BC TEAL 2025 Annual Conference

BC TEAL is proud to present our 2025 Annual Conference: Disruptive Educational Practices: Strategies for Transformation.

Please note that the Friday evening event, the TEAL Charitable Foundation Awards & Fundraiser, requires an additional ticket purchase. Please register here to secure your spot and join us in celebrating the awardees while fundraising for a better cause in TEAL.

Educators shine in times of change to face unexpected challenges. This is when creativity flourishes by combining proven practices with fresh and innovative ideas. These times call for transformation which can be rooted in tradition or experience, or it can arise through unexplored approaches. The synthesis of old and new ideas drives meaningful progress. Join other insightful and creative educators as we flourish within the power of our community.

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8:30am PDT

Avenue Management Strategies for Administrators and Coordinators

Friday May 2, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am PDT

TBA

Effectively managing Avenue.ca resources within your organization is crucial for optimizing educational outcomes and ensuring a seamless experience for both instructors and learners. This workshop covers these areas:
1. Startup Strategies: Initiating the use of Avenue.ca requires thoughtful planning and knowledge of all of avenue’s features. It's important to familiarize your team with the platform's capabilities and inform all staff through initial training sessions can help new educators establish courses more efficiently.

2. Organizing Materials: A structured approach to content management enhances accessibility and learning efficiency. Develop a content naming convention for files and modules, categorize materials logically, and utilize Avenue.ca's folder systems to keep resources organized.
3. Leveraging the Content Bank: The Content Bank sees as a repository of reusable H5P learning objects. Encourage educators to and utilize this resource to ensure that future updates or augmentation can be resolved with less effort through the Content Bank.

4. End-of-Term Best practices: Concluding each term effectively involves several steps. Archiving completed course records for future reference is an option. Collecting and analyzing feedback from learners provides insights into course effectiveness and areas for improvement. Additionally, reflecting on term's successes and challenges can inform strategies for subsequent sessions. Resetting courses is also an important practice.
5. Avenue Manager Roles: Defining the roles and responsibilities of Avenue managers is vital. Determine user permissions and ensure that the platform operates smoothly while protecting course and student data.
6. Completion Tracking and ePortfolio: Utilizing Avenue's completion tracking features allows managers to monitor learner progress systematically and discretely. The ePortfolio tool enables students work to be measured for potential suggestions of improvement or promotion.
7. Reporting Options: Avenue.ca offers various reporting tools that provide insights into course participation, completion rates, and learner performance.
8. Organizational Collaboration Courses: Creating collaborative courses allows for professional development, resource sharing, and collaborative planning, leading to a more cohesive and supportive teaching environment.
9. Professional Development Pathways: Investing in ongoing professional development is essential for instructors to stay abreast of educational technologies and pedagogical advancements. Offering workshops, seminars, and courses focused on effect Avenue.ca utilization and other relevant topics ensures that educators are well-equipped to deliver high-quality instruction.
By focusing on these areas, organizations can maximize the potential of Avenue.ca, leading to enhanced educational experiences and outcomes.

Speakers

Nancy Van Dorp

Manager, Distributed Learning, New Language Solutions

Nancy Van Dorp, M.Ed., is the Manager of Distributed Learning for projects at New Language Solutions.She is fascinated with the affordances of edtech solutions.

John Allan

Manager of Training Development, New Language Solutions

John, certified Ontario teacher, is as an experienced e-learning developer, instructor mentor and live support operator. He has been working on the Avenue project since the inception. He presented his first BCTEAL session in 1996.

Friday May 2, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am PDT
TBA

Administration/Leadership, LINC

BC TEAL 2025 Annual Conference

From CA$115.47