“We call upon the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, to establish, as a statutory holiday, a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honour survivors, their families, and communities, and ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools remains a vital component of the reconciliation process.”

On September 30^th, 2021, the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation statutory holiday was commemorated. Formerly, September 30^th marked “Orange Shirt Day” and has gained a huge increase in support from Indigenous and settlers when the 215 Indigenous children were located at the Kamloops Residential School in May  ...read more

    Tech Tools for Teaching - Learning Apps Workshops        

The newest learning Apps available to help you enhance your online classes are PeerScholar, WeVu, Padlet, Blackboard Ally, Zoom, Turnitin, H5P, and Camtasia.  Check listing on our website.
Workshop schedule: events.ufv.ca/tlc/  Request help: asktlc@ufv.ca

   MicroCourses - Blackboard Learning Fundamentals   

   Course Development Workshops                                       

Other workshops to enhance your courses. Check listing on our website.
Workshop schedule: events.ufv.ca/tlc/  Request help: asktlc@ufv.ca

  OCT 29 (10-11am) 

BASICS OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN

  OCT 14 & 28 (2-3pm) 

BUILDING A STUDENT-CENTRED SYLLABUS

Building a course syllabus is a challenging task but creating a syllabus that students want to read can be daunting.

Join Claire Hay for this workshop where we will explore the creation of a student-centred syllabus and think about ways we can encourage students to engage in its content.

  OCT 21 (10-11am) 

VISUAL SYLLABUS: AN INTRODUCTION

The course outline or syllabus is an instructors first opportunity to engage students in the course even before classes commence...read more.

   Indigenization & Internationalization                             
   Chat and Workshops                                                       

Teaching and Learning Specialist, Indigenization, Lorna Andrews, and Teaching and Learning Specialist, Victoria Surtees provided workshops. Check full listing on our website.

   Oct 20 (3-4pm) F2F 

  Nov 24 (5-6pm) Online 

TERRITORY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WORKSHOP

Lorna Andrews will facilitate Territory Acknowledgment workshops both as F2F, and online. The F2F dates will take place at UFV Abbotsford (Indigenous Teaching Garden), and UFV Chilliwack (Shakespeare Reconciliation Garden). The Sept and Oct workshops will take place rain or shine. Nov 24 date will be online.

 OCT 13- JUN 8(12-2pm)

CHAT-R (Chat Reconciliation)

Lorna Andrews will facilitate Territory Acknowledgment workshops both as F2F, and online. The F2F dates will take place at UFV Abbotsford (Indigenous Teaching Garden), and UFV Chilliwack (Shakespeare Reconciliation Garden). The Sept and Oct workshops will take place rain or shine. Nov 24 date will be online.

 OCT 7 (12-1pm)

CHAT-I (Chat Internationalization)

Come join Victoria Surtees, Teaching and Learning Specialist in Internationalization, to a casual time of dialogue around cultures, inclusive approaches to teaching, working with international & multilingual learners, or any other topics on internationalizing your curriculum, teaching, and assessment. 

ABBOTSFORD CAMPUS
ThinkerSpace (G124)

 OCT 19 (3-4 pm)
NOV 16 (12-1 pm)
DEC 7(4-5 pm)

CIRCLE WORKS SESSIONS

These Circle Works sessions, facilitated by Lorna Andrews, will provide an overview of the history, cultural protocols, and Indigenous worldviews of Circles. Learn about using Circle Works as a pedagogical tool in both the face-to-face and online classrooms. Strategies to facilitate a culturally appropriate Circle will be discussed and modelled.