Oki, welcome! Join us on May 1st and 2nd for CanvasCon & Camp Horizon hosted by CTLI. This year, the two events are packaged together as a two-day professional development event, starting off with CanvasCon on the morning of May 1st and then switching over to Camp Horizon for the afternoon of May 1st and morning of May 2nd.

CanvasCon is Lethbridge Polytechnic’s annual event focused on teaching and learning with Canvas. Each year, we come together to explore new features and discover practical tools that enhance the learning experience. It’s a chance to connect, learn, and get inspired. This year’s format includes one group session followed by two time slots with repeating sessions, so you can choose what interests you most!

Camp Horizon is a two-day professional development event for all instructors at Lethbridge Polytechnic. Staff involved in teaching and learning are also welcome to attend any sessions that seem relevant to their work or beneficial to their professional development goals. This event is an opportunity to connect with colleagues and participate in sessions related to TEF-aligned teaching practices, wellness, and community building.

Together, CanvasCon and Camp Horizon provide time & space to celebrate of all the wonderful things Lethbridge Polytechnic staff are doing, with opportunities to learn about, experience, and share in the amazing work of colleagues. See you there!

This year, we will be running two professional development events consecutively, starting with CanvasCon on the morning of Thursday, May 1, and continuing with Camp Horizon that afternoon and the morning of Friday, May 2.

To make things easy, we have made one form to register for both events. Please fill out the registration form to help us finalize planning.

Some highlights to look forward to this year:

1. At CanvasCon: Game On for Learning, win Canvas swag in our lively game show! This year’s sessions will cover new features and updates, exploring Enhanced Rubrics, using Teams in Canvas, creating engaging video with Canvas Studio and more.
2. Sessions at Camp Horizon will cover topics like how to use AI to build outcome-aligned rubrics, human-centered design and prototyping with AgENT, and how to integrate open education resources into your courses with support from the library.
3. Three meals! Breakfast and lunch will be provided on Thursday in addition to a catered meal on Friday afternoon to wrap up the two days of learning.

CTLI believes that meaningful engagement of stakeholders is essential to any good initiative. Below is a list of engaged stakeholders. (Classification based on CTLI engagement framework and IAP2 Public Participation Spectrum) 

Lethbridge Polytechnic is located on lands traditionally occupied by Siksikaitsitapi, the Blackfoot Confederacy. Blackfoot lands extend north to south from the North Saskatchewan River in Alberta and Saskatchewan to the Yellowstone River in the state of Montana, and east to west from the Great Sand Hills in the province of Saskatchewan to the mountainous Continental Divide. Today, four nations make up Siksikaitsitapi: the Apaitsitapi or Kainai (Blood Tribe), the Aapatohsipiikani or Piikani Nation, the Siksika Nation in southern Alberta, as well as the Ampskaapi’piikani or Blackfeet Tribe in northern Montana. As both the traditional and current Land Keepers of this area, the Blackfoot Nations have welcomed people from other Indigenous territories, including all signatory Nations of Treaty No. 7, members of the Métis Nation of Alberta Region 3, and non-Indigenous people who have come to call the City of Lethbridge home.   

It is the intent of our college community to honour the land from a place of connection, Kakyosin, to become fully aware and truly recognize the knowledge encompassed of what it means to say we are on Blackfoot Territory. 

We are committed to providing flexible, innovative and collaborative support for the success of diverse learners while advancing a culture of universal teaching and learning. 

For more information please contact ctli@lethpolytech.ca