Microlearning calendar 2021

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Microlearning Services Calendar: 2021
Vision: Making learning possible for everyone via ethical reciprocity.
Mission: Building learning circles and networks where learners can gain knowledge and skills
which are transferable across a variety of settings and make new connections.
MCC
Microlearning Collaboration
National Reasearch Council,
Calgary Regional Consortium,
AmericanPhilosophicalSociety,
Library & Archives Canada,
ABC Life Literacy Canada
Australian NationalUniversity,
University at BuffaloLibraries,
State University ofNewYork,
University ofCalifornia Los
Angeles, Oklahoma State
University,University of Texas,
University ofSouth Florida,
NorthwestIndian College,
Swailand University
SolutionsForResilience,AKI
Social Enterprise, ReelYouth
Filmaking
Blue Quills University, Mount
Royal University, University of
Alberta, Athabasca University,
Alberta University ofArts,
Collège La Cité, Mohawk College
First Americans Museum,
CanadianAssociationfor
Conservationof Cultural
Property, CanadianAssociation
for ProfessionalConservators,
National Centrefor Truth and
Reconciliation, Oklahoma
Historical Society
Pinnguaq,Save TheChildren

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Technology &
Communications
Academic Wellness Indigenizing
Cree Language &
Culture
Recording Requested 2177 2137 1981 1929 841
Live Attendees 1558 1237 1180 1344 579
2177 2137
1981 1929
841
1558
1237 1180
1344
579
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
9065 recordings requested and 5898 live attendees for the
Microlearning Services in 2021
Category
Recording
Requested
Live
Attendees Total
Technology & Communications 2177 1558 3735
Academic 2137 1237 3374
Wellness 1981 1180 3161
Indigenizing 1929 1344 3273
Cree Language & Culture 841 579 1420
Total 9065 5898

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Microlearning services development timeline
January 2021: Sociology series, Australian National University series, National Research
Council Canada series, MCC Instructor Sharing Circle
February 2021: Cohort 2 Emergency Preparedness Training $5K, Tech Tools for
Communication Series, Social Change series, Coding for youth series $5K, TEC$5K
March 2021: Volunteer Alberta $500, Ermineskin Personal Department $1000, Edmonton
Community Foundation $6K, English Language Literacy Series, Graphic Design 101 series,
Website Development Series
April 2021: Mental Health First Aid $1200, Bell’s Mental Health Standard $25K, Parenting
Series, Indigenous Content Publishing and Author series, MCC Instructor Sharing Circle on
April 19; Excel, spreadsheets, and Google Forms series
May 2021: Cohort 3 Emergency Preparedness Training $5K; Burman University $1500, Oral
History series, Website Coding Series, Summer Reading Program
June 2021: Financial literacy series $200, Antibullying, Applying Criminology in the Real
World: Research Inside Canadian Prisons Series, University of Alberta $1000, Blue Cross $1750
for mental health
July 2021: Ermineskin Summer Student Python Coding program $4500, TransCanada Pipelines
$9000, Professional Communication Skills for Samson
August 2021: Program Evaluation
September 2021: Oral history and social justice, Open Education Equity in Courses series,
Treaties Simulation Gordon foundation 5K
October 2021: Digital Storytelling Ermineskin Cree Nation 3K
November 2021: UBC’s storytelling series, Researchers in Maskwacis, University of
Saskatchewan’s nisotak app
December 2021: Bibliographic description of LGBTQ+ people and homosaurus

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Contents
ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING................................................................................ 11
SUNY Exploring Emerging Technologies for Lifelong Learning and Success
(#EmTechMOOC)..................................................................................................................... 11
Engaging Students in the Online Environment: Four Free Webinars ....................................... 12
Resources .................................................................................................................................. 14
A FREE PowerPoint Jeopardy template for the classroom: Keeps track of score and allows
you to easily create your own custom shows to engage students in learning. ....................... 14
Developing learning modules from open resources: ............................................................. 14
Automated formative and summative assessments (Quizzes, Comments) in Google classroom
with Naomi McKinney.............................................................................................................. 14
Assessing for understanding: Person, Process, Product............................................................ 15
Empathy online, creating an empathetic community when teaching and learning................... 15
Designing and Developing Student-Centered, Competency-Based Online Learning at La Cité
................................................................................................................................................... 16
Alternative assessment in the online classroom........................................................................ 16
Why open pedagogy and learning activities?............................................................................ 17
Humanizing Online Learning.................................................................................................... 17
The Teamwork Trifecta............................................................................................................. 18
What approach should we take to course design? ..................................................................... 18
Instructional Designers on top of digital learning experiences ................................................. 20
Accessible Media Production graduate certificate program – Information Session................. 20
Teaching with Facebook Groups and Facebook Live (for practitioners, instructors, teachers) 21
The Unsustainable Cost of Streaming Videos: Creating Openly Accessible Alternatives ....... 22
OER Pedagogy in the Classroom.............................................................................................. 23
Write your own textbook: Microlearning through open textbook creation .............................. 23
Photographies: A History of Photography at Bruce Peel Special Collections .......................... 24
The Open Pedagogy Project Roadmap: Project Management for Sustainable Open Pedagogy
Collaborations ........................................................................................................................... 25
Outstanding Open Education in Oregon ................................................................................... 26
Student Equity Centered Course Design – integrating practices of inclusivity and equity
throughout your course.............................................................................................................. 26
Keep Calm and Carry Online: Keeping the best bits of online learning after COVID-19 ....... 28
TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS........................................................................ 29

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OBS 101.................................................................................................................................... 29
Audacity 101 ............................................................................................................................. 30
Google Forms basics or a refresher........................................................................................... 30
Audacity 101 ............................................................................................................................. 31
Mailing Lists 101 ...................................................................................................................... 32
Collaborative Bookmarking 101 ............................................................................................... 32
Tech Tools Winter 2021 Series, Tuesdays at 8 am................................................................... 33
Introduction to Wordpress......................................................................................................... 34
Resources............................................................................................................................... 34
Interactive and Engaging Online Facilitation -- Tools, Tips and Tricks................................... 34
Collaboration through Google Docs ......................................................................................... 35
Digital Collaboration and Project Management 101................................................................. 35
Introduction to Graphic Design -- Theory and Tools................................................................ 35
Spreadsheets -- Excel and Google Sheets ................................................................................. 35
Google for Small Business........................................................................................................ 35
Padlet 101.................................................................................................................................. 35
Making Videos for Education and Instruction .......................................................................... 36
Resource Virtual Graduation Party........................................................................................ 36
Intro to Python with Turtles ...................................................................................................... 37
Introduction to Python Course .................................................................................................. 37
Data Visualization with Callysto............................................................................................... 38
Sheets, Microsoft Excel and Google Forms: Working with data in numbers and graphs ........ 38
DROID / PRONOM in 20 minutes. .......................................................................................... 39
How to create Wordpress Websites: 2 part series..................................................................... 39
WEBDESIGN Intermediate level series ................................................................................... 40
The nisotak Mobile App............................................................................................................ 42
How to create podcasts.............................................................................................................. 43
Presentation Skills 101.............................................................................................................. 44
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN GALLERIES, LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND
MUSEUMS.................................................................................................................................. 46
Indigenous Information Literacy project................................................................................... 46
Life of an Indigenous Object..................................................................................................... 48

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WINIKO: Life of an Object presents cultural materials associated with all 39 tribes now living
in Oklahoma .............................................................................................................................. 48
A Book Club During the Pandemic........................................................................................... 49
Preferring Print in a DigitalWorld............................................................................................. 50
Making language technology for Indigenous languages........................................................... 50
Behind the Scenes of the Ermineskin Sundancer Documentary Project................................... 52
How to address conservation needs in your collection ............................................................. 53
Reources ................................................................................................................................ 54
Searching for Our Heritage Database Museums Unit – Government of Yukon Government.. 54
Making of the website of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and digital
resources hosted on the NCTR website..................................................................................... 54
Building a Reconciliation Framework for Canada’s Archives ................................................. 55
Provincial Archives of Alberta Subject Headings PAASH Migration ..................................... 56
Indigitization Program............................................................................................................... 56
Library programs, services and communication during COVID era - Panel............................ 57
Tips for Adult Online Programming ......................................................................................... 57
For staff: TD Summer Reading Club 2021: Hybrid Program................................................... 58
Nehiyaw/Cree archival resources at the APS Library............................................................... 58
Imagine This: A Walkthrough of EPL’s Stanley A. Milner Library ........................................ 59
Collaborating in Information Literacy Curriculum Design....................................................... 59
Community History Web Archiving with Archive-It ............................................................... 60
Book Vault or Prison Library.................................................................................................... 61
Indigenous Information Literacy Pressbook (free ebook)......................................................... 62
Museum Exhibit Reconcili-ACTION on Residential Schools.................................................. 62
Library-licensed materials in Course Adopted eResource program at FSU Libraries.............. 63
Unlocking Literacy through Increased Representation in Children’s Books: An Introduction to
Library For All .......................................................................................................................... 64
Exploring Pathways to Curiosity............................................................................................... 64
Nations to Nations: Indigenous Voices at Library and Archives Canada, an interactive multi-
lingual and multi-media e-Book................................................................................................ 65
Navigating the Statistics Canada Website................................................................................. 67
Workshop Title: Interactive, Nonlinear Stories with Twine ..................................................... 67
Discovering & evaluating titles for inclusion in library Indigenous collections....................... 68

