https://padlet.com/lindsay_white/7hzkyfcaq56s Topics, Ideas, Decisions en-us 2018-05-04 11:38:04 UTC 2025-11-16 22:17:12 UTC hello@padlet.com lindsay_white https://padlet.com/lindsay_white/7hzkyfcaq56s/wish/257986519 1) The 2nd Off-site Day Exam (Wednesday Sessions 2&3) 
-Flexibility and Quick Changes!
2) Entrepreneurship Club: Student found job and has improved attitude/outlook.
-Student Successes!
(Saba will be implementing new student initiatives to support well-being)
3) Missed Evaluation Form
-Erika is very helpful helping us develop our policies!
-Let Lindsay know about any potential road blocks.
4) Co-op Student in the MAHW with good company and developed this opportunity externally.
5)Quality of Student? Are they improving?
-Newer students more attentive
-Level of English proficiency is improving.
*Changed agents
*Cambrian changed requirements to 6.5 on IELTS.
6) Fail Rates are decreasing but overall the GPA growth is where it needs to be. Academic standards are improving and creating positive change.]]> 2018-05-04 11:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lindsay_white/7hzkyfcaq56s/wish/257986519 lindsay_white https://padlet.com/lindsay_white/7hzkyfcaq56s/wish/257986592 1) Plagiarism has not gotten better. It may have gotten worse.
-Students need to understand "original work".
-Paraphrasing, Quoting, Citing...
-With chances to re-submit, some students do not bother.
-Students using plagiarism scanners claiming % of plagiarism.."Why isn't it accepted?"
Solutions:
1) DO NOT NEGOTIATE! : )
2) Weekly calls with the Dean to discuss plagiarism (Domestic & International = similar issues)
3) All teachers should not accept. Students will play teachers against each other. GET ON BOARD. UNITED FRONT! WE CAN DO IT!
*Alignment of courses and expectations of courses still in process.
3) Turn It In. Plagiarism scanner.  -Does this address lack of knowledge or understanding?
-Looking at an alternative 'Grammarly' - Purchase license?
-Does this address the "spinning"?
-It is important to be able to address the mistakes students are making and teach them how to correct these.
4) Teacher and Academic responsibility to evaluate carefully, be very critical of student work, and CATCH IT! 
Consistent, thorough, strict!
5) Using exams to "weed out" what students are actually capable of doing. So spreading out grade allocation for assessments strategically.
6) ***Please add the comment "PLAGIARISM" to help Academics advise students and to provide students with accurate information when responding to student complaints/inqueries.
7) TELL ACADEMICS Re: Harassment! It violates the student code of conduct policy.
8) USE POLICY! Standardize how policy is implemented.

2) Textbooks purchases

3) Students can bring laptops VS phones

4) Student computer skills
Solutions:
1) Cambrian Fall courses Re computer skills and typing
2) Microsoft Office usage.
3) Workshops & Additional Classes outside of classes
*Recognize Gaps & Address them]]> 2018-05-04 11:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lindsay_white/7hzkyfcaq56s/wish/257986592 lindsay_white https://padlet.com/lindsay_white/7hzkyfcaq56s/wish/257986663 Grade Review Date: Aug 15th
Syllabi Due Date:  May 14th]]> 2018-05-04 11:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lindsay_white/7hzkyfcaq56s/wish/257986663 lindsay_white https://padlet.com/lindsay_white/7hzkyfcaq56s/wish/257986798 Grade Uploads: Within 7 days.
*Communicate anything different to students as it happens. Longer assignments may require slightly more time.
*Due Date changes may affect grade upload timings.
*CL...after Saya says No More Changes..do not make changes.
Attendance: As long as it is complete AFTER THE BREAK. Can be taken at the end.
*REMEMBER TO USE CAMPUS LOGIN TO RECORD ATTENDANCE.
*Your strategy has to be recorded on your syllabi and communicated perfectly clearly to students! These need to be clear for the Academic Dept to be able to address student issues correctly and transparently.
*"If you're walking out of the classroom your attendance is going with you." (Joanna)
*Needs to happen daily and accurately.
*Students, legally, need to attend more than 70% of classes. As an international student education provider our rules are a little different from other colleges.
Collab Space:
*Crickets make Lindsay sad. : (
Idea 1: Teams Channels
Teams for the WIN! Go TEAMS!
*Manny will send invites
Working Lunches:
*Paid Lunch Time Workshops.
*30 mins Short & Focused
*1st: Academics will do but instructors are welcome to organize and run their own themes/topics!
Frequency? Monthly
Casual: Yes.
Thematic: Yes...May -Schoology Assessments (Joanna)
Dates?
Food Preferences?
Field Trips: Acadmic Dpt will not do all of the work but will support teachers efforts.
*FIELD TRIP REQUEST FORM!
*Teachers should advertise to each other re: planned field trips]]> 2018-05-04 11:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lindsay_white/7hzkyfcaq56s/wish/257986798 lindsay_white https://padlet.com/lindsay_white/7hzkyfcaq56s/wish/257987018 For Exam process: 
Amir: Instructors sign to confirm the number of the papers they receive before taking exam papers out of exam hall.]]> 2018-05-04 11:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lindsay_white/7hzkyfcaq56s/wish/257987018 lindsay_white https://padlet.com/lindsay_white/7hzkyfcaq56s/wish/257988646 Each of the Cambrian @ Hanson campuses is given a budget of $1500 per calendar year for its Faculty. Individuals may granted UP TO 50%, AND UP TO $500 per calendar year.   ]]> 2018-05-04 11:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lindsay_white/7hzkyfcaq56s/wish/257988646