{"id":605,"date":"2020-09-18T16:51:50","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T23:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/?p=605"},"modified":"2021-01-10T15:21:53","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T23:21:53","slug":"the-lepidoptera-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/2020\/09\/18\/the-lepidoptera-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lepidoptera Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>With the region gasping from wildfire smoke and Covid-19,\u00a0it seems somehow fitting that\u00a0western hemlock looper moths\u00a0have chosen this moment to launch\u00a0a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverisawesome.com\/bc-news\/outbreak-months-metro-vancouver-photos-2703794\"><em>massive, coordinated\u00a0invasion<\/em><\/a><em> of Metro Vancouver.\u00a0\u00a0Perhaps,\u00a0like Associate Dean Shelley Boyd,\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0taken\u00a0to dispatching these flighty\u00a0critters\u00a0with whatever academic journal is ready to hand. Those of\u00a0a more philosophical bent\u00a0might\u00a0be\u00a0consoling\u00a0themselves\u00a0that it could be worse \u2013\u00a0they could be murder hornets.\u00a0Perhaps you\u00a0even\u00a0take a naturalist\u2019s delight\u00a0in this\u00a0dull\u00a0kaleidoscope\u00a0of\u00a0pollinators, which one\u00a0sourpuss\u00a0referred to as the\u00a0\u201cLepidoptera equivalent of Toyota Corollas.\u201d\u00a0In any case, today\u2019s update is dedicated to\u00a0these,\u00a0our new moth overlords&#8230;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2020\/09\/Moth-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-606\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Looping in with Accessibility Services:&nbsp;<\/strong>Following&nbsp;a request submitted&nbsp;to us&nbsp;by the Criminology Department,&nbsp;Laura Vail&nbsp;and her&nbsp;team in Accessibility Services&nbsp;were happy to&nbsp;share&nbsp;a&nbsp;couple of&nbsp;suggestion&nbsp;for&nbsp;handling student accommodations&nbsp;within this online learning environment.&nbsp;&nbsp;Many thanks to Laura and her team for their support!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Many of our students are nervous about a new term in a new environment. If you receive an Accommodation Letter, we recommend reaching out to the student as soon as possible to acknowledge you\u2019ve received the letter. It\u2019s helpful to give the student some information about how the course will progress and what they can expect. It will make students more comfortable to know which accommodations will and won\u2019t pertain,&nbsp;given the course delivery. Connecting with the student early will go a long way!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Not sure how to use the accommodations, given the structure of your course? We\u2019re happy to give advice and help adapt accommodations based on the course delivery. We\u2019re finding that implementing accommodations these days is an iterative process and we\u2019re ready to adapt with you and the student to support students in a way that makes sense.&nbsp;Reach Accessibility Service via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpu.ca\/access\/contact\">this link<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2020\/09\/Madacascar.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-608\" width=\"350\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2020\/09\/Madacascar.jpg 350w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2020\/09\/Madacascar-233x385.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Like Moths to a Flame&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;academic integrity:<\/strong>&nbsp;We&nbsp;all&nbsp;know that&nbsp;integrity violations can be a dangerous lure to many students.&nbsp;Indeed,&nbsp;a&nbsp;burgeoning machinery&nbsp;now&nbsp;exists to&nbsp;subvert learning and&nbsp;to&nbsp;facilitate academic dishonesty. Examples include paraphrasing \u201cspinners\u201d and websites such&nbsp;as&nbsp;<a href=\"www.chegg.com&nbsp;\">www.chegg.com&nbsp;<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"www.coursehero.com\">www.coursehero.com<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;As you gear up to receive and assess student work, please remember to report integrity violations <a href=\"https:\/\/our.kpu.ca\/sites\/apps\/aiv\/SitePages\/Home.aspx\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;Even more valuable than reporting violations, however, is preventing them! In that spirit, we repost&nbsp;Kristie&nbsp;Dukewich\u2019s&nbsp;stellar workshop from&nbsp;June 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/our.kpu.ca\/sites\/arts\/resourcesforfaculty\/Academic%20Integrity%20Resources\/SitePages\/Home.aspx\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2020\/09\/Caterpillar.