Aug 6-28: TCDC workshops
TCCDC is offering a number of workshops in August to help set you up for the new term in September. Check out the list below and register early – space is limited. Topics range from course design and rubric development…
TCCDC is offering a number of workshops in August to help set you up for the new term in September. Check out the list below and register early – space is limited. Topics range from course design and rubric development…
We’re ready to talk about the final stage of the Quality Assurance Process Audit (QAPA): the Post-Site Visit. The first three stages were covered in our previous Post articles: First things first, The second stage, and What happens during the…
The Prud’Homme Library, a rare collection of fakes discovered upon Msgr. Joseph Henri Prud’homme’s death is making its way across Canada and Vancouver is up next! The exhibit, curated by Langara Instructor Dr. Heather Jessup and Dr. Claire Battershill from…
We’re moving along quickly in the QAPA process! Review the Preparation Stage, what goes into the Institution Report or start with our Have you heard of QAPA? article before delving in to today’s topic: the Site Visit. After receiving our…
We’ve covered the basics in our What is QAPA? article and touched on the Preparation stage – now let’s take a closer look at the Institution Report, the second stage of the QAPA process. Once our program review schedule is…
Have you ever tried meditation? Join Eliza Sonsini for a free meditation class and discover a new, simple way to calm and relax your mind through a recharging and stress-free technique. Date: Friday, June 21 Time: 10:00 am - 11:30…
Read our first article: Have you heard of QAPA? Our Fall 2020 QAPA site visit can be broken into four stages: Preparation, Institution Report, Site Visit, and Post-Site Visit. In today’s article, we will look at the first stage: Preparation.…
What's QAPA? QAPA stands for Quality Assurance Process Audit. QAPA is a fairly new external review process that helps to ensure post-secondary institutions regularly assess program and institutional quality. QAPA first launched as a pilot project under the Degree Quality…
Discover why, as experts in the subject matters we teach, we all have blind spots. Becoming aware of our blind spots can reduce the perplexities we face as educators. If you have ever: given students a simple assignment and then been surprised that most…
This Thursday, May 23, TCDC will host a webinar on how to make academic lectures and presentations more compelling while still maintaining educational integrity and substance. Concise, engaging, and memorable, TED Talks are increasingly the yardstick by which speakers—including university faculty—are measured.…