Centre for Teaching Excellence

Implementing Turnitin in Your Course
2022-01-10 15:00 - 15:50 (America/Vancouver) | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Using Turnitin for the first time in your course at CapU? Sign up for one or both of the workshops to get the information you need to ensure that Turnitin is beneficial for you and your students.
IMPLEMENTING TURNITIN IN YOUR COURSE:
Step-by-step instructions for using Turnitin in your course. Topics covered: Requirements for course syllabus; suggested wording for assignments; settings in eLearn; interpreting the Similarity Report; PeerMark assignments (peer review), student view. (50 mins). Sign up for one of the four available times:
Monday 10th Jan 3pm Click to register now!
Wednesday 12th Jan 1pm
For more information about using Turnitin at CapU, please visit: https://cte.capilanou.ca/teach/academic-integrity/turnitin/

Introduction to Turnitin
2022-01-10 13:00 - 13:30 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Using Turnitin in Your Course at CapU
Using Turnitin for the first time in your course at CapU? Sign up for one or both of the workshops to get the information you need to ensure that Turnitin is beneficial for you and your students.
INTRODUCTION TO TURNITIN:
This session provides faculty with the information needed to decide whether and how to use Turnitin in their course/s. (30 mins). Sign-up for one of the four available times:
Monday 10th Jan 1pm Click to register now!
Wednesday 12th Jan 11am

Planning Your Next Lesson
2022-01-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Option 1:January 10, 10:00am-11:00am
Option 2:January 17, 1:00pm-2:00pm
Join this interactive workshop where you can practice building lesson plans that align your in-person or online activities with your learning outcomes. Participants will be able to use a lesson planning model to structure their class activities.
Online or In-person@FR206

Alternative Grading Practices
2022-01-06 13:00 - 14:20 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
January 6, 1:00pm – 2:20pm, Blended Delivery

Do you ever think that grades may reduce your students’ interest in learning itself?
Or perhaps you dread the day you have to pass a somewhat subjective judgement on the students you have otherwise worked hard to build a trusting relationship with?
While it may be challenging to get completely rid of grades, or to “Ungrade” (Blum, S. 2020), there are many alternative practices, we can employ to start focusing our own and our students’ attention more on teaching and learning than on grading. Join us as we explore specific alternative grading practices including their potential to ensure more equitable or meaningful learning experiences, encourage more risk-taking, consider student (and teacher) wellbeing and build better relationships with students.
Learning outcomes:

1) Identify at least one reason why you want to consider an alternative approach to grading
2) Choose an alternative grading approach you will implement/try for a course this fall
3) Share and receive feedback (in triads) on how you will apply this alternative grading approach
Sign up now!

Video Introductions Using Kaltura
2022-01-06 13:00 - 13:50 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Start the term off with a new video introduction for you class. Whether you are teaching online or in-person, you can welcome your students with a short video introduction. In this hands-on workshop you will walk away with a finished introduction video that can be posted to your eLearn course.
January 6, 2022 1:00pm-1:50pm
Sign up now!

New Faculty Orientation (NFO)
2022-01-06 09:00 - 11:30 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
You are invited to join the CTE in our New Faculty Orientation workshop on January 6th, 2022 from 9:00am-11:30am.
The orientation is a great way to get your first term started, introduce you to eLearn and the faculty evaluation process and, of course, meet a few colleagues that are also new to Capilano University.
Please contact cte@capilanou.ca for the link to join!

Getting your Course Started in eLearn
2022-01-05 10:00 - 11:30 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Ready to start your course but need a bit of help with eLearn? This is a perfect opportunity to connect with our Ed Tech Specialists to help you get started with setting up your course, module pages, syllabus, gradebook and more.
Learning Outcome: Participants will be able to build basic elements of their course in eLearn/Moodle including their syllabus, welcome message to students, course module framework, and gradebook.
January 5th, 2022 10:00am-11:30am
Sign up now!

Video Introductions Using Kaltura
2022-01-04 15:00 - 15:50 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Start the term off with a new video introduction for you class. Whether you are teaching online or in-person, you can welcome your students with a short video introduction. In this hands-on workshop you will walk away with a finished introduction video that can be posted to your eLearn course.
January 4, 2022 3:00pm-3:50pm
January 6, 2022 1:00pm-1:50pm
Sign up now!

