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Reminder: VIULearn, VIUBlogs and VIUTube Cleanup July 2025
As we wrap up the spring semester we want to remind you about the cleanup processes for VIULearn, VIUTube and VIUBlogs. In order to minimize the amount of student data kept in any of our systems, and to ensure that these platforms continue to be places for current and active course materials, we have implemented…
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Template for Video Posts
This fabulous roundtable was held on a day in May as part of CIEL’s deconstructed conference format for 2025. In this session our panelists discuss a very important topic in today’s education landscape. We hope you enjoy their discussion. Panelists Presenter Name Presenter department Presenter Name Presenter department Presenter Name Presenter department Presenter Name Presenter…
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Teaching in Teams: Virtual Office Hours
Teams meetings are designed to facilitate ongoing conversation both synchronously and asynchronously. This offers many opportunities for engaging students, but it also means that the way you run virtual office hours may need to change in order to protect the privacy of your students. In this blog post we will look at a couple of…
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Accessibility in Teams: Best Practices for Running an Accessible Teams Session
In part one of this series we looked at some of the accessibility tools in Teams and how you can create content to improve accessibility for students. Making sure everyone has an equal opportunity to access, the content of your class session is a great place to start, but there are other things you can…
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Accessibility in Teams: Creating and Sharing Accessible Content
Synchronous online sessions offer unique challenges and opportunities for accessibility. With some planning and preparation, you can help students with a diverse set of needs to thrive in your Teams class setting. By incorporating best practices to help students who have a variety of accessibility needs, we can also create an environment that is more…
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Teaching in Teams: Key Features for Instruction and Collaboration
In the first post in this series we looked at what you needed to know to schedule and run a meeting in Teams. In this post we will look at some of the key meeting features that are often used when teaching online: breakout rooms, screen sharing, and chat. The IT department is currently working…
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Teaching in Teams: Meeting Basics
This post is the first in a series designed to help transition successful teaching practices that you were doing in Zoom into the Teams meetings software. In this post we will look at the basic things everyone needs to know when using Teams including how to set up a meeting and invite students, what controls…
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OLI! An Online Learning Institute
What is OLI? OLI is a 14 week institute that will guide you in designing a digital learning environment that is human centered, accessible, inclusive and mindful of your wellbeing and that of your students. Based on a proven history of successful online teaching and learning and the BC Post Secondary Digital Learning Strategy, we will help…
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