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March 2015

[ETUG Spring Workshop 2015] RegistrationETUG Spring Workshop 2015Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Mountain campusBurnaby, BCThursday, June 4 & Friday June 5th

Pub night & Craft Beer Tasting SocialClub Ilia (SFU Burnaby campus)Wednesday, June 3rd (Let’s meet 5:30 pm or there abouts)

Visual Facilitation Meetup, SFU Burnaby campus (Halpern Centre), Wednesday June 3rd, Noon- 4:00 pm. The meetup is free …

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ETUG Educational Technology Users Group

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[ETUG Spring Workshop 2015] AccommodationsETUG has a block booking for workshop attendees from June 3rd to June 5th at theSFU Residence on Burnaby Mountain and the Simon Hotel . The location is perfectly convenientand well-priced so don't hesitate to book.

Picture this: You arrive early around noon on Wednesday June 3rd and settle in to your room oncampus, after which you join in on the …

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Visual Practice MeetupAs a FREE " Pretug" event we are a holding Visual Practice Meetup on June 3rd convenientlyscheduled before the ETUG pub social and workshop and located on SFU Burnaby campus at theHalpern Centre.

All are welcome (graphic recorders, doodlers, Sketchnoters, artists of all kinds, including emergingand total wanna-be's). A special invitation is for all those who "can't …

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[T.e.l.l. March] Can I actually use it? Testing opentextbooks for accessibilityTitle: Can I actually use it? Testing open textbooks for accessibilityWhen: 11:00 AM (PDT), March 31, 2015Who: Tara Robertson, CAPER-BC; Amanda Coolidge, BCcampus; Sue Doner, Camosun CollegeWhere: ETUG Room in BB Collaborate (Link below).

If this is your first time using BB Collaborate web conferencing, see some great tips here. << JOIN THIS SESSION >>

Presenters and Session Description …

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[T.e.l.l. April] Microsoft Lync: implementing webconferencing on a budget

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Title: Microsoft Lync: implementing web conferencing on a budgetWhen: 11:00 AM (PDT), April 28, 2015Who: Terri Bateman and Brent McIntosh, North Island CollegeWhere: ETUG Room in BB Collaborate (Link below).

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Presenters and Session Description Terri Bateman, …

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Meet Rob McTavish of SFUContributed by Jason Toal, SFU

Tell us a bit about where you work and what you do.

I am a Program Director in the Centre for Online andDistance Education, where I have worked in variouscapacities since the mid 1990's. I work with faculties anddepartments to plan and develop their online courseofferings. Currently I am responsible for …

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[Institutional Report] BCITContributed by John Born, BCIT

BCIT has approximately 18,000 full-time students enroll annually and 28,000 part-time studentsenroll every year. BCIT has 4 main campuses and 10 satellite campuses. The main campusesinclude: Burnaby Campus, Marine Campus, Aerospace Technology Campus and Annacis IslandCampus. Supporting these campuses is the Learning and Teaching Centre's (LTC) EducationalTechnology Services (ETS) team on the design, development and delivery …

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Open Textbook Summit 2015

"The Open Textbook Summit May 28-29, 2015, brings together leaders in the Open Textbookfield, faculty who are reviewing, adopting and developing Open Textbooks, student advocates,librarians, institutional administrators, government officials, and policy staff." Visit the website tofind out more: http://otsummit.bccampus.ca/

Supported by: BCcampus

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Supported by: BCcampus