Implementing Turnitin in Your Course
2021-12-16 15:00 - 15:50 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Using Turnitin for the first time in your course at CapU? Sign up for one or both of the workshops to get the information you need to ensure that Turnitin is beneficial for you and your students.
IMPLEMENTING TURNITIN IN YOUR COURSE:
Step-by-step instructions for using Turnitin in your course. Topics covered: Requirements for course syllabus; suggested wording for assignments; settings in eLearn; interpreting the Similarity Report; PeerMark assignments (peer review), student view. (50 mins). Sign up for one of the four available times:
Thursday 16th Dec 3pm Click to register now!
Monday 10th Jan 3pm
Wednesday 12th Jan 1pm
For more information about using Turnitin at CapU, please visit: https://cte.capilanou.ca/teach/academic-integrity/turnitin/

Introduction to Turnitin
2021-12-16 13:00 - 13:30 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Using Turnitin in Your Course at CapU
Using Turnitin for the first time in your course at CapU? Sign up for one or both of the workshops to get the information you need to ensure that Turnitin is beneficial for you and your students.
INTRODUCTION TO TURNITIN:
This session provides faculty with the information needed to decide whether and how to use Turnitin in their course/s. (30 mins). Sign-up for one of the four available times:
Thursday 16th Dec 1pm Click to register now!
Monday 10th Jan 1pm
Wednesday 12th Jan 11am

Implementing Turnitin in Your Course
2021-12-15 13:00 - 13:50 | BC
Using Turnitin for the first time in your course at CapU? Sign up for one or both of the workshops to get the information you need to ensure that Turnitin is beneficial for you and your students.
IMPLEMENTING TURNITIN IN YOUR COURSE:
Step-by-step instructions for using Turnitin in your course. Topics covered: Requirements for course syllabus; suggested wording for assignments; settings in eLearn; interpreting the Similarity Report; PeerMark assignments (peer review), student view. (50 mins). Sign up for one of the four available times:
Wednesday 15th Dec 1pm Click to register now!
Thursday 16th Dec 3pm
Monday 10th Jan 3pm
Wednesday 12th Jan 1pm
For more information about using Turnitin at CapU, please visit: https://cte.capilanou.ca/teach/academic-integrity/turnitin/

Introduction to Turnitin
2021-12-15 11:00 - 11:30 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Using Turnitin in Your Course at CapU
Using Turnitin for the first time in your course at CapU? Sign up for one or both of the workshops to get the information you need to ensure that Turnitin is beneficial for you and your students.
INTRODUCTION TO TURNITIN:
This session provides faculty with the information needed to decide whether and how to use Turnitin in their course/s. (30 mins). Sign-up for one of the four available times:
Wednesday 15th Dec 11am Click to register now!
Thursday 16th Dec 1pm
Monday 10th Jan 1pm
Wednesday 12th Jan 11am

Planning Your Next Lesson
2021-12-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
January 17, 1:00pm-2:00pm
Join this interactive workshop where you can practice building lesson plans that align your in-person or online activities with your learning outcomes. Participants will be able to use a lesson planning model to structure their class activities.
Online or In-person@FR206
Sign up now!

ISW Instructional Skills Workshop
2021-12-14 - 2021-12-16 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Dec 14-16, 2021 – Delivery method TBA
We are offering the ISWs in a remote format (including synchronous and asynchronous sessions) with slightly adjusted schedules. While the curriculum is still based on the ISW (link to description on website), participants will also have the opportunity to experience effective remote teaching approaches. Commitment to all synchronous sessions and up to 15 hours of asynchronous self-paced work during the workshop is a must.

Liberating Structures Practice Group for Faculty
2021-11-25 13:00 - 14:20 | 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!
The practice group meets monthly and all faculty are welcome to drop in!
Liberating Structures are a collection of interactive, engaging and easy to use methods/facilitation strategies that can be used in the classroom. Each meet-up is an opportunity to experience and/or practice facilitating 2-3 liberating structures, as well as reflect on their value and usefulness in the classroom.
Fall 2021 Meeting Times:

Thursday, Sept. 9, 1:00pm – 2:20pm
Thursday, Oct. 28, 1:00pm – 2:20pm
Thursday, Nov. 25, 1:00pm – 2:20pm

Drop-ins welcome, but please sign-up to receive login/location details.
For more information contact Bettina.