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ORAL HISTORY........................................................................................................................ 69
Basic concepts of oral history, best practices, and standards.................................................... 69
Managing Oral History Projects................................................................................................ 70
Oral history work at the Citizen Potawatomie Nation Cultural Heritage Center...................... 70
Technical aspects of oral history............................................................................................... 71
Conducting Oral History Interviews using the Zencastr Recording Platform .......................... 72
ListenOK and its project management - challenges, success and best practices ...................... 73
Outreach and Engaging with indigenous communities............................................................. 73
How to create an oral history collection with minimal resources and experience. ................... 74
How Annie interviewed Elders about embroidery.................................................................... 74
Session I: An introduction to oral history, 11 am MT, Tuesdays: Sept 14 ............................. 77
Session II: Oral History Project Design, 11 am MT, Tuesdays: Sept 21............................... 78
Session III: Oral History and Meaning, 11 am MT, Tuesdays: Sept 28 .................................. 79
MENTAL HEALTH................................................................................................................... 80
Understanding Trauma: What You can Do for Yourself and Others........................................ 80
Four Forms of Support: How to Create Emotionally Safe Spaces............................................ 81
Pathways to Hope: Best Practices to Suicide Prevention in Alberta Schools ........................... 82
"Play" Your Way To A Funner & Happier Workday...Online!................................................ 83
Be a People Booster: The Four Keys to Empowering the Best in Others................................. 83
The Lighter Side of Work: Turn Mondays into Fun Days and create Workplace Resilience .. 84
Assertively Think, Speak and Act............................................................................................. 85
Mental Health First Aid Virtual Basic ...................................................................................... 86
Psychological First Aid condensed. 75 minutes of training...................................................... 88
Mindful Self-care for Distressing Times................................................................................... 88
CHILD-FRIENDLY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ....................................................... 89
DO SOMETHING, ACT NOW, BABY STEP TO SOCIAL CHANGE SERIES ................ 91
Understanding Oppression........................................................................................................ 91
Applying Liberation.................................................................................................................. 91
Decolonization workshop.......................................................................................................... 92
Resources............................................................................................................................... 92
The Vulnerable Academic: Personal Narratives and Strategic De/Colonizing of Academic
Structures ............................................................................................................................... 92
WRITING SKILLS .................................................................................................................... 93

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Introducing a Suite of Inclusive and Antiracist Writing Guides............................................... 93
Introduction & Skill-Building Workshop on Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for
Writing By and About Indigenous Peoples............................................................................... 93
Four Feathers Writing Guide: Connecting Coast Salish Traditional Knowledge and Academic
Writing ...................................................................................................................................... 94
TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE, LITERACY AND WRITING SERIES.................. 94
Introduction to the practice of teaching English as a foreign or second language in the 21st
century....................................................................................................................................... 95
How to teach grammar in modern language classes ................................................................. 95
Suggestions for teaching vocabulary in modern language classes............................................ 96
How to teach reading in modern language classes.................................................................... 96
How to teach speaking in modern language classes ................................................................. 96
Suggestions for teaching listening in modern language classes................................................ 96
How to teach writing in modern language classes .................................................................... 97
What is academic writing? ........................................................................................................ 97
How to teach academic writing................................................................................................. 97
Assessment and testing in modern language classes: June and July......................................... 97
INDIGENOUS AUTHORS AND WORKS SERIES ............................................................... 98
Writing prehistoric fiction: Inventing an ancient landscape, animal characters and a story of
human survival and coming of age ........................................................................................... 98
Film poetry 101 ......................................................................................................................... 98
All Native by RUDY KELLY................................................................................................... 99
LIFESKILLS SERIES.............................................................................................................. 100
Session 1: The Power of Positive Parenting, and Taking Care of Yourself as a Parent ......... 100
Session 2: Raising Resilient Children, and building healthy Self Esteem.............................. 100
Session 3: Supporting Your Partner........................................................................................ 100
Session 4: Managing Misbehaviour ........................................................................................ 100
Blue Quill’s Read Learn Laugh Resource and Family Literacy Program .............................. 101
Money Matters series .............................................................................................................. 102
Join the 2021 TD Summer Reading Club! Session for Parents and Family Literacy
Practitioners............................................................................................................................. 102
No Such Thing as a Bully for Parents..................................................................................... 103
No Such Thing as a Bully for Workplace ............................................................................... 103
SOCIOLOGY............................................................................................................................ 104

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The Circle of Seven Essential Needs: The core human and the paths of healing and
reconnection............................................................................................................................ 105
"I Could See Him Clearly Through My Eyelids": Dealing With Ghost Sightings in Sociology
................................................................................................................................................. 105
Demystifying money............................................................................................................... 106
Regimes of Accumulation (a.k.a. Modes of Exploitation, a.k.a. The System) ....................... 107
Ideological Institutions............................................................................................................ 108
"Does Religion Lead to Oppression or Prevent it?"................................................................ 109
Zoroastrianism, Catholicism, and You - The elite manipulation of human spirituality.......... 109
Race, gender, intersectionality ................................................................................................ 110
The Makings of Covid Collections, a short film by SkirtsAfire for their 2021 Pandemic
Festival .................................................................................................................................... 110
APPLYING CRIMINOLOGY IN THE REAL WORLD: RESEARCH INSIDE
CANADIAN PRISONS ............................................................................................................ 111
The University of Alberta Prison Project: Doing Criminological Research Inside Prisons ... 112
Race in Canadian Prisons and the Mass Incarceration of Indigenous Peoples ....................... 112
Sex Offenders (“Skinners”) and Prison Violence ................................................................... 113
Prison as a Temporary Refuge? A Story About How Canadian Society Fails some of Its Most
Vulnerable Members............................................................................................................... 113
LITERACY ............................................................................................................................... 115
(EwIL) Engaging with Indigenous Learners professional development workshop, August 11-
12............................................................................................................................................. 115
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT............................................................................ 116
Best Children's Books of 2021 (so far) ................................................................................... 117
Storytime Skills ....................................................................................................................... 117
Flannel and Fletboard storytelling workshop.......................................................................... 118
RESEARCHERS IN MASKWACIS....................................................................................... 118
Understanding and Defining Quality of Care in Emergency Departments with First Nations
Members in Alberta................................................................................................................. 118
Indigenous Trauma, Resilience & Reconciliation in Health................................................... 119
Building relationships with researchers conducting community engaged research in Indigenous
communities ............................................................................................................................ 120
Collective memory of the Nêhiyawak through their cultural knowledge ............................... 122
Photovoice presentation .......................................................................................................... 123

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Student presentations: Lyvia, Tara and Andrea ...................................................................... 123
TWO SPIRIT ............................................................................................................................ 124
Two Spirit Identities: Edmonton Two Spirit Society.............................................................. 124
A talk on the practice of bibliographic description of LGBTQ+ people in libraries .............. 125
FUNDING.................................................................................................................................. 125
Locating Funding for Your U.S. Health Information Program............................................... 125

