BCIT - Learning and Teaching Centre

07/16/2024

Registration is open for fall courses in British Columbia Institute of Technology’s Associate Certificate in Polytechnic Teaching. Three courses are being offered this fall:

POLY 1005 – Instructional Skills Workshop
POLY 1015 – Assessment of Learning
POLY 1020 – Teaching with Educational Technology

Courses offer credit transfer to the Provincial Instructor’s Diploma Program at Vancouver Community College (VCC).

Contact [email protected] to begin your registration process.
For more information: https://lnkd.in/gZwJg-gR

11/16/2022

This innovative tool by the Commonwealth of Learning has been designed to support individuals and institutions in the development of courses. It covers eight categories and supporting quality elements that can be used to benchmark the features of a blended learning course against a set of qualifiers. The Rubric should be used iteratively and throughout the design and subsequent delivery of a blended learning course. As an under a CC-BY-SA 4.0 license, the Rubric may be modified, etc. to suit local needs and contexts. http://hdl.handle.net/11599/3615

09/23/2021

Great tips for enhancing instructor presence when teaching online.

When teaching online instructor presence is crucial to establishing community through social connections. Additionally, when presenting information through video or multimedia, a visible instructor who gestures, or provides other visible cues to guide attention can support learning.

09/08/2021

If you have some time, have a look at some of these videos. Lots of food for thought.

VIDEOS POPULAR ON COL Channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXN-JCVb8z8C4yUmit7dIoz4z4_3jIaCf

05/19/2021

Back to campus in September: will we go back to classroom teaching or will we innovate teaching practice to offer flexibility and enhance students' learning experiences? This document includes a few things to consider in the decision making process:

05/08/2021

Students deserve privacy in these times of remote teaching. Just because students faces are seen, does not mean teachers can tell they are learning!

We made/make many attributions for why a zoom camera may not be on in a remote class. Here is some data highlighting key differences between underrepresented minoritized students and non-URM. Also note, the general category of 'not paying full attention' is at the bottom of list.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.7123

03/22/2021

This is a great look at the last 25 years in EdTech.

Welcome to Athabasca University Press’s interactive reading platform. To start reading, click “Start Reading” and use the toggles to control type size and margins to suit your preferences or change to dark mode for easier reading. Create an account to annotate, highlight, and generate ...