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Valerie Bherer

John Abbott College

Sessions in which Valerie Bherer attends

Monday 12 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
1:45 PM
1:45 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour 15 minutes

Link to join the live stream: https://concordia-ca.zoom.us/j/86300688484 “Educators collaborating to innovate: The roles digital technologies can play”As blended learning is now ...

3:15 PM
3:15 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT | 1 hour 15 minutes

Teaching Inclusive Teaching Strategies: A Game-Based ApproachMichael Reese and Reid SczerbaThis session will present an approach for teaching research-based, inclusive-pedagogical strategies in any modality. This approach is based on a card deck inspired by game design. The presenter will describe the approach and then model the workshop for participants so they can incorporate the approach in their academic departments and faculty development programs. The p...

4:45 PM
4:45 PM EDT - 5:45 PM EDT | 1 hour

Tuesday 13 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM EDT - 10:15 AM EDT | 1 hour 15 minutes

Everything You Wanted to Know About Blended Learning but Were Afraid to AskDaniel GoldsmithThis workshop will give a general overview of what blended learning is (and, perhaps more importantly, what it is not). We will explore how blended learning can be inspired and informed by active learning pedagogy. By the end of the workshop, I hope to leave you with some tools that you can use to craft a blended and/or active lesson and integrate it into your courses.

10:45 AM
10:45 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 1 hour 15 minutes

Link to join the live stream: https://concordia-ca.zoom.us/j/86349273320 “Overcoming Challenges in Active Learning Environments”Despite active learning being recognized as a superior method of instruction in the classroom, most c...