Category: strategy

Open: OER Support at VCC

(Time to Read: 3 mins.)Open Edu­ca­tion Resources (OERs) have become an inte­gral part of text­book con­ver­sa­tions in the post-sec­ondary world. Defined by their per­mis­sions to be retained, reused, revised, remixed and redis­trib­uted, OERs present a cus­tomiz­able and afford­able…

Frame by Frame: OPTA Videos, Part 2 — Starting to Shoot

(Time to Read: 4 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 2, we describe the process of shoot­ing video footage using a small crew.

Frame by Frame: OPTA Videos, Part 1 — Planning & Prep

(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 1, the pre-pro­duc­tion plan­ning process is detailed.

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

AI Insights: Guidelines on Generative AI in Teaching & Learning.

(Time to Read: 2 mins.)Van­cou­ver Com­mu­ni­ty Col­lege (VCC) Insti­tu­tion­al Guide­lines on Gen­er­a­tive AI in Teach­ing & Learn­ing.Emi­ly Simp­son, Cen­tre for Teach­ing, Learn­ing & Research VCC released its Gen­er­a­tive AI in Teach­ing and Learn­ing (RISE) guide­lines this Sep­tem­ber to…

The Online Developer’s Journey at VCC

(Time to Read: < 1 min.)As Online Devel­op­ers at VCC, we are ded­i­cat­ed to empow­er­ing instruc­tors to cre­ate dynam­ic and effec­tive learn­ing envi­ron­ments. We col­lab­o­rate close­ly with fac­ul­ty and instruc­tion­al asso­ciates to ensure that our edu­ca­tion­al pro­grams align with…

Indigenous Updates: Welcome!

(Time to Read: 3 mins.)ʔa səy̓em̓ ʔiʔ tə nə siyey̓ə ʔiʔ tə nə siyal̕əxʷeʔ (Respect­ed ones, friends and elders) ʔi ʔə ce:p ʔəw ʔeləy̓ ʔal̕  (Are you all well?)  ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlil­wə­taɬ tə n̓a təməxʷ…

Welcome to “Sharing Our Journey”

(Time to Read: 2 mins.)We are excit­ed to wel­come you to our new blog: Shar­ing Our Jour­ney. This is where we will share the excit­ing projects we are work­ing on, the amaz­ing col­lab­o­ra­tions we are part of, and…