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By the Lethbridge Polytechnic Centre for Teaching, Learning, & Innovation (CTLI)
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Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Lowell Yellowhorn, manager of Indigenous Services at Lethbridge College joins us to talk about Global Citizenship and how some Elders and Indigenous leaders view post-secondary education as the ‘New Buffalo’. Lowell delves into the history of what the buffalo meant to the Blackfoot people and shares his thoughts on how higher education is vital for better, brighter futures for the next generation – especially for Indigenous peoples.
References:
- Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
- Tsuu
- Plains Cree
- Sodo
- Paiute
- Kootenay
- Piikani Nation
- Indian Act
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
- 7 Student Core Competencies (Lowell narrates a beautiful video on the core competencies on this page)
- Human Services
- Check out the worldwide social media event, Rock Your Mocks from November 13 to 19! Be sure to wear your moccasins 😉
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Rich McCue, manager of the University of Victoria’s Libraries Digital Scholarship Commons, joins us to talk about Makerspaces in academia. Makerspaces are physical and virtual places where students, staff and faculty are free to experiment, explore ideas – and make some pretty cool stuff! They support active learning and promote innovation in everything from eco-friendly products to more immersive Dungeons and Dragons experiences!
During the recording, Rich and Donna mention:
- UVic Libraries: Digital Scholarship Commons (DSC)
- DSC Creative Commons licensed workshops
- 3D Design & Print workshop
- Electronic kits:
- Inkscape
- GitHub
- Rich's wooden business cards
- Rich’s Badge research: Makerspace Workshop Badges: Student Perceptions & Uses of Informal Credentialing
- Sketchnote Workshop (Doodle Your Way to Better Grades)
- Sencoten language
- 3D printed letters that the DSC helped create & print:
- Twine
- Bioluminescent glowsticks
- ISAM conference video: Library Makerspaces: Outreach and Programming for the Whole Campus (libraries as neutral ground on campus)
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Tune in, hit play and get inspired as Danielle Simard, an instructor in the Centre for Business, Arts and Sciences at Lethbridge College, and one of her students, Tracy Sjovold, discuss the impact of student-led assessments. This innovative, authentic assessment method is showing promise in fostering real-world life skills, not only in developing critical thinking and promoting more active learning but also in holding students accountable to empower their own learning experiences.
References:
- CBAS - Centre for Business, Arts and Sciences
- Lethbridge College's Learning Café
- Embedded Librarianship
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
- University of York
- Self-Led Student Assessment: a solid resource to help get people started thinking about building a student-led assessment
- The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism, by Naoki Higashida
- Melanie Hamilton's SoTL podcast
Friday May 27, 2022
Friday May 27, 2022
Tune in, hit play and get inspired as Melanie Hamilton, Lethbridge College’s SoTL research lead (and Chair of SoTL Canada!) shares about her favourite four-letter word: SoTL! This scholarship not only clarifies research and makes it more accessible, but also helps instructors renew and reform their teaching strategies. All it takes is a dash of passion and a splash of curiosity - and you can spark your very own research project, with all the support you need from the friendly SoTL community.
References:
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
- Origins of SoTL: Ernest L. Boyer
- SoTL Canada
- ISSOTL: The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- Nicola Simmons’ 4M framework as analytic lens for SoTL’s impact: A study of seven scholars
- Jennifer C. Friberg
- Scholarly Teaching and Research (STAR) Grant
- Upcoming SoTL Conferences:
- Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) on June 9, 2022, at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, ON
- ISSOTL2022 on November 2 – 5 at UBC’s Okanagan Campus in Kelowna, BC
- The Symposium on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning on November 10 - 12 hosted by Mount Royal University in Banff, AB
- If you’re curious about getting started on your own SoTL research, contact Mel at melanie.hamilton@lethbridgecollege.ca
Friday May 13, 2022
Friday May 13, 2022
Tune in, hit play and get inspired as we learn all about the unique and promising K-12 STEM Collaboration project between Lethbridge College (LC) and Westwind School Division. Guests Kevin Wiber (the college's Associate Dean of Trades), Joelle Reynolds (learning experience designer from LC's Centre for Teaching, Learning and Innovation (CTLI), Brianne Hutchinson (instructional designer from CTLI at LC), and Warren Anderson (educator at Magrath Elementary School from the Westwind School Division) expand on their roles in the project, and how this collab is providing educators with resources to support authentic learning experiences through the Trades in the Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects.
