https://kumu.brocku.ca/oucel/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=JgroseOUCEL Wiki - User contributions [en-ca]2026-06-04T19:41:39ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.31.16https://kumu.brocku.ca/oucel/index.php?title=Brock_University_COED_2009_Update&diff=750Brock University COED 2009 Update2009-11-23T21:02:10Z<p>Jgrose: </p>
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<div>'''What's new at Brock?'''<br />
* New Vice-President Academic Murray Knutilla from University of Regina <br />
*LMS transition from WebCT CE6 to Sakai successful<br />
*Sakai now called "Isaak"<br />
*Learning Commons Programming: exploring embedding support services into curriculum. <br />
*Instructional Skills Workshops still a signature program for faculty and TA training, so far Brock has:<br />
**12 Facilitators leading ISWs<br />
**3 Facilitator Trainers <br />
**Next ISW: 2 TA groups, one faculty group January 6-8th (external participants welcome)<br />
**Hosted first Ontario Facilitator retreat at Five Oaks in Paris, ON - June 2009<br />
**Associate Director visited Qatar in May to facilitate in first international ISW conference <br />
*Continued success in liaison advisory groups ([http://brocku.ca/ctlet/brag BRAG], [http://brocku.ca/ctlet/EdTechAdvisory.php ETAG], [http://brocku.ca/ctlet/teachingCouncil.php TC])<br />
*University launched new website http://www.brock.ca/ctlet (discovered social internet).<br />
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'''Awards:''' <br />
*CTLET hosts Tribute to Teaching December 4th- featuring new teaching awards ( Teaching Large Classes; Early Career Faculty award) presentations from 2008 Distinguished Teacher and Chancellor Chair presentations of SoTL projects <br />
* 12 TVO Award nominations<br />
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'''Hot topics:'''<br />
* Service learning ( CTLET is part of University wide committee examining best practice in service learning)<br />
* Clickers in the classroom - an effective strategy for large class learning? (Thanks to WILFRED LAURIER University for sharing resources) <br />
* Laptops in the classroom - policies and practices<br />
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'''Challenges:'''<br />
*Director's position remains vacant (since July 1, 2009) <br />
*Policy on online learning (gee whiz, policies in general!)<br />
*Evaluation of Teaching still problematic re: standardized policies and procedures <br />
*Environmental Awareness<br />
*Outreach; Preaching to the converted<br />
*Hmm, these are familiar from last year (plus ca change...)<br />
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[[Category:COED Institutional Updates]]</div>Jgrose