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Events, workshops, and webinars

Content reviewed March 13, 2023

Teaching and learning focused on online, blended or distributed workshops, webinars, panel discussions, and other professional development events MB Hub has gathered for our membership. We have highlighted events from Partner institutions and organizations such as Educause and Quality Matters and sibling organizations from Canada (BC Campus and Contact North/Nord).

April professional development events

Understanding our Students’ Lived Experience: Trauma-Informed Teaching

As educators, it is important to create a safe learning environment that is inclusive and supportive for all students, regardless of their background or lived experiences. In this session, we will discuss best practices for creating safe and inclusive classrooms by exploring the concept of trauma-informed teaching. We will learn about the ways that trauma can affect student learning and how to create a supportive classroom culture. We will also discuss strategies for building resilience and promoting healing.

Facilitators: Tasha Gregory and Jocelyne Lavich
Date: Friday April 5, 2024
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: Virtual – MS Teams – link provided after registering

Registration:

  1. Send email to orgdev@rrc.ca with:
  2. Subject Line: Registering for – Understanding our Students’ Lived Experience: Trauma-Informed Teaching
  3. Include in your email:
    • First and Last Name
    • Email address
    • Phone number
    • Institution name

Questions contact:

Claudius Soodeen, EdD
Faculty Development Consultant 
Centre for Learning & Program Excellence (CLPE) 
Red River College Polytechnic
Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3H 0J9

Facilitator Biographies

Jocelyne Lavich

Jocelyne was once an RRC student in the joint BN program and graduated in 2000. She has always had an interest and passion in working in mental health, both within hospital and community settings. She also discovered that she loves to teach, and returned to RRC in 2008 to begin my journey as an educator in both clinical and classroom settings.  She recently completed her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy through the University of Winnipeg and now utilizes both her nursing knowledge and therapy skills as an EAP Blue Cross Counsellor to support students and clients in private practice.

Tasha Gregory

Tasha began her career in Nursing after graduating with a BScN from Queen’s University in Kingston Ontario. She has a clinical background that includes Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric ICU, Neonatal ICU, and Community Health. Tasha also has previous experience working within the Non-Profit sector where she travelled across Canada as a motivational speaker. She has been an instructor at Red River College since 2010 and has taught in various courses throughout the Nursing department. Tasha has recently completed her Master of Nursing through Athabasca University with a focus on trauma and complex interventions in a community health context. She is passionate about the influence psychological trauma has on the health of communities and advocating for marginalized populations.

March professional development events

Upskilling with QM: A Coach/Learner Experience from Quality Matters

In any teaching modality, it is crucial that students are provided with a well-mapped path to achieve course outcomes. This session’s participants will not only learn about improving an online course; but also, the perspective of an instructional course designer and a faculty member working together as a coach/learner in the endeavor to coach, understand and then apply the QM Standards to enhance student learning. Participants will also learn about the impact of this process on user experience.

Presenters: Monica Pires and Ann Allen  
Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (CST) 
Location: Online 

Neurodiversity Celebration Week events

Note: that these events are being recorded, to increase accessibility for all around the world. Links to the recordings will be sent via email post-event, so please make sure you register for the events to recieve the recording.

Neurodiversity in Higher & Further Education by Neurodiversity Celebration Week

The transition to post-secondary education can be a challenging experience. Whether this be a completely new learning environment, learning style, new people to meet and routines to adjust to.

So how can neurodivergent students, educators, college professionals and parents or caregivers make this transition a success?

Presenter: Helen Musgrove
Date: Monday, March 18, 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Online

Creating a Neuro-inclusive Classroom by Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Educators have a really important role in ensuring neurodiverse students feel included, understood, and empowered in their ability to do well – both in school, higher education and in life! But many of our education systems are not designed to support learning differences or may be targeted towards ‘neuromajority’ learning styles. So how can we be flexible and make positive change?

Presenter: Marius Frank
Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Location: Online

Good Practice for Neurodiversity Professionals by Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Neurodiversity Professionals – including physicians, psychologists, educators, specialist teachers and coaches have an important role to play in empowering neurodivergent colleagues once recognised, with or without a formal diagnosis.

But when it comes to professionals, many of us have been trained to think about neurological differences using a deficit model. Such a model, which can often focus almost exclusively on a person’s impairments and challenges, can lead us to see that person as the challenge, rather than a more balanced view that includes the environment around them.

As practitioners work hard to increase representation for many aspects of diversity, this should also be true of diverse minds!

Presenter: Amanda Kirby
Date: Friday, March 22, 2024
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Online

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