Campus Notices
As part of UPEI's network revitalization project, IT Systems and Services will be simplifying and securing the Wi-Fi experience for the campus community. Beginning August 4, 2021, we will be decommissioning Panthernet and Panthernet Open and moving to our existing “eduroam” Wi-Fi service. If you are not already using eduroam, please visit www.upei.ca/wifi for instructions on how to connect to "eduroam" Wi-Fi. It is important that you do this before August 4, in order to avoid an interruption to your Wi-Fi service.
For more information and assistance, please contact the ITSS service desk at helpdesk@upei.ca or 902-566-0465.
This webinar will discuss some of group work theory and some online practices for group work. This session will be hosted online and a recording will be sent to registrants.
To register complete this form.
To see more upcoming workshops and webinars check out the Workshop Calendar.
Sedentary behaviour has been shown to impact children's physical and mental health, as well as their academic performance. In collaboration with researchers at UPEI, the Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (SBRN) is developing evidence-based recommendations for school-related sedentary behaviours (e.g. sedentary behaviours done while at school, as well as homework).
SBRN is now requesting feedback on their draft recommendations to ensure that they are relevant and applicable for parents, clinicians, and researchers.
If childhood sedentary behaviour is of interest to you in a personal or professional capacity, please complete the feedback survey here: https://forms.gle/eAmaiAtgbH3ohzsf6 prior to July 25. Please feel free to share this link with others who may be interested in this topic.
Effective July 2021, visitors to the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre will continue to be required to wear a face mask. We are unable to guarantee physical distancing during your visit; consequently, for the safety of you, other visitors, and our staff we will continue to require you to wear your masks. We recognize this may be an inconvenience for some but appreciate your cooperation.
Stay safe and vaccinate!
With the increase in the use of online learning over the past year, discussion forums have become a very popular activity. Now, learners see these online discussion forums being used in many of their classes. And the delivery of those forums is often the same: to get full credit, please write a response to the question and then make sure to comment on at least three other posts. Instead of a deep discussion, what emerges is a whole lot of “I agree with what you said” posts. In this workshop we will look at a method called #Digitalpowerups for elevating your discussion forum towards the kind of activity it is truly meant to be. Facilitated by the E-Learning Office this workshop will be offered online on Thursday, July 29th from 10:00 to 11:00 am.
This webinar will discuss some of group work theory and some online practices for group work. This session will be hosted online and a recording will be sent to registrants.
To register complete this form.
To see more upcoming workshops and webinars check out the Workshop Calendar.
On Wednesday July 21st, ITSS will be conducting routine maintenance on the MyUPEI portal and related services from 8 pm to 12 am midnight. During this time there may be intermittent access and performance issues with MyUPEI, Self-Service, Colleague & apply.upei.ca sites.
We encourage Students, Faculty, and Staff that may need documents or links located on myUPEI to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.
As a reminder, you can access Moodle directly using https://moodle.upei.ca & Outlook email directly using https://outlook.office.com.
If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.
Sedentary behaviour has been shown to impact children's physical and mental health, as well as their academic performance. In collaboration with researchers at UPEI, the Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (SBRN) is developing evidence-based recommendations for school-related sedentary behaviours (e.g. sedentary behaviours done while at school, as well as homework).
SBRN is now requesting feedback on their draft recommendations to ensure that they are relevant and applicable for parents, clinicians, and researchers.
If childhood sedentary behaviour is of interest to you in a personal or professional capacity, please complete the feedback survey here: https://forms.gle/eAmaiAtgbH3ohzsf6 prior to July 25. Please feel free to share this link with others who may be interested in this topic.
Inclusive teaching and learning is about more than accepting all learners. It’s about actively removing barriers to learning so that everyone involved has the same opportunities to grow and develop. To create a learning environment that is both safe and welcoming to everyone, you need to intentionally and thoughtfully consider your curriculum, your course design, your teaching practices and your assessment methods. In this introductory workshop, you will be shown areas in which you can begin to thoughtfully and empathetically work collaboratively with your learners to diversify your content and delivery. Hosted by the E-Learning Office, this workshop takes place online Tuesday, August 3rd from 10 to 11 am.
Register here for this session.
As intuitive as Outlook rules are, some junk mail will always make its way past the filter. While you can simply delete each message, you can identify messages as junk and keep them out of your inbox permanently.
