In the 20 Minute Tea series we shared teaching strategies in just 20 minutes, as a quick way to learn new strategies and leave with inspiration for your classroom. Those who stayed longer joined in discussion to deepen the conversation. Although the series has wrapped up for the semester, you can still access the strategies and resources shared in each session on Padlet.

The sessions covered a variety of teaching and learning topics.

• Reduce the Pain of Marking: Holistic grading with a single-point rubric is an approach to focus feedback and support students in evaluating their own work.
• Engage Students Asynchronously: If you want to get your students interacting asynchronously in meaningful ways, put students in groups to work through a case study, solve a problem or emulate something they would be doing in the workplace.
• Address Divers Learning Needs: Incorporating Universal Design (UDL) principles into your design is an effective way to address diverse learning needs and build flexibility into your course design.
• Plan for Mid-semester Feedback: The Early Feedback Service helps faculty gather student feedback during a course, allowing adjustments while it’s still in progress.
• Support Effective Groupwork: The 4S framework structures group discussions, helping students practice the actions and thinking relevant to their discipline, field, or industry.
• Responding to Conflict in the Classroom: The CLARA method promotes compassionate, empathetic listening to de-escalate conflicts and restore harmony.
• Building Digital Literacy Skills: B.C.’s 2023 Post-Secondary Digital Literacy Framework outlines eight competencies for using digital tools effectively and ethically across different contexts.
• Reducing the Risk of GenAI on Academic Integrity: The session outlined strategies to discourage GenAI misuse, including incorporating in-class learning activities, promoting collaboration with GenAI to build digital literacy, and adopting a combination of these approaches.