Category: General
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New Way to Set Up Quiz Accommodations in VIULearn
There is a new way to set up quiz accommodations in VIULearn. Previously, student accommodations had to be set for each quiz individually using the Special Access feature. While Special Access isn’t going anywhere, a new Accommodations option allows you to set quiz timing and right-click behaviour for a student at the course level eliminating…
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The Pandemic Broke Our Teaching: Now what?
A Zoomside Chat, hosted by CIEL on Thursday, February 25 @ 3pm A lot has changed in the world of teaching and learning over the past few months. Some of us have been energized by this new reality. Others can’t wait to get back to how things were before. One critical question is, “CAN we…
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New Assignment Create/Edit Experience Available for Opt-In
Starting December 8, 2020, instructors in VIULearn can opt in to using the new Assignment creation interface. This new version of the Assignment tool will replace the current Assignment creation workflow in Summer 2021. In this blog post we will look at the new Assignment Creation screen in detail so you can see what is…
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Watch the Student Technology Orientation anytime!
This year, we are running live webinars to introduce students to the learning technologies available at VIU while protecting the health and safety of everyone involved. Are you unable to attend one of our live Student Technology Orientation webinars this spring but still want to see what tools are available & how to get support?…
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Spring Learning Technology Orientation Webinars for Students
This Spring, to continue to better support the busy lives of students and employees at VIU while maintaining safe social distance, the Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning (CIEL) will be offering fully online orientations for VIULearn and other teaching and learning technologies that are supported by CIEL. Students and employees can self-register for…
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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 material clearly and accessibly? In this recorded Show N Share session, two VIU teaching faculty, Ravi Mohabeer (Media Studies) and Stephanie Boychuk (Adult Basic Education) each share and discuss their…
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The Share Drive Episode 11: Evandra Panych: Instructional Design for Dinner
Evandra Panych, an alumni of the CIEL’s course redesign “sailing,” shares her process in designing and teaching an online course in the interior design program. Evandra acknowledges how challenging it was for her to redesign a practical, lab-based course for the online world. In this episode, Evandra honestly describes what didn’t work well, and what…
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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 how to use a specific technology, are considering a new approach to teaching in one of your courses, or have run into an issue you’re…
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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 for their students. Paige discusses how she builds a sense of agency for students by trusting them and bringing them into her process, as well…
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VIUOnline Rooms (Zoom) Refresher
The last few weeks we have been running sessions reviewing the use of VIUOnline Rooms (powered by Zoom) for classes at VIU. These sessions included some best practices for using Zoom with students, an overview of all meeting controls (for both hosts and participants), and an overview of how to schedule a Zoom meeting as…
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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 a few weeks to go, redesigning a 3rd year clinical practice course, and altering, rather quickly, a nursing skills lab course for online delivery. In…