To mark a message as junk, right click the message in the preview pane and locate the Junk option. From there, you can select a variety of options – including Block a Sender, making sure those emails do not continue to clog up your inbox.
The next deadline for submitting Biosafety applications including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday July 30, 2021. These applications will be reviewed at the August 2021 meeting.
All research compliance applications, including Biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the Researcher Portal. This online system is paired with electronic approvals to replace the hard-copy signatures process.
Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms. Contact researcherportal@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal.
For more information about the IBC review and approval process please contact Joy Knight (Compliance Coordinator) at mknight@upei.ca.
July 22
10am-11am
Online
An online session for faculty and staff, covering a basic overview of podcasting. We will discuss recording space, tech, editing and how to incorporate podcasts into your course.
For further questions contact Kristy McKinney at kmckinney@upei.ca.
Effective July 2021, visitors to the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre will continue to be required to wear a face mask. We are unable to guarantee physical distancing during your visit; consequently, for the safety of you, other visitors, and our staff we will continue to require you to wear your masks. We recognize this may be an inconvenience for some but appreciate your cooperation.
Stay safe and vaccinate!
Ethics protocols that involve ‘more than minimal risk’ must be reviewed by the full UPEI Research Ethics Board (REB). The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday July 30, 2021.
Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve ‘more than minimal risk’, renewals, and amendments may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary forms are received.
All research compliance applications, including Research Ethics Board application forms, must be submitted through the Researcher Portal. This online system is paired with electronic approvals to replace the hard-copy signatures process.
Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms. Contact researcherportal@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal.
For more information about the REB review and approval process please contact Joy Knight (Compliance Coordinator) at mknight@upei.ca
The next deadline for submitting Biosafety applications including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday July 30, 2021. These applications will be reviewed at the August 2021 meeting.
All research compliance applications, including Biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the Researcher Portal. This online system is paired with electronic approvals to replace the hard-copy signatures process.
Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms. Contact researcherportal@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal.
For more information about the IBC review and approval process please contact Joy Knight (Compliance Coordinator) at mknight@upei.ca.
In-person Reserves are reopening for the Fall 2021 semester! Do you have print books, DVDs, or other items from the Library or your own collection that you want to make available for your Fall courses? Fill out a Reserves request form [fillable PDF] online or in-person at the Service Desk when dropping off the materials. For more information about the Library's Reserves service, visit https://library.upei.ca/faculty/reserves.
Excellent tutoring support is available during the second summer session! Go to upei.mywconline.com to see our appointment schedule and make an appointment. All appointments will take place online.
Can't find an available appointment slot to fit your busy life? Off-schedule appointments can be arranged by emailing Jon Debly at jdebly@upei.ca.
Have a great summer!
Ten bursaries valued at $1,500 each have been created for students with disabilities who have taken part in work-integrated learning as part of their UPEI coursework during the 2021 Spring/Summer semesters.
Students can follow this link to learn more about this new bursary and to access the application form: https://www.upei.ca/exed/students/wil-bursary
This project is funded by CEWIL Canada and The Government of Canada's Innovative Work-Integrated Learning Initiative (I-WIL) and administered by UPEI's Experiential Education department.
Any questions please email experientialed@upei.ca
All UPEI students are welcome to Join fellow students on Saturday, July 24th, 2021 for an afternoon of volunteering with Pride PEI.
We'll be taking part in "Pride in the Park" at Confederation Landing in Charlottetown - Pride PEI's lively and signature outdoor event.
Volunteering can give students the experience to build their resumes, learn new skills, make new friends, and lend a helping hand to those in need. Join us as we support and celebrate PEI's 2SLGBTQIA+ community (and have a ton of fun in the process)!
Spaces are limited, so students are asked to sign up before 12:00pm on Friday, July 23rd. A follow-up email with further details will be sent out prior to the event.
This event is organized by UPEI's Office of Work Integrated Learning in partnership with PRIDE PEI.
Signup link: https://forms.gle/4bYAGhzFosHhPAeM6
July 22
10am-11am
Online
An online session for faculty and staff, covering a basic overview of podcasting. We will discuss recording space, tech, editing and how to incorporate podcasts into your course.
For further questions contact Kristy McKinney at kmckinney@upei.ca.
