In this episode, students discuss the challenging experiences they have had in formal education and explore ways it could be better. Topics discussed include personalized and experiential learning, disability, mental health, grading, and challenges facing international students.
This episode is scheduled for November 30, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. PT. Let’s listen in…
Listen here: BCcampus Mixtape
Open-ended, provocative, powerful questions demonstrate genuine curiosity and contribute to a culture of learning, inclusion, and respect. Using an applied, appreciative approach, this one-hour interactive FLO Friday will introduce you to tools to support students to deepen their learning and strengthen their individual and team relationships. Throughout the workshop, participants will have opportunities to share ideas and success stories as well as apply powerful questions through a variety of hands-on activities, including on curiosity and deepening learning.
Learning Outcomes
In this workshop, we explore ways to:
- Strengthen a culture of inclusion and respect
- Use powerful questions to deepen learning and strengthen relationships
- Use powerful questions to support student team projects
Approximate Required Participation Time
- This is a one-hour synchronous workshop. Resource materials will be sent out prior to workshop.
- Pre-reading will take approximately 30 minutes. This session will be recorded.
Your FLO facilitator for this session is Marina Jaffey. Marina (she/her) was born and raised on the traditional territories of the Algonquin and Anishinaabe peoples (west Quebec). Since 1993 she has been an uninvited settler on the ancestral lands of the W̱SÁNEĆ Nation and the Lekwungen and SENĆOŦEN-speaking peoples (Victoria, B.C.). Marina is passionate about learning, teaching, and coaching and has been working with students and faculty in B.C. higher education for over 28 years. As an instructor and facilitator, she inspires and engages learners through storytelling, coaching, and meaningful service learning projects. In her role as faculty curriculum lead at Camosun College, Marina coaches faculty in all aspects of curriculum planning, design, and implementation. Marina’s extensive coaching and mentoring experience include designations of Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, Associate Certified Coach, and certified facilitator of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Steps I and II. In her spare time, Marina volunteers for the Victoria Symphony and enjoys hiking, biking, and kayaking with her family and dog, Jaxon, on beautiful Vancouver Island. To see her full bio, visit Marina’s LinkedIn.
This event is free. To ensure we have an inclusive and welcoming environment for all, we’ve added registration to all our sessions.
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Session Description:
Learnings from two community-engaged research initiatives, co-led by the Health Design Lab at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, will be discussed:
- An Indigenous led-approach to cultural safety education through dialogue and making (a collaboration with the Aboriginal Gathering Place at Emily Carr University and Aboriginal Programs at the College of New Caledonia)
- An initiative that aims to improve the culture of care for older adults in long-term care (a collaboration with a local health authority)
Both projects will highlight the importance of relational ways of working and decentring the role of researchers.
Facilitator:
Nadia Beyzaei (she/her) is a designer, researcher, and educator who works in the spaces of health and community engagement. Nadia is the manager of the Health Design Lab at Emily Carr University and an instructor in the Faculty of Design + Dynamic Media. Through her role at the Health Design Lab, Nadia leads design research and social innovation projects related to Indigenous health, aging, substance use, and complex care.
More About This Series:
BCcampus is happy to be hosting a fall 2022 Research Speaker Series that offers all BCcampus research fellows and scholars across post-secondary institutions in B.C. an opportunity to learn and share your knowledge and advocacy on research methods, approaches, and pedagogies regarding accessibility; access; equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI); and Indigenous engagement in teaching and learning.
These livestream webinars, which typically take place on Tuesdays once every three weeks, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., allow you to hear about new research directly from researchers involved and give you a chance to ask questions about the meaning and interpretation of their findings. If you are unable to attend, recorded webinars of presentations will be made available within a week of the event.
What you’ll take away:
- Broaden your knowledge and research skills/capacity in the B.C. post-secondary context.
- Learn more about research, Indigenizing research, EDI in research, decolonizing research, and accessibility.
- Be inspired to participate in research communities of practice, or explore the themes in your studies or work.
- Connect with academics and community members who share your interests.
Other events in this series:
- Oct. 4, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.—Tanya Ball, Indigenous Approaches to Research and Ethics
- Nov. 22, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.—Tanya Manning-Lewis, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Research
Thank you to all the wonderful speakers who will be joining us this fall.
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Note: This is an external event hosted by RRU.
Our graduate programs in Climate Action Leadership are an invitation to join the international movement working to change the climate story from a tale of disaster to one of transformation — and from activism to organizational and societal leadership. Now more than ever, we are being called to reimagine a future that is better prepared to take action to reduce climate risks and contribute to climate justice and climate resilience
This transdisciplinary program is preparing students with a foundation in risk and change management, leadership, the business and finances of climate action, and climate communication. Students enrolled in the program are already landing exciting new jobs where they will contribute to shaping Canada’s climate action agenda; register to learn more.
On December 7th, program head Dr. Robin Cox, will host a webinar describing the Graduate Diploma and the Master of Arts in Climate Action Leadership programs. This session will provide you with information and opportunities to ask questions about these programs, the application requirements, and the RRU student experience.
