Here's another podcast. This episode talks about alternative assessment and how to use technology in creative ways to assess student learning. If you’re looking for new ways to engage students and integrate more creative and authentic assessments into your courses, then this is the episode for you! Episode 126: Alternative Assessment: Creative Ways to Use Technology to Engage Students and Assess Learning

This tutorial, delivered by the Acadia Institute for Data Analytics and hosted by ACENET, is a gentle hands-on introduction to developing predictive models using deep learning artificial neural networks. It provides a high-level overview of the key elements of neural networks and deep learning (BP, CNN, LSTM), along with recent advances that allow deep networks to solve challenging problems such as object recognition in images (e.g., classification of animal or letter) and sequence prediction (e.g., next word in a sentence, like Google auto-complete). Participants will build their own deep models using prepared software (Keras and Tensorflow) working in the browser. All necessary code is provided; however, a basic level of Python programming experience is needed. 

For details and registration, go to https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-introduction-to-deep-learning-tickets-427327557227

Overview: This course will review the basics of being on a board, whether it’s a for-profit or non-profit organization. Content will be reviewed through lectures, videos, and other media, and that information will be used during practical group work. By the end of this course, participants will be able to walk into a board meeting with a great deal of knowledge of prior rules, roles, and etiquette. For more information, go to https://files.upei.ca/professionaldevelopment/upeI_pd_board_member_basics.pdf. 

Designed for: People who are on a board of directors, or employees who are employed by a board of directors

Type of Delivery: In-person

Duration: One course for six (6) hours

Facilitators: Lee Gallant 

Valerie Abd-El-Aziz, candidate for a term appointment faculty position, will give a presentation titled Teaching presentation: Teaching and Scholarship in the Faculty of Nursing on Monday, October 24, 2022, at 3:00 pm in the UPEI Health Science Building (HSB), Room 104.

All are welcome to attend.

Dawn Inman-Flynn, candidate for a term appointment faculty position, will give a presentation titled "Teaching presentation: Teaching and Scholarship in the Faculty of Nursing" on Monday, October 24, 2022, at 11:30 am in the UPEI Health Science Building (HSB), Room 104. 

All are welcome to attend.

The Institute of Island Studies at UPEI will host a public lecture titled “Anticosti: Metropolitan Finisterre” on October 25 at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building.

Part of the Institute’s Island Lecture Series, the talk will be presented by Dr. Matthew Hatvany, professor of geography, at Université Laval in Quebec City.

“Two large islands lie at the heart of the Gulf of St. Lawrence,” says Hatvany. “Despite their relative proximity and comparable sobriquets, one “Garden of the Gulf,” the other “Paradise Found,” the similarities end there. It is the smaller of the two, Prince Edward Island, that realized provincial autonomy through the development and control of its human, agricultural, forest, and fish resources. The larger, Anticosti, experienced little internal development despite abundant resources, being purposely constructed by external decision makers as a Finisterre Insulaire or Land’s End, controlled and dependent upon metropolitan decision makers and investors to assure the well-being of its small population. While Anticosti is little known in Quebec or by its nearest neighbours in Atlantic Canada, the island is celebrated by the upper classes of distant North American and European metropoles as a natural paradise as well as an aspiring UNESCO heritage site for its unique fossil and sedimentary strata.”

All are welcome.
 

The UPEI Food Bank continues to respond to student needs due to the generosity of the UPEI community and off-campus donors.  Many offer their time, welcoming students and helping them with food choices while at the food bank. The sign-up sheet for November and December is ready. Please use this link. Don't hesitate to contact Sister Sue <sukidd@upei.ca> or Lauren van Vliet <lvanvliet@upei.ca> for further information.  

Thank you!

Keeping your computing devices up to date with all the latest available updates is critical to keeping your systems running smoothly and securely. Quite often, your UPEI workstation will require a restart after applying important updates. However, many systems are restarted very infrequently. 

Starting October 25, all UPEI Windows workstations will be automatically restarted within 2 days after an important security update is installed. 

As these updates are applied, there will be pop-up notifications on your workstation informing you of when your workstation will be restarted. 

