Course Dates: Sept. 11 – Nov. 20, 2024
Live Virtual Classes: Wednesdays, 6-8 pm in BigBlueButton (link opens in a new tab)
Moodle Course (for assignment submissions): PIDP 2024 – Technology for Teaching and Learning at TRU (link opens in a new tab)
Course Facilitators
Jamie Drozda, M.E.T.
jdrozda@tru.ca
Melanie Latham, M.Ed
mlatham@tru.ca
Hilary Schmidt, M.Ed.
hschmidt@tru.ca
Course Description
In this eleven-week program, you will have the opportunity to explore a wide range of technologies available to support teaching and learning at TRU including: WordPress, H5P, Sli.do and Twine. You will examine when, why and how to use technology in your courses and will learn how to ensure the technology you use is accessible and why accessible technology is important. You will be encouraged to learn by doing; emphasis will be on creating materials and learning experiences which should be for use in your current or future teaching practice.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of Technology for Teaching and Learning at TRU, you will be able to:
- Build a personal digital portfolio in WordPress
- Describe why technology is a useful aspect of teaching and learning
- Integrate technology into your statement of teaching philosophy
- Develop digital learning objects for deployment in your own courses
Course Delivery and Design
The course is delivered online via Big Blue Button. The class meets for two hours on Wednesday evenings, and additional contact time is provided through drop-in technical support and office hours. Course materials are hosted on WordPress and assignments will be submitted in Moodle. You will be responsible for building and maintaining a WordPress portfolio yourself.
The primary mechanism for learning in this course is by testing out the tools and working with them hands-on. There will be some assigned readings for discussion.
24/7 Anonymous Feedback
The course facilitation team (Jamie, Melanie, and Hilary) welcomes your feedback at any time; your thoughts and ideas are essential in helping us co-create the best possible course.
Please contact us by email or by completing this anonymous feedback form, which is available to you 24/7 throughout the course. Please feel free to complete the form as often as you wish. We will bring your comments forward for discussion or acknowledgement at the start of each class and make changes where possible.
WordPress Requests, Problems, and Challenges
Are you experiencing a challenge with WordPress that you want to discuss in class? Is there something you want a demonstration of? Please fill out this form and we will reserve 5-15 minutes at the end of class to go over it!
The image at the top of this page was taken by Melanie Latham at the B.C. Campus Roadshow at TRU June 13-14, 2024. One of the facilitators was performing live drawing to capture conversations and themes from the event.