Author: Kathleen Bortolin
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Taking a peek: How do other instructors design their VIULearn courses? (Ravi Mohabeer and Stephanie Boychuk)
Would you like to take a peek into your colleagues’ VIULearn course shells? Do you have questions about how best to arrange material in VIULearn, or how to format the course […]
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CIEL Consultations: One on one support with a course design specialist
What’s a consultation, and how do you get one? CIEL staff are available to answer questions and act as sounding boards for your ideas. If you have a question about […]
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The Share Drive Episode 10: Imogene Lim: “I’m a noisy descendant.”
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The Share Drive Episode 9: Paige Fisher: “How do we make our time together precious?”
In this podcast, Paige Fisher (Faculty of Education) reflects on her process of transitioning online, paying close attention to the ways in which she and her partner teachers build community […]
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The Share Drive Episode 8: Nona Brack: Community, Connection, Capacity and Coaching–Moving nursing courses online
VIU nursing instructor, Nona Brack, discusses her experiences shifting a variety of her courses to an online environment. Nona’s experiences in pivoting include moving a theory course online with only […]
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Introducing a self-directed online module on how to be a successful learner: Ready for import into VIU courses
In an effort to support both students and faculty transitioning to an online learning environment, we have built an asynchronous, self-directed learning module for students that can be embedded into […]
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Embracing the Unknown: Why Online Postsecondary Study Is Worth the Risk
This blogpost was originally published by Educause Review Transforming Higher Education by Kathleen Bortolin on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. (Link to original article). The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown much of higher […]
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Learning to Learn Online: An Open Educational Resource (OER) for Students and Instructors
For months now, members of the CIEL have been shouldering questions about how to help students be effective online learners. Now, thanks to some student authors and the power of […]
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Staying successful in online classes: Tips for instructors and students
We’ve had a number of faculty ask us about how to help students be successful in online environments. The good news is that being a successful student in an online […]
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The Big Pivot: Podcast Bites from VIU Faculty Shifting to Alternate Delivery
In this series of podcasts, I wanted to collect and share stories from VIU faculty who have pivoted, or who are pivoting, to an alternate delivery method. Which is all […]
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The Podcast that Wasn’t: Capturing Amber Hieb’s Pivot to Alternate Delivery
As someone who is supporting a small army of faculty transitioning to alternate delivery, I’m a bit shy (mortified?) to share my own cringe worthy tech fail. But I will. […]
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How to be a successful student during COVID 19
As our world deals with the COVID 19 crisis, we want VIU students to know that we are in your corner, now more than ever. You may feel uncertain about […]