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  • Introduction to Video Editing

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    Are you wondering what to do with that awesome video you shot on your phone? Do you want to learn more about video editing? Join Stefan Phillips, Media Design and Development Specialist, for this hands-on introduction to video editing using OpenShot. All video editing tips, tricks, and techniques are transferrable to other video editing programs. To participate fully in this workshop, please download OpenShot before the workshop.
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  • 3-Minute Show & Share – Humanizing Learning

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    Needing some joy and inspiration for life ‘after’ pandemic teaching? Join us for a 3-minute show and share, an open discussion where anyone can drop in to chat about how you humanized your course during the pandemic. 
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  • Introduction to Anti-Racist Pedagogy

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    Anti-racist pedagogy “begins with faculty’s awareness and self-reflection of their social position and leads to application of this analysis in their teaching. . . discipline, research, and departmental, university, and community work” (Kishimoto, 2018, p. 540). Join Heather and Tyrell (Online Learning Partner in Anti-Racist Pedagogy) for a discussion on cultivating an anti-racist pedagogical practice including practices you can take to sustain a commitment to being actively anti-racist.
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  • Pedagogy of Care

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    Leading with care, compassion, and collaboration allows us to humanize our courses as we learn alongside our students. Whether you are teaching face-to-face, online, or hybrid, join Michelann Parr, Professor in the Faculty of Education, and Sarah Driessens, Manager of eLearning, for a discussion on how they lead with care, both care for their students and selves, as they share actionable and sustainable strategies that you can implement into your course.
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  • Designing a Syllabus Worth Reading

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    Getting students to read your course syllabus doesn’t need to be tricky! In this session, Kyle will cover the essential elements of an effective syllabus including how to design yours to align with the recently passed NU syllabus template.


    Audience: faculty, instructors, and staff.
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  • Moving Beyond Discussion Boards

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    Designing discussion boards that are both manageable and engaging for both instructors and learners doesn’t need to be tricky! In this session, Kyle will cover how to design discussion boards that meet a variety of learner’s needs, as well as alternatives to the traditional discussion board forum.

    Audience: faculty, instructors, and staff.
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  • Blackboard Grade Centre

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    Will you be using Blackboard Grade Centre for your onsite or online course? In this session, Rob will cover how to access and navigate Blackboard’s Grade Centre including grading columns, inputting grades, releasing grades, and weighted totals.

    Audience: faculty, instructors, and staff.
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  • Introduction to Open Educational Resources (OERs)

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    Are you interested in learning more about using Open Educational Resources (OERs), teaching and learning materials that are in the public domain? In this session, Kyle will cover the essentials of OERs including what they are, how you can access them, and the benefits of utilizing them in your course.

    Audience: faculty, instructors, and staff.
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  • Introduction to Universal Design for Learning

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    Meeting the needs of diverse students doesn’t have to be tricky! Universal Design for Learning (UDL) helps instructors and faculty members broaden access to education for all learners. We invite you to join Dr. Sarah Driessens and Charlotte Foster (Online Learning Partner in UDL) to learn more about the principles of UDL, practical strategies to design a course using UDL principles, and more!


    Audience: faculty, instructors, and staff.
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  • 3-Minute Show & Share – Promising Post-Pandemic Practices

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    Needing some joy and inspiration for life ‘after’ pandemic teaching? Join us for a 3-minute show and share, an open discussion where anyone can drop in to chat about your promising post-pandemic practices.

    Audience: faculty, instructors, and staff.
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