Message from the Association President Dear Colleagues, I understand that rumours have been flying around about the university bringing in a new Learning Management System (LMS) this summer, so I wanted to write to give you some information, which will hopefully reduce anxiety regarding this issue. I was told at a meeting on Friday afternoon about the University’s plan to bring in a new LMS for fall courses. I was not pleased that the FA had not been consulted in the development of these plans,…

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Message from the Association President Dear Colleagues, I hope that all is well with you and that you have had some time to enjoy the spring weather (hopefully the warmer weather will arrive at some point!). I’m writing to share the results of our Fall 2020 Course Delivery and Research Survey with you, as well as the Workload Toolkit that Michele Parkin (Associate Vice President Faculty Relations) has provided to Deans and Chairs to assist those of you who may…

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Message from the Association President Dear Colleagues, I hope that all is well with you. By now we have finished our marking for the spring term, and some of us are well into the summer term online. Some of us may be excited or relieved that things are starting to open up, while others may be more nervous, or are experiencing distinctly mixed emotions. I am writing primarily about fall term teaching, now that there is more clarity on this…

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