Empowered Educator 3.0: Collaborator

Empowered Educator 3.0: Collaborator

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eCampusOntario

empowerededucator@ecampusontario.ca

eCampusOntario is a not-for-profit organization whose membership is composed of all publicly-funded colleges and universities in Ontario.

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Collaborate, collaborator, learning, network, personal, PLN, professional
Recipients of the Empowered Educator Collaborator badge will have explored tools for online collaborations and ways to create and extend professional and personal learning networks (PLNs) through collaborations within, across, and between disciplines.

Criteria

Criteria Required for Badge Assessment- I have:

  • Created a Twitter account and explored how to extend my Personal/Professional Learning Network (PLN) by engaging with others.
  • Created and shared the collaboration attributes of one recent project, represented as an image of a collaborative dining table.
  • Thoughtfully expressed why it would be important to nurture my PLN and identified specific activities I could engage in to cultivate and expand my PLN.
  • Mapped my PLN as a diagram.
  • Reflected on the module experience.

Badge endorsements

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Brock University

cpi@brocku.ca

Brock University finds this badge valuable and useful for supporting teaching and learning in a post-secondary context

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Conestoga College

teachingandlearning@conestogac.on.ca

Conestoga College endorses this badge as a professional development opportunity that fosters the knowledge and skills needed for flexible, responsive teaching in 21st century higher education.

This module facilitates the development of collaboration with colleagues through the mapping out and cultivation of an educator’s personal learning network.

Completion of this module and receipt of the associated badge is recognized for credit toward Conestoga's Certificate in Post-Secondary Teaching. Click the link to learn more.

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Fanshawe College

odl@fanshawec.ca

Fanshawe College endorses the achievement of the Collaborator Module Badge as part of the Ontario Extend program. Achievement of this badge indicates individuals have developed knowledge around enhancing educational approaches through collaborations within, across and between disciplines.

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Georgian College

ctl@georgiancollege.ca

Georgian College recognizes the Ontario Extend professional development modules as important learning opportunities for faculty teaching in the 21st century. The modules provide foundational knowledge and build digital fluency skills that transform teaching practice. The modules further support the selection and appropriate use of emerging technologies and new pedagogical practices for online and flexible learning environments. By completing all six modules, faculty earn the Empowered Educator micro-credential which can be used as credit toward Georgian’s Centre for Teaching and Learning Teaching Practice Credential.

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Mohawk College

ctli.requests@mohawkcollege.ca

At Mohawk College, we endorse the Ontario Extend program as a cornerstone of professional development. These modules provide foundational knowledge and foster digital fluency skills, transforming teaching practices. They support the thoughtful selection and effective utilization of emerging technologies and innovative pedagogical approaches for online and flexible learning environments. Earning all six modules completes the Empowered Educator micro-credential, an achievement that reflects a commitment to advancing teaching and learning.

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Nipissing University

teachinghub@nipissingu.ca

Nipissing University endorses the Collaborator digital badge as part of the Ontario Extend program. Successful completion of this professional development recognizes a significant achievement. The Ontario Extend curriculum develops skills, and through its digital badges, strengthens a learner’s commitment to their craft by demonstrating the knowledge they have acquired. The Ontario Extend program will play an important part in future micro-credentials developed by the Nipissing University Teaching Hub; recognizing instructors who have taken steps to improve their technology-enabled education and digital pedagogy.

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St. Lawrence College

SCTL@sl.on.ca

St. Lawrence College endorses this digital badge as part of the larger Ontario Extend Program. The Ontario Extend’s curriculum and associated learning activities provide a strong foundation for integrating principles of open pedagogy on reflective practice. The program is highly aligned with our commitment to advancing academic excellence through evidence-based teaching, open learning communities and creative use of educational technologies.

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Trent University

online@trentu.ca

Trent University endorses the Ontario Extend Collaborator Badge as recognition of exceptional collaboration skills and dedication to the advancement of education through partnerships. The Extend program offers valuable experiences for collaborators to refine their skills and stay current with the latest collaboration practices, ultimately benefiting the education community and fostering a culture of collaboration in education.


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