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Teaching Excellence Video Series: Marilyn Funk discusses her community-based project on Newcastle Island
Marilyn Funk from the Department of Resource Management and Protection discusses her community-based project which students participate in on Newcastle Island.
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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…
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VIULearn Course Homepage Changes
Over the last two years the CIEL has collected feedback on the homepage that we use for all of our courses in VIULearn. We have received a lot of great suggestions and have made some changes to the basic page template for this fall. We have tested this design with several departments on campus and…
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Teaching Excellence Video Series: Bernie Krynowsky shares his guiding principles for effective teaching and engaging students
Bernie Krynowsky from Education discusses how wisdom, passion, and caring shape his approach to teaching. Bernie discusses his strategies for keeping students engaged in the classroom through a variety of means and techniques. Bernie discusses his philosophy on being a professional educator and how he maintains his passion for teaching.
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Teaching Excellence Video Series: Gail Krivel-Zacks on concept mapping and designing meaningful case studies
Gail Krivel-Zacks from Education talks about using concept mapping to help students organize information with complex relationships and to help students demonstrate learning over time. Gail discusses a process by which she had students create relevant case studies for other students to create a deeper and more meaningful learning experience.
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Teaching Excellence Video Series: Heather Pastro on engaging students, establishing trust and building confidence
Heather Pastro from Education discusses her methods for working with students who are at very different levels in the subject matter. Heather discusses the methods she uses to build trust with her students so that they can excel in class. Heather discusses the way in which she provides feedback to students in order to build…
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Teaching Excellence Video Series: Alan Gilchrist on coordinating group work and using problem based learning
Alan Gilchrist from Geography shares his strategies for organizing successful group work. In this video Alan shares his strategies for implementing problem-based learning
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Teaching Excellence Video Series: Greg Bush on creating authentic learning experiences
Greg Bush from Music discusses his LITE Grant project in which he invited a composer to his Jazz Ensemble class to create custom-designed music written just for them.
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Teaching Excellence Video Series: Jessie Key on creating video lab tutorials
Jessie Key from Chemistry discusses his use of video tutorials for lectures and labs.
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Teaching Excellence Video Series: Eric Demers on hands on experience, conservation research and student skills development
Eric Demers and students from Biology discuss their experiences learning to bird band at VIU.
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Teaching Excellence Video Series: Louis Mattar on getting to know students, gathering feedback and flipping the classroom
Louis Mattar from Sport, Health & Physical Education shares his strategies for getting to know students, gathering feedback and flipping the classroom.
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Student Panel Highlights on the topic of “What Helps Me Learn”
In our August 2014 New Faculty Orientation we invited a group of diverse students representing various faculties to discuss their academic experiences around what helps them learn at VIU. We have compiled a series of very brief clips (30 seconds-3 minutes) of these students talking about what helps them learn best in a variety of categories. The clips below are…