Campus Notices
The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO) invites you to check out the evolving resources being added to the upei.ca/svpro website to support survivors and victims of sexual and gender-based violence during this time of social distancing. Eileen is still available to talk, provide referrals/accommodations, safety-plan, navigate reporting options, and facilitate workshops Mon-Fri, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. She can be reached by email: econboy@upeil.ca, phone: 902-213-5298, and Google Meet.
While online learning creates many opportunities to reduce barriers experienced by students with disabilities, it also creates new challenges for accessibility. For example, students with seizure disorders, acquired brain injuries, concussions and migraines may find working on the computer for long periods of time challenging and may require flexible deadlines or due dates. Follow this link to an Online Accessibility Services Check List. You will find helpful resources there.
In order to accommodate UPEI computer classroom and lab software planning for the 2020 fall semester, IT Systems and Services has set a firm deadline of June 1, 2020 for software additions, deletions, or modifications. The June 1 deadline is necessary to allow sufficient time to plan and implement the installation of new and upgraded software, ensuring our students will have the software resources they need. Any requests received after the deadline will be applied in the next round of software updates.
For more information or to view a list of currently installed software to see if they are still required or newer versions are needed, please click here.
If you have any questions, or to submit requests, email Stephen Mahar at smahar@upei.ca.
Reminder!
Equity and inclusion continue to be important emphases to our work in the university, no matter where or how we’re doing that work -- and the Arts Equity and Inclusion reading group is not letting physical distancing stop us from continuing that conversation. So – we're meeting online -- and sending another reminder so you have time over the weekend to read the chapter. For our next reading group meeting we’ve selected chapter 4, “Universal Design,” from Academic Ableism: disability and higher education, by Jay Dolmage. The library has the ebook, and we’ve downloaded the chapter into our google folder too: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1C-Kp3Rgic3p4Beu_26WK5h4i0ZD4LZmv?usp=sharing.
We’ll be meeting via Zoom, on Tuesday, May 12, at 11:00am. Please send an email to Andrew Zinck, at azinck@upei.ca so he can add you to his invite list for this event.
Hope to see a lot of you there!
The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO) invites you to check out the evolving resources being added to the upei.ca/svpro website to support survivors and victims of sexual and gender-based violence during this time of social distancing. Eileen is still available to talk, provide referrals/accommodations, safety-plan, navigate reporting options, and facilitate workshops Mon-Fri, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. She can be reached by email: econboy@upeil.ca, phone: 902-213-5298, and Google Meet.
Teaching Community Conference Follow-Up Session
During the 2019-2020 academic year, we, a group of seven business faculty members (Drs. Chen, Evans, James, Jelley, Mady, Pauley & Wagner), taught in the BBA and MBA programs at the University of Canada, Egypt (UCE). We delivered a wide range of in-person as well as online courses (e.g., entrepreneurship, marketing, organization management, strategy). Collectively reflecting upon this unique teaching experience, we will host this 1-hour “Ask an Expert” follow up session to the UPEI’s 3rd Annual Teaching Community Conference.
While online learning creates many opportunities to reduce barriers experienced by students with disabilities, it also creates new challenges for accessibility. For example, students with seizure disorders, acquired brain injuries, concussions and migraines may find working on the computer for long periods of time challenging and may require flexible deadlines or due dates. Follow this link to an Online Accessibility Services Check List. You will find helpful resources there.
The UPEI Healthy Campus Committee invites UPEI faculty and staff to sign up for the 100-Day Global Challenge, which will take place from May 27 to September 4, 2020. The challenge is a fun way for faculty and staff to become healthier and happier, even during this time of social distancing. The deadline to register is Thursday, May 7, by 11:00 pm. There is no registration fee. To register, log on to myUPEI and complete the 100-Day Global Challenge registration form found under “UPEI Forms”. As part of the registration process, participants will need to complete a waiver and consent form. If you do not have a team or enough participants for a team, complete the form, and you will be assigned to a team.
The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO) invites you to check out the evolving resources being added to the upei.ca/svpro website to support survivors and victims of sexual and gender-based violence during this time of social distancing. Eileen is still available to talk, provide referrals/accommodations, safety-plan, navigate reporting options, and facilitate workshops Mon-Fri, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. She can be reached by email: econboy@upeil.ca, phone: 902-213-5298, and Google Meet.
Providing content for a course can be easy to do. Figuring out how to explain to students what that content will do to them and for them can be far more challenging. There are numerous ways to describe learning and just as many opinions as to which is best. Are learning targets even necessary? Facilitated by the E-Learning Office, this webinar will take place on Wednesday, May 20th from 10:30 to 11:30 am. REGISTER
With the increase in quality and quantity of cognitive sciences research over the last few years, what of it can be usefully applied to teaching? This workshop aims to summarize that research on learning and memory and provide instructors with tips for integration into their teaching. Facilitated by the E-Learning Office, this workshop takes place online on Wednesday, May 13th from 10:30 to 11:30 am. REGISTER
While online learning creates many opportunities to reduce barriers experienced by students with disabilities, it also creates new challenges for accessibility. For example, students with seizure disorders, acquired brain injuries, concussions and migraines may find working on the computer for long periods of time challenging and may require flexible deadlines or due dates. Follow this link to an Online Accessibility Services Check List. You will find helpful resources there.
