Category: General

  • Course Prep Week 2024: Hands On Curriculum Support for Faculty

    Course Prep Week 2024: Hands On Curriculum Support for Faculty

    Join us for Course Prep Week 2024: Hands On Curriculum Support for Faculty, May 8-10.  We hope that you will join us as we provide focused learning opportunities including course […]

  • Zoom to Teams Training for Instructors

    Zoom to Teams Training for Instructors

    Starting in the fall semester of 2024, all video conferencing and online meetings at VIU will move to Microsoft Teams. CIEL will be offering a range of options to help instructors with this transition in the spring preparation time…

  • Navigating Digital Technology in Teaching and Learning

    Navigating Digital Technology in Teaching and Learning

    With the rise of digital technology, such as GenAI, there is a growing need for heightened ethical considerations and the protection of student privacy. This blog offers recommendations and resources […]

  • Transitioning from Zoom to Microsoft Teams

    Transitioning from Zoom to Microsoft Teams

    As you may have heard, VIU non-instructional employees will begin using Microsoft Teams for virtual meetings on January 31, 2024. Here at CIEL, we will be providing support which will […]

  • Why use Due Dates in VIULearn?

    Why use Due Dates in VIULearn?

    Many tools in VIULearn including content modules and topics, assignments, quizzes, discussions, and more have a start date, due date, and an end date that can be associated with them. […]

  • VIU Learning Technologies Orientation for Students

    VIU Learning Technologies Orientation for Students

    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 […]

  • Academic Integrity and Generative AI: Best Practices

    Academic Integrity and Generative AI: Best Practices

    Over the past year, there has been remarkable progress, resilience, and adaptability around the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and education. AI is a broad term that encompasses generative AI […]

  • Save the Date…

    Save the Date…

    For VIU’s Learning and Teaching Conference May 8-10, 2024! More information on the conference and a call for proposal are coming this Fall. In the meantime, keep your eye on […]

  • GenAi Learning and Teaching Mini-Conference

    GenAi Learning and Teaching Mini-Conference

    CIEL is hosting a mini-conference on October 26, 2023 from 8:30am – 3:00pm (hours subject to change) dedicated to exploring GenAI in the teaching learning landscape and we invite you to join us. There are so many things to say about GenAI and the teaching and learning landscape that we hardly know where to start:…

  • Generative AI and Assessment

    Generative AI and Assessment

    In our previous post about GenAI, we explored a range of approaches for integrating GenAI into course design. In this post, our focus shifts towards strategies that harness GenAI to either design assessments or adjust existing ones. Assessments serve a dual purpose: they provide us with insights into students’ acquired knowledge and skills, and they…

  • What does AI mean in your classroom? 

    What does AI mean in your classroom? 

    As the new semester approaches, you may be considering if Generative AI (AI) and Large Language Models (LLM) are suitable in your teaching and learning context. Many students might already be using AI tools and that presents both opportunities and challenges in our classrooms. AI can be a beneficial learning tool. However, without careful consideration…

  • Is Artificial Intelligence on your mind? 

    Is Artificial Intelligence on your mind? 

    It is certainly on ours! As we head into a new semester, we can’t help but think about the rapid growth of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT, and consider the impact these tools are having on teaching and learning.