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Virtual Experiential Learning Faculty Shout-Out

Shout out to faculty members Sheldon Koufman (BITM) and Linda Cheng (MAD) and field placement officer Elizabeth Campbell (BITM) for adapting quickly to online delivery...

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What It Was Like Being in the Virtual Classroom – a Student Perspective

The CAFE is comprised of many talented team members but did you know we also have work-study students as well? Many of our offices here...

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Education Remotely – Using Microsoft Teams to Conduct Online Classes

Professors are learning to use new tools and strategies as they make the switch from face-to-face teaching to online delivery. Kevin Griffin teaches a paramedic...

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Launched March 18: Video Assignments

The DC CAFE and LMS-IT teams just launched a new tool called Video Assignments to support faculty in developing online assignments. What is the DC...

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Join the Online Community of Practice

Looking to connect with your faculty colleagues virtually? There is a new online faculty Community of Practice in which faculty can connect with one another...

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One Minute Tip | Intelligent Agents

Looking to check-in with your students, increase student engagement, all while reducing your workload?  Implementation and use of Intelligent Agents in DC Connect could be...

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Virtual Classrooms in DC Connect 

As of March 17th, faculty and students at DC have access to Bongo, a Virtual Classroom and Video Assignments tool that is integrated directly into DC Connect. Faculty will now...

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MARCH FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

This month’s Faculty Spotlight is Laura Benninger whose love of science and technology developed into a passion for teaching. Benninger earned an undergraduate degree as...

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SNOWY ROADS DIDN’T STOP A STELLAR FACULTY PD DAY!

Despite the cold and snowy weather, Durham College’s (DC) CAFE had an excellent turnout at our February faculty PD Day. More than 70 faculty members...

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HOW TO REVOLUTIONIZE GRADING (AND SAVE TIME) WITH RESPONDUS LOCKDOWN BROWSER

Using Durham College’s Respondus Lockdown Browser revolutionized testing and marking for me while still preserving the integrity of a closed-book test. So, let me tell...