Gradebook Guru
2021-11-25 10:30 - 11:30 | BC
Join CTE educational developers for this active hour about gradebooks in eLearn. Alternate Thursdays starting Sept 23, 2021 – 10:30 am to 11:30am. Learn how to set up your gradebook and get the most out of eLearn to save you precious time when sitting down to grade student assessments and provide feedback.

Fall 2021 Book Club: Grading for Equity
2021-11-23 13:00 - 14:20 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Let’s explore together the messy, uncomfortable, important topic of grading by joining the CTE’s fall 2021 book club selection, Grading for Equity: what it is, why it matters, and how to transform schools and classrooms by Joe Feldman (2018). This book delivers the theories, the research, and the strategies to inspire us to make equitable grading a reality in our courses.
Access this book through the Capilano University Library where it is available as an ebook and in hardcover.
Location : Zoom
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:20pm
Tuesdays
September 28
October 12
October 26
November 9
November 23

Wondering Wednesdays: Exploring Teaching & Learning
2021-11-17 13:00 - 14:30, 2021-10-20 13:00 - 14:30 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
What?! Wondering Wednesdays are an opportunity for faculty to come together to explore, question, brainstorm, or discuss a teaching and learning idea, a topic that inspires you and your students, a research idea you are investigating, a scholarly article that everyone seems keen to read. Bring your lunch and a sense of humour because Wondering Wednesdays promise to be relaxed yet stimulating, fun yet serious.
We meet every third Wednesday of the month, 1:00 – 2:30pm
Join one or all sessions!

Fall 2021 Book Club: Grading for Equity
2021-11-09 13:00 - 14:20, 2021-10-26 13:00 - 14:20, 2021-10-12 13:00 - 14:20 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Let’s explore together the messy, uncomfortable, important topic of grading by joining the CTE’s fall 2021 book club selection, Grading for Equity: what it is, why it matters, and how to transform schools and classrooms by Joe Feldman (2018). This book delivers the theories, the research, and the strategies to inspire us to make equitable grading a reality in our courses.
Access this book through the Capilano University Library where it is available as an ebook and in hardcover.
We will meet in Zoom, Tuesdays from 1pm – 2:20pm on these dates:
September 28
October 12
October 26
November 9
November 23

Gradebook Guru
2021-11-04 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-10-21 10:30 - 11:30 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada

Open Classroom Days – ten days of class visit opportunities
2021-11-01 - 2021-11-10 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Join us for Open Classroom Weeks!
Open Classroom Weeks is ten days in which a set of classes will be ‘open’ for you to visit. Visit one or all to see what others are doing and what can be learned for your own teaching. The week will start and close with a live Zoom session to reflect on the week. Expect to gain new insights and ideas into teaching and learning to add to your teaching repertoire.

Time commitment: Time required is up to you, depending on how many classes you decide to join. Participation in the pre-meeting and the wrap-up is recommended but not required.
November 1 – November 10
Kick-off Monday November 1, 9am-10am
Wrap-Up Wednesday November 10, 1pm -2pm

For more information, or if you would like to open up your classroom to a few colleagues, contact Bettina.

Liberating Structures Practice Group for Faculty
2021-10-28 13:00 - 14:20 | 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!
The practice group meets monthly and all faculty are welcome to drop in!
Liberating Structures are a collection of interactive, engaging and easy to use methods/facilitation strategies that can be used in the classroom. Each meet-up is an opportunity to experience and/or practice facilitating 2-3 liberating structures, as well as reflect on their value and usefulness in the classroom.
Fall 2021 Meeting Times:

Thursday, Sept. 9, 1:00pm – 2:20pm
Thursday, Oct. 28, 1:00pm – 2:20pm
Thursday, Nov. 25, 1:00pm – 2:20pm

Drop-ins welcome, but please sign-up to receive login/location details.
For more information contact Bettina

Teaching with Technology Thursday
2021-10-28 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-10-14 10:30 - 11:30 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Try out a new teaching technology every Thursday
Zoom Apps, Teams Apps, Kaltura Video, ePortfolio
Alternating Thursdays Starting Sept 16, 2021
Blended Delivery: Zoom or CE122

Using ePortfolios for Land- and Place-Based Learning
2021-10-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Explore and discuss some of the ways that ePortfolios can support the decolonization of the classroom through land- and place-based learning assignments.
Register for workshop, Wednesday Oct 27th 1:00pm-2:00pm

Listen Up! Intro to Teaching with Podcasts
2021-10-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
