The CIEL Blog

The first days of class are essential for building community and getting students excited about the content of our courses. The first in a four-part series on Well-Being and Inclusivity in the classroom, this initial session is about incorporating meaningful beginnings, fostering inclusive and welcoming first impressions and setting the tone for your whole course. […]

The VIU Learning Technology Orientation for Students webinar will briefly introduce the video conferencing tool VIUOnline Rooms (powered by Zoom). Participants will see where and how to access VIULearn, VIUTube and VIUBlogs. Within VIULearn, participants will learn how to register for the self-paced VIULearn Student Orientation 2022-2023 course, which they will be able to access for up to a year. They can explore […]

Teaching is a new challenge every year. You may be teaching courses new to you or renewing courses you’ve taught before; you’ll certainly be engaging a diverse and changing set of students. Every teacher experiences the highs of teaching successes and the lows of classroom flops, and both provide a great opportunity to figure out […]

In this one hour webinar, a member of the CIEL technology support team will walk you through the new VIUTube platform and the exciting features it has to offer such as automatic captioning and video quizzes which can be linked to your VIULearn gradebook.Join this session to learn more about how to use VIUTube and […]

How much marking does it take to help a student learn? Much less than you think. Not all marking is equally useful to students—and some of it is actually counter-productive. At worst, too much marking at the wrong time can actually set a student back. The marking issue for instructors is not “how much?” but […]

The VIU Learning Technology Orientation for Students webinar will briefly introduce the video conferencing tool VIUOnline Rooms (powered by Zoom). Participants will see where and how to access VIULearn, VIUTube and VIUBlogs. Within VIULearn, participants will learn how to register for the self-paced VIULearn Student Orientation 2022-2023 course, which they will be able to access for up to a year. They can explore […]

The end point of your course is often an evaluated final project, a paper, a performance, an exam or a portfolio—all designed to tell you whether or not your students have met the course learning outcomes. But what keeps your students on track until then? What keeps them motivated and moving in a good direction? […]

This two-part introduction to the teachings of the Medicine Wheel, the 4Rs, circle, and group work invites faculty members to reimagine our personal journeys of decolonization and our practice as teachers. Part One of this workshop offers faculty members an opportunity to reflect on our personal values, goals and well-being which informs our engagement in […]

The VIU Learning Technology Orientation for Students webinar will briefly introduce the video conferencing tool VIUOnline Rooms (powered by Zoom). Participants will see where and how to access VIULearn, VIUTube and VIUBlogs. Within VIULearn, participants will learn how to register for the self-paced VIULearn Student Orientation 2022-2023 course, which they will be able to access for up to a year. They can explore […]

The VIU Learning Technology Orientation for Students webinar will briefly introduce the video conferencing tool VIUOnline Rooms (powered by Zoom). Participants will see where and how to access VIULearn, VIUTube and VIUBlogs. Within VIULearn, participants will learn how to register for the self-paced VIULearn Student Orientation 2022-2023 course, which they will be able to access for up to a year. They can explore […]

The Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning has created an online learning series on well-being and inclusivity in the classroom, and we are inviting you to its official launch. This learning series offers a collection of resources related to creating an inclusive learning community in your classroom and promoting well-being for yourself and your […]

The VIU Learning Technology Orientation for Students webinar will briefly introduce the video conferencing tool VIUOnline Rooms (powered by Zoom). Participants will see where and how to access VIULearn, VIUTube and VIUBlogs. Within VIULearn, participants will learn how to register for the self-paced VIULearn Student Orientation 2022-2023 course, which they will be able to access for up to a year. They can explore […]

The VIU Learning Technology Orientation for Students webinar will briefly introduce the video conferencing tool VIUOnline Rooms (powered by Zoom). Participants will see where and how to access VIULearn, VIUTube and VIUBlogs. Within VIULearn, participants will learn how to register for the self-paced VIULearn Student Orientation 2022-2023 course, which they will be able to access for up to a year. They can explore […]