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ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING
Tuesday, January 5, 12- 1 pm MT Edmonton
SUNY Exploring Emerging Technologies for Lifelong Learning and Success (#EmTechMOOC)
Learn about the SUNY “Exploring Emerging Technologies for Lifelong Learning and Success”
#EmTechMOOC (http://suny.edu/emtech). This self-paced online learning opportunity is
available at no cost and is targeted to the needs of college students, faculty, and everyone with an
interest to learn how to use freely-available emerging technologies to succeed at home, school, or
the office in today’s rapidly changing environment. It is ideal for diverse participants, including
those from international and diverse backgrounds and abilities. The need to use technology tools
does not diminish when considering international perspectives. In fact, needs are heightened and
highlighted. An originating purpose of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is to
democratize learning and make high-quality learning opportunities available to anyone, no
matter where in the world they are located. #EmTechMOOC is a valuable asset for any
collaborative partnership and a great resource that is available to instill 21st-century skills.
Instructors
Roberta (Robin) Sullivan is a lifelong learner and a connector of people and ideas. She is a
Teaching & Learning Strategist with Educational Services in the University at Buffalo Libraries,
State University of New York. She conducts research regarding innovative digital pedagogy and
assists students, faculty, and other stakeholders to explore and implement established and
emerging technologies to support teaching and learning. Making connections also guides her
work as the Director of the SUNY Explore Emerging Technologies for Lifelong Learning
(#EmTechMOOC) < http://suny.edu/emtech >. EmTech is discovery-based learning to help
participants identify the value and implications of using freely-available established and
emerging technologies for personal and professional growth.
Cherie van Putten has an M.Ed. in Adult Education from Penn State University and is an
Instructional Designer for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Binghamton University. She
facilitates workshops for faculty and serves as a resource for faculty who want to pursue online
and hybrid courses. Her areas of interest include faculty development, creating learning
communities, non-traditional learners, and distance education delivery. Cherie has served as co-
PI on both the Tools of Engagement Project (TOEP): On-demand Discovery Learning
Professional Development and #EmTechMOOC (Emerging Technologies for Lifelong Learning
and Success). Cherie is the recipient of two SUNY Faculty Advisory Council on Teaching and
Technology (FACT2) Excellence in Instructional Support awards and two Open SUNY Effective
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Registration link: https://forms.gle/hJXZZdgKJ2J1apkn8
Tuesday, January 19, 5 pm MT Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Engaging Students in the Online Environment: Four Free Webinars
Please join us for a series of four 20 minute free webinars in the Microlearning Series at
Maskwacis Cultural College in Canada. These will be on "Engaging students in online
environment". They are planned to be each Wednesday, from 20 January at 11:00 am AEDT
Sydney time (Tuesday, January 19, 5 pm MST in Edmonton). This follows Tom Worthington’s
six part "Higher education after COVID-19" series in 2020.
1. What have we learned from teaching online in 2020 due to COVID-19? In early
2020, like many in higher education, Tom Worthington had to flip to teaching online. Come
along and hear Tom Worthington's experience at the Australian National University. Come along
and be ready to tell the webinar what worked, and what didn't work, for you in 2020.
2. Show-Your-Work to discourage students cheating online: How do we keep students
engaged with their major assessment tasks all the way through a course? Tom Worthington is
proposing to have students record their notes and work for assignments, both to keep them
engaged and make cheating harder. Be ready to contribute your ideas and experience of having
students show their work.
3. Hackerthons for Learning: Hackathons came from the computer industry, where teams
competed over a few days to collaborate intensively on a project. These have now expanded into
other fields. Can we use this format to keep students engaged, solving real world problems? Tom
Worthington will talk about his experience with hackerthons involving students and military
personnel. Be ready to contribute your ideas.
https://blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2021/01/hackerthons-for-learning.html
PPT:
http://www.tomw.net.au/education/engaging_online/learning_hackerthons.ppt
PDF:
http://www.tomw.net.au/education/engaging_online/learning_hackerthons.pdf
short, sharp, quick
Working together?, presenting.

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4. How do we get students to engage beyond the class? Education is supposed to be a
social and cultural experience, not just learning stuff. With students online, how do we
get them to engage outside formal coursework? Athabasca celebrated the end of year
with their Athabasca University Cozy Mountain Lodge and the Australian National
University is holding a hybrid multi-location virtual/real Grand Graduation: Class of
2020. Join Tom Worthington and be ready to give your examples of informal student
interaction.
Instructor: Tom Worthington is an independent computer professional, educational design
consultant and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Research School of Computer Science at the
Australian National University. He blogs at: https://highereducationwhisperer.com
Registration link: https://forms.gle/XWrfkRtKqEqBMV8d8
Proposed topics: https://blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2021/01/engaging-students-in-
online-environment.html
Links from chat
https://blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2021/01/show-your-work-to-discourage-
cheating.html
http://www.tomw.net.au/education/he_after_covid19/
Overcoming the 'busywork' Dilemma: Creating Meaningful Asynchronous Activities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=21&v=vQBQfVzpyBA&feature=youtu.be
Resources: https://tinyurl.com/busyworkresources The busywork dilemma is where students
perceive that assigned learning activities or assessments are not meaningfully contributing to
their learning. This can be very frustrating to instructors as they often put a lot of effort and time
into the design and implementation of these activities. This dilemma can be magnified in online
and hybrid classes when students are held accountable for learning activities in new ways. While
students’ reasons for calling intentional learning activities busywork vary and some are
embedded in misconceptions of learning there are some common pitfalls to avoid. In this
Conversation on Teaching, two faculty members shared their approach for designing
asynchronous assignments and how they engage with students meaningful. They will also
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Parish, Associate Professor in The School of Nursing Facilitator: Julaine Fowlin, Assistant
Director, CFT
Resources
A FREE PowerPoint Jeopardy template for the classroom: Keeps track of score and allows you
to easily create your own custom shows to engage students in learning.
https://sites.google.com/site/dufmedical/jeopardy
Developing learning modules from open resources:
http://www.tomw.net.au/digital_teaching/use_open_education_resources.shtml#developing_ope
n_learning
Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) https://coil.suny.edu/
February 1, 1:30 -3 pm MT
Automated formative and summative assessments (Quizzes, Comments) in Google classroom
with Naomi McKinney
The undeniable benefits of automated assessment include objectivity, consistency, speed and a
time limit or 24h availability. Furthermore, automation saves a lot of human work and time in
tasks such as calculating Quiz scores. Teachers may become tempted to incorporate new
assessment tools to the courses just because they consider them to produce relevant assessment
information without increasing their workload. By relieving the teachers’ burden of assessment
work, automated assessment offers possibilities to make students do more creative assignments,
as opposed to having only few assignments. Automatic assessment tools can also be offered for
students to support their critical thinking and structure of the essay construction process and self-
assessment.
Automated assessment is often recognized to offer faster, more consistent, absolutely objective,
and tireless marking and feedback support for both teachers and students. Developing
interoperable tool approaches would offer new and concrete co-operation possibilities for
teachers in different universities for sharing knowledge of good assignments and educational
approaches in automated assessment.
Naomi McKinney is currently an instructor with the Maskwacis Cultural College. She also runs
her practice under the name of Mckinney Psychology Services.
References
https://cormack.uwaterloo.ca/papers/l6u1l75017112972.pdf

