@marktmaclean The behind-the-scenes of elections is a dizzying array of manual labour, paperwork, and double/triple failsafes. I'm always happy to chat more about the processes we do to keep elections secure- these are loooong days, but my absolute favourite days of the year :)
@marktmaclean It's even more hands-on- every night, record of voters is brought back to lxn cnd office, then manually counted + verified. Every ballot box sealed + signed x2 + serial no recorded. I've supervised lxns (prov + fed) for 5yrs and genuinely cannot think of a way to game the system!
Super excited to present my lightening talk on Digital Assessment Tools policy at the Open Education Policy Forum- register to learn from 7 projects, in 7 countries, in 7 minutes each!
Listen to 7 unique stories from 7 countries and see how #OpenEducation initiatives have been helping teachers during remote learning ๐
Join the Lightning Talk session on #OpenEducationPolicyForum!
โฑ๏ธ September 15, 17:00 CEST
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We, collectively, have the responsibility to protect the health, safety, and academic pursuits of all members of our campus community. I urge UBC to do so by allowing all students to access their education in a hybrid or online format (3/3)
An open letter to @ubcokanagan Provost @AnanyaReed (cc list to follow) voicing my strong support for all 2022W1 courses to be available online, and for @UBC to commit to announcing 2022W2 program delivery plans by 29 October 2021 (1/)
A note of caution for admin:
Students arenโt upset at the prospect of classes going online.
Students are upset that you insisted that they must be here in-person, no matter the logistic difficulty or expense. This doesnโt override a desire for safety in our current contexts.
in in-person classes, tutorials, or labs to be fully vaccinated against the Covid 19 virus prior to doing so.''. Meeting will be held from 10:00-11:00am Pacific via Zoom
Special Okanagan Senate meeting called for Aug 30 to consider the motion "That the Okanagan Senate urges the President and Board of Governors to require students who will be living in residence, and students, faculty and staff that will be attending, supporting or delivering...
Incredibly excited to share that my session 'Affordability, Accessibility, and Pedagogy, oh my! Developing Novel Digital Assessment Policy' has been accepted into the 2021 Open Ed Conference @HeyOpenEd Oct 18-22! Big thanks to @donnaeskye for encouraging me to apply ๐ Wahoo!!
@MehranUBC Mehran, you might like the website Purple Air! It's a live-time, croud-sourced website about air quality, all fueled by the internet of things. There are currently five stations reporting around Kelowna, really interesting project that reports LOTS of data :)
The 2nd annual Open Education Survey is live- if you teach at @ubcokanagan, please take ~5mins to fill it out! Results will help inform the Open Ed Working Group on future programming, policy development, and other open education initiatives. https://t.co/wLPcDmVCio
@FirasM A plausible soln: sts run a Zoom, record the 'meeting', screenshare+narrate their work, save recording + submit. Pros: familiar peice of tech, designed to record voice + screen at the same time, fairly straightforward. Cons: assumes st tech/wifi can run a Zoom meeting
@Arley_McNeney A nomi for next time is Natalie Zina Walschots @NatalieZed! She has a very small Wiki page (doesn't even mention nomi 4 Canada Reads), and is an excellent Canadian up-and-coming author/poet. VERY deserving, Hench (book) has rep from disability, LGBTQ+, nerodivergant... Amazing!