Week Nine, Fall 2019

Can it be done?

This article is a wonderful example of how taking small steps in a new direction can result in a beautiful transformation of learning experiences. Petra Menz went from wondering if it’s even possible to Indigenize her math course to weaving indigenous ways of learning right into and throughout it. What a beautiful journey!

Let’s Get Digital

Last week at the keynote for the Fall Teaching & Learning Day, a number of potential digital learning initiatives were proposed and discussed. If you missed it, or missed the opportunity to complete the survey to let us know which ones you are interested in, you can get all that right here. Let us know where you want to go with this digital stuff!

Time To Smash

Not sure what kind of smashing you’re thinking of, but on October 30th there will be some Super Smash Bros Nintendo action in the Steele Centre Pub. Let your students know. It’s a great way to let off some steam. Details are here. Go take a look for yourself; it’s hilarious to watch people battle. I call Mario!

Going Through Withdrawal

A quick reminder that next week (Friday, Nov. 8th) will be the final date for students to withdraw from classes and still get that “W” on their transcript. We are looking into the possibility of changing the “W” to a shrug emoji on transcripts: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. See the academic schedule for more details.

Sharing Your Professional Learning

This week may or may not be International Share Your Recent Professional Learning Week. Who’s to say? Just in case it really is, why don’t you go ahead and let us know about some recent professional learning you have been a part of. You can do that by commenting on this post. We’d love to know what you’ve been learning about!