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Welcome to Mi’kma’ki and ҹɫÊÓƵ

Presenters

• Elder Ann LaBillois, ҹɫÊÓƵ's Elder in Residence
• Kim Brooks, PhD, President and Vice-Chancellor
• Wanda M. Costen, PhD,ÌýProvost and Vice-President Academic
• Rick Ezekiel, PhD,ÌýVice-Provost, Student Affairs

Hot Lunch

Enhance Your Teaching to Impact Student Learning

Presenters

Members from the Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT)

If there is one thing you want to try or to change in your teaching, what would it be?Ìý Maybe there is an approach you want to incorporate to enhance student engagement, a new assessment you would like to design, or an idea for a learning activity that you want to create. ÌýSometimes just changing one thing can have a significant impact on students’ learning.Ìý

Join CLT staff for an interactive session to consider what your one change will be this year!Ìý We will begin with stories and practical insights from faculty who have made one change in their teaching. Participants will then discuss ideas they may have for their own upcoming courses in a collaborative environment, hear from others, and learn about the supports offered by the Centre for Learning and Teaching to assist in your teaching development now and throughout your career at ҹɫÊÓƵ.

The session will conclude with short discussions about three specific teaching and learning topics:

• Generative Artificial Intelligence
• Student Learning Experience Questionnaires (SLEQ)
• Brightspace Course Design

Libraries and Copyright

Presenters

• Jaclyn Chambers Page,ÌýCopyright Librarian
• Scott MacPherson,ÌýCopyright Services Specialist

Campus Walking Tour

ҹɫÊÓƵ values accessibility and inclusion. If you require an accommodation during your tour, please let us know when you register.

Be You, Be Well, Belong: Fostering Thriving Teaching Communities

Facilitators

Raghav Sampangi, University Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Computer Science
Jen Frail-Gauthier, Senior Instructor,ÌýDepartment of Biology

In this interactive session, we’ll explore how a strong teaching community supports both educator well-being and student belonging. You’ll leave with practical strategies, meaningful peer connections, and ideas for embedding belonging into your teaching and supervision.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session, participants will:

1. Define Belonging for Yourself: Reflect on and articulate your personal understanding of belonging—and why it matters in teaching and learning.
2. Articulate Your Role in Belonging: Identify at least two concrete ways to nurture belonging—for your students and for yourself—in your teaching practice.
3. Generate Actionable Strategies: Co-create some ready-to-use approaches (ice-breakers, inclusive syllabus language, check-ins, etc.) that foster welcome and support in the classroom.
4. Build Peer Connections: Engage in small-group conversations to uncover shared experiences, foster social support, and strengthen your network of fellow educators.
5. Commit to Next Steps: Pinpoint one specific changes you’ll introduce in your upcoming teaching or orientation session to strengthen community and well-being.

Why This Matters

Belonging is the foundation of a thriving academic environment. When educators feel supported and connected, they bring their best selves to teaching and that energy ripples out to every student. In this session, we’ll challenge assumptions, share what’s worked, and hold each other accountable to build communities where everyone can flourish.

Research Services

Presenters

Marlies Rise, Ph.D.,ÌýAssistant Vice-President, Research Services
Shelley Brown, Ph.D.,ÌýDirector, Strategic Initiatives and ProgramsÌý

For this Question-and-Answer session, we’ve gathered a breadth of expertise from across the Vice-President Research and Innovation’s (VPRI) team. The VPRI team works collaboratively with the University’s Deans/ADRs, technical and administrative staff, our research institutes and centres, and our innovation and entrepreneurship focus—so all researchers at ҹɫÊÓƵ can achieve excellence in their chosen area of research and innovation.

Health and Mental Health

Presenter

Jen Davis, People and Culture, Wellness Support Lead

While faculty roles are often characterized as autonomous and flexible, once competing demands start coming in, it might not feel that way. The ability to nurture your well-being AND excel in your career is tricky business. This session will explore how new faculty can participate in, and find support for, their own health and wellness.

Box Lunch & Networking Activities (GAMES!)

1:00–3:30 p.m.

Teaching Policies at ҹɫÊÓƵ: Fostering Effective Student-Professor Relationships

Facilitator

Suzanne Le-May Sheffield,ÌýDirector, Centre for Learning and Teaching

As a new-to-ҹɫÊÓƵ academic, you will find that becoming knowledgeable about the various policies (and recent updates) at ҹɫÊÓƵ will be immediately relevant and helpful in your work. In this interactive session, we will explore these policies by applying them to various scenarios, and engaging in rich group discussions.Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý

3:40–5 p.m.

Social Gathering

9–10 a.m.

Brightspace Refresher

Do you need help finding your course space?Ìý Maybe you need to add a TA.Ìý Come to our Brightspace Refresher hour to get set up for your Fall courses.Ìý

10– 11 a.m.Ìý

Top Hat

Presenter

Sunjana Kapoor

TopHat will allow you t transform lectures with interactive polls, quizzes and activities. Keeping students focused with discussions, active participation and address learning challenges in real time.

11 a.m.–12 p.m.

Respondus

Presenter

Dan Shannon

Ìý(opens in Microsoft Teams)

Instructor Training on Respondus Monitor & LockDown Browser

This session will be useful for both new and experienced users of Respondus proctoring solution. We'll cover:Ìý

• How to use LockDown Browser to prevent digital cheating with Brightspace Quizzes
• HowÌýto use Respondus Monitor in non-proctored environments, to protect exam integrityÌýand confirm student identity
• Recent features and enhancements!
• Advanced settings including combining proctored & non-proctored settings and using external tools in quizzes without compromising exam integrity
• The student perspective using each application
• Efficient review of the assessment data collected, including the Review Priority system, timeline, and milestone features
• Best practices and tips for success with both applications
• Q&A

This session will be recorded.

12–1 p.m.

Lunch Break

1–2 p.m.

Panopto

Presenter

Emma Tobias

Do you want to start recording your lectures?Ìý Are you in a Panopto enabled classroom?Ìý If so, start recording lectures and add them to your course space.Ìý Going to miss a class due to a conference, record it prior to and leave it for the students to watch while you’re away.

2–3 p.m.

Crowdmark

Presenter

Martin Pham

Grading solution for online and paper based assessments.Ìý Takes the place of scantron bubble sheets.

3–3:30 p.m.

New Features & Questions