During the podcast, the group mentions:
- PBL (Project-based learning)
- Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs
- SWATCA (South Western Alberta Teachers' Convention Association)
- STEM initiative page
If you have questions, comments, or are interested in knowing more about experiential learning, reach out to Kevin (k.wiber@lethbridgecollege.ca) or Joelle (joelle.reynolds@lethbridgecollege.ca)
Friday Apr 29, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
Tune in, hit play, and get inspired in this extended Tech Talks episode as Tyler Wall and Jordana Gagnon banter about Tech tools that you can use today. Today’s tech focus is on tools that take our reality and digitize it. During the podcast, Tyler shows Jordana tools that are currently in the marketplace.
Video games have been getting more and more realistic. In the span of 25 years, we have gone from starting to use polygons in video games (triangles) that looked like origami to graphics that are almost indistinguishable from reality.
The acceleration of this is truly mind-boggling, and it is due in part to the ability of creators to leverage reality to create a digital world. The way this has been done has evolved greatly over the past 10-15 years and although video games are definitely a use case, we are not focusing on the video game aspect. Instead, we are focusing on the process of digitizing the world.
We will be going through a few demos of stuff we have created and could create for instructors, stuff that exists but we haven’t dabbled in yet, and also some tools and pipelines that instructors could use if they are willing to “get their hands dirty”.
Here is a list of the tools covered in the podcast:
Desktop application:
https://colmap.github.io/index.html colmap Free
https://alicevision.org/# Meshroom Free
https://www.3dflow.net/ Zepher Free’ish
https://www.capturingreality.com/realitycapture Reality capture Cost for each render- showreel
https://www.pix4d.com/product/pix4dmapper-photogrammetry-software Costs and great for drone footage – elevation, heat maps,
Object examples:
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/writing-on-stone-9441287ae86b41b6b7e13f875fcd7e10
Topology: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/topology-drone-test-cdf15020f0fd4d39b2a5836367991ace
Lidar scanning
Drones https://www.skydio.com/skydio-2-plus
Phone apps for scanning reality:
Canvas https://canvas.io/
Qlone – no fancy new phone needed
3D scanner app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/3d-scanner-app/id1419913995 My app of choice
Polycam - https://poly.cam/
Record3D - https://record3d.app/ more volume-based video but cool nonetheless
Modelfied - https://modelified.com/
ARkit / realitykit- https://developer.apple.com/augmented-reality/realitykit/
Low cost gear
Structure scanner - https://structure.io/
Revpoint pop - https://www.revopoint3d.com/products/pop-portable-3d-scanner-for-3d-printing-revopoint/
Examples
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/gavin-textured-8bce0be7eba14787a9d079019cbcf3a5https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/bison-skull-3e13ba67039d42189ff732a1d6f07e36
NeRF
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2022/03/25/instant-nerf-research-3d-ai/
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Tune in, hit play, and get inspired as Tyler Wall and Jordana Gagnon banter about Tech tools that you can use today. Today’s tech focus is on news tech tools for sanity, balance and wellness.
During the podcast, Tyler shows Jordana tools that are currently in the marketplace. Here is a list of those tools:
1440: FREE
All your news in a single email. We scour 100+ sources so you don't have to. Culture, science, sports, politics, business, and more - all packaged in a 5-minute read. Only comes on weekday mornings
It has multiple sections Sports, Entertainment & Culture; Science & Tech; Business ; & Politics
ALLSIDES – Balanced News: FREE
Don’t be fooled by media bias, fake news and misinformation. Allsides provides balanced news and media bias ratings.
Compare headlines side by side to get the full story.
Transparency in how they create their bias ratings and an option to vote if you think they are wrong.
https://www.allsides.com/media-bias
https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news
Ground news: FREE & Premium
Compare the news and judge the truth for yourself!
To combat misinformation and media bias, Ground News Pro lets users easily compare how outlets from across the political spectrum and around the world are covering the same news event.
Quote from the creator:
“Being a former NASA engineer I believe that understanding news should not be harder than rocket science.”
https://ground.news/my-news-bias-platinum
https://ground.news/blindspotter/twitter
Charlie: Free
Charlie is an AI that talks you through the news in a calm, measured way.
Charlie helps you to save time and stay informed with a healthy balance of news from home and around the world.
SocialBubble: FREE
SocialBubble shows how Twitter feeds can alter your perception of reality depending on where you are on the political spectrum. It encourages you to step outside of your own echo chamber and understand how people are influenced by their use of social media.
Socialbubble tries to break the danger of confirmation bias by showing you what a typical Twitter feed looks like from all sides of the political spectrum. It encourages you to step outside of your own echo chamber and – even if you do not agree with the things you are reading – try to understand how other people might be influenced by their use of social media
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Tune in, hit play and get inspired as we hear from Dr. Paula Burns, President & CEO of Lethbridge College in this very special podcast episode. Prompted by questions and comments from staff, students and faculty, Paula speaks about her experiences at Lethbridge College over the past nine years. She talks about the importance of creating capacity for change, the beauty of perspective (especially in viewing challenges as opportunities), and the characteristics of good leadership.