Every effort will be made to have these automatic workstation restarts occur overnight. However, there may be occasions where the automatic restart is necessary during the workday. 

As a best practice, we recommend saving your work frequently throughout the day, signing out of your workstation each evening, and restarting your computer as soon as possible when prompted. 

Please note that this change only applies to Faculty and Staff workstations managed by IT Systems & Services. This does not apply to shared workstations found in classrooms or student computer labs (they have their own separate update schedule). 

If you have any questions about this change, please contact the ITSS Help Desk (helpdesk@upei.ca) for more information. 

Through live demonstrations and examples, learn how MATLAB can be used to visualize and analyze data, perform numerical computations, and develop algorithms. Topics will include accessing data from many sources; using interactive tools for iterative exploration, design, and problem solving; automating and capturing your work in easy-to-write scripts and programs; and sharing your results with others by automatically creating reports. This session is designed for those new to MATLAB, or more experienced users, as it will include some tips and tricks.

For details and registration, go to https://mathworksmeeting.webex.com/mathworksmeeting/j.php?RGID=r37b01e8b86a4572649ef47d7db531552 

Canadian author, journalist, and historian Gwynne Dyer will give a public lecture titled “Planetary Maintenance Engineers: A Last-Ditch Climate Rescue Strategy,” on November 3 at 7 pm in the Duffy Science Centre Amphitheatre (Room 135) at UPEI. He will discuss challenges facing the world because of climate change and explore the concept of “geoengineering,” or cooling the planet by artificial means.

Mr. Dyer is a respected London-based independent Canadian journalist, syndicated columnist, and military historian. In 2010 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. His lecture is presented by the Saint Dunstan’s University Board of Governors, in cooperation with the University of Prince Edward Island.

All are welcome to attend. Please note that masks are required.

Overview: This course will review the basics of marketing and promotion in the digital age, including the foundations of marketing and promotion. The course will be a mix of some lectures, video content, interactive polling and discussions, and practical application through breakout sessions. For more information, go to https://files.upei.ca/professionaldevelopment/upei_pd_marketing_and_promotion_for_beginners.pdf. 

Designed for: People who want to do some marketing and promotion but have no formal training or education

Type of Delivery: In-person

Duration: One course for six (6) hours

Facilitators: Lee Gallant

The University of Prince Edward Island community is saddened to learn of the passing of the Honourable Doris Margaret Anderson, CM, of St. Peter’s Bay, PEI, aged 100 years. 
 
Dr. Anderson attended Prince of Wales College and graduated from Acadia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1944 and from Cornell University with a Master of Science degree in 1951. She founded the home economics program at UPEI where she was a professor from 1969 until 1988. In 1994, she was named professor emerita, and in 2009, was honoured with a Distinguished Alumni Award.  Read the full message

The flags on campus have been lowered to half-mast in her memory. 

Valerie Abd-El-Aziz, candidate for a term appointment faculty position, will give a presentation titled Teaching presentation: Teaching and Scholarship in the Faculty of Nursing on Monday, October 24, 2022, at 3:00 pm in the UPEI Health Science Building (HSB), Room 104.

All are welcome to attend.

Dawn Inman-Flynn, candidate for a term appointment faculty position, will give a presentation titled "Teaching presentation: Teaching and Scholarship in the Faculty of Nursing" on Monday, October 24, 2022, at 11:30 am in the UPEI Health Science Building (HSB), Room 104. 

All are welcome to attend.

As a wrap-up to Academic Integrity Week, you might want to re-visit this recent evidence-informed keynote by Dr. Sarah Eaton about key issues and trends related to academic integrity, including (a) how COVID-19 changed our understanding of academic integrity; (b) expanded definitions of academic integrity that extend beyond student conduct; (c) how equity, diversity, inclusion, decolonization, and Indigenization play a role in academic integrity; (d) cutting-edge topics such as the role artificial intelligence is playing in teaching, learning, and assessment; and (e) updated and practical approaches to promote integrity and address misconduct. Dr. Eaton offers new insights, lots to think about, and ideas for how to move forward. 

Visit the Teaching and Learning Events Calendar to find this recording and others from past TLC events. 

