Live Virtual Classes: We will be meeting Wednesdays from 6:00pm – 8:00pm on BigBlueButton (opens in new tab).
Virtual Office Hours: Drop-in office hours start September 22, 2025 and will run each Monday (except for recognized statutory holidays) from 4:00pm – 5:00pm until November 24, 2025 on BigBlueButton (opens in new tab).
- We also hold virtual office hours for the TRU community Tuesdays 10am-12pm; Wednesdays 2pm-4pm; Thursdays 10am-12pm in our Teaching Unbound Moodle course (enrolment key: help).
If possible, please complete weekly readings prior to attending each week’s class. (We recognize this may not be possible, and encourage you to come to class whether or not you have completed the readings.)
| Date | Topic | Primary Facilitator | Readings | Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 17 class (no office hours this week) | Introduction to course design and expectations Introduction to WordPress and portfolio setup | Jamie, Hilary, and Melanie | ▸ How to Get Your TRU WordPress Site ▸How to Add a Blog to Your Website | |
| Sept 24 class (office hours Sept 22) | What is technology? Why teach with technology? Deciding when to use technology | Jamie, Hilary, and Melanie | ▸ Technology is not Pedagogy | |
| Oct 1 class (office hours Sept 29) | Engaging with technology and accessible practice | Jamie | ▸Making Disability Part of the Conversation by Richard H. Godden and Anne-Marie Womack ▸A New Normal in Inclusive, Usable Online Learning Experiences by Christopher Phillips and Jared S. Coton | |
| Oct 8 class (office hours Oct 6) | Design Strategies for PowerPoint Presentations | Melanie | ▸Please spend your “reading time” this week exploring the Free Images resource to learn about different kinds of images that are available to use for free. | Self-evaluation #1 due |
| Oct 15 class (no office hours this week) | Teaching (with technology) philosophy and working time | Hilary | ▸A Pedagogy of Kindness by Catherine Denial ▸Embracing Subjectivity by Maha Bali ▸Read a few of the teaching philosophy statements shared by the University of Calgary’s Taylor Institute. | |
| Oct 22 class (office hours Oct 20) | Designing Your Moodle Course | Melanie | ▸Please spend your “reading time” this week thinking about your Moodle course(s). Consider your current organizational strategies and reflect on what seems to be effective, what could use improvements, and/or what you want to achieve but aren’t sure how to accomplish it. | |
| Oct 29 (office hours Oct 27) | ▸Explore the Introduction to Pressbooks ▸Browse examples of H5P activities | Hilary | ▸Explore the Introduction to Pressbooks ▸Browse examples of H5P activities | Teaching philosophy due |
| Nov 5 (no office hours this week) | No class this week | No class this week | ||
| Nov 12 class (no office hours this week) | Learning (for) Fun using Twine and Screencasting | Jamie & Hilary | ▸Check out the introductory tutorials for Twine created by Adam Hammond and/or the Twine manual. ▸Check out LT&I’s Kaltura resource and the Recording with Kaltura Capture screencast | |
| Nov 19 class (office hours Nov 17) | Portfolio working period: ask the facilitators questions! | Jamie, Hilary, and Melanie | ▸No readings for the portfolio working period | |
| Nov 26 class (office hours Nov 24) | Show and tell: choose one thing you built this term that you’d like to share with your colleagues | You! | ▸No readings for the show-and-tell class | ▸ Course portfolio due ▸ Self-evaluation #2 due |