Find tools, tips and effective instructional and learning strategies that can be adapted across disciplines to meet various learners' needs.
Find tools, tips and effective instructional and learning strategies that can be adapted across disciplines to meet various learners' needs.
For more resources, visit UFV's Race and Antiracism Network (RAN).
Learn how to apply universal design and accessibility principles to improve students' learning experience.
Created in partnership with Nicola Valley Institute of Technology and UFV, the online module, Building Strengths looks at the whole student and provides you with strategies and tips for being more inclusive in your instructional practices and to make the classroom experience more accessible to students.
Although it focuses on trades and technology fields, the knowledge gained from this course is applicable to any subject. As part of the module, you learn about universal design for learning, adapting practical spaces, cultural implications of disability, and inviting success.
Once you have completed the module, you will receive a letter of completion from Teaching and Learning which can be used in teaching dossiers.
Also available for faculty and staff: an accessibility tool kit to complement the Building Strengths module. This document is filled with resources and information to assist the learning for students with disabilities.
This playlist of four short videos offers instructions on how to:
The Accessibility Toolkit is a collaboration between BCcampus, Camosun College, and CAPER-BC. The goal of this toolkit is to provide resources for each content creator, instructional designer, educational technologist, librarian, administrator, and teaching assistant to create a truly open textbook — one that is free and accessible for all students.
Guides
The Greenwood Dictionary of Education (John W. Collins, Nancy P. O'Brien, 2003) defines active learning as the "process of having students engage in some activity that forces them to reflect upon ideas and how they are using those ideas. Requiring students to regularly assess their own degree of understanding and skill at handling concepts or problems in a particular discipline. The attainment of knowledge by participating or contributing. The process of keeping students mentally, and often physically, active in their learning through activities that involve them in gathering information, thinking and problem-solving."
Active learning methods get students engaged in their own learning. Collaborative learning groups, problem-based learning, and flipped classrooms are just a few examples of active learning. Active learning demands both good facilitation and teaching skills as the instructor guides the students through the learning process.
The following resources provide information and examples for incorporating active learning in your teaching:
A student’s education is a holistic journey that encompasses in-class and out-of-class experiences. A great curriculum acknowledges and fosters these connections as we prepare students to meet their goals.
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An alternative to lecturing in large class settings.
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Equity, Diversion and Inclusion
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion - Minded Practices in Virtual Learning Communities
This document was created by Jill Provoe, Senior Advisor, Educational Equity, with support from Dr. Jeff Taylor, Associate Vice President, Applied Research & Innovation from the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC).
The Teaching and Learning Centre has been an invaluable resource for me. After reaching out to express my interest in pursuing research in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL), I was put into contact with Dr. Mary Saudelli. Together we developed a research project and a successful grant application. We are now working on this project with strong support from Teaching and Learning. I am keen to broaden my research in SOTL with the assistance of the Teaching and Learning Centre. Moreover, TLC continually inspires me as I work to hone my skills as an educator.