January 4 - 7, 2022 | Zoom (*note change in location) The TA conferences are a great opportunity to learn the foundational skills you require to successfully perform your teaching assistant (TA) duties and support student learning. You will have a chance to share...
Approved by SenateAs approved by the Senate Committee on Agenda and Governance (SCAG) for Winter session 2021/2022: If instructors wish to supplement their in-person delivery of courses with online or virtual elements (such as holding virtual office hours, conducting...
UVic is striving to be a leader in Canada in experiential learning. Strategy 3.1 (Intensify Dynamic Learning states) of UVic’s Strategic Framework commits to extend UVic’s expertise and leadership in experiential learning so that every student has the opportunity to...
Overview The shift to online instruction is to support the continuity of learning and teaching during COVID-19. While the online format has been found to increase the opportunities for flexible learning, it also poses some challenges that warrant consideration. For...
Overview Learning outcomes are a core topic in pedagogic theory and practice in higher education. This paper functions as a general briefing and update. The paper outlines the history of learning outcomes, their evolving and perceived value and benefits, and explains...
Overview This paper reviews the concept of teaching excellence in both global and local terms, including an examination of the many factors that influence the definition of teaching excellence, and the measurement of teaching effectiveness. A singular definition is...
Activity Feeds and Alignment Standards are two pieces of advanced course content which can be used for communicating with your students in a centralized manner. Activity Feeds can be used to post messages and content on your course's front page, allowing students to...
Checklists are made up of items that refer to important or required assignments, readings, or other activities learners are expected to complete. Checklists may contain multiple categories to help keep the items within organized.Why use a Checklist?The Checklist...
Lessons are an effective method of organizing your course content. You can use them to simplify your topic structure and to apply conditional releases to entire sections. The New Content Experience allows you to put multiple folders into a lesson, and multiple lessons...
Course Builder is a user-friendly tool that allows you to create, modify, and review course content in one place.Why use Course Builder? Create and Manage Content and Activities in One Place Access all of the Brightspace tools you need to set up your course content...
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We acknowledge and respect the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory the University of Victoria stands, and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.