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SALTISE collaboration adds to the Network Profweb and SALTISE invited Jason Lapointe from John Abbott College to talk about his experience using Google Quiz (a special functionality available in Google Forms) to create on-line assessments for the nursing students in his biology class. This podcast is the third in the series and is a wonderful example of the power of our…

Please Reply by Monday, August 31st Greetings, Concordia University is conducting a survey to gauge interest in a Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning. CEGEP and Continuing Education instructors are one of the possible learners addressed by this program. Might it be possible for you to respond to it and share your thoughts, so we can develop a program that…

Join us for Day 3 hosted by Michael Dugdale (John Abbott College) – June 11th @ 3:30-5:00 pm We have had a wonderful turn out for the virtual Town Hall meetings, hosted by SALTISE and the DALC (Dawson Active Learning Community). These are not the regular webinar, they are structured to strengthen community building as we discuss how to better…

SALTISE is proud to announce the 2020 recipient of our Lifetime Achievement award is Dr. Laura Winer, Director of Teaching and Learning Services (TLS), McGill University, Montreal. This award is given to individuals who have played a significant role in supporting the growth and well-being of our community. Laura is indeed such an individual! Congratulations to Dr. Laura Winer Director,…

Chers collègues, chers membres, chers partenaires, Nous vous écrivons ce message afin de vous rassurer sur le maintien des activités de l’OPIEVA. Bien que la COVID-19 nous ait plongés dans la situation particulière où les activités sont suspendues à l’UQAM, nos équipes restent bien actives en télétravail. Apéro-causerie Vous êtes invité à un apéro-causerie sur le thème de l’évaluation en…

SALTISE collaboration adds to the Network More good news about the continuing collaboration between SALTISE and ProfWeb.  This podcast features faculty from Vanier (Rhys Adams) and John Abbott (Phoebe Jackson) in conversation with Ryan Moon (ProfWeb) and Kevin Lenton (Vanier & ProfWeb). Rhys and Phoebe present how to use CourseFlow an an interactive and dynamic app that allows for interactive instructional design at three…

Are you interested in developing new resources or adapting our existing resources to support online learning in your school or district? Message from Usha James, our Executive Director Publisher: The Critical Thinking Consortium Here is how we can help: Create new resources for online learning: TC² would embrace the opportunity to partner with you to create new resources that you identify…

SALTISE collaboration adds to the Network Hope you are all keeping well and staying healthy as we continue into the eighth week of isolating. I thought we’d share a little good news about a collaboration between SALTISE and ProfWeb.  This podcast features faculty from Dawson (Carmen Leung and Yann Brouillette) in conversation with Ryan Moon (ProfWeb) and Kevin Lenton (Vanier & ProfWeb). Carmen and…

Part 1- Traditional Evaluations Author: Susan MacNeil, Editor Publisher: Profweb: Learning Objects and Inspiring Learning “Are you looking at your course plan wondering how you are going to adapt the assessments that remain to your new ‘suddenly-online course’? Or maybe you would like to know what you can do to make sure students are not plagiarizing or cheating on quizzes…

With Zoom-bombing a cultural phenomenon, here’s how to protect your meetings. Author: Dan Goodin Posted on: Date: 4/2/2020 “With the coronavirus pandemic forcing millions of people to work, learn, and socialize from home, Zoom conferences are becoming a default method to connect. And with popularity comes abuse. Enter Zoom-bombing, the phenomenon of trolls intruding into other people’s meetings for the…