Selected professional development and virtual learning completed, organized by date.
2024
VIU Chairs’ Training | February 21, 2024
- Having Difficult Conversations
Indigenous Knowledges and Open Education Webinar Series: Indigenous Open Educational Resources in Practice | February 7, 2024
2023
Nerve: Remaining True to Yourself When Leading | December 12, 2023
- Presenters: Martha Piper, Ph.D., Former President, University of British Columbia; Indira Samarasekera, Ph.D., Former President, University of Alberta; The Right Honorable Kim Campbell (Moderator), 19th Prime Minister of Canada
Indigenous Speakers Series: The “Reconciliation” Generation: Indigenous Youth and the Future for Indigenous People | November 22, 2023
- Speaker: Riley Yesno
Thriving in Action | May 29 to June 2, 2023
FLO LAB: Recognition, Relationship and Resilience: A Framework for Trauma-Informed Post-Secondary Education (TIPSE) | January 25, 2023
2022
BCCAT Joint Annual Meeting (JAM) | November 3 & 4, 2022
- Theme: Sustainability, Learning, Access and Mobility
- Link to Archives
VIU Positive Space Training | October 14, 2022
- Training designed by VIU Positive Space to develop support for all diverse students and to meet VIU’s EDI goals
VIU Chairs’ Training | October 3 & 12, 2022
- Working with the Registration Center
- Budging Basics
Conflict Management: Navigating Conflict in the Workplace | May 12 – 13, 2022
- 14 hours of instruction on conflict management strategies
The Future of Reconciliation in Canada: A VIU Conversation | April 20, 2022
TRU Digital Detox 2022 | February 2 to 28, 2022
- Series of readings and bi-weekly sessions aimed at critically examining burnout, staying engaged, “new normal” practices, inaccessibility and activism
- https://digitaldetox.trubox.ca/
2021
VIU Chairs’ Training | November 1 – 3, 2021
- What You Need to Know About Student Conduct
- Exploring Your Supervisory Role
- Search Committees and Hireserve
- Promoting Your Program
FLO Micro – Getting Started with Hybrid and HyFlex Learning | July 5 – 9, 2021
Cascadia Open Education Summit | April 27 – 29, 2021
Welcome to the Un-Marking Movement; or, How to Find Joy by “De-complicating” Grades and Feedback | February 23, 2021
TRU Digital Detox 2021 | January 15, 2021 to February 26, 2021
- Series of readings and bi-weekly sessions aimed at critically examining how technology is used in our classrooms, the choices we make, and considering how to build the relationships we want with our universities and technologies
- https://digitaldetox.trubox.ca/
2020
Care in Crisis; a Crisis of Care | December 4, 2020
Teach-In Against Surveillance | December 1, 2020
- Fundraising event for the legal defence of Ian Linkletter
- Speakers on topics of digital equity for students, technology, and pedagogical concerns; speakers including Maha Bali, Cory Doctorow, Benjamin Doxtdator, Chris Gilliard, sava saheli singh, Jesse Strommel, and Audrey Watters
- Archive of event
Sampling the Projects in the H5P and Pressbooks Kitchen | November 26, 2020
ETUG Fall Workshop for 2020 – COVID and Beyond: What’s Your Metaphor | November 6, 2020
Adapting to COVID-19 – Answering the Call to Being and Becoming an Ally – BCcampus | August 18, 2020
Diversity and Culture – Strategies for Working with Differences – presented by David Jung | August 5, 2020
- All day workshop exploring communication, power differentials, and discrimination related to diversity and culture. Developed strategies for working with different people and prompting inclusion in the workplace.
Adapting to COVID-19: Being Trauma-Informed and Building Resilience – BCcampus | June 10, 2020
Emerging Strategies for Hands-on Learning – STLHE | June 5, 2020
MoveSafe Engage Workshop | March 13, 2020
2019
Capacity to Connect: Supporting Students in Distress – VIU | August 29, 2019
ITIL 4 Foundation Training – AXELOS| December 2 – 3, 2019
TotalSDI Workshop | June 6, 2019
Indigenous Perspectives Feast and Forum – VIU | March 28, 2019
- Presented by the “Students as Partners” group – conversation and presentation on Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action, and creating awareness and understandings of Indigenous perspectives across multiple worldviews.
2018
Stories from the Land – VIU | September 18, 2018
- Elder Uncle Gary (Xulsimalt), Sylvia Scow, and Evangeline Clifton lead a short walk and circle discussion and in Departure Bay
Digital Learning Symposium 2018 | April 18 – 20, 2018
Educational Developers Caucus 2018 Conference | February 14 – 16, 2018
2017
Liberating Structures Workshop – BCcampus | February 22 – February 23, 2017
Conversations Toward Reconciliation and Healing – Vancouver Island University | February 17 – March 31, 2017
2016
Facilitating Learning Online Workshop – BCcampus | April 4 – May 6, 2016
2015
ELI Course 5 | Supporting Faculty in Developing Online Course Proficiencies 2015 – EDUCASE: June 11 – June 24, 2015
- Description of Supporting Faculty in Developing Online Course Proficiencies
- Received digital badge for completion
Fundamentals: Frameworks for Quality Design – Online Learning Consortium | January 30 – February 6, 2015
2014
Web Accessibility MOOC for Online Educators (Fall 2014) – Portland Community College and D2L | September 29 – November 14, 2014