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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 […]

Learning is “a form of labour and should feel, to some extent, like a struggle.” How do we get students to invest meaningful time and effort on authentic and difficult tasks? By using HIPs which are designed to make students work at learning so they can integrate their knowledge and transfer their learning to new […]

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 […]

Announcements are the first thing that students see when they access a course in VIULearn, which makes it a great place to put reminders of important tasks and dates, changes to course material, or any other updates you want your students to know. In this quick, 20-minute session, we’ll be looking at the Announcements tool […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

An increasing number of VIU faculty are making use of the Early Feedback Service, an anonymous in-class survey of students that occurs just before mid-term. This tool was designed to allow faculty to take a conveniently simple data snapshot of how students are experiencing the course, in case the instructor want to make minor adjustments. […]

Are you interested in creating a classroom where students can feel comfortable sharing, learning and growing? In this session, we will examine strategies to use throughout the semester that will help you build and sustain an inclusive classroom community and create a respectful learning space. We will explore: • how to meaningfully acknowledge Indigenous territory […]

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 […]

Why does an activity work one semester and not the next?  What makes today’s students engage? What does my classroom experience show about what both my students and I need to succeed? These are the kinds of questions any effective teacher asks. Because of the complexity of any teaching situation, the answers will vary: they’ll […]

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 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 […]

Did you know you can create new events and even post attachments in the VIULearn calendar? In this 20-minute session, we’ll be looking at how to use the calendar to its full potential!

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 […]

Learning is “a form of labour and should feel, to some extent, like a struggle.” How do we get students to invest meaningful time and effort on authentic and difficult tasks? By using HIPs which are designed to make students work at learning so they can integrate their knowledge and transfer their learning to new […]

Why does an activity work one semester and not the next?  What makes today’s students engage? What does my classroom experience show about what both my students and I need to succeed? These are the kinds of questions any effective teacher asks. Because of the complexity of any teaching situation, the answers will vary: they’ll […]

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 […]

An increasing number of VIU faculty are making use of the Early Feedback Service, an anonymous in-class survey of students that occurs just before mid-term. This tool was designed to allow faculty to take a conveniently simple data snapshot of how students are experiencing the course, in case the instructor want to make minor adjustments. […]

Are you interested in creating a classroom where students can feel comfortable sharing, learning and growing? In this session, we will examine strategies to use throughout the semester that will help you build and sustain an inclusive classroom community and create a respectful learning space. We will explore: • how to meaningfully acknowledge Indigenous territory […]