Professional Learning @ Western

The Learning Futures team provides and develops the educational expertise and scholarly leadership needed to support the design and delivery of curricula within Western’s new learning spaces, while leading our contribution to 21C Curriculum Projects and the collaborative design of new staff development programs.

Learning Futures is providing professional learning and support for academics via a range of methods, including:

  • Workshops (including recordings of previous workshops)
  • One-on-One Support
  • Professional Learning Modules
  • and Online eSupport

On this page, you'll find information about all our professional learning support.

This page is being updated regularly, so be sure to bookmark this page!

Workshop Schedule

Autumn Session 2021

Our workshops scheduling is undergoing some changes this year. We'll be scheduling on a monthly basis with a monthly newsletter to keep you informed!

Our online workshop schedule can be found here:

One on One Support

eLearning Support offer personalised one-on-one (1O1) support sessions via a Zoom. If you have any vUWS related queries, need to implement a tool or would like to work through your query via a face-to face Zoom meeting, a member of the eLearning support team can support you with a session tailored to your needs.

Book a session using the online form (opens in a new window).

Need Help with the Workshops?

Want to Know More About Zoom?

Zoom is the most common synchronous audio-visual tool we use at Western. You may already be familiar with it and know it's key features.

To use Zoom, on any device, you will need to download the client application.

You can download the Zoom client at the Zoom Website (opens in a new window).

You can learn more about Zoom through the following document: Zoom Meetings and Webinars (PDF, 80.59 KB) (opens in a new window)

If you don't have time for one of our workshops, you can watch one record by Zoom.us: Getting Started with Zoom Meetings (opens in a new window)

Want to Know More About Collaborate Ultra?

Collaborate Ultra is a similar tool embedded in vUWS itself. This is tool is less commonly used, but has similar functionality to Zoom, but with the added benefits of being inside vUWS.

You should use whichever tool you are most comfortable with using.

Some workshops will be offered through Collaborate Ultra.

These sessions have been set up to allow "Guest Access" so all you will need is to provide a name and to give the program access to your microphone and camera.

If you are interested in learning more about Collaborate Ultra, you can find more information in this document: Collaborate Ultra Features (PDF, 94.44 KB) (opens in a new window)

Learning Futures Workshop Schedule

View our Workshop Schedule here.

Recorded Sessions and Resources

Take a look at our recorded sessions and resources from previously run workshops.

eLearning Events
 

Find out more about our special eLearning events covering your digital learning environment.

WOS Studio

WOS Studio

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