This session, Positive Space – Creating 2SLGBTQIA+ Inclusive and Affirming Environments, offers participants an engaging and reflective introduction to gender and sexual diversity, drawing on key concepts such as terminology, pronouns, gender identity, and the impact of heteronormative and cisnormative assumptions. The session encourages deeper understanding of lived experiences within the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Participants explore...
What are T&L (Teaching & Learning) Conversations? T&L Conversations are small, informal, and guided conversations akin to a book or journal club. Participants come together virtually to discuss key impressions of the selected resource and reflect on how the themes explored in the resource relate to our lived experiences as educators. Join colleagues from Niagara,...
Join us for a powerful and reflective conversation in recognition of Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV). This event invites participants to engage with themes of identity, community, resilience, and hope through a guided dialogue with our featured speaker Christina Guevara. Drawing from lived experience as a trans woman, lifelong 2SLGBTQ+ advocate, and community leader, our guest will...
Please note this is an in-person session - at the Welland Campus. -- Moving from a face-to-face course delivery to an asynchronous delivery requires more than uploading narrated lessons and posting readings. It requires rethinking how you can establish a classroom presence and foster student engagement to ensure that students within the online learning community...
As an instructor, it is important to be able to leverage course and learner data to help support course progress and completion, learner success, course evaluation, and more. In this session you will learn: What reports and data are available to you in your courses. How you can use course-level data to support students. How...
The Grades tool in Brightspace is a crucial page in most college courses. It acts as an instructor work area for grade input, tracking, and grade calculations; as well as a student communication tool for viewing grades and feedback. Since the launch of Brightspace, the CAE have fielded your questions and requests for further clarification...