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February 1, 1-1:15 pm
Assessing for understanding: Person, Process, Product
Assessment in the visual arts and design is complex and often over-focused on a final product
that may or may not represent understanding and learning. By assessing the design process,
personal reflection, as well as the product, assessment becomes more holistic and meaningful for
students and teachers.
Instructor
Naoko is a practicing graphic designer, faculty member, and Associate Chair in the School of
Communication Design at the Alberta University of Arts where she teaches graphic design,
information design, and typography. Curiosity about how practitioners learn to become educators
in the post-secondary art and design context lead her to study curriculum and assessment at the
University of Lethbridge, where she is currently working on her graduate thesis. Her interests
include curriculum design, practitioner-educator identity, and student engagement.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/dqc93RFaQxmjEAL67
Mach 2, 5-6 pm MT.
20 minute presentation followed by a sharing circle.
Empathy online, creating an empathetic community when teaching and learning
Description: Mireille will present the result of her research and experience in the importance of
empathy as a pedagogical tool in the context of online teaching and learning. This short
presentation will present the “what”, “why” and “how” of designing an empathetic culture when
teaching and learning online.
Instructor: Mireille Hamel, Instructional and Module designer for online course and training. She
is also an online teacher for post-secondary institutions in Alberta and British Columbia.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/U2zauigdTcJr1gaH8
This is part of the Maskwacis Cultural College Microlearning Series and is open to the public.
Contact Manisha Khetarpal by email via mkhetarpal@mccedu.ca or call toll free: 1 866 585
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March 3, 1-2 pm MT
Designing and Developing Student-Centered, Competency-Based Online Learning at La Cité
Description: Learn about the goals, pedagogy and essential characteristics of online competency-
based learning developed by the educational development team at La Cité in Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada. Staff focus on instructional design, multimedia design, and continuous improvement to
integrate professional skills into student-centred learning.
Olivier Chartrand
eLearning Development Manager @La Cité
Olivier Chartrand is a lifelong learner with a passion for education, continuing education and
technologies that support learning. He grew up in several provinces, from Ontario to New
Brunswick. At the Université de Moncton, he completed his bachelor's degree and his master's in
education. He now has more than 10 years of experience. Today, he holds the position of
eLearning Development Manager at Collège La Cité. He is responsible for strategies related to
the pedagogical development, multimedia design and continuous improvement of online training.
Previously, he held the position of Distance Education Development Officer at the Université de
Moncton's Continuing Education Department, where he contributed to corporate training
development and academic development in collaboration with several faculties and experts.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/PhPCZb7zsSimz7nu5
Part 1: March 9, 5-6 pm MT Edmonton
Part 2: March 30, 5-6 pm MT Edmonton
Alternative assessment in the online classroom
Instructors:
Dr. Gail Hiar has been an adult educator in post-secondary for over 25 years, working with
students in many different college program areas. During that time, she has worked as an English
instructor, curriculum designer, student writing support, and program administrator. She has an
extensive background working with diverse student populations, including non-traditional, at-
risk, and ethnically diverse students. Gail has been using a blended model of online and face-to-
face, as well as online synchronous and asynchronous courses for over 14 years. She is familiar
with several learning management systems and teaching platforms. Her Doctor of Education
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online engagement. In her current role as part of the Portage College Teaching and Learning
team, she actively works with faculty to support their face-to-face, blended, and online teaching
practice, and she works with students to support their post-secondary writing needs.
Gail Hiar, EdD | Faculty Learning Facilitator, Portage College
Jody Emigh is a Faculty Learning Facilitator at Portage College. She supports faculty with their
teaching practices through one-on-one coaching sessions and professional development style
workshops. Her training supports primarily focus on instructional strategies, assessment
techniques, use of educational technologies and quality course design principles. Over the
course of her 11 years in the education field, she has worked as an instructor, curriculum
designer and quality assurance specialist. Jody earned a bachelor’s degree in education, with a
major in mathematics and minor in special education from the University of Alberta.
Jody Emigh | Faculty Learning Facilitator
Registration link: https://forms.gle/c4JQYUqsPnmS35ay6 Please share this registration link!
March 16, 5-6 pm MT Edmonton
Why open pedagogy and learning activities?
By: Tom Worthington
Athabasca University recently renamed their Master of Education in
Distance Education (MEd DE) to be a Master of Education in *Open*,
*Digital* and Distance Education (MEd ODDE). Join Tom Worthington, one
of the graduates, to discuss what open education is, what are the benefits and pitfalls and how to
do it.
Pre-reading "Use of Open Education Resources", from Digital Teaching In Higher Education,
Tom Worthington, 2017:
http://www.tomw.net.au/digital_teaching/use_open_education_resources.shtml
Registration link: https://forms.gle/XWrfkRtKqEqBMV8d8
April 6, 5-5:30 pm MT Edmonton
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Gabriela (Gaby Salazar) is currently working as a Communications instructor at Northwest
Indian College. She has a Masters in Elementary Education and believes adult education needs to
be as engaging as learning for youth. This knowledge allows us to have meaningful lessons with
active learning even while being online.
She would like to acknowledge that she is a guest to the Lummi Nation (Bellingham,
Washington). Her upbringing was unique having been born and raised in Walla Walla,
Washington to a traditional Mexican family.
Gabriela (Gaby) Salazar, MAT | Communications Faculty
Northwest Indian College, Bellingham, WA
Registration link: https://forms.gle/muGw6tYNMYGyN2bP6
April 14, 11 am MT Edmonton
The Teamwork Trifecta
Teamwork is quoted very often in workplaces, but how strong are these teams? In this
presentation, the notion of Teamwork will be seen through the lens of Patrick Lencioni from the
Table Group. We start with the ideal team player, ensuring the right people are selected for the
team. We then walk through the 5 dysfunctions of a team, ensuring that the people are cohesive
together. We end with the working genius, whereby the team players can play to their natural
strengths, highlighting the necessary competencies on any high functioning team.
Tanya Hewitt is a new entrepreneur, founder of Beyond Safety Compliance whose mission is to
help organizations realize compliance is a low bar, help them become healthier to have happier
employees and more fulfilled executives - to reintroduce humanity into the workplace. She has
18 years of experience with the federal government, and is known for her dynamic and engaging
presentations.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/gCGwu2LvJHzq8Ug6A
April 22, 1-2 pm MT Edmonton
What approach should we take to course design?
Description: What approach should we take to course design? What factors should we consider
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week’s topic” and a standard text? This webinar will suggest seven specific frameworks for
course design that will be highly engaging for students.
These seven frameworks are:
1. Backward design
2. Learner-Centered Course Design
a. An inquiry-based approach
b. A case-based approach
c. A decoding the discipline approach
d. An active learning or activity-based approach
e. A gamified approach
f. A project-based approach
Each approach involves different challenges, different kinds of learning activities, different uses
of learning materials, different forms of assessment. Each will be briefly explored in this
interactive presentation.
Three Key Takeaways:
• Understand why different approaches to design are needed for different kinds of learning.
• What each design “scaffold” requires in terms of key elements – what needs to be in place for it
to work.
• What some of the challenges are for each of the design scaffolds.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/2KPQpP9WD7mALL6Y6
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Instructional Designers on top of digital learning experiences
Description: In this session, we will share how we combined our skills as an Information
Service, specialist and Digital Learning Architect to create personalized human-centred learning
experience applying design thinking. Covid-19 has reshaped how we communicate, work, teach
and study; instructional and digital learning designers are now sought for their unique set of
skills and abilities to facilitate the use of educational technologies in online, remote, hybrid and
face-to-face classes.
In this session, participants will learn about:
Our respective roles as an information service, specialist (and Instructional Designer) and a
Digital Learning Architect and how they complement each other.
The impact of Covid-19 on online learning, hybrid learning, remote work and what it means for
the instructional designing field.
How we apply design thinking to instructional design to create human-centred learning
experiences?
Instructors:
Malaïka Ogandaga has 8 years of experience as an Information service specialist working at the
bibliothèque Saint-Jean of the University of Alberta library. She holds a Master's degree in
Educational Technology from Laval University. She also works as an instructional designer
consultant for the Faculté Saint-Jean.
Lise Niyuhire has over 15 years of experience in technology integration projects in corporate,
education and non-profit sectors where she developed (and still does) digital solutions, eLearning
material, training as well as conference presentations. She received an IT Excellence Award
(UofA IT Provost) for her determination and leadership in seeking efficiency and optimal digital
solutions. She is a post-secondary teaching professor at University of Alberta teaching two
courses: Management Information Systems & Introduction to technology. And she is also a
digital solutions (including digital learning) consultant.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/QRjT5tV4WaPJKwyY9
May 25, 5-6 pm MT Edmonton
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Description: Are you interested in learning how to create content that is accessible and usable for
all audiences? The Accessible Media Production program is a graduate program designed to
support working professionals to learn how to create accessible media content, including:
accessible documents (Word, PDF, PowerPoint), closed and open captioned videos, integrated
and described video, accessible web and social media content, writing for plain and inclusive
language and terminology, and how to use assistive technology to test for WCAG compliance.
Bio: Jennifer Curry Jahnke, Coordinator/Faculty of Mohawk College's Accessible Media
Production graduate certificate program. Jennifer is a committee member for the AODA
Education Standards Development & K-12/PSE Technical Committees. As the former AODA
Project Manager and ALS Case Manager/Counsellor at Mohawk College, Jennifer brings 20+
years of experience working in the disability community. A graduate of CSUN’s Communicative
Disorder’s program (with a career in the field of speech, language, and AAC), CDA post-
graduate diploma, ALS Interpreter/Communicator diploma and Deaf-Blind Intervenor.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/DcoxzYFHyUqZE8Cq6
Friday, May 28th at 8:00am MT Edmonton (10:00am ET) 1 hour session
Teaching with Facebook Groups and Facebook Live (for practitioners, instructors, teachers)
Join ABC Life Literacy Canada as we guide you through Facebook, a popular social networking
website that lets you socialize and communicate with friends and communities from anywhere in
the world. During this workshop, you'll learn how to use Facebook, Facebook Messenger,
Facebook Groups, and Facebook Live.
Ellie is a community coordinator at ABC Life Literacy Canada. A non-profit organization in
Toronto that works with communities across Canada that support literacy by providing free
resources and programs. Ellie is passionate about lifelong learning and believes that you’re never
too old or too young to learn something new. Her goal is to encourage others to develop their
confidence in learning.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/ttPuGwHkWDoDsEeC6
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May 20, 10-11 am MT Edmonton
The Unsustainable Cost of Streaming Videos: Creating Openly Accessible Alternatives
Session Description:
This session discusses the creation of a curated collection of openly accessible media in response
to the expanding need, faculty demand, and rising costs related to commercial streaming video
services as instructional tools in online courses. Given the context of COVID-19 and the push to
move classes to online formats, the need and demand for streaming media content has only
increased, while library budgets have continued to shrink. Presenters will outline the many
challenges libraries face in providing instructors with quality commercial video content,
including limitations related to cost, format, and interlibrary loan restrictions.
Presenter(s):
Susan Ariew, Librarian, University of South Florida
LeEtta Schmidt, Assistant Librarian, University of South Florida
Matt Torrence, Associate Librarian, University of South Florida
Susan Ariew, Librarian, University of South Florida
Susan Ariew is the Education, Religious Studies and Philosophy library liaison at the USF
Tampa Library. Her research and publication interests include academic libraries' use of open
access videos, academic librarians' status, collaborative relationships between librarians and
academic faculty, diversity resources for teachers, and assessment tools for evaluating library
instruction and student learning.
LeEtta Schmidt, Assistant Librarian, University of South Florida
LeEtta Schmidt is the Copyright and Intellectual Property Librarian at the USF Tampa library,
providing guidance and education to students and faculty on their
dual roles as creators and users of copyrighted content. She earned her BA in English Literature
and her MLS from the University of South Florida
Matt Torrence, Associate Librarian, University of South Florida
Matt currently serves as the librarian for the School of Geosciences and the College of Marine
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with the rest of the library professionals and subject specialists, he provides information
expertise to students and faculty, with a special focus on the research, impact, and metrics needs
of the clients and colleagues from topics related to the sciences.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/VUPzHi1us3VCPtkeA
May 25, 5-5:45 pm MT Edmonton
OER Pedagogy in the Classroom
Description: The advantages of launching an OER program at your institution. The Pressbooks
publishing platform has made creating OER simple.
Presenter: Duncan Tam -Sales/BIz dev, Pressbooks, extensive background with SaaS products in
many different industries.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/fqPHz5BdqwFciMmM6
Wednesday, June 2nd , 10 am MT Edmonton
45 minutes followed by 15 min Q & A
Write your own textbook: Microlearning through open textbook creation
Yang Wu (Open Resources Librarian, Clemson University, South Carolina)
Becky Tugman (Lecturer, Clemson University Public Health Sciences, South Carolina)
This presentation introduces open textbook writing, a teaching practice that involves having
students collectively write an online textbook as a creative approach to class projects in
small, research focused courses. The presenters, a librarian instructor and an academic faculty
member from South Carolina, have taught using the approach in different subjects in the past two
years. They outline the technologies and educational approaches behind it, demonstrate how the
practice can be applied to online and face to face teaching, highlight its value as a tool of student
motivation, provide examples of student produced works and reflect on lessons learned.
Yang Wu (PhD, MLIS) is the Open Resources Librarian and Open Education specialist from
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PASCAL, the South Carolina academic library consortium's Affordable Learning Committee,
and the contributing blog editor for the International Journal of Open Educational Resources.
Becky Tugman (MS, CHES) is a Lecturer in the Department Public Health Sciences at Clemson
University, South Carolina. Her teaching interests include school health education, public health
athletic training, exercise science and fitness/wellness. She is currently pursuing a PhD in
Engineering and Science Education.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/UKML7waYb7eyadBy8
September 16, 11 am MT Edmonton
Photographies: A History of Photography at Bruce Peel Special Collections
Description:
The online exhibition Photographies explores the many technologies, materials, and practices—
in other words, the many “photographies”—that make up the history of photography from its
origins in the late-eighteenth century to the present. Curated from the collections of the
University of Alberta's Bruce Peel Special Collections, the exhibition is arranged around a series
of four questions, beginning with (1) “What is Photography?” and moving on to consider how
photographs (2) shape memory and identity, (3) circulate knowledge, and (4) become works of
art. In these microlearning sessions, the exhibition's curators provide an overview of each of the
exhibition's four themes and demonstrate ways to navigate and learn from this online resource.
Instructors:
Andrea Korda is Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Alberta’s Augustana
Faculty. Her most recent work examines the ways that images and objects were used in Victorian
education, and her articles on this topic have appeared in the Journal of Victorian Culture,
Victorian Network, and Paedagogica Historica. Along with Heather Caverhill, she curated the
exhibition and open educational resource Photographies, and she is looking forward to using the
resource in her history of photography courses in the years to come.
Heather Caverhill is a PhD candidate in the Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory at
the University of British Columbia. Her research is focused on nineteenth- and twentieth-century
art and photography in the North American West. Along with Andrea Korda, she curated
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Registration link: https://forms.gle/JHPa6j4K6ik3anWL7
June 16, 10 am MT Edmonton, 45 min presentation followed by 15 min Q & A
The Open Pedagogy Project Roadmap: Project Management for Sustainable Open Pedagogy
Collaborations
Bryan McGeary, Learning Design and Open Education Engagement Librarian, Pennsylvania
State University; Christina Riehman-Murphy, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Pennsylvania
State University Abington College
In this presentation we will discuss our collaborations with instructors and students on two open
pedagogy projects (a student-authored textbook and a student-glossed anthology) and how this
work informed the creation of our Open Pedagogy Project Roadmap, which we've designed to
guide instructors through the process of planning, implementing, sustaining, and sharing their
own open pedagogy projects. We will discuss issues inherent in this work, such as values,
student agency, assessment, and the role of open pedagogy in fostering diversity, equity,
inclusion, and accessibility.
Related resources:
"Harnessing the Power of Student-Created Content: Faculty and Librarians Collaborating in the
Open Educational Environment" (Book chapter) - Bryan McGeary, Ashwini Ganeshan, and
Christopher S. Guder
"Students as Editors: Curating and Glossing an Open Anthology of Trransatlantic Literature"
(Conference proceeding) - Christina Riehman-Murphy and Marissa O Nicosia
Dr. Bryan McGeary is the Learning Design and Open Education Engagement Librarian at Penn
State University. He is a SPARC Open Education Leadership Fellow, an OER Specialist for
Affordable Learning Pennsylvania, a graduate of the Open Education Network’s Certificate in
OER Librarianship, and co-editor of the peer-reviewed open access journal Pennsylvania
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Christina Riehman-Murphy is a Reference & Instruction Librarian at Penn State Abington
College. She is the campus open liaison to Penn State Libraries and Affordable Learning PA, a
SPARC Open Education Leadership Fellow, a graduate of the Open Education Network's
Certificate in OER Librarianship, and the co-Program Manager of a campus faculty OAER
adoption grant.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/hSNiTqBzs7zq9WiG6
July 28, 1-2 pm MT Edmonton
Outstanding Open Education in Oregon
Join Oregon's statewide OER program director for a tour of open education exemplars in
Oregon. Amy will share examples that range from beginner-friendly to more complex projects
and discuss the types of support and compensation available in Oregon. Bring your questions!
Presenter: Amy Hofer, Statewide Open Education Program Director, is the OER librarian for
Oregon's colleges and universities; visit the Open Oregon Educational Resources website at
openoregon.org to learn more.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/Q56LuxQ6UdrmFzw3A
Student Equity Centered Course Design – integrating practices of inclusivity and equity
throughout your course.
These sessions build upon each other in knowledge and depth.
Time: Thursdays, 10 am MT, September 2, 9, 16, 23
Session 1: Good News – a mental health approach course design, September 2, 10-11 am MT
Session 2: DEI’ing Your Course – incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in
course design, September 9, 10-11 am MT
Session 3: Utilizing Fair Use to Diversify Your Course, September 16, 10-11 am MT
Session 4: Student Equity Centered Course Design, September 23, 10-11 am MT
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Session1: Good News – a mental health approach course design, September 2, 10-11 am
MT
Our learning community is experiencing environmental, social, political, and
cultural challenges all that the same time while trying to keep moving
forward. The resulting fatigue is especially challenging to the academic
community as instructors and students alike are engaging in learning experiences
which require more mental capacity than we always have available. Awareness of
and concerns over physical and mental health issues continue to rise outside of the
classroom; their affects trickling into the learning experience. This webinar will
provide guidelines and practical tips for incorporating self-care practices into the
design of your course using methods that support increased learning and
engagement. The session will cover aspects of self-care for instructor and
student. Whether you are teaching online, face to face, hybrid, or providing
instructional support, this webinar will give you ideas, resources, and materials that
you can put into practice.
Session2: DEI’ing Your Course – incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion practices
in course design, September 9, 10-11 am MT
Using open educational resources gives faculty the freedom to not only customize
their course materials but the opportunity to make them more approachable and
relevant to their student’s. Participants will learn an approach to course design or
review focused on making the way we present and what we share with students
inclusive, diverse and representative of who we are teaching. This session will
share a rubric for evaluating materials and addressing information equity
throughout the course plan as well as practical steps to address areas that need
remediation.
Session3: Utilizing Fair Use to Diversify Your Course, September 16, 10-11 am MT
Open educational resources can bridge huge gaps in equity in our course
delivery. Yet there are gaps in bring quality, current, diverse, and inclusive
content within the field of open education. This session will walk through the
intersection of Creative Commons licenses and Fair Use Doctrine to create
dynamic course materials designed for maximum student engagement.
Session4: Student Equity Centered Course Design, September 23, 10-11 am MT
With open pedagogy, faculty have the ability to approach teaching, learning, and
assessment in a whole new way, inspiring students to become the authors of their
own learning. Utilizing open pedagogical practices, this session will broach how
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health needs, DEI, accessibility and UDX, as well as contemplative practices to
maximize not only student success but the impact of learning.
Instructor: Christina Trunnell is the Statewide OER Coordinator for TRAILS, the academic
library consortium of Montana. She facilitates education, outreach, faculty grants, and state
publishing to Montana’s public, tribal, and private institutions. Christina’s experience as an
academic library director and a writing faculty member; her background in diversity, equity, and
inclusion work and community service programs; and her expertise in course design are
foundations in her commitment to helping education become the quality, inclusive, and
accessible path students need.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/mjarAhDDwXmsUZfs6
Tuesday, November 2, 5-5:45 pm MT Edmonton/ 10 am in Canberra.
Keep Calm and Carry Online: Keeping the best bits of online learning after COVID-19
Description: Schools and universities made an emergency switch to online education last year
due to COVID-19. This was challenging for students, teachers and the education system. What
of this should be retained, particularly for more mature school, and university students, as the
pandemic is brought under control?
Come join Tom Worthington, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Computing, at the Australian
National University. Find out how he spent seven years preparing for emergency e-learning, how
it went when the pandemic stuck, and how we can continue to use the technology and techniques
to make learning for students and teachers.
Notes:
https://blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2021/10/keep-calm-and-carry-online-webinar.html
Registration link https://forms.gle/fuVzQ2d8Wb1To9C4A

