Category: strategy

eLearn­ing method­olo­gies for teach­ing, learn­ing, design, or imple­men­ta­tion. (e.g. UDL)

assessment / strategy / technology

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The Helpdesk Paradox

(Time to Read: 2 mins.) Over the past three years we (VCC) have seen a steady reduc­tion in the total num­ber of tick­et requests sub­mit­ted to our eLearn­ing Sup­port helpdesk* by fac­ul­ty. At the same time, we have seen…

design / strategy

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Exploring UDL to Reduce Accommodation Requests

(Time to Read: 2 mins.) As Online Devel­op­ers at Van­cou­ver Com­mu­ni­ty Col­lege, we’re excit­ed to embark on a new project in col­lab­o­ra­tion with VCC Dis­abil­i­ty Ser­vices: “Explor­ing UDL to Reduce Accom­mo­da­tion Requests at VCC”. A few years ago, one…

Based on “Théâtre d'Opéra Spatial” by Michael J. Allen (created with Midjourney), Sept. 5, 2022. (Public Domain)

strategy / technology

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AI Insight: Creation or Mechanization?

(Time to Read: 6 mins.) In this post, I’ll cov­er main ideas and issues that have both dri­ven me away from and pulled me towards using AI-based tools for con­tent cre­ation. (If you’re more inter­est­ed in prac­ti­cal uses than…

design / how-to / strategy / technology

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Frame by Frame: OPTA Videos, Part 3 — Editing and Distribution

(Time to Read: 5 mins.) This three-part series describes the ins and outs of design­ing edu­ca­tion­al videos for post-sec­ondary train­ing in the Occu­pa­tion­al and Phys­i­cal Ther­a­py Assis­tant pro­gram at Van­cou­ver Com­mu­ni­ty Col­lege. In Part 3, we describe edit­ing, dis­tri­b­u­tion, and the appli­ca­tions of the fin­ished videos in OPTA’s elearn­ing projects.