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2020\/09\/Caterpillar.png 438w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2020\/09\/Caterpillar-385x256.png 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Butterfly Effect<\/strong>:&nbsp;A&nbsp;special Anti-Oppression Training&nbsp;session is&nbsp;being sponsored by&nbsp;the President\u2019s Diversity and Equity Committee&nbsp;and organized by Arley Cruthers&nbsp;(CMNS). Cicely Blain will lead this interactive workshop.&nbsp;It will be held on Wednesday, October 14<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;from 12pm to 2pm with a limited number of seats (75).&nbsp;Please&nbsp;use <a href=\"https:\/\/bookeo.com\/humanresourceskpu?devent=41573LYL7WM1748A5C77B6_2020-10-14_Vmbh5FWkd9J1\">this&nbsp;link<\/a> to register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Flutter of Excitement \u2013 AGM notes available:<\/strong>&nbsp;The slideshow and attendant&nbsp;from&nbsp;last week&#8217;s&nbsp;very well-received&nbsp;AGM have now been made available <a href=\"https:\/\/our.kpu.ca\/sites\/arts\/resourcesforfaculty\/2020%20Arts%20AGM\/SitePages\/Home.aspx\">here<\/a> on&nbsp;Sharepoint.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Very Hungry Caterpillars&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;student data to chew on:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;The Office of Planning and Accountability (OPA)&nbsp;has&nbsp;created infographics from the student survey on their experience with remote learning in Summer 2020. These&nbsp;afford a wealth of insight into what&nbsp;students&nbsp;value in the online experience, and where they hunger for&nbsp;improvement.&nbsp;We highly recommend&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpu.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/Institutional%20Analysis%20and%20Planning\/Remote%20Learning%20Survey%20Infographic%20-%20final.pdf\">taking a look<\/a>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Also&nbsp;of interest&nbsp;are&nbsp;infographics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpu.ca\/opa\/students-tell-us\">2019 Student Satisfaction Survey<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pollinators of Ideas \u2013&nbsp;Arts Speaker Series:<\/strong>&nbsp;The Arts Speakers Series&nbsp;for 2020-21&nbsp;took flight&nbsp;this week, with a&nbsp;fascinating&nbsp;and well-attended&nbsp;talk by&nbsp;Dr. Asma Sayed&nbsp;(ENGL)&nbsp;and KPU graduate Rahil Faruqi (Philosophy) on \u201cConfronting Racism: The Role of South Asian Radio in Canada.\u201d&nbsp;Thanks, Asma and Rahil! A video version of the discussion will soon be made available; please stay tuned.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>As the lights of summer slowly dim and September gathers pace, we wish you all a wonderful Fall semester.&nbsp;Your&nbsp;fortitude,&nbsp;hard work,&nbsp;and&nbsp;dedication to students continue to inspire.&nbsp;Neither moths, nor wildfires,&nbsp;nor Covid is&nbsp;forever; but&nbsp;from the chrysalis of your efforts&nbsp;will come metamorphoses in our students\u2019 lives.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So we&#8217;ll live, and pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh at gilded butterflies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>All our best,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Diane, Wade, Shelley, and Greg<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-excerpt\">With the region gasping from wildfire smoke and Covid-19,\u00a0it seems somehow fitting that\u00a0western hemlock looper moths\u00a0have chosen this moment to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":332,"featured_media":612,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[34,252,54,127,2,254,253],"class_list":["post-605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weekly-updates","tag-academic-integrity","tag-accessibility-services","tag-agm","tag-arts-speaker-series","tag-covid","tag-opa","tag-student-satisfaction-survey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/332"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=605"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1056,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605\/revisions\/1056"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}