Acknowledgement. The BCcampus office is situated on the unceded territories of the W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich) and the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples.

Session Description. In this interactive session w e wi ll explore the concept of Access Friction — the idea that no course can fully anticipate every learner’s needs — and how this limitation opens ...

Getting Started with Pressbooks . Interested in creating your own content in Pressbooks? If you work at a post-secondary institution in B.C. or the Yukon, visit pressbooks.bccampus.ca and create a ...

About the Facilitator. Your FLO Facilitators will be Gwen Nguyen, Britt Dzioba, and Helena Prins. Gwen Nguyen (she/her) is a learning and teaching advisor with BCcampus. Prior to joining BCcampus, ...

Stefania Pizzirani replaced her high-stakes final exam with two quizzes that were open book and offline, with 12 hours to complete them.This helped reduce student anxiety. She also gave students ...

Post by Clint Lalonde, acting director, Open Education, BCcampus. Last month my BCcampus colleague in Learning + Teaching Gwen Nguyen wrote a blog post about ChatGPT, examining some of the ...

Since 2009, BCcampus has used Twitter as a vital space to share knowledge, promote events, and cultivate meaningful connections. It has been a platform where we’ve connected with the British Columbia ...

Inclusivity can be demonstrated through diverse imagery as we strive to create welcoming experiences. Try to use photos and graphics that represent all people so everyone can feel that they ...

The following is an excerpt from Pulling Together: A Guide for Curriculum Developers by Asma-na-hi Antoine, Rachel Mason, Roberta Mason, Sophia Palahicky, and Carmen Rodriguez de France. Thoughtfully ...

When it comes to designing a learning experience, instructors or designers usually think of conducting a needs analysis, building learning objectives, mapping some activities, identifying relevant ...

By Gwen Nguyen, advisor, Learning and Teaching, BCcampus . Picture this: you walk into your classroom and instead of rows of eager (or maybe sleepy) students you’re greeted by a sea of screens, each ...

In summer 2020 BCcampus began creating a collection of open courses to assist instructors and course developers in creating and updating their courses, particularly while transitioning from in-person ...