The Teaching & Learning Centre
The Teaching & Learning Centre supports:
- excellence in instruction, course development and delivery, authentic evaluation, variety and relevance of teaching strategies, levelling and ladering of outcomes. Learn more about professional development...
- increasing effective use of educational technologies especially in the transition to online and blended learning.
- incorporation of specific pedagogies, e.g. work integrated learning, Indigenization and internationalization, equity, diversity and inclusion, academic integrity.
- Collaboration with school districts, literacy groups, public libraries, government, businesses and other non-profit groups concerned with education building a learning region.
- Participation in student recruitment, engagement and retention initiatives through activities that optimize student learning.
A Learning Region Event: WIL Fest, May 12
Hosted by the WIL Hub and the Teaching & Learning Centre at Selkirk College, you can now watch the recording from WIL Fest...
Work Integrated Learning Pilot Leads:
- School of Hospitality and Tourism- Mallory Attorp
- University Arts and Sciences- Leesa Dean, Marian Lowe, Elizabeth Lund
- Health and Human Services- Rob Tanner, Jane Green, Lisa Gates
- Co-op Education- Celina Duarte
- School of Business- Cibyalla Rakestraw
- School of Academic Upgrading & Development- Cari-Ann Gotta
- School of Environment and Geomatics- Carol Andrews
Spring/Summer 2021
Transformative learning for educators and students in our region...
Take advantage of opportunities to advance your instruction. From strategies to facilitating online to intercultural competence, the Teaching & Learning Centre has something for your professional development.
Need instructions for applying? Click here...
- Instructor Neil Martin, 3 credits
- Blended Delivery: students complete most of their learning online with predetermined module deadlines
- Asynchronous: May 17 – June 27
- Synchronous Sessions: TBD with participants
- Cost: Selkirk College Instructors – no cost. All other registrants $450.
- Instructors: Theresa Southam, Justin Ible, and Adam O Thomas, 3 credits
- Blended Delivery: students complete most of their learning online at a flexible pace
- Asynchronous: from May 25 – July 12
- Synchronous Sessions: TBD with participants
- Cost: Selkirk College Instructors – no cost. All other registrants $450.
- Instructor: Neil Martin, 2 credits
- Asynchronous: August 16 – September 30
- Synchronous Sessions: TBD with participants
- Cost: Selkirk College Instructors – no cost. All other registrants $300.
The Centre is run by Chair Theresa Southam, Educational Developer Neil Martin, Learning Management System (LMS) Instructional Designer Justin Ible and Instructional Technology Support Wendy Anderson. Tyler Ballam, Educational Developer, Work Integrated Learning and Pablo Pastor, Educational Developer, Academic Integrity and Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity.
Teaching fellows from each Selkirk College school provide support to their peers, investigate how students learn and explore and implement new educational approaches. The Teaching & Learning Centre staff and Teaching Fellows collaborate with their Learning Interlocutors at the Library, Co-op, Indigenous Services, Community Education & Workplace Training, as well as Student Access & Support. In this way, we maximize learning!
Participation, feedback and collaboration are encouraged, please contact Theresa by email or at 250.505.1342.
In the news…
- BC Campus Award for Excellence
- Textbook Inventory Guidelines Shared Provincially
- Announced 2020 BC Open Education Grant (with CoTR)
- 2020-21 Research Fellowship