Event Description
Join us for this Facilitating Learning in Person (FLIP) workshop on the beautiful Richmond campus of Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU).
Settler educators often experience unease about “doing it wrong” which can discourage them from meaningfully engaging with Indigenous ways of knowing, or incorporating them into their practice. This hesitation can lead to benign resistance: a phenomena where mixed, cyclic emotions like hope, curiosity, responsibility, guilt, doubt, hesitation, and fear prevent genuine progress (J.P. Restoule 2011). These emotions often arise from acknowledged or unacknowledged settler privileges that are frequently invisible to those who hold it.
The result is a surface awareness of Indigenous issues that misses deeper engagement with how settlers have benefited from systemic injustice, cultural erasure, and intergenerational trauma. Under the guise of creating space for marginalized voices, this can unintentionally shift the responsibility of dismantling systemic racism onto those most impacted. The result is often the overburdening of Indigenous partners, who are frequently asked to guide settler educators on their personal journeys of decolonization and reconciliation.
In this collaborative session, members of the 2024 SoTL Canadian Collaborative Writing Group will invite participants to explore these dynamics through their own experiences as settler educators.
Drawing on resources such as The Indigenous Knowledge Implementation Packsack, participants will:
- Share experiences of unease and other forms of benign resistance, and explore ways to address and reconcile with them
- Reflect on practical and personally meaningful strategies for decolonizing their own field or practice
We would like to thank KPU for their partnership in bringing this workshop to BC post-secondary educators.
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This workshop will not be recorded.
References
Restoule, J. P. (2011). Everything is alive and everyone is related: Indigenous knowing and inclusive education.
In C. Rolheiser, M. Evans & M. Gambhir (Eds.), Inquiry into practice: Reaching every student through inclusive curriculum practices (pp. 17–18). Ontario Institution for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.
About the Facilitators
Your FLIP facilitator is Bhuvinder Singh. He may also be joined by three asynchronous facilitators:
- Monica Palkowski (she/her) Education Programs Associate, McMaster University
- Shawn Xiong (he/him) Instructor & Teaching Lab Coordinator, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Dalhousie University
- Kate Thompson (she/her) Educational Developer (SoTL), Centre for Learning and Teaching Dalhousie University
Bhuvinder Singh Vaid (he/him/his) is an Educational Developer at the Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE) at Capilano University. Bhuvinder’s nearly two decades of work in higher education and consultancy with subject-matter experts are informed by his recognition that teaching and learning exist as uniquely relational practices that are not easily standardized. This understanding has informed his work studying the positionality of seemingly straightforward educational concepts such as safe spaces, efficiency, free speech, and currently, how to pedagogically engage with Coast Salish knowledge in a respectful and meaningful way.
This workshop was co-developed by Bettina Boyle (she/her). Bettina is an Educational Developer at the CTE at Capilano University. She also currently teaches cross-cultural business and organizational behaviour in the School of Business and the School of Legal Studies. As an uninvited guest on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Peoples, she is grateful for the Coast Salish Peoples’ stewardship of the land and for their resilience in the face of colonization and adversity. Originally from Denmark, Bettina continues to unlearn and learn from the land and the local Nations, and she is committed to uplifting and centering Indigenous voices in her teaching, facilitation, consultations, and workshops.
Event Description
Join us for a free Facilitating Learning in Person (FLIP) workshop on LEGO® Serious Play (LSP) on September 24 from 1–3 p.m. at Capilano University. This interactive, in-person workshop introduces educators to the core principles and practices of the LSP methodology and explores its powerful applications in higher education. Through hands-on individual and group activities, participants will experience the four-step LSP process: posing questions, building, sharing, and reflecting. In addition to exploring its theoretical foundations and historical context, participants will gain insight into how LSP can be used to enhance teaching and learning across a wide range of subjects.
The session will be delivered live and in person. All B.C. post-secondary educators are invited!
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Describe the origins, development, and research underpinning the LSP approach.
- Identify and explain the four essential stages of the LSP methodology.
- Analyze how LSP can be adapted for various disciplines and learning contexts in higher education.
- Design learning activities that effectively integrate the LSP methodology.
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This workshop will not be recorded.
Given the limited number of seats available, we ask that you consider your availability and capacity to attend the full workshop in person before registering. Your attendance will be expected, and, if your plans change, please cancel in advance so we can offer your spot to someone on the waitlist.
Thanks to Capilano University for providing free space for this workshop.
About the Facilitators
Olga Gonokhova (she/her) is an EAP/English instructor at Capilano University and Acsenda School of Management, with over 15 years’ experience teaching academic English, communication, and public speaking. She integrates innovative strategies such as LEGO® Serious Play into her post-secondary classes to promote student engagement, collaboration, and critical thinking. Olga holds a Master’s degree in TEFL/TESL Education and currently serves as the Student Success Convenor in her department at Capilano University.
Fuat Ramazanov (he/him) is the director of the International Business Management Program at the Acsenda School of Management, a private post-secondary institution in Vancouver. As an educator, he is passionate about using creative and innovative approaches to teaching that stimulate engagement and learning and boost confidence and creativity in his students. His teaching style incorporates a blend of stories, expertise, games, and humour. Fuat designed the Creativity and Design Thinking in Business course incorporating various applications of generative AI across different stages of the creative process. He is a doctoral candidate at the University of Calgary, with research focused on exploring students’ perceptions of the intersection between human and AI creativity.
Event Description
Join us for a fun and energizing 90-minute Facilitating Learning Online (FLO) workshop to explore innovative course design ideas. Although EdTech and video games have vastly different audiences, they share many design principles that can drastically affect users’ wellness and success.
In this session, participants will:
– Hear stories of experience design fails and breakthroughs in the tech industry
– Inspect emotional and wellness effects of different digital experiences
– Explore lessons from the tech and game industry when designing courses for digital spaces
– Implement a design principle on your own courses
No previous gaming experience required!
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This session will not be recorded.
About the Facilitator
Selina McGinnis (she/them) is a Product and Experience Designer in the tech industry, who has learned about how people engage with digital environments, including learning management systems, websites, apps, and even video games. They have worked in technology in B.C.’s post-secondary sector for over 10 years, solving student, administrator, and instructor challenges through technology products, services, and process design.
About the Event
BCcampus is proud to host the third annual Digital Learning Strategy Forum, sharing best practices, lessons learned, and forward-thinking approaches to enhance the digital aspects of post-secondary education across B.C. Over three days, we will explore initiatives to build capacity and align efforts with the B.C. Post-Secondary Digital Learning Strategy.
Join us for this online, province-wide gathering designed to foster cross-institutional sharing and collaboration.
We are currently accepting session proposals for the Digital Learning Strategy Forum. Apply by September 15, 2025.
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This notice is to inform you that this conference may be recorded, archived, and shared after the event.