Week Eleven, Fall 2019

Engaging Teaching

Teaching tips & more!

UDL Navigators

Did you know that Jodie Black of the LDS Team is one half of the authoring team behind UDL Navigators in Higher Education with Eric J. Moore? We believe that they each wrote one word at a time and passed it back and forth for 5 years, which is one of the reasons it is a skinny book, otherwise they would have never finished. A huge bonus for us here at Fleming is that you can visit Jodie directly and ask her for UDL advice and at the same time get her to sign your copy.

Learning Technology

Using the technology without it using us.

Headsets and Webcams

It shouldn’t be about tools first in educational technology, but sometimes having that tool kit sitting around comes in handy and opens new doors without you noticing. For example, there are endless opportunities for live, connected, professional development being offered online in the form of webinars and other virtual get-togethers. But a barrier for you may just be that you do not have a headset, microphone, and web cam in order to join a virtual meeting from your desk. But guess what? If you go down to your friendly neighborhood IT desk, they’ll just give you headsets and webcams! They are loaded with them.

Trickle Down

Stuff to tell your students!

Random Acts of Green

Following in the tradition of random acts of kindness and random acts of pizza, we now have Random Acts of Green, thanks to local climate change advocate Jessica Corrrea. Come and find out how to be random in the best way possible on Wednesday, November 13th in the Steele Centre at noon.

Inner Workings

Helping you navigate the inner workings of the college

Got $20 and some time?

You likely have the former. Maybe not the latter. Even so, you should know that if you are an employee here, you can take one of our courses for 20 bucks! Check out the details here and the course catalogue to see what interests you as another peak to climb in your professional learning journey.

Keeping it Professional

Professional Learning Opportunities

Let’s put U in UDL!

If you’re interested in Universal Design for Learning (UDL), check out this UDL in Higher Education (un)Conference! It’s taking place at Mohawk College on April 30 and May 1, 2020. Highlights include an interactive keynote session with UDL leader Allison Posey about the brain, emotions, and learning, and participant-generated agendas to share and learn about what matters most to you. Discounts are available until December 20th, and groups of 4 or more receive an additional discount. Contact Jodie Black at jodie.black@flemingcollege.ca for more information.