Can’t make it? Register to receive a link to the recording.
REGISTER HERE: Become a climate action leader | Royal Roads University
If you have any questions, contact an enrolment advisor at RRU or at 250-391-2514 / 1.877.778.6227.
*Note: This is an external event hosted by RRU.
Individuals who are able to see the big picture, make new connections, and work between disciplines and professions are needed as we navigate complex social and environmental issues.
The Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (BAIS) program allows you to combine courses in professional communication, environmental practice, justice studies, and business to create a unique degree that aligns with your personal and professional goals and supports you to become a changemaker in your community.
Join us on December 14 at noon (PDT) for a webinar about this highly customizable program. Hosted by Program Head and Professor, Dr. Shelley Jones and Program Advisor Willem van Doesburg, this session will provide you with information about the program, application requirements, RRU student path, as well as an opportunity to ask questions.
We encourage you to register even if you are unable to attend. Everyone who registers will receive a link to the webinar recording.
REGISTER HERE: Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies | Royal Roads University
If you have any questions, contact an enrolment advisor via email or at 1.877.778.6227.
The BCcampus Online Book Club started as a community-driven project by a group of volunteer post-secondary educators interested in opportunities to connect with colleagues on topics of professional interest in teaching and learning. The guidelines for this book club are that it is open, informal, and fun — an easy way for participants to share ideas and strategies and take what we learn to practice. We are pleased to announce the next book club, an online and open edition offered over three months in winter 2023 that will feature selections from the B.C. Open Collection and the Hybrid Pedagogy open access books.
Our featured reading and authors are as follows:
- January 9 – February 3: A Comprehensive Guide to Applying Universal Design for Learning by Dr. Seanna Takacs and Junsong Zhang
- One-hour synchronous session Jan. 31 at 11 a.m. PT
- February 6 – March 3: Teaching in a Digital Age by Dr. Tony Bates
- One-hour synchronous session Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. PT
- March 6 – March 31: Selected readings from Designing for Care
- One-hour synchronous session Mar. 28 at 11 a.m. PT
Register for one or all of these book clubs below!
Participation is free, but registration as a book club member is required to receive weekly book club content and to join discussions with members and virtual conversations with authors. Register now for the BCcampus Online Book Club: The Open Edition.
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Facilitators
Leva Lee (she/her)
Leva is manager of Learning + Teaching at BCcampus. She has many years of experience leading online learning projects and professional development opportunities for the secondary and post-secondary education sectors in B.C., with a background in open and distance learning and educational technology. Her special interests are micro-learning design, fostering communities of practice, and creative facilitation practices for learning engagement. She is a Liberating Structures practitioner and an enthusiastic promoter of the B.C. post-secondary community and those committed to improving the student experience. When not online, you can find Leva inspecting her fledgling flower and vegetable garden, reading one of too many recipe books, or trying to eke out time in the day to sketch or do art.
Mattermost: @levalee
LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/levalee
Helena Prins (she/her)
Helena is an advisor of Learning + Teaching at BCcampus and coordinates the Facilitating Learning Online (FLO) portfolio. She began her career as a high-school teacher in South Africa. Over the past 20 years, Helena has taught students of all ages and stages on four continents. A golden thread throughout her teaching experiences has been breaking down barriers to learning. Prior to joining BCcampus in 2020, Helena worked as a career learning and development advisor at Royal Roads University. As an immigrant, she values the opportunity to support all students, especially international students, in finding and building their career path in Canada. She is a certified career strategist with Career Professionals Canada and associate faculty at Royal Roads University.
Mattermost: @hprins
LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/helenaprins
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This six-part webinar series will review Pulling Together: A Guide for Curriculum Developers with our facilitator Tanya Ball. Whether you’re an Indigenous or non-Indigenous person, through this journey you will gain insight into your own culture and background and the privileges or oppressions that have affected your life, and you will identify biases or gaps in your knowledge. You will question the pervasive dominance of Western epistemologies, pedagogies, and resources within curriculum and make space for including Indigenous ways of being that can benefit all learners. You will engage in the emotional work of confronting the trauma of colonization and building stronger relationships with Indigenous people and communities and actively participate in the hands-on work of revising your curriculum and pedagogical approaches.
The goals of this six-part webinar series include the following:
- Learn the importance of Indigenous worldviews and how to incorporate them into your curriculum, teaching style, and practice.
- Review ethical and relational protocols within your institutions.
- Reflect on your own agency in regards to Indigenization, and take action toward systemic change in your institution.
- Network with other participants in the series to share perspectives.
Overview:
This series requires a commitment of 1.5 hours of synchronous learning every Thursday for six weeks and about 30 minutes of asynchronous reading and thought outside class. We strongly advise participants to make time to attend every session in the series. Session dates, times, and topics are as follows:
- Session 1: Understanding Indigenization (January 12, 2023, 10:00–11:30 a.m. PT)
- Session 2: Meaningful Integration of Indigenous Epistemologies and Pedagogies (January 19, 2023, 10:00–11:30 a.m. PT)
- Session 3: Engaging with Indigenous Communities (January 26, 2023, 10:00–11:30 a.m. PT)
- Session 4: Incorporating Diverse Sources of Indigenous Knowledge (February 2, 2023, 10:00–11:30 a.m. PT)
- Session 5: Developing Awareness of Your Own Role in Indigenization and Reconciliation (February 9, 2023, 10:00–11:30 a.m. PT)
- Session 6: Promoting Systemic Change (February 16, 2023, 10:00–11:30 a.m.)