Do you want to offer students a tool where they can keep track of important tasks? A tool that you can use to break up a large project into distinct steps? In this quick, 20-minute session, we’ll be looking at the Checklist tool in VIULearn and how it can be used to help students manage […]

Teaching is a new challenge every year. You may be teaching courses new to you or renewing courses you’ve taught before; you’ll certainly be engaging a diverse and changing set of students. Every teacher experiences the highs of teaching successes and the lows of classroom flops, and both provide a great opportunity to figure out […]

When we think of the A-word (“Assessment”) it’s easy to lapse into dreaded thoughts about more marking and grading. But not this time. Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) are a vast tool set for faculty that can be used to open the data flow between teachers and learners. Being quick data-collectors, they are easy to use, […]

In this one hour webinar, a member of the CIEL technology support team will walk you through the new VIUTube platform and the exciting features it has to offer such as automatic captioning and video quizzes which can be linked to your VIULearn gradebook.Join this session to learn more about how to use VIUTube and […]

The VIU Learning Technology Orientation for Students webinar will briefly introduce the video conferencing tool VIUOnline Rooms (powered by Zoom). Participants will see where and how to access VIULearn, VIUTube and VIUBlogs. Within VIULearn, participants will learn how to register for the self-paced VIULearn Student Orientation 2022-2023 course, which they will be able to access for up to a year. They can explore […]

This two-part introduction to the teachings of the Medicine Wheel, the 4Rs, circle, and group work invites faculty members to reimagine our personal journeys of decolonization and our practice as teachers. Part One of this workshop offers faculty members an opportunity to reflect on our personal values, goals and well-being which informs our engagement in […]

Join Auntie Max, VIU Elder-in-Residence and Indigenous legal scholar, and the CIEL, in a discussion about how, why or whether to acknowledge Indigenous territories. We will discuss the practice of acknowledging territory, explore how to learn more about the territories we’re on, and deepen our inquiry into the assumptions, meanings and intentions behind territorial acknowledgements. […]

The VIU Learning Technology Orientation for Students webinar will briefly introduce the video conferencing tool VIUOnline Rooms (powered by Zoom). Participants will see where and how to access VIULearn, VIUTube and VIUBlogs. Within VIULearn, participants will learn how to register for the self-paced VIULearn Student Orientation 2022-2023 course, which they will be able to access for up to a year. They can explore […]

How much marking does it take to help a student learn? Much less than you think. Not all marking is equally useful to students—and some of it is actually counter-productive. At worst, too much marking at the wrong time can actually set a student back. The marking issue for instructors is not “how much?” but […]

Teaching Decisions that Help Students Learn and FlourishJoin us for a practical (and fun! and thought-provoking!) session that will allow you to: • explore ideas, resources and tools for engaging your students • create community in the classroom • uncover best practices for fostering critical and creative thinking • meet teaching colleagues from across the […]

Join Auntie Max, VIU Elder-in-Residence and Indigenous legal scholar, and the CIEL, in a discussion about how, why or whether to acknowledge Indigenous territories. We will discuss the practice of acknowledging territory, explore how to learn more about the territories we’re on, and deepen our inquiry into the assumptions, meanings and intentions behind territorial acknowledgements. […]

The VIU Learning Technology Orientation for Students webinar will briefly introduce the video conferencing tool VIUOnline Rooms (powered by Zoom). Participants will see where and how to access VIULearn, VIUTube and VIUBlogs. Within VIULearn, participants will learn how to register for the self-paced VIULearn Student Orientation 2022-2023 course, which they will be able to access for up to a year. They can explore […]

The first days of class are essential for building community and getting students excited about the content of our courses. The first in a four-part series on Well-Being and Inclusivity in the classroom, this initial session is about incorporating meaningful beginnings, fostering inclusive and welcoming first impressions and setting the tone for your whole course. […]

In this one hour webinar, a member of the CIEL technology support team will walk you through the new VIUTube platform and the exciting features it has to offer such as automatic captioning and video quizzes which can be linked to your VIULearn gradebook.Join this session to learn more about how to use VIUTube and […]