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Academic Plan Mini-Conference Registration Now Open!
Click here to register for the Langara Academic Plan Mini-Conference To register, you will be required to enter your first and last name and preferred email address. Please note that Eventbrite is an American company and the information you share may … Continue reading
Posted in 1. Learning and Teaching, 2. Student Support, 3. Aboriginal Initiatives, 4. International Initiatives, 5. Sustainability, Langara
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Learning is Not Something Done to Students
By Janet Ready, Faculty, Recreation Studies Dept. “Learning is not something done to students, but rather something students themselves do. It is the direct result of how students interpret and respond to their experiences – conscious and unconscious, past … Continue reading
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Langara’s Steve Musson receives College Sector Educator Award for 2015!
We are delighted to announce that Steve Musson has been awarded a 2015 College Sector Educator Award by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education ( STLHE). STLHE will honour Steve and four other winners formally at the … Continue reading
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Student Support Update
The Priority #2 Action Group first met in November and got straight to work on a plan to collect an inventory of on-campus student support services. By the end of the first meeting, they had drafted a set of seven … Continue reading
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Intensive Workshop on Scholarly Inquiry into Student Learning
An exciting opportunity (May 21 & 22) if you are interested in doing some research but aren’t sure where to start: From Tracy Kelly at BCcampus: Scholarly Inquiry into Student Learning: Designing Your Research Project
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International Initiatives – is Globalism a better term?
The title ‘International Initiatives’ has generated considerable discussion in a variety of corners around the College. ‘Internationalization’ and ‘Globalization’ have different meanings in different disciplines, and sometimes these meanings have negative connotations. As a result, the International Initiatives APAG is … Continue reading
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Priority 3 Update
Situated on Musqueam land, Langara has an opportunity to expand understanding of Aboriginal cultures and peoples and to welcome Aboriginal students to our campus. Langara is proud to be the home of a new Gathering Space that opened its doors … Continue reading
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Priority 1 Update
Academic Plan Department Toolbox Thank you to everyone who came by to talk to us at the Employee Lounge. The enthusiasm about this priority is heartening. Please send your ideas to the Learning and Teaching Priority Action Group . . … Continue reading