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TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS
January 18, 8-9 am MT Edmonton
OBS 101
Description
Join the National Research Council's Stephen Downes, a specialist in online learning technology
and new media, for an interactive session to assist faculty and instructors on how to help students
succeed by using new tech tools and apps.
In this first session, OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) is free and open source software for video
recording and live streaming. In this session NRC e-learning expert Stephen Downes will help
you get stared recording and streaming your own live video. To fully participate in this lesson it
would be best to be using a desktop or laptop computer and to have downloaded and installed
OBS prior to the session (though if you haven't, no problem, and Downes will demonstrate this
for Windows). You should also have a camera and microphone (Downes will discuss these) and
preferably be wearing earbuds or headphones.
Instructor
https://www.downes.ca
Stephen Downes works with the Digital Technologies Research Centre at the National Research
Council of Canada specializing in new instructional media and personal learning technology. His
degrees are in Philosophy, specializing in epistemology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of
science. He has taught for the University of Alberta, Athabasca University, Grand Prairie
Regional College and Assiniboine Community College. His background includes expertise in
journalism and media, both as a prominent blogger and as founder of the Moncton Free Press
online news cooperative. He is one of the originators of the first Massive Open Online Course,
has published frequently about online and networked learning, has authored learning
management and content syndication software, and is the author of the widely read e-learning
newsletter OLDaily.
Notes
1. We might need for than one session but we can start with some basics.
2. OBS runs on both Windows and Apple. It would be good if participants had it downloaded
already.
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Join Stephen Downes, a specialist in online learning technology and new media, for an interactive
session to assist faculty and instructors on how to help students succeed by using new tech tools
and apps.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/xJZGPD7oTQFGv45z9
January 25, 8-9 am MTEdmonton
Audacity 101
This hands-on workshop will be of interest to people who are interested in podcasting, making
and using field recordings, as well as music and sound art. Join Mary McDonald, Digital Steward
for Pinnguaq to learn how to use Audacity for both recording and sound editing. Mary has
recently completed the process of mixing over 600 recorded fragments of WWI letters into a
sound composition which will be mapped and geo-located. She is very interested in exploring the
power of sound and place.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/MzLTFn1qY4o5VBRd7
January 19, 1-2 pm MT
Google Forms basics or a refresher
Description: As suggested by our instructors we are planning a series on Tech Tools and Apps
for online instruction via Show n Tell followed by a Sharing Circle. Randy Porterfield and Wilda
Listener will share/show/demonstrate the different way's in which they are using Google Forms
on January 19. The session will be recorded and posted in a Google classroom.
Instructors:
Randy Porterfield has been in the field of education for 33 years now. He has worked in public
schools, private schools, and for different First Nations in Alberta and Saskatchewan. He has
taught a variety of subjects from Grade 3 to Grade 11 and adults. His Master's degree is in the
field of Education Communication and Technology: Instructional Design. He has worked for
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Wilda Listener is from the Ermineskin Cree Nation and has worked in the Maskwacis
Community for more than twenty years while earning a BSW, MSW and is currently a PhD
candidate. For the past seven years, she has been the Chair of the Indigenous Social Work
Diploma program. She tries to instill a grassroots social work philosophy that our people have
the answers to issues and creating alternatives is the best approach to solutions. Wilda's
aspiration is to have everyone become a social worker, which our ancestors were at one time.
Watch this tutorial before the training: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNc4YEKjsbc
Knowledge Sharers/Presenters: Wilda and Randy
Attendees: Naomi, Joyce, Shauna, Fran
Host: Manisha
Knowledge Sharing circle (More tips & tricks shared): Naomi, Manisha
Total: 7 attendees
 Randy’s insert image for quizzes
 Joyce mentioned adding a video narration instruction
 Wilda’s mentioned select the type of question to upload a file
 Naomi’s advice to set-up the setting by using the gear wheel icon for the Google
classroom. Marked gradesheet is easy to import
 Manisha shared how responses can be viewed as a summary or individual or by each
question and data can be downloaded in an Excel spreadsheet.
Asynchronous learning: Google classroom set-up and this session recoding is posted in the
Google classroom. https://classroom.google.com/c/MjU3NzE5NzUzNDM2?cjc=6t3w2a2
February 1, 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time
Audacity 101
Description
Session two: Audacity, free and open source audio recording. In this session NRC e-learning
expert Stephen Downes will help you get started recording and editing your own audio. Learn
how to record your voice, add audio effects, add music and background noises, and export your
audio in different formats or share as a podcast online. To fully participate in this lesson it would
be best to be using a desktop or laptop computer and to have downloaded and installed Audacity
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Windows). You should also have a microphone so you can record your own audio (Downes will
discuss microphones during the presentation).
Registration link: https://forms.gle/39KDxuj4H2wmp58H7
Mailing Lists 101
Description
Session three: Mailing Lists, a way to send email to large groups of people at the same time. In
this session NRC e-learning expert Stephen Downes will talk about and demonstrate mailing
lists. Learn how to collect lists of subscribers, compose your email, and send them as needed.
Downes will discuss commercial mailing list services such as MailChimp and consider less
costly alternatives. To fully participate in this lesson it would be best to be using a desktop or
laptop computer. You should also have an email account in order to send and receive emails.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/vZ5AdAWUB31GjEG66
Collaborative Bookmarking 101
Description
Session four: Collaborative Bookmarking, a way to collect and share learning resources with a
group of people. In this session NRC e-learning expert Stephen Downes will with mailing lists.
Downes will outline the concept, look at some web-based services like Diigo and Flipboard,
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this lesson it would be best to be using a desktop or laptop computer. You should also have an
email or Google account in order to sign up with bookmarking services.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/3ck4eAeY4yNpaKxZA
Tech Tools Winter 2021 Series, Tuesdays at 8 am
Tuesday morning sessions -- 8 am MT/10 am EST.
Feb 9 -- Intro to Wordpress website development
Feb 16 -- Interactive and Engaging Online Facilitation -- Tools, Tips and Tricks
Feb 23 -- Collaboration through Google Docs
March 2 -- Digital Collaboration and Project Management 101
March 9 -- Intro to Graphic Design -- Theory and Tools
March 16 -- Spreadsheets -- Excel and Google Sheets
March 23 -- Google for Small Business
Program description: http://continuingeducationi.blogspot.com/2021/02/tuesday-morning-tech-
sessions.html
Registration link: https://forms.gle/8yUzZkbfWEX4SUd66
● Feb 9 -- Intro to Wordpress
○ Join Mary McDonald Program Delivery Lead for this workshop introducing
Creating your own Website with Wordpress. We will cover the steps from the
very beginning to design considerations, site safety and maintenance.
● Feb 16 -- Interactive and Engaging Online Facilitation -- Tools, Tips and Tricks
○ Beyond the Virtual Face to Face -- Learn about online facilitation tools, tips and
tricks that take you beyond the common Zoom presentation.
● Feb 23 -- Collaboration through Google Docs
○ Learn about how to use Google Docs as a collaboration tool. We will share our
best tips and tricks on how to take full advantage of your Google Docs tool
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○ Collaboration can be both easier and more difficult during these remote work and
school times. Learn about best practice Project Management and Online
Collaboration techniques and tools.
● March 9 -- Intro to Graphic Design -- Theory and Tools
○ This intro to graphic design session will teach you about the theories of design
and how to put them into practice with free design tools.
● March 16 -- Spreadsheets -- Excel and Google Sheets
○ Unlock the power (and fun!) of spreadsheets. We will show you how to make the
most of Excel and Google Sheets.
● March 23 -- Google for Small Business
○ The Google Suite tools can be powerful aids for small businesses. Come to
explore how these tools can benefit your small business venture.
Introduction to Wordpress
○ Join Mary McDonald Program Delivery Lead for this workshop introducing
Creating your own Website with Wordpress. We will cover the steps from the
very beginning to design considerations, site safety and maintenance.
Resources:
https://www.wpbeginner.com
https://codex.wordpress.org
Interactive and Engaging Online Facilitation -- Tools, Tips and Tricks
○ Beyond the Virtual Face to Face -- Learn about online facilitation tools, tips and
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Collaboration through Google Docs
○ Learn about how to use Google Docs as a collaboration tool. We will share our
best tips and tricks on how to take full advantage of your Google Docs tool
Digital Collaboration and Project Management 101
○ Collaboration can be both easier and more difficult during these remote work and
school times. Learn about best practice Project Management and Online
Collaboration techniques and tools.
Introduction to Graphic Design -- Theory and Tools
○ This intro to graphic design session will teach you about the theories of design
and how to put them into practice with free design tools.
Spreadsheets -- Excel and Google Sheets
○ Unlock the power (and fun!) of spreadsheets. We will show you how to make the
most of Excel and Google Sheets.
Google for Small Business
○ The Google Suite tools can be powerful aids for small businesses. Come to
explore how these tools can benefit your small business venture.
March 3, 11 am MT
Padlet 101
Instructor
Naoko is a practicing graphic designer, faculty member, and Associate Chair in the School of
Communication Design at the Alberta University of Arts where she teaches graphic design,
information design, and typography. Curiosity about how practitioners learn to become educators
in the post-secondary art and design context lead her to study curriculum and assessment at the
University of Lethbridge, where she is currently working on her graduate thesis. Her interests
include curriculum design, practitioner-educator identity, and student engagement.
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February 10, 10 am MT
Making Videos for Education and Instruction
Description: This presentation will provide an introduction to the process of making videos.
Examining the three stages of video creation (pre-production, production/recording, and post-
production) the aim will be to provide an understanding of what is required to make videos with
a focus on educational/instructional contexts. Specific emphasis is placed on how design
decisions about various facets (e.g. audience, technology, purpose) affect other elements and
possible enable or constrain future choices. Join Julia and Michael as they share insights from
their collaboration on multiple video-based instruction projects over the past several years.
Presenters:
Julia Guy (she/her) grew up on Treaty 7 Territory but now calls Treaty 6 Territory, Métis
Region 4, home. Julia is in her third year of a combined Masters in Digital Humanities and
Library and Information Studies. She is a Research Assistant and curriculum team member for
the DigitalNWT project. In the past she has also worked on the U of A’s Opening Up Copyright
project. Julia has a BFA in Acting from U of A. Her current thesis work is around the ethical
development of social AI.
Michael McNally: (he/him) grew up on unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe and now resides in
Treaty 6 Territory/Métis Region 4. Michael is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of
Education at University of Alberta and involved in the DigitalNWT project and Opening Up
Copyright instructional module series.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/yaaGuSDysZPKrvnG8
The two major video projects we are both involved in are Opening Up Copyright
(https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/) and DigitalNWT (www.digitalnwt.ca), and if people
are really keen, they can read about some of our insights on making videos in "Know Your
Audience(s): Collaborating for Copyright Education" https://www.ijoer.org/know-your-
audiences-collaborating-for-copyright/
Resource Virtual Graduation Party
ANU Virtual Graduation Party Pack: https://imagedepot.anu.edu.au/alumni/2020-dec-
grad/2020-DEC-Graduation-Party-Pack.pdf

