Desire2Learn Advanced Workshop

Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm EDT
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
BB1066
Event Fee: 
no charge
Event Contact Name: 
Office of Continuing Education and Distributed Learning
Event Contact Phone: 
(807) 346-7730
Event Contact E-mail: 

This Advanced workshop will teach you how to setup an online quiz, how to setup the advanced features of the discussion areas, and how to setup an assignment dropbox. You will also learn how to setup groups.

Desire2Learn Basics Workshop

Event Date: 
Friday, April 5, 2013 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm EDT
Friday, April 12, 2013 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
BB1066
Event Fee: 
free of charge
Event Contact Name: 
Office of Continuing Education and Distributed Learning
Event Contact Phone: 
(807) 346-7730
Event Contact E-mail: 

Are you offering a course during the Spring or Summer term? Why not attend a Desire2Learn workshop. Desire2Learn is Lakehead University's new learning management system. The Basics workshop covers how to upload and edit content, how to navigate the interface, and other useful options.

Desire2Learn Basics Workshop

Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 9:30am to 11:00am EDT
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 9:30am to 11:00am EDT
Event Location: 
BB1066
Event Fee: 
free of charge
Event Contact Name: 
Office of Continuing Education and Distributed Learning
Event Contact Phone: 
(807) 346-7730
Event Contact E-mail: 

Are you offering a course during the Spring or Summer term? Why not attend a Desire2Learn workshop. Desire2Learn is Lakehead University's new learning management system. The Basics workshop covers how to upload and edit content, how to navigate the interface, and other useful options.

Belegarth Medieval Combat

Event Date: 
Saturday, April 6, 2013 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
Lakehead University Hangar
Event Fee: 
Event Contact Name: 
Matthew Bryan
Event Contact Phone: 
Event Contact E-mail: 
Event Contact Web: 
Belegarth Medieval Combat is a full-contact medieval combat/swordfighting sport using foam-padded weapons. There is no storyline, dialogue or magic - This is a competitive combat sport, not a LARP (Live-action roleplay)

Lakehead Orillia Media Studies Showcase

Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 6:00pm to 12:00am EDT
Event Location: 
Lakehead University Orillia, University Avenue - Cafeteria
Event Fee: 
Free, Everyone Welcome!
Event Contact Name: 
Sandra Jeppesen
Event Contact Phone: 
705-330-4008
Event Contact E-mail: 
A showcase of the work of Media Studies and Visual Arts students at the Orillia campus, featuring performative sculpture, organic documentary, culture jamming, digital photography, painting and mixed media.

Live Webinar: Authentic Assessment Strategies for Online Learning (for faculty and teaching staff)

Event Date: 
Friday, April 12, 2013 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
ATAC 5036
Event Fee: 
no charge
Event Contact Name: 
Office of Continuing Education & Distributed Learning
Event Contact Phone: 
346-7730
Event Contact E-mail: 
Event Contact Web: 

Join the Office of Continuing Education & Distributed Learning and the Instructional Development Centre in this webcast to learn how to design and develop assessment tools in online instructional environments. Our expert instructor will share examples of assessment questions and how to improve them. This is a great opportunity for your entire faculty and design team to learn the fundamentals of developing authentic assessment and understand how to scale them to your own program, no matter the size. For more details, click HERE.

Orillia Campus Humanities 101 Graduation

Event Date: 
Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 5:30pm to 12:00am EDT
Event Location: 
Lakehead University Orillia, University Avenue - Cafeteria
Event Fee: 
by invitation
Event Contact Name: 
Linda Rodenburg
Event Contact Phone: 
705-330-4008
Event Contact E-mail: 
Event Contact Web: 

Biology Seminar Series - Biology Honours Thesis Presentations

Event Date: 
Friday, April 5, 2013 - 12:00pm to 4:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
ATAC 1010 (Thunder Bay campus) OA 2005 (Orillia campus)
Event Fee: 
Free
Event Contact Name: 
Dr. Susanne Walford
Event Contact Phone: 
343-8593
Event Contact E-mail: 
Event Contact Web: 

Celebrating Undergraduate Research -- Biology Honours Thesis Presentations will be held on Friday, April 5, 2013 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in ATAC1010 and OA2005. All are welcome. Click on link for details: http://biology.lakeheadu.ca/event.php?eid=130

Lakehead University Vocal Ensemble - Songs of Life and Love

Event Date: 
Monday, April 8, 2013 - 8:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
Trinity United Church (Waverley and Algoma)
Event Fee: 
$5
Event Contact Name: 
Jennifer Howie
Event Contact Phone: 
343-8787
Event Contact E-mail: 
Event Contact Web: 

Lakehead University Vocal Ensemble Concert

SONGS OF LIFE AND LOVE

Susan Korstanje, Director

Marcella Smithers, Accompanist

Teaching and Learning Swap Meet

Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 10:00am to 12:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
Faculty Lounge, University Centre (Agora)
Event Fee: 
Event Contact Name: 
Brett Sharman - Program Coordinator, Instructional Development Centre
Event Contact Phone: 
(807) 343-8554, ext 8554
Event Contact E-mail: 
Faculty are invited to join colleagues and award-winning instructors from across the university for an informal morning of swapping ideas on enhancing teaching and learning at Lakehead. Bring a strategy to share with colleagues and hear and take away a new approach (or two) to apply in your classes, all while enjoying a light breakfast. Register online now at http://idcswapmeet.eventbrite.ca

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