Learning Opportunities

This page contains a listing of professional learning opportunities beyond North Island College including conferences, workshops, webinars and other learning experiences for faculty. All of these are highly recommended.

VCC Teaching, Learning, and Research Symposium | Feb 29 – Mar 1, 2024

• Theme: None but sessions that focus on: Authentic/alternative assessments, Critical pedagogy, Equity, diversity, and inclusion, Generative AI, Indigenization/decolonization, Internationalization,, Professional well-being, Quality teaching and learning, Scholarship of teaching and learning, Strategies and approaches for student success, Student experience, mental health, and wellness
• Location: Online 9:00 – 3:30 pm both days
• Cost: Free
• Learn More: https://ctlr.vcc.ca/teaching-and-learning/teaching-learning-and-research-symposium/

 

University of Calgary Conference on postsecondary learning and teaching | april 24-26, 2024

• Theme: Courageous Practices:Equity, Diversity and Belonging in Postsecondary Education
• Location: Day 1: In person, Calgary, Alberta –  Days 2 and 3: Online, interactive sessions
• Cost: TBD
• Learn More: https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/conference

 

Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education | June 11-14, 2024

• Theme: TBD
• Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
• Cost: TBD
• Learn More: https://www.stlhe.ca/conferences/2024-stlhe-conference/

 

D2L FUSION – brightspace | JuLY 8 – 10, 2024

• Theme: Create Your Learning Moment at Fusion
• Location: Toronto, Ontario
• Cost: TBD
• Learn More: https://www.d2l.com/fusion/

 

Regional LIlly (Teaching and Learning) Conferences | 2024

• Learn More: https://www.lillyconferences.com/

 

Faculty Development Summer Institute | TBD 2024

• Theme: Active Learning in Higher Education
• Location: University of Prince Edward Island, PEI
• Learn More – 2023 Info: https://www.upei.ca/events/2023/06/faculty-development-summer-institute

 

National Great Teachers Movement

• Theme: Various Topics
• Location: Various all over US and Canada
• Learn More: https://ngtm.net/

 

LISTINGS OF ALL WORLDWIDE OFFERINGS

• Searchable Directory of 1900 + professional development events: Contact North Page

 

BCcampus Offerings | ongoing

• Theme: Various Topics
• Learn More: https://bccampus.ca/events/
• Calendar of all Events: https://tlpd.bccampus.ca/
• Cost: Many are free, some low cost

 

Discipline/Subject Area Conferences and Learning Opportunities

Math and Sciences

• College Chemistry Canada – Website
• College of Applied Biologists – Website
• Association for Biology Lab Education (ABLE) – Website
• National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) – Website
• Association of College and University Biology Educators (ACUBE) – Website
• Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) – Website