Category: New Faculty
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Join us for the New Faculty Orientation to Teaching!
Join us! Meet with VIU colleagues, learn more about the students we have at VIU, and connect with the staff who are ready to help with your teaching questions. The event is built around lively discussions with other new (and “almost new”) faculty about what the hallmarks of successful student engagement are, and what tools…
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‘Daylight’ Has Come and Gone: VIU’s Experience Moving to D2L’s New Responsive Design Interface
On April 30, Vancouver Island University switched its learning environment, called VIULearn, to the “Daylight Experience” from D2L. Daylight is a change in the look and feel (colours, buttons, icons, text), but it really updates the learning environment to one that is designed to be responsive/resizable to varied screen sizes and mobile devices. Daylight is…
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VIU Faculty Fast Start Institute
Initial “Launch” Workshop Dates: Tuesday August 25 and Wednesday, August 26, 2015 (2 days) Time Each Day: 8:30 AM – 3 PM each day (breakfast and lunch will be included) Description The goal of a faculty member is to thrive and excel, not merely survive. The Faculty Fast Start Institute is a Fall 2015 (one…