And what a festival it was!
I’m back this week from attending three full days (May 28-30) at the Festival of Learning and my heart and mind are full. So before too much time goes by, I’d like to try to unpack what I participated in, … Continued
Podcast! Encourage your students’ voice
Lisa Smith and Steven Bishop facilitated a workshop at Douglas College that opened up discussions about listening and encouraging student voice, examined Lisa’s process of developing a podcasting assignment in her Gender and Youth Cultures class, and provided some … Continued
Have you seen the LIGHT(board)?
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. ~Edith Wharton. Douglas College acquired a new piece of edtech a year ago called the Lightboard. But just what is this lightboard thingy? Basically, it’s … Continued
Express Yourself! Consider new, creative ways of engaging your students
ATS is currently running a new series of workshops in time for the summer term called “Express Yourself!” These workshops will provide you with an overview to the specific teaching method by faculty experts, plenty of Q&A, and some hands-on … Continued
Beyond OER: The Promises, Pitfalls, and Potential of Open Education
Link to Robin DeRosa’s March 22, 2017 Slideshare presentation at Douglas College, New Westminster, BC Link to video recording of Robin DeRosa’s presentation at Douglas College
Podcast Pedagogies – Episode III
In this final podcast of the series, Steven Bishop and Lisa Smith, sit down with Kelsey Huebchen, a Douglas College student who was enrolled in GSWS 2101 and completed a podcast as part of her course work. From an instructor … Continued
What a team!
Today the Academic Technology Services (ATS) team is receiving the President’s Team Excellence Award for Douglas College. Our work covers everything from designing technology for new learning spaces to training for Blackboard, from filming graduation ceremonies to rolling out BlueJeans … Continued
EdMedia Program 2.0–Join the media revolution!
You’ve seen your students, your kids, even yourself mesmerized by videos and podcasts on your cellphone. What if you could film/record your own, then edit them incorporating special effects to share with a specific audience? Are you hooked yet? If this appeals to you … Continued
Are you feeling emotionally safe?
Recently we held a workshop at Douglas College titled “Creating emotional safety in learning spaces,” which was facilitated by Leva Lee of BCcampus; Sandra Polushin, CFCS faculty; and Steven Bishop and Hope Miller from the Learning Designer team of Academic … Continued
What does that have to do with technology?
By Steven Bishop I am getting better at answering the question, “What you are talking about is important, but what does that have to do with technology?” This question is probably more implied, and probably more personal and internal, than … Continued