Tag: learning

  • A new adventure in learning…

    I’ve signed up for a volunteer tutor training program through Vancouver Island University and the Career Centre in Parksville. It’s actually two back-to-back training opportunities:  the first two Fridays are focused on ESL Settlement Assistance tutor training (an award-winning program that has had its funding cut?) and that is followed by four Fridays focused on…

  • ‘appy holiday fun…

    It's been an 'appy time (yuck-yuck 😉 and I've learned a lot over the last couple of weeks – and had fun doing it! Thanks to the energetic, thoughtful teams at the Dublin Institute of Technology (#12appsDIT), Regents University London (#RUL12AoC), and University of Brighton (#12brightapps) for the engaging activities, clear instructions, and great ideas…

  • Ss-S-SoTL…brightening up a gloomy Friday the 13th!

    Looks like I was stumbling as I typed my title eh? Nope, I was thinking about the "scholars" I met at Simon Fraser University's downtown campus, who were part of a wide-ranging exploration of current inquiry and completed research at the Symposium for Scholarly Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Despite taking place on the…