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Peer Tutor Tuesdays with Bianca Neves

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Name:  Bianca Neves
Program:  Risk Management

What attracted you to becoming a Peer Tutor?
The opportunity to help my peers reach their goals. Also, I’ll be able to learn from them and improve my professional skills.

How has tutoring helped you?
I’ve never been a tutor before, but I look forward to becoming a better version of myself.

 

If you could give one piece of advice to a BCIT student what would it be?
Manage your time wisely, so there will be free time to enjoy life a little. Don’t let the pressure make you panic, take a deep breath and organize the mess!

What would your dream job be when you leave BCIT?
I have worked before, and today I would say that a dream job is one that makes you want to wake up every morning! It’s all about the work environment and being valued.

If you had a free day, how would you spend it?
I would wake up after 12pm and watch Netflix all day … guilt free!

Friday Favorites: Bullying Today by Justin W. Patchin and Sameer Hinduja

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Bullying Today: Bullet Points and Best Practices

By Justin W. Patchin and Sameer Hinduja

The 28th of February is Pink Shirt Day, a day aimed at raising awareness about bullying and encouraging self esteem. Learn how to prevent and respond to bullying in the classroom and online by checking out Bullying Today: Bullet Points and Best Practices.

 

 

 

Statistics at your fingertips!

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BCIT Library now has access to Statista.

Statista database provides access to statistics and survey results in infographics, bar charts and tables collected from more than 18,000 sources including business, government agencies, associations, and opinion research institutions on topics relevant to business, health, public policy, media and others.
Statista:

  • contains Statistics Canada and World Bank data.
  • covers information for 170 industries from 50 countries.
  • has strengths in the areas of consumer and digital markets.
  • is a keyword searchable database.
  • has data that is easily downloadable in PDF, PPT, XLS and PNG formats.

Sample infographic is below – lots more to discover at Statista!

(*Note – from off campus you will have to login with your BCIT ID number and password.)

Infographic: The Fight To Tame The Olympic Budget Beast | Statista

https://www.statista.com/chart/5614/the-fight-to-tame-the-olympic-budget-beast/

 

 

Pink Shirt Day, February 28th

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This years’ Pink Shirt Day’s main theme is cyberbullying. The day is meant to focus on encouraging others to combat cyberbullying by thinking twice before posting something negative, and instead using the internet to spread kindness.

Show your support by joining us at the Burnaby Campus Library on Wednesday, February 28th.

All events are located on the main floor and are FREE to everyone.

Kindness Wall – post an inspirational quote to our wall or take one from the “take what you need” section to pass on to a friend in need

Pink Shirt Day Space (by the black couches)

  • knitting and treats
  • A Pink Shirt Day Conversation | 2:45pm – 3:30pm
    Join a discussion about creating an inclusive and welcoming community. Annabelle Hung and Parker Johnson from Harassment and Discrimination Prevention and Danielle Landeta-Gauthier from Student Advocacy will share ideas and invite conversation about building community and responding to disrespectful behaviours.
  • Nice Needs No Filter | 11:00 – 2:00
    A few of our nursing students will be on hand to chat about Pink Shirt Day and for stopping by their table, you can enter to win a Pink Shirt Day tee.

50 Shades of Pink Paint Party | 11:30 – 3:30

Cookie Decorating Party | 11:30 – 1:30

Instagram Hashtag Contest to win one of three official Pink Shirt Day tees. Enter by sharing your best Pink Day photo to Instagram using the #bcitlib or by following this link to submit your photo. Contest closes February 29th at 9am.

Open Education Week, March 5-9th.

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Open Education Week is taking place March 5-9th. BCcampus is supporting these activities through co-ordination, sponsorship, or co-promotion.  Listed below are a few onsite events to help you learn more and celebrate Open Education Week 2018!

UnCommon Women Panel

Date:        Monday, March 5
Time:        5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: SFU Harbour Centre, Segal Rooms 1400 & 1410

Join Kelsey Merkley as she interviews and facilitates a conversation with a few of the UnCommon Women (Kory Wilson, Surita Jhangiani, Gwen Bird, and Rosie Redfield) in the lower mainland, BC.

Open Education Week: Open in Action

Date:        Tuesday March 6
Time:        8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Richmond Campus, KPU Melville Centre for Dialogue

Join faculty, staff and students at KPU Richmond Campus- Melville Centre for Dialogue to celebrate the Open Education Movement in BC. This event will include presentations from open advocates at various Institutions who will discuss their projects in detail and share how they have put open education into action. We are very pleased to welcome the BC Federation of Students to start the morning with all of us, as they will highlight the advocacy work they are engaged in from both an institutional perspective as well as governmental. The day will follow with presentations, lightning sessions, and hands on activities.

Open Education Week: Open in Action

Date:        Thursday March 8
Time:        9:30 am – 3:00pm
Location: Babcock Canada Interaction Lab in the Jack White Bldg., Interurban Campus, Camosun College
Join faculty, staff and students at the Innovations Lab @ Interurban campus, Camosun College to celebrate the Open Education Movement in BC. This event will include presentations from open advocates at various Institutions who will discuss their projects in detail and share how they have put open education into action. 

Events are FREE, but you must register. For more information visit Open Education Week Events

Peer Tutor Tuesdays with Choi Ching

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Name:        Choi Ching
Program:   Computer Systems Technology

What attracted you to becoming a Peer Tutor?
– Love helping people in need.
– Inspiration from other Peer Tutors at BCIT.

How has tutoring helped you?
– Getting to know and meet new friends.
– More confident when solving challenging questions.

 

If you could give one piece of advice to a BCIT student what would it be?
Seek to understand instead of memorizing whenever possible.

What would your dream job be when you leave BCIT?
One in a related industry.

If you had a free day, how would you spend it?
Do what I love at the moment/stage of my life.

Peer Tutor Tuesdays with Armin Laghaee

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Name:        Armin Laghaee
Program:   Electrical Engineering (Bachelor of Engineering)

What attracted you to becoming a Peer Tutor?
I always like to help others. Also, in this term I feel that I have more time to be a Peer Tutor.

How has tutoring helped you?
I relearn the previous courses that I have taken. It also improves my leadership skills.

If you could give one piece of advice to a BCIT student what would it be?
To be able to manage your time properly.

What would your dream job be when you leave BCIT?
To start my own business in the telecom field.

If you had a free day, how would you spend it?
Learn more about business and shares.

Titles to talk about….

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The BCIT Any Book Book Club met for the first time at the Burnaby Campus Library on February 1st.

Everyone who showed up brought at least one title they wanted to talk about, and great conversations ensued about those books, their authors, related books, related topics and the best local second hand bookstores.

Titles discussed ranged from classic literature, to historical fiction, satire, biography, memoir and more. They were books we’ve read, books we are currently reading and even books we plan to read very soon.
Here is a list:

All students, faculty and staff are welcome to join us next time.
We plan to meet Thursday, March 1st, 12:30 – 1:30 at the big comfy couches at the library.

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