(Time to Read: 4 mins.)For a couÂple of years, eLSupÂport has had a backÂburnÂer project going to experÂiÂment with ways to conÂnect VCC’s MooÂdle learnÂing manÂageÂment sysÂtem with our Microsoft Teams enviÂronÂment. AdvanÂtages of using Teams with MooÂdle…
(Time to Read: 4 mins.)ModÂern comÂplex platÂforms are usuÂalÂly made up of comÂpoÂnents — parts that perÂform speÂcifÂic tasks and comÂmuÂniÂcate with othÂer parts using comÂmon proÂtoÂcols. MooÂdle is an examÂple of a comÂplex, open platÂform, made up…
(Time to Read: 2 mins.)Over the past three years we (VCC) have seen a steady reducÂtion in the total numÂber of tickÂet requests subÂmitÂted to our eLearnÂing SupÂport helpdesk* by facÂulÂty. At the same time, we have seen…
(Time to Read: 4 mins.)Ę”a sÉ™yĚ“emĚ“ Ę”iĘ” tÉ™ nÉ™ siyeyĚ“É™ Ę”iĘ” tÉ™ nÉ™ siyalĚ•É™xĘ·eĘ”RespectÂed ones, friends and eldersʔəmĚ“i ce:p kĘ·É™txĘ·ilÉ™m tÉ™ nĚ“a tÉ™mÉ™xĘ·WelÂcome to the land of thexĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam),sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish)and sÉ™lilÂwÉ™Âtaɬ (Tsleil-WauÂÂtuth) peoÂples. “Can we talk of inteÂgraÂtion…
(Time to Read: 5 mins.)Even with my cynic’s hat firmÂly affixed, I haven’t been able to avoid using GenAI to enhance conÂtent for online coursÂes. Here are examÂples where I’ve used AI to genÂerÂate or enhance conÂtent for elearnÂing projects at VCC.
(Time to Read: 3 mins.)I’d like to start this post with a litÂtle update on the numÂber of OER adopÂtions at VCC over the last three terms. It is imporÂtant to recÂogÂnize this data colÂlecÂtion is reliant on…
(Time to Read: 2 mins.)I’m conÂtinÂuÂing to parse the data from 6 years of Kaltura at VCC. Kaltura mainÂtains data on numÂbers of views for each video so we are able to count the numÂber of videos that…
(Time to Read: 2 mins.)As Online DevelÂopÂers at VanÂcouÂver ComÂmuÂniÂty ColÂlege, we’re excitÂed to embark on a new project in colÂlabÂoÂraÂtion with VCC DisÂabilÂiÂty SerÂvices: “ExplorÂing UDL to Reduce AccomÂmoÂdaÂtion Requests at VCC”. A few years ago, one…
(Time to Read: 2 mins.)In my ongoÂing efforts to extract meanÂing from our Kaltura data, I looked into the relaÂtionÂship between video length and the numÂber of times a video has been viewed. What I expectÂed to see…
(Time to Read: 2 mins.)This fall, VCC’s CenÂtre for TeachÂing, LearnÂing, and Research (CTLR) has focused on one key quesÂtion: How can we help instrucÂtors conÂfiÂdentÂly, ethÂiÂcalÂly and effecÂtiveÂly use AI tools into their teachÂing pracÂtice? Through tarÂgetÂed…
(Time to Read: 6 mins.)In this post, I’ll covÂer main ideas and issues that have both driÂven me away from and pulled me towards using AI-based tools for conÂtent creÂation. (If you’re more interÂestÂed in pracÂtiÂcal uses than…
