We’re hiring! The Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning, Vancouver Island University’s learning and teaching centre, manages the University’s virtual learning environment (D2L’s Brightspace), video streaming (Kaltura’s UBC service), blogging (WordPress onsite hosted) and web conferencing (Zoom) platforms. We… Read more ›
This page outlines details about Portfoliopalooza, a series of hands-on portfolio and writing sessions, running from May 14 – 17. Contact: Tine Reimers Portfoliopalooza! A Week of Workshops and Hands-On Sessions for Building the Portfolio of your Choice The Centre… Read more ›
What is happening? On April 25, 2018, VIU will be updating the server information for VIULearn in order to modernize the set-up of the site. Part of this update is a change of our primary URL from https://d2l.viu.ca to https://learn.viu.ca.… Read more ›
Energize Student Participation and Improve Attendance with Team-Based Learning August 20-22, for Fall 2018 Implementation The evidence is solid in support of the teaching model called “Team-Based Learning,” developed by organizational behaviour specialist Larry K. Michaelsen. Team-Based Learning is a… Read more ›
Energize Student Participation and Improve Attendance with Team-Based Learning Workshop: August 20-22, for Fall 2018 Implementation The evidence is solid in support of the teaching model called “Team-Based Learning,” developed by organizational behaviour specialist Larry K. Michaelsen. Team-Based Learning is… Read more ›
New Process for VIULearn Course Cleanup Status: Currently we have over 40,000 courses dating back to Intersession 2012 when we began using D2L’s Brightspace software (branded VIULearn). Many of these courses were never used or are not used anymore. The accumulation of… Read more ›
Officially, it’s the Council on Learning and Teaching Excellence. But we just call it the Council. Conjuring up images of robed intellectuals marching toward a dimly lit lecture theatre. Doing secret handshakes and talking in hushed tones about teaching and… Read more ›
This page outlines details about VIU’s Scholarly Approach to Teaching Course Redesign Institute running from May 2018 – Fall 2018. Facilitators: Kathleen Bortolin and Marilyn Funk, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Specialists REGISTER Deadline by April 15: Registration and Questions Contact Liesel.Knaack@viu.ca Course… Read more ›
By Liesel Knaack, Director, Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning, Vancouver Island University PDF of Blog Post (1.5 MB) British Columbia’s Kindergarten to Grade 12 education system is being updated and enhanced. New mandated curriculum for Kindergarten (K) to… Read more ›
It’s been six months since Vancouver Island University (VIU) flipped the switch to Daylight (D2L’s new responsive design interface for their learning environment, Brightspace) on April 30, 2017 – and our story stays the same – all is well! Seriously,… Read more ›