The E-Learning Office is hosting UPEI's 3rd Teaching Community Conference online this year on May 5th. The conference will feature a keynote presentation from Dr. Bonnie Stewart & Dave Cormier at 10am. The conference will also feature synchronous sessions where presenters will facilitate their sessions live through Blackboard Collaborate, as well as asynchronous sessions which will be videos posted on the Teaching Community Conference website.
For more information and to register please visit http://upei.ca/teachingcommunityconference
If you have any questions please contact elearning@upei.ca
On Wednesday, May 6, IT Systems and Services (in conjunction with the E-Learning Office) will be upgrading the UPEI Online Learning Management System (Moodle) to a newer version. Maintenance will begin at 8:00 pm and is expected to be completed by midnight. For more information about the changes coming to Moodle please check the Moodle New Features document.
Moodle will be inaccessible during this time.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact moodle@upei.ca.
While online learning creates many opportunities to reduce barriers experienced by students with disabilities, it also creates new challenges for accessibility. For example, students with seizure disorders, acquired brain injuries, concussions and migraines may find working on the computer for long periods of time challenging and may require flexible deadlines or due dates. Follow this link to an Online Accessibility Services Check List. You will find helpful resources there.
The E-Learning Office is hosting UPEI's 3rd Teaching Community Conference online this year on May 5th. The conference will feature a keynote presentation from Dr. Bonnie Stewart & Dave Cormier at 10am. The conference will also feature synchronous sessions where presenters will facilitate their sessions live through Blackboard Collaborate, as well as asynchronous sessions which will be videos posted on the Teaching Community Conference website.
For more information and to register please visit http://upei.ca/teachingcommunityconference
If you have any questions please contact elearning@upei.ca
This fund is provided by a grant to the University of Prince Edward Island Student Union by the Province of Prince Edward Island. These awards will help support students financially impacted by COVID-19.
The award is supported by the UPEI Student Union and the UPEI Scholarships & Awards Office within the Student Experience Hub of Dalton Hall.
The COVID-19 Student Support Fund is designated for students that meet the following criteria:
- Were registered as a Full-Time student during the 2020 Winter Semester at UPEI
- Must be currently living in Prince Edward Island
- Preference will be given to applicants who have not previously received adversity funding through either the UPEI Student Union or UPEI's Scholarships & Awards Office
For further details on the fund, please visit https://www.upei.ca/scholarships-and-awards/display?awardid=1106.
Applications can only be submitted electronically to scholarships@upei.ca.
The UPEI Healthy Campus Committee invites UPEI faculty and staff to sign up for the 100-Day Global Challenge, which will take place from May 27 to September 4, 2020. The challenge is a fun way for faculty and staff to become healthier and happier, even during this time of social distancing. The deadline to register is Thursday, May 7, by 11:00 pm. There is no registration fee. To register, log on to myUPEI and complete the 100-Day Global Challenge registration form found under “UPEI Forms”. As part of the registration process, participants will need to complete a waiver and consent form. If you do not have a team or enough participants for a team, complete the form, and you will be assigned to a team.
The Arts Equity and Inclusion group is not letting a pandemic and physical distancing stop us! Equity and inclusion continue to be important emphases to our work in the university, no matter where or how we’re doing that work. So – let’s meet online and continue our discussions. For our next reading group meeting we’ve selected chapter 4, “Universal Design,” from Academic Ableism: disability and higher education, by Jay Dolmage. The library has the ebook, and we’ve downloaded the chapter into our google folder too: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1C-Kp3Rgic3p4Beu_26WK5h4i0ZD4LZmv?usp=sharing.
We’ll be meeting via Zoom, on Tuesday, May 12, at 11:00am. Please send an email to Andrew Zinck, at azinck@upei.ca so he can add you to his invite list for this event.
Hope to see a lot of you there!
The Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development recognizes how important stress reduction and mindfulness is during this challenging time, so we have reduced the cost of our Stress Reduction and Mindfulness in the Workplace course that is starting on May 6th.
This course will provide the tools and knowledge needed to transform the way you manage yourself and balance the demands being thrown your way during this stressful time.
This will be a six-week session starting on Wednesday, May 6. For those who like to be online at a certain time, the course will take place weekly from 9am to 11am starting May 6th.
For those who cannot be online weekly from 9am to 11am, recorded session material will be available to explore at your own pace.
The Stress Reduction and Mindfulness in the Workplace course will be facilitated by Jill Stewart, a Registered Social Worker in Prince Edward Island and the founder and owner of Your Life Design Inc.
For more information and to register, click here.
If you are UPEI staff or faculty, there may be funding available to you. Visit these links:
Contract employees:
Information about your PD coverage
Application Form
CUPE employees:
Information about your PD coverage
Application Form
Faculty members:
For information on submitting a Professional Development and Travel Reimbursement (PDTR) claim, please email apadmin@upei.ca.