The Institute of Island Studies at UPEI will host a public lecture titled “Anticosti: Metropolitan Finisterre” on October 25 at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building.

Part of the Institute’s Island Lecture Series, the talk will be presented by Dr. Matthew Hatvany, professor of geography, at Université Laval in Quebec City.

“Two large islands lie at the heart of the Gulf of St. Lawrence,” says Hatvany. “Despite their relative proximity and comparable sobriquets, one “Garden of the Gulf,” the other “Paradise Found,” the similarities end there. It is the smaller of the two, Prince Edward Island, that realized provincial autonomy through the development and control of its human, agricultural, forest, and fish resources. The larger, Anticosti, experienced little internal development despite abundant resources, being purposely constructed by external decision makers as a Finisterre Insulaire or Land’s End, controlled and dependent upon metropolitan decision makers and investors to assure the well-being of its small population. While Anticosti is little known in Quebec or by its nearest neighbours in Atlantic Canada, the island is celebrated by the upper classes of distant North American and European metropoles as a natural paradise as well as an aspiring UNESCO heritage site for its unique fossil and sedimentary strata.”

All are welcome.
 

UPEI Athletics and Recreation has a new recreation portal that is used for all fitness, intramural, panther academy, and staff/faculty wellness programming.  

To gain access, log into recreation.upei.ca, and click on "Sign In" in the upper right-hand corner. Ensure that you click on the green button that states UPEI LOGIN --- use your UPEI username/email and password to gain access. Do NOT sign in on the community button, and do NOT reset the password. Use the same email/username and password that you use to log into myupei.ca.

Once you are on the site, please take some time to click and review it. For UPEI staff/faculty, click on the Wellness (UPEI Faculty/Staff) icon to view and/or register for any wellness programs. UPEI staff/faculty also have discounts on specialty fitness classes, small group training, and virtual fitness programming.   

UPEI students have access to intramural programs. Only full-time UPEI students have access to intramurals. The site includes the team they are on, game stats, and game schedules with dates, times, and locations.

Those who have purchased Sports Centre memberships and wish to attend a membership fitness class must log in and sign up for a class on a specific date and time.  As well, if they can't make the class, they have to cancel it.  Instructions are found in the class description. 

Take some time as well to view your profile. Click on your name and then your profile. This profile will give you access to program registrations, program attendance, memberships (start and end dates), etc.   

NOTE:  All UPEI staff and faculty have a "default membership." This is not a membership with any membership benefits. Instead, it is a membership that will give you access to discounts on programming and allow you to register for UPEI staff/faculty wellness programs.

The Institute of Island Studies at UPEI will host a public lecture titled “Anticosti: Metropolitan Finisterre” on October 25 at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building.

Part of the Institute’s Island Lecture Series, the talk will be presented by Dr. Matthew Hatvany, professor of geography, at Université Laval in Quebec City.

“Two large islands lie at the heart of the Gulf of St. Lawrence,” says Hatvany. “Despite their relative proximity and comparable sobriquets, one “Garden of the Gulf,” the other “Paradise Found,” the similarities end there. It is the smaller of the two, Prince Edward Island, that realized provincial autonomy through the development and control of its human, agricultural, forest, and fish resources. The larger, Anticosti, experienced little internal development despite abundant resources, being purposely constructed by external decision makers as a Finisterre Insulaire or Land’s End, controlled and dependent upon metropolitan decision makers and investors to assure the well-being of its small population. While Anticosti is little known in Quebec or by its nearest neighbours in Atlantic Canada, the island is celebrated by the upper classes of distant North American and European metropoles as a natural paradise as well as an aspiring UNESCO heritage site for its unique fossil and sedimentary strata.”

All are welcome.
 

The UPEI Food Bank continues to respond to student needs due to the generosity of the UPEI community and off-campus donors.  Many offer their time, welcoming students and helping them with food choices while at the food bank. The sign-up sheet for November and December is ready. Please use this link. Don't hesitate to contact Sister Sue <sukidd@upei.ca> or Lauren van Vliet <lvanvliet@upei.ca> for further information.  

Thank you!