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One activity that I saw modeled was from Maria Anderson. She has her students use a small
physical whiteboard to share back their answers to math problems. https://coursetune.com/two-
tips-for-improving-remote-teaching
We add surveys to our online meetings and have drawing
UWA LipDub music video.
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outube.3...19431.29416.0.29657.6.6.0.0.0.0.368.1398.0j1j3j1.5.0...0.0...1ac.1.11.youtube.S_3Ym
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Kahoot is free for educators during this pandemic
March 10, 2:30-3:30 pm MT
Intro to Python with Turtles
Session description: This introductory session will cover some core computing science concepts
using the text based Python programming language. Students will create their first Python
program and will learn about strings, variables, loops, and functions.
*Students need access to wifi, a laptop, chromebook or desktop, and either a Gmail (Google) or
Outlook (Microsoft) email address to participate.
Instructor: Michael Lamoureux
Dr. Lamoureux is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Calgary. Dr. Lamoureux is
keenly interested in the use of technology for teaching and research, and has developed courses
in industrial mathematics and complex analysis using Jupyter notebooks.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/ZnxrSiLh6AF8WhFs8
Tuesday, June 22, 2:30-3:30pm MDT.
Introduction to Python Course
Link to online course: https://pinnguaq.com/product/introduction-to-python-2

