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Welcome to the Hub’s Learning Opportunities page. We will frequently update this page to ensure that the most current information is being displayed.
In House Learning Opportunities
These in-house learning opportunities are designed to support all Cambrian employees in building skills, expanding knowledge, and enhancing professional practice. Explore the resources below to stay current and engaged in your work.
- GenAI Quickstart: Foundations for Faculty
- Research & Scholarly Publishing Essentials Training Module
- Accessibility Foundations with P.O.U.R.: Making Digital Content Inclusive
- Navigating Student Accommodations
Looking for more? Check out the Faculty Professional Development Moodle page.
LinkedIn Learning
All faculty, staff, and students at Cambrian College can access LinkedIn Learning for free! Explore online, asynchronous courses in a wide range of topics like generative AI, teaching techniques, Microsoft Office software, Moodle, public speaking, and much more.
LinkedIn Learning Courses to Explore:
- How to Use AI for Upskilling and Lifelong Learning – Why AI is a critical tool for lifelong learning.
- Learning How to Increase Learner Engagement – Design lessons that encourage active learning.
- Microsoft Project Quick Tips – Saving time in Project.
- Public Speaking Foundations – Deliver a great presentation.
eCampus Ontario
Explore free, self-paced programs from eCampusOntario designed to support educators and learners across Ontario. Whether you’re teaching online, building digital skills, or exploring open education, these micro-credentials offer flexible learning and recognized badges.
Online Teaching Fundamentals Micro-Credential
The Online Teaching Fundamentals Micro-Credential is a free program offered by eCampusOntario. It comprises four modules—Preparing to Teach Online, Engaging Online Learners, Using Technology in Online Learning, and Assessment in Online Environments—designed to enhance skills in creating engaging and inclusive online courses across various delivery formats. The program offers flexible learning options, including independent study and facilitated sessions, allowing participants to progress at their own pace and earn a badge upon completion.
Empowered Educator Program
The Empowered Educator Program is a free online program from eCampus Ontario that introduces participants to the six essential characteristics of a 21st century educator. The program is available at any time, to anyone, and the degree of participation is completely up to each participant. These modules are completed asynchronously, but eCampus Ontario offers facilitated sessions so you can choose to progress through the program with a cohort of your peers.
Mastering Open Ed
Mastering Open Ed (OER Foundations) is a free online course from eCampus Ontario that helps participants understand open educational resources, licensing, and publishing tools, and apply open practices in both personal and institutional contexts.
Miscellaneous Learning Opportunities
These external programs and platforms offer a mix of free and paid learning opportunities on topics like mental health, online teaching, course design, and more. Explore at your own pace and find something that fits your interests and goals.
More Feet on the Ground
More Feet on the Ground is a free online course for any campus professional or student leader looking to learn how to recognize, respond and refer students experiencing mental health issues on campus.
Explore the website, create an account, take the twenty minute course to receive a More Feet on the Ground certificate, and support student mental health and well-being!
Quality Matters
Quality Matters (QM) is recognized as a leader in quality assurance for online education. In addition to their QM Certification program, they offer paid online workshops that model effective online teaching, and orient you to the basic principles of online course design. QM is nationally-recognized and grounded in research. At the completion of your course, you will receive an official certificate of completion to include on your CV. Consider these as first steps: Designing Your Online Course and Teaching Online: An Introduction to Online Delivery.
Coursera
Coursera’s Learning to Teach Online is a free massive open online course (MOOC) that introduces participants to educational technologies in blended and fully online environments. Learn in a community of global practitioners teaching in a variety of educational contexts.
edX
edX is a MOOC provider that offers high-quality online courses from world class universities and institutions, such as University of British Columbia, McGill University, University of Toronto, Harvard, Berkeley, University of Queensland Australia, and over 100 more. With over 2200 courses available, you can find something that is meaningful and interesting for you across a variety of topics. Most courses take around a month to complete and require about 2-4 hours/week of effort. Take a moment and search for your next MOOC today!
Conferences
TeachOnline.ca and Contact North Online Learning has a searchable list of over 1,700 upcoming education and technology conferences from around the world. Sort by date, subject, location, and conference title.
The Hub Bookshelf
The Hub has a book lending library located in the Hub near the classroom/kitchenette. You can browse through our collection and let any Hub Team member know if you’d like to borrow a book. We have over 120 books for you to browse and borrow. Learn all about classroom strategies, teaching best practices, integrating technology into your courses and more.