Teaching digitally relies heavily on good Internet connectivity and speed, ongoing access to learning platforms and technologies, as well as hardware and software functioning as it should. All companies and institutions hosting our teaching and learning platforms have shored up their resources and hardware, done extensive testing and conducted assurance …
Ungrading Your Course: Radical Thoughts but Realistic Ways to Put the Emphasis Back on Learning NIC Learning Session: Past Dates ~ Ungrading meaning: going gradeless, separating grades from feedback, rethinking grading, reducing marking, putting students more in control of their learning ~ Pre-pandemic and even more so during the pandemic, …
The initial pivot, translation or whatever you want to call the quick move to digital learning formats is now into its third semester for many instructors around the world. We are not living or working in a world we are familiar with or know to expect. What once was our …
HELPING NEW INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS FROM HIRE TO ACCESS TO LEARNING TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS To assist new instructional faculty in understanding the process that occurs behind the scenes in processing their hire and related technology access, the following documents have been created. A variety of NIC stakeholders participated in …
To: Instructors Re: Grading Procedures From: Student Records Office Heather Howie (Assistant Registrar, Student Records & Systems) would like faculty to have information on NIC’s grading procedure. Any questions, please direct to Heather. The main difference is that NIC is no longer using percentages in our new grade scales, …
Copy of email sent to NIC Faculty, October 26, 2020 Dear Faculty, Just wanted to share some free and possibly helpful resources for you and your students – and some instructor tech tips with BlueJeans. Maybe one or two might be helpful. Liesel Quick Hits for Helping Students Students …
Copy of email sent to NIC Faculty, October 9, 2020. The Centre for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI) is here to support you. Let us know how we can help. Reminder about 10 key NIC instructor resources below. Faculty Care and Share Sessions: Rest of term – Wednesday evenings …
The Teaching and Learning Care and Share Gatherings have returned! The agenda is open – we can talk about any of your teaching and learning questions, issues or challenges. We can share successful experiences in teaching. We can share technology solutions or tips for teaching in digital formats. We can …
Thanks to everyone who came out on Thursday, August 27th for NIC’s first Teaching Digitally Symposium of 18 workshops. All the videos, handouts and summaries of the sessions have been uploaded. Lots of helpfu resources for faculty and support staff! Liesel
Copy of email sent to NIC Faculty September 4, 2020 Hello Faculty – Few final ideas, tips and thoughts before the long weekend – the “The” list. Liesel The Theme Song: by Andy Grammar – Keep Your Head Up Audio and Lyrics or Video The Course Checklist: Do you have …