The series will be facilitated using a variety of methods. Our guest speakers will include an Elder, members of academia, and community members. Participants will collaborate with one another in breakout rooms. Each participant will be mailed a medicine pouch kit and instructed how to assemble it during one of the synchronous sessions. This communal activity is a unique aspect of the series and provides a way for participants to hold space for themselves and their self-care during the workshop. We will also be joined by a graphic recorder, who will capture the essence of each session with a succinct visual image that will be shared with participants.
Registrations are capped at 75 participants, so please ensure you register early to attend the entire series.
The event has a total cost of $25. To ensure we have an inclusive and welcoming environment for all, we will waive fees for people in financial need. Please contact Gabrielle Lamontagne at glamontagne@bccampus.ca for more information.
Participants can access the guide for free via the BCcampus website or opt to purchase a hard copy via our open educational resources collection.
BCcampus will also host an additional two-part hands-on webinar for participants who want to put what they have learned into practice. Dates and further details to follow.
Facilitator
Tanya Ball (she/her) is a Michif woman from Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Treaty 1 Territory. She is currently living in Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton, Alberta), where she is enrolled in the PhD program with the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. She is working with her family from St. Ambroise to research the connections between Michif storytelling and experiences of religion. She is also a sessional instructor at the School of Information Studies at the University of Alberta, teaching LIS 598 Indigenous Librarianship within a Canadian context, and a co-host for masinahikan iskwêwak: Book Women Podcast.
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Join us for a brand-new FLO MicroCourse: Developing a Personal Learning Network (PLN). A PLN is part of lifelong learning to help you develop a community of practice to grow your skills, abilities, and toolbox with peers. This topic builds participants’ digital literacy/learning to become more connected to peer facilitators and keep current on developments and best practices in the context of learning and teaching in post-secondary education. After this one-week course, you will be able to:
- Describe the benefits of establishing networked connections.
- Identify a current PLN.
- Impart strategies for developing and maintaining a current PLN.
- Pass these strategies on to colleagues and students.
- Experiment with social media to build a PLN.
While most of the learning will happen asynchronously, optional synchronous sessions are planned for:
- Monday, January 16, 12:00–1:00 p.m. PT
- Thursday, January 19, 12:00–1:00 p.m. PT
- Friday, January 20, 12:00–1:00 p.m. PT
The required participation time is estimated to be eight hours for participants (three hours to complete required activities and five hours for optional activities).
FLO Facilitators:
Gena Hamilton is a Certified Career Development Practitioner and Career Education Coordinator at the University of the Fraser Valley with a passion for learning design and innovation in career education. Ken Harmel is manager of the learning designers in the Teaching and Learning Centre and sessional instructor at the University of the Fraser Valley. Ken’s focus these days is on educational leadership both in the Teaching and Learning Centre and the classroom.
This MicroCourse has a non-refundable registration fee of $25.
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This three-hour, online synchronous workshop considers various aspects of trauma and resilience as they relate to post-secondary education. Grounded in intersectionality, holistic wellness, and relational teaching, this course will allow participants to discuss various approaches to curriculum development and delivery as well as the need for institutional adaptations in the post-secondary environment. Supportive interpersonal relationships with students are vital to a trauma-informed pedagogy; therefore, participants will consider the need for empathy, boundaries, and self-care in their teaching practices. This is an experiential workshop that includes various activities and the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills to a case study. This workshop is relevant to all individuals involved in post-secondary education.
On successfully completing this workshop, participants will:
- Discuss various definitions and types of traumas, including signs and impacts on learners.
- Consider various approaches and concepts as part of trauma-informed education, including interpersonal skills, curriculum development and delivery, and institutional adaptations.
- Define resilience and other growth concepts.
- Explore the role of self-care.
- Apply knowledge gained in this workshop to a case-study scenario.
Your FLO Lab facilitator for this session is Matty Hillman. Matty Hillman, MA (CYC), is a child and youth care instructor at Selkirk College in the beautiful Kootenay region of B.C., the traditional territory of the Sinixt people. His research interests include sexual violence prevention and response on post-secondary campuses, healthy masculinities, and critical youth studies. As a muralist, he is especially interested in the intersection of youth work and public art, exploring the opportunity these complimentary practices create for empowerment, community building, and social justice advancements. Readers may contact Matty at mhillman@selkirk.ca and access his full bio at Matthew (Matty) Hillman.
This event is free. To ensure we have an inclusive and welcoming environment for all, we’ve added registration to all our sessions.
Register now!
This notice is to inform you that this session will be recorded, archived, and made available publicly on BCcampus.ca. By participating in this session, you acknowledge that your participation in this session will be recorded and the recording will be made available openly.