FLC) starting in February, entitled Teacher as Researcher.
Are you interested in and excited about engaging in developing a research question based on your students’ learning or your teaching?
Perhaps you developed a particular assignment or project or tried a new teaching approach that you would be interested in investigating. Together we will learn about the role of teacher as researcher, explore key articles on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), and support each other as we move forward to develop a teaching and learning inquiry based on our teaching practices.
The FLC will be stimulating, collaborative, and fun! Meet colleagues from a variety of disciplines who share your interest in this topic! You will be guaranteed a positive learning environment, the opportunity to meet and learn from colleagues, and, not to be overlooked, some very good food!
The FLC starts from 1 till 3 pm in the CTE FR402.

Folio Fridays
2019-03-15 15:00 - 16:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Building Your Own Portfolio, or Walking the Talk
In Spring 2019, the Folio Thinking Campus Learning Community is meeting at 2:30pm on the first Friday of each month. There are no formal requirements associated other than a desire to participate in an ongoing cross-campus conversation about portfolios, folio thinking, and pedagogy. Topic for Spring 2019: Building Your Own Portfolio, or Walking the Talk.
Meeting dates for Spring 2019: Friday, February 8; Friday, March 15; and Friday, April 5.
Location: Centre for Teaching Excellence, FR 402.
Contact Aurelea Mahood, Portfolio Project Faculty Lead, for more information.

Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) Day 3
2019-03-15 08:30 - 16:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada

Teaching Matters March Session
2019-03-14 14:30 - 16:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Teaching Matters is a monthly program provides faculty with the opportunity to learn about timely and practical approaches for enhancing their teaching.
Topic: Managing Your Marking

CTE Lunch and Learns
2019-03-13 11:30 - 13:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
FR402A (CTE meeting room)
Join us for informal brown bag lunch series on a variety of teaching-related topics. Meet new colleagues, expand your campus-side network, and share your experiences.

ACTIVE LEARNING ONLINE WEEK 2
2019-03-11 - 2019-03-15 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Join CTE and CapU colleagues to experience active learning online in action in this 2-week mostly self-paced online workshop. Explore how to complement or rethink a course with active learning activities online, map out your own activity and get feedback from peers.

MARCH 11 – MARCH 15
Mon, March 11, 1-2pm
Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/6870061651
If you cannot use the web link, you can join by phone via this toll free number +1 647 558 0588 (Canada Toll Free), Meeting ID: 687 006 1651
Fri, March 15, noon-1:30pm

Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) Day2
2019-03-08 08:30 - 16:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
ISW is a 3-day internationally recognized workshop designed to enhance teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators. The workshop focuses on developing techniques for active learning and encourages reflection on own teaching practices.

Active Learning Online Week 1
2019-03-04 - 2019-03-08 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Join CTE and CapU colleagues to experience active learning online in action in this 2-week mostly self-paced online workshop. Explore how to complement or rethink a course with active learning activities online, map out your own activity and get feedback from peers.
