Beginning January 15, the Robertson Library Movie Talks will take place in the LINC (Room 265) from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.

Each week will highlight a timely movie available from our National Film Board Campus collection. There will be a discussion after each movie led by an interdisciplinary panel of UPEI faculty, staff, students, and community members.

The first film to be viewed is the documentary, Abegweit. Click here for full event details!

Have a great idea for a course resource? The E-Learning Multimedia Development Grant is a new opportunity for faculty members to create a multimedia resource with the help of the Instructional Multimedia Specialist over the Winter 2018 semester. Find out more about the grant and download the application form. If you have questions related to your multimedia project, please contact Kristy McKinney at kmckinney@upei.ca.

Closing date for applications is January 21, 2018 and completed application forms can be sent to dmoses@upei.ca with the subject line "E-Learning Multimedia Development Grant Application."

Our latest version of Moodle now allows you to create drag & drop interactions. These can be created as part of a quiz or as their own stand alone activity. Instructors are invited to attend a workshop on how to create a basic drag & drop interaction.

Delivered by the E-Learning Office, the workshop is offered on two separate occasions: Monday, January 15 10:00 to 11:00 am (please note the change to event time from previous notices) or Thursday, January 18 1:00 to 2:00 pm. The location is Robertson Library, Room 265. Register

Please be advised that the Government of Canada is once again sponsoring the Canada Summer Jobs program designed to help employers create summer job opportunities for students. Canada Summer Jobs provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses to create summer job opportunities for young people aged 15 to 30 years who are full-time students intending to return to their studies in Fall 2018.

Public and private-sector employers are eligible for a wage subsidy of up to 50% of the provincial/territorial adult minimum hourly wage – in PEI the minimum hourly wage will be $11.55. For additional information and application information for this program please click here.

To apply for this Program you will need to contact Monique Geurts, Human Resources, mgeurts@upei.ca or 566-0515. The closing date for applications is January 31, 2018.

How can I make the shift from lecturer to facilitator in order to promote more class discussion? What kind of questions should I ask or activities should I set up to stimulate more student engagement? How do I get students to take an active role in their learning? This last question sums up the aim of this workshop. Instructors do the teaching. Students do the learning. If the two are to mesh successfully then students must take, and be encouraged to take, a more active role in their learning.

Offered by the E-Learning Office, this workshop will help instructors create a more engaging class environment. This workshop is offered on two separate occasions. January 23, 10:30-11:30 am or February 1, 1:00-2:00 pm. The location for each is the Robertson Library, Room 265. 

Register!

Are you interested in a job with Parks Canada? Curious about what jobs they offer? The Parks Canada job application deadline is coming up! Parks Canada will be hosting an employment info booth on Wednesday, January, 17 from 11:00 am-2:00 pm in the Robertson Library Breezeway.

All students welcome! Click here to view full event listing.

Father John Lacey is on campus three days a week. All are welcome to attend Catholic Mass at the Chaplaincy Centre Sunday at 6:00 pm and Monday/Thursday at 12:05 pm.

For further information, please contact Campus Chaplain Sr. Susan Kidd, sukidd@upei.ca / 902-894-2876.

Moodle's Gradebook is a way of tracking grades and sharing them with students right inside Moodle. The E-Learning Office is hosting an introductory workshop for using the Gradebook in your courses. This session will cover the basics of setting up a gradebook, entering grades in the grader report, sending your final grades to the Registrar's Office. If you're interested in attending, please sign up here. 

The worshop will be offered on Thursday, January 18, 2018 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm in the Robertson Library - LINC Computer Lab (RL 265). If you cannot attend the session but have questions or need help, please contact us at moodle@upei.ca.

The monthly meeting of the UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held on Friday, January 12, 2018 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm in the "fishbowl" of the Duffy Research Centre (NRC).

All neuroscience research students as well as faculty, scientists and staff with an interest in neuroscience topics are welcome to attend.

For more information and full event details, click here.

The Environmental Sciences and Human Biology seminar series, hosted by the Biology Department, will resume for the winter semester on Friday, January 12 at 12:30 in Duffy Science 204.

