{"id":387,"date":"2020-08-01T14:46:46","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T21:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/?p=387"},"modified":"2020-08-01T17:20:21","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T00:20:21","slug":"the-bard-on-the-beach-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/2020\/08\/01\/the-bard-on-the-beach-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bard on the Beach Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The long-awaited, much anticipated, August long weekend has at last arrived.<\/em> The sun is ascendant; the spirit of the Bard is afoot, and the resplendent night air is filled with such stuff as dreams are made.<\/em> We begin this update with this special elocution<\/a> on heat, madness, and creativity from Neil Patrick Kennedy, our own dear Robin Goodfellow.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We must take the current where it serves.<\/strong> Students are responding well to the online course offerings, and enrollments are strong in many areas and gaining in others. We recommend that you get in touch with your students over this next interval to give them an idea of what your course is about and to provide them with information about your \u2019delivery\u2019 approach. Here are three critical pieces of information we suggest you cover: 1) dates\/times when students are required to be present online 2) assignments that must be submitted within a fixed time frame 3) elements that involve coordinating schedules with other students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our revels now are ended.<\/strong> As recent events have demonstrated, there now looms a genuine danger of a \u201csecond wave\u201d. We must all do our utmost to minimize any threat of a COVID outbreak on our campuses. If you do need to come to campus, please fill out the request form (here<\/a>). Doing so will allow us to ensure everyone\u2019s safety and minimize the dangers of exposure to you and others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this\u00a0Sun.<\/strong>\u00a0The KPU Marketing Services team is pleased to share a new library of Microsoft Teams Backgrounds.\u00a0A\u00a0wide\u00a0range\u00a0of KPU Branded Backgrounds and KPU Campus Imagery\u00a0have been created.\u00a0Please visit\u00a0this<\/a>\u00a0link<\/a>\u00a0to download backgrounds to use in your next Teams video call.\u00a0Going forward, we will be\u00a0exploring the possibility of crafting specialized Faculty of Arts\u00a0Departmental\u00a0backgrounds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diseases desperate grown, by desperate appliance are relieved. <\/strong>Many faculty \u2013 faithful to KPU\u2019s commitment to hands-on learning and community engagement \u2013 give their students assignments that require them to go out and interact in the community physically. Unfortunately, however, BC is experiencing a resurgence in COVID cases, and it\u2019s crucial, in this context, to provide alternative options to such assignments. Some students may suffer from immunodeficiencies or may be living with people who do; others may feel strongly about protecting themselves from exposure to the virus. Please keep this in mind as you plan your assignment structures for Fall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eye of Newt and Toe of Frog: <\/strong> Student surveys are underway. Please remind your students that they can access these and provide feedback. The data could prove especially valuable in helping to fine-tune online delivery and refine your grasp of what is working and what could be improved. To access their surveys, students go to One KPU and click on the Course Feedback button. Or type eval.kpu.ca\/kpu<\/a> into a browser. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rest, Rest, Perturbed Spirit!!!<\/strong> Our own Farhad Dastur (PSYC) will be speaking at a webinar on delivering educational value at a distance hosted by the Emerging Media BC Community of Practice next Friday, August 7 (3 \u2013 4:30 pm): Delivering Value at a Distance: Teaching and Learning Strategies, Challenges, and Solutions<\/strong><\/a>.<\/u><\/strong> Please RSVP<\/a> to get an event Webinar link. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our chalices and goblets are overfull with gratitude and thanks to each and all of you for your perseverance and devotion. We wish you much joy, wonder, and midsummer merriment. <\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diane, Shelley, Greg, and Wade<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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