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This course is an introduction to the programming language Python. Students will learn
fundamental coding concepts written in Pythons syntax. Python is a very versatile language used
in many different programming projects and fields, such as computer science, data science and
topics as far reaching as machine learning. Taking this course will provide you with a solid base
from which to begin your journey to either a programming career or even just as a hobby. Some
of the projects in this course include a random number generating guessing game and the card
game war!
There are a total of 9 lessons in the course, so we could potentially run the course all summer
until Tuesday, Aug 24.
Wednesday, March 31 at 2:30-3:30pm MT Edmonton
Data Visualization with Callysto
In this one hour tutorial, your hosts Michael Lamoureux and Laura Gutierrez Funderburk will
demonstrate how to create informative and enticing data visualizations using online tools with
Python in Jupyter notebooks (for free) through the federally-funded Callysto project. Data
visualization is a key step in data analytics and expressing statistical information in easy-to-
understand pictures and graphics.
Instructors:
Michael Lamoureux
Dr. Lamoureux is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Calgary. Dr. Lamoureux is
keenly interested in the use of technology for teaching and research, and has developed courses
in industrial mathematics and complex analysis using Jupyter notebooks.
Laura Gutierrez Funderburk
Registration link: https://forms.gle/k27dj2gmSuCPsLdy5
Sheets, Microsoft Excel and Google Forms: Working with data in numbers and graphs
April 16, 8-9 am MT, Part 1

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May 7, 8-9 am MT, Part 4
Digging deeper into Excel and Sheets with Steve. More functions and formulas
Registration link: https://forms.gle/VrwD7o9LjKpZLkeM9
May 3, 11-11:30 am MT Edmonton
DROID / PRONOM in 20 minutes.
20 minute presentation followed by Q& A
Instructor: Ern Bieman has served as a Heritage Information Analyst for the Canadian Heritage
Information Network (CHIN) since 2007. He has published multiple documents related to
information technology in museum environments, and is currently responsible for all matters at
CHIN related to digitization and digital preservation. Prior to this, Mr. Bieman has worked in the
private and education sectors as a Systems Engineer and Technical Specialist, and has worked in
the not-for-profit and government sectors managing funding programs for IT-based R&D
projects. Mr. Bieman holds a BSc in computer science, and master’s degrees in business and
philosophy.
Ern Bieman (he | il), Heritage Information Analyst, The Canadian Heritage Information Network
(CHIN), Department of Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada
Registration link: https://forms.gle/rQSWHGRd74U27wSy5
How to create Wordpress Websites: 2 part series
March 26, 2021, 8-9 am MT, Wordpress 101, part 1 with Avi
March 29, 2021, 8-9 am MT, Wordpress 102, part 2 with Avi
How to create Wordpress Websites 101
Join Avi, Digital Steward for Pinnguaq for this hands-on workshop to learn how to create a free
Wordpress website, built on and hosted by Wordpress.com. We will cover the steps to creating a
domain name, choosing a theme and setting up your own website. No experience necessary.

