Category: General
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Applying for teaching awards: perspectives from past winners
Great teaching is at the core of what VIU is all about. Teaching awards are one of the ways that we celebrate great teaching. Whether it’s VIU’s own Provost Awards for Excellence in Teaching Design and Practice, or the provincial West Coast Teaching Excellence Award, or the Canada-wide 3M National Teaching Fellowship, teaching awards are…
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Starting off the Semester with a Trauma-informed Syllabus
As you prepare for the new semester, one thing you can do to welcome your students is refresh your syllabus in a trauma-informed way. Trauma-informed practice Trauma-informed practice has its origins in a number of disciplines and social movements including psychology, social work, counselling, child welfare, feminist theory and public health. As Maria Yellow Horse…
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Student Orientation to VIULearn & Other Learning Tools – Spring 2025
We offer live webinars to introduce students to the learning technologies available at VIU, especially our online course platform VIULearn. Go to our Events Calendar to view the schedule and register for a live orientation webinar! Otherwise, We recorded the orientation so you can watch it whenever is convenient & as many times as you’d…
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Save the date…
For VIU’s Teaching and Learning Conference May 8, 2025! More information on the conference and a call for proposal are coming next spring. In the meantime, keep your eye on The Teaching and Learning Conference Website for updates, themes and how to register for next year’s conference. We look forward to seeing you there!
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GenAI Challenge Part 2: Showcasing Teaching and Learning Artifacts
The CIEL initiated a two-part Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) challenge this Fall. The first part, The Not-So-Scary Gen AI Image Competition, wrapped up last month. Now, for Part 2 of the GenAI Challenge, we invite you to share how you’ve integrated Generative AI into your teaching. Submit a teaching artifact that demonstrates your innovative use of…
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Designing Video Assignments
Video assignments are a great way to engage students and to leverage the learning technologies available to you at VIU. If you are thinking about creating video assignments for your course, consider the following: Your students level of access and comfort with recording technology will impact how the assignment should be designed. Do your students…
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Prompting Learning Outcomes
In the previous CIEL Generative AI blog, we shared an AI literacy framework based on Bloom’s Taxonomy: (1) Understand AI, (2) Use & Apply AI, (3) Analyze & Evaluate, and (4) Create AI (Ng et al., 2021). As we collectively continue our journey to build AI literacy, this blog explores Level 2: Use & Apply…
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And the Winner Is…
The votes are in, and we’re thrilled to announce the top three winners of the GenAI Image Competition! First place: Mary Anne Oxendale ‘Bunny Skeletons’ Second place: Bronwen Russell ‘Resistance is Future’ Third place: Jessica Craig ‘Haunted Mansion’ Prizes for the top three in this Part 1 Image Competition await. The winners will be contacted…
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Vote for your Favorites! – The Not-So-Scary Gen AI Image Competition
The submission are in – now it’s your time to vote! For the next week, VIU employees will have the opportunity to vote on their favorite Halloween themed Gen AI images. Fill out this Microsoft Form and rank the submissions on a scale of 1-5. The top 3 submissions with the most cumulative votes will…
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Building AI Literacy
Applications of artificial intelligence (AI) are part of our daily lives. From smart home devices to virtual assistants like Google and Siri, AI applications are ubiquitous. As AI-generated content becomes more common in many professions, students will need to be skilled in using it. How can we help students develop critical thinking skills, especially when…
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Teaching Online? We Can Help!
Whether you are new to online teaching, looking to expand your online teaching skills or just curious about what effective online learning looks like, there are many ways we can help. At any time, you can request a one-on-one consultation with a technology or online pedagogy expert by emailing learnsupport@viu.ca. We also have blog posts…
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Course Prep Week for Spring 2025: Hands On Curriculum Support for Faculty
Join us for Course Prep Week Spring25 : Hands On Curriculum Support for Faculty, December 10 – 12, 2024. This week the CIEL is hosting offerings that will help you get ready for your Spring 2025 courses. Learning opportunities will include workshops, consultations, and the opportunity to interact with colleagues who are working on the…