Dr. Tandra Fraser from Agriculture Agri-Food Canada will present “Digging deeper: The role of soil biodiversity in sustainable systems”.

For more information, please contact Sharon Maritn at samartin@upei.ca.

All are welcome!

Please note that certain parking spaces in the "Visitor Metered" parking lot between the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre and Steel Building will be reserved every Tuesday and Thursday (and some Mondays) from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. 

The metres at these parking spaces will be marked with covers to ensure participants in Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs who have limited mobility can easily and safely access Steel Building.

Please refrain from parking in these spaces, as enforcement action including towing will be immediate.

The NEW UPEI Positudes Challenge is an eight-week team building challenge that involves activities that focus on physical activity, nutrion, mental health and community (kindness, thanks,etc). The challenge involves presentations on nutrition, meditation, and the importance of sleep and water to name a few. It also includes access to the indoor track at the Sports Centre and some quiet/zen room time, a team building activity challenge, a walk across Canada challenge and meditation sessions with yoga and SoundEscapes.

The challenge is for UPEI staff, faculty and students only. Registration deadline is Thursday, January 11. Click here to view registration form.

For more information, please contact Angela Marchbank, Fitness and Wellness Coordinator, amarchbank@upei.ca.

Father John Lacey is on campus three days a week. All are welcome to attend Catholic Mass at the Chaplaincy Centre Sunday at 6:00 pm and Monday/Thursday at 12:05 pm.

For further information, please contact Campus Chaplain Sr. Susan Kidd, sukidd@upei.ca / 902-894-2876.

Moodle's Gradebook is a way of tracking grades and sharing them with students right inside Moodle. The E-Learning Office is hosting an introductory workshop for using the Gradebook in your courses. This session will cover the basics of setting up a gradebook, entering grades in the grader report, sending your final grades to the Registrar's Office. If you're interested in attending, please sign up here. 

The worshop will be offered on Thursday, January 18, 2018 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm in the Robertson Library - LINC Computer Lab (RL 265). If you cannot attend the session but have questions or need help, please contact us at moodle@upei.ca.

Beginning January 15, the Robertson Library Movie Talks will take place in the LINC (Room 265) from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.

Each week will highlight a timely movie available from our National Film Board Campus collection. There will be a discussion after each movie led by an interdisciplinary panel of UPEI faculty, staff, students, and community members.

The first film to be viewed is the documentary, Abegweit. Click here for full event details!

All members of the University community are invited by UPEI and Bell Let's Talk to a special announcement about mental health on campus on Wednesday, January 17 at 10 am in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons. Read the full UPEI event calendar listing.

Would you like to create a more interactive PowerPoint for your students? Something your students could view outside of class so that your in class time could be spent promoting deeper exploration of the topic?

The E-Learning Office is here to help. Give us one of your standard PowerPoint slideshows and we can turn that into an interactive learning piece. This will get learners actively engaging with the content, not just passively clicking through one slide after the other. Book an appointment to see if this opportunity is right for you or to see examples of interactive PowerPoints currently in use at UPEI.

Send an email to elearning@upei.ca.

All are welcome to attend an open house and view the refreshed student office space used by THE CADRE in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. The open house will take place on Wednesday, January 10, 10:30-11:30 am. Light refreshments will be served!

Click here to view full event listing.

On Sunday, January 14, 2018 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm Dr. Tony Couture will give a talk titled  “Anarchism Applied to Higher Education” as part of the Department of Philosophy Speaker Series.

Click here to view abstract and full event details.

A number of specialty fitness classes begin this week and next week. There is still time to register! Classes which have spaces include Beginner Yoga (starting January 15), Kettlebell Circuit (starting January 17), Morning Yoga (starting January 13), Yoga Sculpt (starting January 9), Hatha Yoga (starting January 11) and Fusion Yoga (starting January 10).

Fee: eight classes/session/program. Sports Centre Members: $47 + hst, Non-Members: $60 + hst. To secure your spot visit Panther Central at Sports Centre to register.

Please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca for more information.