During the podcast, Paula mentions:
- Vancouver’s Langara College
- Lethbridge College’s Blackfoot name, Ohkotoki’aahkkoiyiiniimaan (Stone Pipe)
- Paula’s Blackfoot name, Piita’gaaksiimaaki (Eagle Whistle Woman)
- Trades, Technologies and Innovation Facility
- CTLI: Centre for Teaching Learning and Innovation
- DCM (Digital Communications and Media) Events
- The Leadership Challenge by James Kouzes and Barry Posner
- Niitsitapi Strategy
- Decolonization
- A shoutout to Lowell Yellowhorn for his amazing work in Indigenous Services, as well as many others (like Marcia Black Water) for their beautiful work and dedication to bringing Indigenous Ways of Knowing to the forefront of education
- Musqueam Territory
- Lethbridge College Faculty Association
- Lethbridge College Students’ Association
- The Flintstones (Paula resonates mostly with the always-on-the-go character, Fred Flintstone)
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Tune in, hit play and get inspired as Simon Schaerz (instructor in the Centre for Business, Arts and Science) and Amanda Mohamed (a student researcher in the Exercise Science program) talk about their passion for movement! Through research and work-integrated learning, Simon and Amanda are exploring how immersive technology can inspire lasting and accessible fitness – especially in youth.
During the podcast, Simon and Amanda mention:
- Simon has submitted a CARIF proposal for a research project In partnership with Lethbridge College's Be Fit for Life
- Participaction
- Along with their latest Report Card on Physical Activity for Children & Youth
- Heartspace Yoga Studio
- CARIF (Centre for Applied Research Internal Fund)
- ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine)
- Stacia Nelson (an instructor in Exercise Science) who occasionally sends out calls for fitness volunteers in Lethbridge College’s Connections
- Specification Grading
- SOAP Notes
- O2 Training Centre
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Tune in, hit play, and get inspired as Kirby England (Environmental Sciences instructor) and Lowell Yellowhorn (Indigenous Services interim manager) share their efforts in braiding Indigenous knowledge and western science into Lethbridge College’s Environmental Science curriculum. Kirby and Lowell talk about the rich history of traditional ecological knowledge, the power of language in preserving local culture, and how relationship-building is key to traditional ways of learning and knowing.
During the recording, Kirby and Lowell mention:
- The podcast's topic phrase, "braiding together Indigenous knowledge and western science" comes from Harley Bastien, a Piikani Elder who also runs Buffalo Rock Teepee Camp
- The Old Man River Dam Controversy
- OCAP: Ownership, Control, Access, Protection
- The four tribes of the Blackfoot Confederacy:
- Kainai-Blood Tribe
- Siksika
- Peigan-Piikani
- Aamskapi Pikuni
- The Baháʼí faith
- TRC: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
- The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
- "Wilderness Defender," Lorne Fitch
- Riparian: "Relating to wetlands adjacent to rivers and streams"
- UDL: Universal Design for Learning
- TEK: Traditional Ecological Knowledge
- Treaty 7
- A quotation from Confucious: “The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper names.”
- Names for the North American Badger:
- Latin: Taxidea taxus
- Blackfoot: Miisinssk
- Blackfoot name for bison: Iiníí
- Blackfoot name for a herd of bison: Iiníí na
- Blackfoot name for small eagle (plural): Poksipíítaiksi
- Blackfoot name for Lethbridge College: Ohkotoki’aahkkoiyiiniimaan
- Blackfoot name for a white person: Náápiikoan
- Blackfoot name for beaver: Ksísskstaki
- The official greeting of Lethbridge College is óki, which means "hello" in the Blackfoot language
- Iissksiniip (Coming to Know and Learn) Coulee Walk, created by William Singer III (Api’soomaahka – Running Coyote), a traditional Blackfoot plant knowledge keeper and artist
- Ma's which means "prairie turnip" in the Blackfoot language
- Soka’pii, which means "be good" in the Blackfoot language
- Fit for Life: Blackfoot language animal flashcards
- Within Environmental Science, Kirby teaches the following programs:
- Lowell encourages people to visit the Gathering Place (Indigenous Services) and to check out the Indigenous Student Support Guide
- Kirby encourages people with children in their lives to get kids involved with the Ecosystem Explorers Camps, as they role out to elementary, junior high, and high school-age kids
- For more Blackfoot words and phrases, check out the online Blackfoot dictionary!