Schedule – College of New Caledonia

Day 1 - April 30, 2025

• Welcome and Opening Remarks 9:00-9:45 a.m.

  Location: The Gathering Place

  Elder Darlene McIntosh

  Coffee/tea service will be provided

• Facilitating Learning Online & In Person – Essentials 9:45-10:45 a.m.

  Location: Room 1-308A/B

  Facilitated by Gwen Nguyen and Helena Prins

  The way you design and facilitate your course significantly impacts students’ success and learning. Whether you teach in person or online, this workshop will invite you to explore key elements of course design and delivery, including:
  - Building community
  - Inclusive teaching
  - Responsive facilitation
  - Collaboration
  - Reflective Practice

• Break 10:45-11:00 a.m.

  Kindly note that refreshments are not provided.

• An Introduction to the AI Toolkit for Educators 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

  Location: Room 1-308A/B

  Facilitated by Gwen Nguyen

  In this introductory workshop, participants will be introduced to the GenAI in Teaching and Learning Toolkit, designed to support educators in understanding and integrating Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools within their teaching practice. The session will begin with an introduction to GenAI literacy skills required for teaching and learning, addressing both pedagogical opportunities and ethical considerations in educational contexts. Through guided practice, participants will then engage with selected toolkit activiti(es), gaining hands-on experience with GenAI integration strategies while exploring practical implementation steps.

• Lunch Break 12:00-1:00 p.m.

  Kindly note that lunch is not provided.

  The College of New Caledonia Prince George campus features a variety of dine-in and take-out food options, including a cafeteria with a variety of muffins, scones, pastries, chocolate bars and chips, coffee, tea, water, sandwiches, soup, and cold drinks. A microwave is available for use.

• Liberating Structures (Facilitation Skills) 1:00-2:30 p.m.

  Location: Room 1-308A/B

  Facilitated by Tracy Roberts

  Join us for a “serious fun” workshop exploring the three most used Liberating Structures in B.C. PSE. Suitable for beginner or advanced practitioners working in all areas (teaching and learning, admin, HR). Whether you lead classes, meetings or teams, you will find useful tools to boost your facilitation practice and effectiveness.

• Break 2:30-2:45 p.m.

  Refreshments and snacks will be provided.

• Designing for Neurodiversity 2:45-3:45 p.m.

  Location: Room 1-308A/B

  Facilitated by Britt Dzioba and Helena Prins

  This workshop provides an overview of neurodiversity and how it impacts learning. We will discuss strategies to create learning environments that support neurodiverse learners and centres compassion.

• Social Gathering 4:00-6:00 p.m.

  Join us for a fun networking event! Appetizers and drinks will be provided.

  Stay tuned for more details!

Day 2 - May 1, 2025

• Welcome and Opening Remarks 9:00-9:30 a.m.

  Location: The Gathering Place

  Coffee/tea service will be provided.

• Take the Digital Literacy Challenge! How to Incorporate Digital Literacy into your Course 9:30-11:00 a.m.

  Location: Room 1-308A/B

  Facilitated by Britt Dzioba

  Participants will be introduced to the provincial Digital Literacy Framework and invited to choose from a collection of hands-on activities (DL challenges) to try out. Participants will consider how to integrate digital literacy concepts and resources into course design.

• Break 11:00-11:15 a.m.

  Kindly note that refreshments are not provided.

• UDL in Practice (intermediate) 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

  Location: Room 1-308A/B

  Facilitated by Helena Prins

  Universal Design for Learning guidelines “...offer a set of concrete suggestions that can be applied to any discipline or domain to ensure that ALL learners can access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities.”
  Participants are asked to bring real-life course outlines to apply their learning with an immediate benefit.

• Lunch 12:15-1:00 p.m.

  Kindly note that lunch is not provided.

  The College of New Caledonia Prince George campus features a variety of dine-in and take-out food options, including a cafeteria with a variety of muffins, scones, pastries, chocolate bars and chips, coffee, tea, water, sandwiches, soup, and cold drinks. A microwave is available for use.

• Threading Equity through Open Educational Resources 1:00-2:30 p.m.

  Location: Room 1-308A/B

  Facilitated by Josie Gray

  Creating OER with equity at its core requires intention and planning. Without this foresight, there is a risk of perpetuating biases and harm that exist both in the field of study and society at large. This includes the potential for inaccessible content, offensive language, harmful stereotypes, and the undue promotion of dominant cultural norms, knowledge, and identities (such as white, abled, male, cisgender, heterosexual, etc.)

• Break 2:30-2:45 p.m.

  Refreshments and snacks will be provided.

• GenAI Tools: Designing Assessment As, Of, and For Learning 2:45-3:45 p.m.

  Location: Room 1-308A/B

  Facilitated by Gwen Nguyen

  As educators increasingly adopt GenAI tools, there’s a pressing need to reimagine assessment practices that maintain academic integrity while leveraging GenAI’s possibilities. This interactive session explores how GenAI can enhance assessment across three dimensions: as, of, and for learning. We will begin by discussing the theoretical foundations of various assessment types and how they intersect with GenAI tools.

  Following this, there will be practical demonstrations of tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Diffit, and Slidesgo, showing how they can create dynamic assessments. Participants will actively engage in designing multi-layered assessment activities that promote student engagement and autonomy, utilizing GenAI in an ethical and meaningful way.

• Closing Remarks 3:45-4:00 p.m.