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GenAI in teaching and learning; it’s not about the AI

This winter I have spent a lot of time thinking, writing, and talking about GenAI in post-secondary education. As a faculty developer I designed and co-facilitated a workshop…

Writing effective learning outcomes

I have been reading and thinking about Learning Outcomes, Alignment and Backward Design as I work away on a module for an upcoming course for instructors offered by…

Maryellen Weimer’s “Learner-Centered Teaching”

This month I read Maryellen Weimer’s Learner-centered teaching; Five key changes to practice (2013). This book is one of the foundational texts in teaching and learning and came…

Mid-Year Review

Yesterday I met with the Director at the Centre for Teaching and Learning Innovation and my mentor Liesel Knaack for my mid-year review as a Faculty Developer on…

Go Visual! with Tracy Roberts

On Wednesday November 29th I had the privilege of attending a day-long Graphic Recording workshop at NIC facilitated by Tracy Roberts from BC Campus. I had met Tracy…

Developing my Professional Compass

Over the past few weeks I’ve had the opportunity to sit in and help co-facilitate two separate interviews about quality student learning with Dr. Jen Wrye. Jen is…

Policy in the News

For this assignment students choose a news article focusing on an individual or family and their experience living in poverty in BC. They then have 4 questions to…

Storytelling Your Family

This is a new Mini In-Class Activity and Reflection that I added to my course SSW 201 Family Relationships this year. This activity happens early in the course…

Policy Analysis Unessay

This is an assignment I have developed over several years of instructing the course SSW 122 Social Welfare in Canada. What began as a large essay changed into…

Folio-thinking and CRAG at Studio23

I’m back home from a full and inspiring few days at BC Campus’ Studio23 conference. The theme was “Reignite Your Teaching and Facilitation Practice”, and there was a…