Discussions started by Sylvia Currie

Welcome to Creating Engaging Online Learning Activities! We've had a big hiatus from SCoPE seminars, and it's so exciting to be opening up the conversations again!

About this seminar

There are endless ideas for engaging learners online. However, turning those ideas into activities that can be implemented smoothly is a challenge. There are many details to consider, and potentially overlook!

The idea for this SCoPE seminar developed through reflections on a series of online workshops for educators across the British Columbia post-secondary system. In these workshops we experience the benefits of developing and testing online learning activities in a supportive but critical community of peers. It's time to open up those opportunities to everyone! 

During this 2-week seminar we will explore, discuss, and create engaging online learning activities together. 

Week 1:  Exploring Options, Selecting Approaches
Week 2:  Building and Testing OLAs
There are two webinars scheduled as part of this 2-week seminar discussion. They will take place in the SCoPE Blackboard Collaborate Room: http://urls.bccampus.ca/scopeevents. As always, the synchronous sessions will be recorded for those who are unable to attend. 
 
  • Wednesday, August 5, 2015 11:00 am - 12:00 noon PDT (see your time zone)
    Exploring Ways to Create Engaging OLAs
  • Friday, August 14, 2015  11:00 am - 12:00 noon PDT (see your time zone)
    Sharing Our Creations

About our facilitator

Sylvia Riessner is an educational consultant, Instructional Skills Workshop (and Facilitating Learning Online) facilitator. She is a long-time SCoPE member, and has spent most of her career teaching and supporting educators in British Columbia and Yukon, and online. Sylvia has a passion for finding ways to use technology and connectivity to provide options and enriched learning for people in small, geographically dispersed communities as well as in major metropolitan centres. She writes about education, openness, social media and new approaches to learning and teaching at educomm.ca

Participating in SCoPE Seminars

SCoPE seminars are free and open to the public, and registration is not required. You are welcome to come and go according to your schedule and interests. To contribute you will need to create an account on the SCoPE site -- a quick process. Are you new to SCoPE or wondering how to manage your participation? Check this resource.

If you have any questions about participating in SCoPE don't hesitate to ask here in the forum, or get in touch with me directly:

Sylvia Currie
scurrie@bccampus.ca 

Welcome to/welcome back to SCoPE seminars! We are heading into a 5-day seminar: Bringing the OERu strategic pieces together 

About this seminar

During this seminar we will review feedback to date, propose refinements and discuss strategic targets for the OERu strategic plan. For reference, here are past SCoPE discussions related to OERu:

About our facilitator

Wayne Mackintosh is founding Director of OER Foundation and the International Centre for Open Education based at Otago Polytechnic in New Zealand. 

Participating in SCoPE Seminars

SCoPE seminars are free and open to the public, and registration is not required. You are welcome to come and go according to your schedule and interests. To contribute you will need to create an account -- a quick process. Are you new to SCoPE or wondering how to manage your participation? Check this resource.

If you have any questions about participating in SCoPE don't hesitate to ask here in the forum, or get in touch with me directly:

Sylvia Currie
scurrie@bccampus.ca 

Hello Community Enthusiasts! It's been a couple years since our annual Vancouver meet up. Hope you're all still dancing!

This year we're excited to be partnering with Bev and Etienne Wenger-Trayner to bring BEtreat to Canada. Two 4-day workshops are scheduled in October at the Grapeseed Guesthouse in Penticton. Together, in a retreat setting and online, we will explore opportunities and challenges facing people whose work involves the support and cultivation of networks, communities of practice, or social learning systems. We'll also eat delicious food and sip some Okanagan wine. :-)

I'm attaching a flyer (PDF, 2MB) with all the details and also copying information below. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions (scurrie@bccampus.ca).

What?

BEtreat workshops are designed for leaders in social learning, communities of practice and networks. You bring your projects and challenges to the 4-day workshop that most closely matches your experience and context.

State of the art October 7 – 10, 2014

This workshop is for people who want a systematic overview and firm grasp of current principles and practice applied to their context. We will explore best practices and work together to review and apply established models, approaches and techniques to your challenges – from starting up, to cultivating, and to monitoring the value.

Cutting edge October 14 – 17, 2014

This workshop is for people who are familiar with existing models and practice and want to develop more pioneering aspects of the field. We will explore emerging issues in social learning – as it applies to your case – as well as models and approaches we are still developing.

Who?

YOU, along with 10 – 15 other educational practitioners and administrators.

Facilitators

Beverly Wenger-Trayner is a learning theorist and consultant specializing in communities of practice and social learning systems. Her expertise encompasses both the design of learning architectures and the facilitation of processes, activities, and use of new technologies.

Etienne Wenger-Trayner is a globally recognized thought leader in the field of social learning and communities of practice. He has authored and co-authored seminal articles and books on the topic, including Situated Learning, where the term “community of practice” was coined.

Together, they are furthering the theory and practice of social learning leadership.

Where?

You may choose to participate online or on location. The workshop takes place at Grapeseed Guesthouse in Penticton, British Columbia. There are many options for accommodations nearby. 

Registration

Before July 31:

  • Face-to-face participation $1,200.00 
  • Online participation $900.00 

Face-to-face prices include lunch and refreshments for all four days. Register or indicate your interest: http://wenger-trayner.com/betreat/

Was that really the title of our poster session? :-D

Here's the page where we gathered up links related to the Instructional Skills Workshop Online and the Facilitator Development Workshop Online. 

Thanks for dropping by our poster. Great conversations!

Sylvia Currie, B.J. Eib, and Tracy Roberts