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How to create Wordpress Websites 102
Join Avi, Digital Steward for Pinnguaq for this workshop to learn how to create your own hosted
website. We will cover the steps from finding affordable solutions for creating a domain name
and hosting your website to building a website using Wordpress themes. Learn about the free
plugins you need to keep your website safe as well as how to maintain and grow your site.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/9VSB2Xd2dKLHriXy5
WEBDESIGN Intermediate level series
Starting May 4, Tuesdays, 8-9 am MT Edmonton
Week 1: Understanding of web design principles, user experience design, and principles of web
usability
Weeks 2 - 4: Introduction to Web Coding
Week 5 - 7: Advanced Scripting Languages
Week 8: Optimization and Analytics
Registration link: https://forms.gle/vYWpZ3DjWiwHyaRAA
Instructor: Avinash Persaud, Digital Skills Educator, Pinnguaq
This is part of the Maskwacis Cultural College Microlearning Series and is open to the public.
Contact Manisha Khetarpal by email mkhetarpal@mccedu.ca or call toll free: 1 866 585 3925
· Week 1 - Understanding of web design principles, user experience design, and principles
of web usability
§ Web design principles/Design Principles
· Purpose
· Simplicity
· Navigation

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· Visual Hierarchy
· Content
· Grid layout
· Load Time
· Mobile Friendly
§ Principles of web usability
· Availability and Accessibility
· Clarity
· Learnability
· Credibility
· Relevancy
· Weeks 2 - 4 - Introduction to Web Coding
o Examples of web design and web technologies tools, apps, widgets
§ Examples of Great Websites
§ CMS - Templates - Page Builders
§ Design tools and apps - Dreamweaver, Sublime Text
o Learn about HTML/XML and CSS
§ HTML/XML
§ CSS
§ How HTML and CSS work together
· Week 5 - 7 - Advanced Scripting Languages
o Basic knowledge in other scripting and programming languages (i.e. PHP, Javascript)
§ Javascript
§ Apache - PHP
· Week 8 - Optimization and Analytics
o SEO and Analytics
Learn and be ready to apply for the job description running in our local community. Take the
training, paste the following in your resume, apply for the job and get the job!

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· Understanding of web design principles, user experience design, and principles of web
usability
· Learn about HTML/XML and CSS
· Demonstration of web design and web technologies tools, apps, widgets
· Basic knowledge in other scripting and programming languages (i.e. PHP, Javascript)
· Apply principles of search engine optimization (SEO)
· Describe web analytics tools such as Google Analytics
You can share this Registration link: https://forms.gle/vYWpZ3DjWiwHyaRAA
May 3, 2:30-3:30 pm MT Edmonton
(Note: that nisotak is lower case).
The nisotak Mobile App
Description The nisotak mobile app is being developed to provide language instruction and
exercises for learning language syntax (word and sentence formation) for Cree and other
Indigenous languages. The project offers a front-end, teacher interface for adding content and a
learning interface for learning and practicing syntax.
Presenters:
Michelle Whistone, Educator and PhD candidate in Educational Administration, University of
Saskatchewan.
Michelle Whitstone is a PhD candidate, working with the Department of Educational
Administration, University of Saskatchewan. Michelle does research in Pedagogic Theory,
Language Education and Educational Leadership. Their current project is 'devising a bird's eye
view of effective language revitalization efforts to be grasped by administrators.' Michelle is also
a mentor for our ELA program at Chief Taylor School in Onion Lake SK Canada. I work with
eighteen middle school teachers grades 4-7. Michelle was also a Rosetta Stone voicer for Navajo
Language software program, March 2010.
Kevin Lewis, Assistant Professor, Curriculum Studies; Developer of the Certificate in
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Dr. Kevin wâsakâyâsiw Lewis is a nêhiyaw (Plains Cree) instructor, researcher, and writer. Dr.
Lewis has worked with higher learning institutions within the Prairie Provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta in the areas of Cree language development and instructional
methodologies. His research interests include language and policy development, second language
teaching methodologies, teacher education programming, and environmental education. For the
past 15 years, Dr. Lewis has been working with community schools in promoting land and
language-based education and is founder of kâniyâsihk Culture Camps
(www.kaniyasihkculturecamps.com/), a non-profit organization focused on holistic community
well-being and co-developer of Land-Based Cree Immersion School kâ-nêyâsihkmîkiwâhpa. Dr.
Lewis is from Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 6 Territory.
Marguerite Koole, Assistant Professor, Educational Technology and Design.
Dr. Koole has a PhD in E-Research and Technology-Enhanced Learning from Lancaster
University, UK and a Master of Education in Distance Education from Athabasca University,
Canada. Dr. Koole has studied French, Spanish, German, Blackfoot, Cree, Latin, Mandarin,
ancient Mayan hieroglyphics, and linguistics. Dr. Koole has worked in online and distance
education for over 15 years. Through the years, she has been involved in teaching, instructional
design, multimedia programming, content management, e-portfolios, and social software. She
has designed interactive, online learning activities for various learning purposes and platforms—
including print, web, and mobile devices. Dr. Koole is currently working in the area of
Indigenous language revitalization and maintenance through learning technology.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/XpLn2frjU5NhHrQF7
June 3, 1-2:30 pm MT Edmonton
How to create podcasts
Podcast have become insanely popular over the last few years. They are a great tool to
communicate your message to your community. With the click of a button, everyone can relax in
the comforts of their own space and tune in. Join Behind the Stack hosts for an informative
session about how to start your own personal or for your organization or library podcast. We will
cover everything from scripts to software and answer any question you may have about starting
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Instructors:
Simone Cox
I began my career at SGPL back in 2007, I moved to Canada in 2005 from the UK and the
library was the first place I went to when I arrived in Spruce Grove! They were moving location
and asking for volunteers to put RFID tags on all the books. I’d never worked in a library before
but it was always a dream since childhood so I jumped at the chance, I guess I did a good job
with all that tagging as I was offered a part time position as a clerk, which eventually led to full
time, I worked in the childrens area for many years doing storytimes and making videos, then on
to some IT, marketing and social media, and working again with technology when we opened the
Innovation Lab which included a VR machine, 3D printer and driving simulator!
At almost 15 years at SGPL, Covid came to town and…stuck around. We had to get creative
with virtual programs and activities that would let patrons know the library was closed but only
physically. We came up with a way to talk about the library, highlight our amazing staff, talk
about books and movies we loved and so much more by jumping right in and making a podcast,
which leads us now to “Behind the Stacks”
Courtney Entner
I started working in libraries in 2018 as a practicum student for my Library Technician Diploma.
I had previously attempted to become a teacher, but after 3 years of substitute teaching, I needed
something more. After my practicum, I volunteered for the Summer Reading Program at the
Spruce Grove Public Library. Soon after I was hired at SGPL as a Clerk. A couple months after I
was promoted to a Library Tech, then promoted to the Community Services Coordinator. I now
run and manage Senior, Adult, Special Events, All Ages and Indigenous Programs. I also dabble
in our social media, marketing, and you can also find me at the Reference desk.
As we adapted to meet the needs of our community during COVID-19, many of our programs
went virtual. I had a mini fear of being on camera, so we decided to reach our community with
our melodious voices instead. And thus “Behind the Stacks” was born.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/fdJzbKEaYD2Tw9un7
Presentation Skills 101

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Presentation Skills 101
Speak poorly and word will spread! Speak well and word will
spread!
With Patricia Morgan
In this session, you will have the opportunity to:
1. Identify Ineffective & Effective Presentations
2. Identify Your Audience
3. Establish Your Credibility
4. Name Your Objectives
5. Collect Your Content
6. Structure Your Content
7. Leave with dozens of ideas to improve your content and
delivery.
11 am, Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Registration link https://forms.gle/cht16HJg6VhjkDJc8
Patricia Morgan is often referred to as the Spunky Seniorpreneur. Her primary audiences work
with her to strengthen their workplace and personal resilience. She is the author of hundreds of
articles and eight books, one of which was made into a CBC documentary.
At 27 years of age Patricia began leading workshops, and she has not stopped. Patricia is a past
Toastmaster and United Way of Calgary impact speaker and speaker trainer. She is a TEDxYYC
speaker coach and the Past President of the Calgary Chapter of the Canadian Association of
Professional Speakers (CAPS). After developing a speaker school, she
has mentored over 200 emerging professional speakers . . . and is a
recipient of The Spirit of CAPS for her contribution to the Canadian
speaking industry. Check her out and see her in action at
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INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN GALLERIES, LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND MUSEUMS
January 22, 10-11 am MT
Indigenous Information Literacy project
Description:
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Truth and
Reconciliation Calls to Action both demand improved recognition regarding Indigenous Peoples
information rights. In response to these documents and to support local Kwantlen Polytechnic
University commitments to decolonize and Indigenize, a series of instructional videos were
created to encourage faculty to include Indigenous Information Literacy training in their virtual
courses.
This presentation will outline how the Indigenous Information Literacy project came into being,
the process involved in creating the videos, an overview of the content, as well as a discussion on
sharing and implementation. Following the presentation there will be opportunity for Q&A.
(40 min presentation, 20 min q&a)
Presenter:
Rachel Chong works as the Indigenous Engagement and Subject Liaison Librarian at Kwantlen
Polytechnic University, on the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen,
Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlem Peoples. She
graduated from the University of British Columbia's Master of Library and Information Studies
with a First Nations Curriculum Concentration in 2013. Rachel is Métis through her maternal
grandfather’s lineage.

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