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  • What Are Rubrics and Why Use Them?

    What Are Rubrics and Why Use Them?

    A rubric is any tool that is used to communicate the criteria and standards for evaluating student work. Rubrics tell students and instructors what it is that is being used […]

    January 26, 2023
  • Tips for Marking Less and Teaching More

    Tips for Marking Less and Teaching More

    Regularly checking students’ learning progress and providing specific feedback is crucial to successful learning. However, assessment can be a heavy burden for both staff and students. This blog introduces options […]

    January 19, 2023
  • Early Feedback Service

    Early Feedback Service

    The Early Feedback Service is a mechanism for gathering feedback from your students around midterm—before it is too late to make changes that might improve your students’ learning experience this semester

    January 12, 2023
  • Building Community in the Classroom

    Building Community in the Classroom

    As we covered in last week’s blog, starting the semester off right includes building community in the classroom, promoting student engagement, co-creating classroom expectations, designing an inviting and inclusive syllabus, […]

    January 9, 2023
  • Starting Your Semester Off Right

    Starting Your Semester Off Right

    Our first interactions with our students are an opportunity to set the tone for the rest of the course. Whether we are meeting them face to face, via Zoom or […]

    December 13, 2022
  • Don’t panic little bannock: A conversation with members of the ‘su’luqw’wa’ community cousins

    Don’t panic little bannock: A conversation with members of the ‘su’luqw’wa’ community cousins

    The Share Drive is back! And we’re kicking this season off with an inspiring episode about VIU’s su’luqw’wa Community Cousins program. Co-hosts Kathleen Bortolin and Anwen Burk sit down with […]

    November 22, 2022
  • The CIEL is piloting a mentorship program for 2022-2023

    The CIEL is piloting a mentorship program for 2022-2023

    Are you interested in connecting with other teaching faculty, and curriculum specialists from the CIEL? If so, the CIEL wants to hear from you. This year, we’re launching a light-touch […]

    September 1, 2022
  • VIUTube: Please Check Your Media

    VIUTube: Please Check Your Media

    VIUTube media has now been migrated from our previous provider (Kaltura) to the new platform (YuJa). All Employees should check their media as soon as possible and report any issues to CIEL so these can be resolved before the old platform is deleted in September 2022.

    August 23, 2022
  • Do your recorded videos need a makeover? 4 Questions to help you decide

    Do your recorded videos need a makeover? 4 Questions to help you decide

    As video recordings become increasingly central to university teaching, it’s good practice to evaluate them on an ongoing basis. The videos you made a year ago might be OK for […]

    August 22, 2022
  • What’s New in Zoom? – Share Screen from Main Session to Breakout Rooms

    What’s New in Zoom? – Share Screen from Main Session to Breakout Rooms

    Zoom is frequently updating and adding new features and functionality to the platform. With version 5.10.0, the host or co-host of a meeting can share their screen from the main […]

    August 18, 2022
  • Cloud Recording Is Now Available for VIU Zoom Accounts!

    Cloud Recording Is Now Available for VIU Zoom Accounts!

    VIU employees with VIU Zoom accounts can now choose to record meetings to the cloud rather than locally recording on their computers. Zoom cloud recordings are automatically transferred to your VIUTube media collection and then deleted from Zoom

    August 16, 2022
  • New VIUTube Available For Uploading and Creating, Starting July 4, 2022

    New VIUTube Available For Uploading and Creating, Starting July 4, 2022

    We are excited to announce that employees and students at VIU can begin adding and creating media on the new VIUTube platform starting on July 4, 2022.  Your existing media will continue to be available at https://viuvideos.viu.ca. CIEL will be working with our new vendor over the next two months to migrate that content to the new platform.  

    June 28, 2022
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