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Mini-Conference Reports
Inspiring Innovation Across Disciplines, the 2017 Langara Academic Plan Mini-Conference held at the end of April was very successful. Thanks for attending the Mini-Conference! Read more about the event and the keynote presentation. Other articles include: My Student Success Course … Continue reading
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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
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Psychology Science Fair
The Department of Psychology held their Psychology Science Fair November 23 & 24, 2016 in A-Building Lobby. Posters displayed psychology instructors’ and students’ research in a variety of topics in the field. Q&A sessions provided an opportunity to the public … Continue reading
Let’s Do Lunch
We are all in this together! Remember the Curriculum for Global Citizenry Mini-Conference in April? The opportunity to connect and share stories or ideas? Let’s Do Lunch continues the wonderful connections and discussions started then. Join our special guest: Dr. … Continue reading
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Trends in Library Instruction – Bells and Whistles
Originally posted on April 20, 2015 on the Library Central Blog. By Allison Sullivan (Instructional Services Librarian) Keeping students interested during library instruction can be one of the more challenging things we face as teaching librarians. Students already know how to … Continue reading
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Year One: Successes & Progress
It has been an exceptional first year for the Academic Plan. Thanks to the tremendous work and dedication of the Academic Plan Action Groups (APAGs), many important successes were achieved and good progress continues to be made in each of … Continue reading
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Trends in Library Instruction – New and Different Activities
Originally posted on February 20, 2015 on the Library Central Blog. By Allison Sullivan (Instructional Services Librarian) We all love our library workshops, but library instruction can be so much more than that! These recently published articles in the library literature … Continue reading
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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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Preventing Cheating in Exams
On Monday 26 October 2015, Rebecca Friesen, Giselle Lemay, Eugene Li, Valerie Lloyd, Deborah Moniuk, Heidi Mede, Linda Scratchley, Erin Skinner and Fulton Tom met to discuss techniques to prevent and to detect cheating in exams.
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2016 Brightspace Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning
If you are doing something innovative in your teaching or you have a colleague who is, please consider applying or nominating them for a Brightspace Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning. After the success of Steve Musson’s nomination for a … Continue reading
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