Centre for Teaching Excellence

DEVELOPING MINDS 2019
2019-02-15 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W Hastings St., Vancouver, BC, V6B5K3, Canada
Simon Fraser University presents a one-day conference on Critical Reading and Writing. Keynote speakers and experts will present best practices in reading and writing in the classroom. With a focus on the literary arts, roundtable discussions will develop practical strategies and sample lesson plans for the new curriculum in BC secondary schools.

Open to teachers and education professionals, Developing Minds gives delegates an opportunity to share and explore key concepts in teaching critical thinking at the secondary and post-secondary levels.
Conference proceedings from last year’s successful Developing Minds conference, including recordings of presentations and special guest speaker: Peter Ellerton, Founding Director of the Critical Thinking Project, University of Queensland, are now available.
More information available at https://www.sfu.ca/conferences/criticalthinking/home.html

CTE Lunch and Learns
2019-02-13 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.
Today's Topic: Simplify Your Peer Evaluation Workflow with Moodle: From Paper to Excel

The peer evaluations for the group projects are in! In front of you is a pile of about 35 X 5 handwritten evaluations and ratings completed by your students. Now what?

Peer evaluations for group projects can be a valuable assessment and teaching and learning tool when thoughtfully implemented and aligned. In this lunch and learn, we will discuss examples of peer evaluations and how they are used, and explore how you might want to set them up in Moodle to easily compile the data for feedback and/or translation into grades.

Bring your lunch, your peer evaluation questions and examples (paper or electronic copies) and your laptop for some hands-on practice.

Facilitated by Bettina Boyle (Centre for Teaching Excellence) and Susan Mangan (IT Services)

Teaching Matters February Session
2019-02-12 13:00 - 14:30 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Join us for informal brown bag lunch series addressing a variety of teaching-related topics. Meet new colleagues, expand your campus-side network, and share your experiences.
Topic: Gethering Early Semester Student Feedback
LB322

Faculty Learning Community - Teacher as Researcher with Dr. Mary Giovannetti
2019-02-01 13:00 - 15:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Teacher as Researcher with Dr. Mary Giovannetti
Are you interested in and excited about engaging n developing a research question based on your students’ learning or your teaching? 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.
This FLC starts Friday, February 1, 2019 1-3pm in the CTE FR402
Sign up now!

Teaching Triangles Kickoff
2019-01-31 13:00 - 15:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
The Teaching Triangles program gives faculty an opportunity to gain inspiration and new insight into their teaching through a non-evaluative process of reciprocal classroom observations and reflections.

CTE Open House
2019-01-29 11:40 - 12:50 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Come join CTE and CFA as we celebrate the beginning of the term and our new space.
Tuseday. January 29, 2019 11:40 am – 12:50 pm

2019 Cascadia Open Ed Summit Call for Proposals Submission Deadline
2019-01-25 | BC
BCcampus, the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC), Open Oregon Educational Resources and Lumen Learning welcome proposals for the 2019 Cascadia Open Education Summit April 17-18, 2019 at SFU Harbour Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada). The Cascadia Open Education Summit attracts a wide range of higher education participants including faculty, students, open educators, project staff, librarians, as well as government policymakers and institutional leaders.
Criteria for Selection
Proposals will be reviewed by members of the Program Committee and reviewed based on the following criteria:
Relevance – The topic is relevant to open education and contributes to research and/or effective practices in the field.
Coverage – The topic is clearly described and the session covers the topic adequately.
Innovation – The topic has innovative concepts.
Research/Outcome-Based – The topic is research/outcomes based.
Takeaways – The session includes key takeaways for participants.
Improved Processes and Best Practices – The session could help improve processes and/or best practices in the field.
Knowledge – The speaker or speakers appear to have sufficient knowledge and expertise to address the topic.
Proposal acceptance decisions will be based on originality, innovation, and quality of the submission.
Timeline
Submission deadline – January 25, 2019
Acceptance announcements – February 22, 2019

Liberating Structures – New CapU Practice Group for Faculty
2019-01-22 13:00 - 14:30 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
FR402A (CTE meeting room)
Come practice and experience the power of Liberating Structures in a safe and welcoming peer environment. Liberating Structures are a collection of interactive, engaging and easy to use methods/facilitation strategies that can be used in the classroom. The practice group meets monthly and all faculty are welcome! Each meeting is an opportunity to experience and practice facilitating 2-4 structures, as well as reflect on their value and usefulness in our classrooms.
Drop in to participate and/or sign up with CTE to co-facilitate one of the structures.
Questions? Please contact Bettina
“Liberating Structures (LS) are a growing collection of group processes and methods that make it easy and quick for members of any group to radically change how they interact and work together. Their purpose is to liberate energy, tap into collective intelligence, stimulate creativity, and get surprisingly better results by engaging people and unleashing the power of self-organization.”
(Quoted from: Kimball, Lisa. (2009). Liberating Structures: A New Pattern language for Engagement. Available at: https://thesystemsthinker.com/liberating-structures-a-new-pattern-language-for-engagement/ [Last accessed September 20, 2018])

Teaching Matters January Session
2019-01-17 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: Active Learning Strategies

CTE Lunch and Learns
2019-01-16 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.

CapU Faculty Learning Community on Inclusive Teaching
2019-01-15 16:00 - 17:30 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Are you curious about how to create a more inclusive and engaging learning environment in a diverse classroom?
Do you want to be part of a safe, welcoming space with a group of colleagues on a monthly basis?
Inspired by the principles of Universal Design for Learning, we will focus on practical strategies for creating engaging, fun, accessible learning experiences and for making every student feel they belong in the classroom. To make this community as rich as possible, we invite faculty from all disciplines, new and experienced, reg. and non-reg. We will share stories, ideas, questions, resources and likely food!) and support for each other.
Curious or wondering if this is for you? Talk to us!
Contact CTE or email Nadja Neubauer.
Ready to sign up?
Please email cte@capilanou.ca as soon as possible.
Annabella Cant, PhD, Instructor School of Education and Childhood Studies
Nadja Neubauer, Instructor, Coordinator HCA Program, School of Allied Health
Bettina Boyle, BSc, MA, Educational Developer, Instructor, Centre for Teaching Excellence, School of Business

Moodle Mini-Makeover/Drop-in Practice Session
2019-01-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Why use Moodle and how do you get started? Join us for some hands-on practice to explore basic tools and best practices for teaching and learning with Moodle.

Moodle Mini-Makeover /Drop-in Practice Session
2019-01-10 09:00 - 11:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
