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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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If I had a hammer: Reflections on enhancing the provincial harmonized carpentry curriculum
Background: Trades education across Canada is undergoing a harmonization initiative spearheaded by the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA), and supported by various provincial stakeholders. This initiative seeks to align apprenticeship programs nationally, making training requirements and certification more consistent across programs. The intention is to enable apprentices and recent graduates to travel and…
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VIUTube has moved to UBC!
What is happening? VIU’s video streaming service (VIUTube) is moving to a shared service hosted at UBC. This means UBC is hosting the streaming media software “Kaltura” for the whole province on its servers. Many other colleges and universities are already using this service and enjoyed improved access, supports and services. This allows us to offer…
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Enhancements to VIULearn: My Home, Course Home and Nav Bar (April 30)
On April 30, VIULearn will undergo a change in terms of look and feel as we upgrade to a new version called Daylight. We are also going to slide in a few enhancements to the My Home, Course Home and the Navigation Bar to take advantage of this update. Here is what is happening. My Home…
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VIUTube moves to a New Location at UBC
VIUTube, VIU’s streaming video platform for uploading and watching videos in a secure and private location is being upgraded (and moved to a new location). VIU is now part of a centralized shared service for post-secondary institutions in BC for streaming video. By being part of this new service means we save on our annual…
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Maxwell Stevenson joins the Centre as new Associate Director
The Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning welcomes Maxwell Stevenson to the new role of Associate Director. Maxwell hails from Victoria where he grew up and attended the University of Victoria. After his undergraduate degree he headed to England to do his Masters in Architectural History and his PhD exploring the role of the…
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VIU’s Council on Learning and Teaching Excellence: Takes on Institutional Challenges
VIU’s Council on Learning and Teaching Excellence is Taking on Institutional Challenges: Seeking New Members for 2017-2018! Handout (PDF): Summary Handout For the 2017-2018 year, faculty members will explore solutions, resources and activities to support these two institutional challenges. Identified by the 2016-2017 Council, faculty members will explore how they can contribute to these teaching and learning…
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VIU Teaching and Learning Conference: Registration Filling Up Fast!
VIU Teaching and Learning Conference: Celebrating Impactful Assessment Wednesday, May 10 – Friday, May 12 Conference Website: bit.ly/viutlc2017 Program Sessions: Link (online schedule that allows you to bookmark sessions you may wish to attend; adding sessions to your schedule does not mean you are registered – please still complete the registration for each day you wish…
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Marilyn Funk joins the Centre as a Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Specialist!
The Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning is excited to welcome Marilyn Funk to a two-year (August 1, 2017 – July 31, 2019) term as a Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Specialist. Marilyn is a Vancouver Island University (VIU) faculty member in the Resource Management and Protection Program. She’ll be taking a leave from this…
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Daylight is Coming! VIULearn Upgrades to a Modern Responsive Design April 30
On April 30th, VIULearn (VIU’s learning management system) will be changing its look to a more modern and cleaner interface – called Daylight. Daylight is a brighter and more stream-lined environment with emphasis on faculty and student activity. The way VIULearn functions (where buttons are, how things work) remains untouched as the entire system will work…
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Serving VIU Better: Why The Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning adopted a Request Tracking System
In the Beginning The Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning (the Centre) was a very different place in 2013. During Fall semester, some faculty members at Vancouver Island University (VIU) had begun using VIULearn (D2L) for the first time. VIUBlogs was starting to get more use from faculty members and learners, and VIUTube had…
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Best Practices for Facilitating Online Learning: VIU Community of Practice Recap of Session two
We hosted our second fully online VIU community of practice session discussing best practices for facilitating online learning on October 21st. This was another great session with a number of faculty returning from the first session as well as some new arrivals. All are welcome in these sessions, they are informal chances to discuss the challenges, wins, best…