BCIT. Learning and Teaching Centre

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

BCIT. Learning and Teaching Centre

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

      Other form(s) of name

      • LTC

      • Office of Instructional Development

      • Learning Resources Unit

      • LRU

      • BCIT. Instructional Enhancement

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      History

      The BCIT Learning & Teaching Centre (LTC) began with a task force on Instruction Innovation. Co-Chairmen, M. Angelo and C. Wilson submitted the final report in October of 1982. This report had many recommendations, one of which was the creation of an Office of Instructional Development “to provide those services needed for instructional innovation. This office will co-ordinate all aspects of instructional support such as Instructional Techniques, Instructional Design, Educational Media, Information Dissemination, etc.” (p.2) In xxxx

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      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The BCIT Learning & Teaching Centre (LTC) is a full-service, integrated support centre for curriculum and instructional development. Functions of the LTC include instructional design, program development, media production, online development, and instructor and student support. The LTC manages special projects based on BCIT strategic priorities.

      Mandates/sources of authority

      Internal structures/genealogy

      In 1988 the Learning Resources Unit (LRU) the LRU Director managed two faculty members working in Instructional Development and Design, Video Disc Production, A/V Production and and Instruction Resource Centre (IRC).

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      British Columbia Institute of Technology (1964-)

      Identifier of related entity

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      British Columbia Institute of Technology is the superior of BCIT. Learning and Teaching Centre

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      BCIT. Learning and Teaching Centre is a department within British Columbia Institute of Technology.

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      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Occupations

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      ISAAR (CPF)

      Status

      Final

      Level of detail

      Partial

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2015-02-02

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          Sources

          F1-S3-ss3-4-2 box 25-10

          Maintenance notes

          C. McLellan, created 2015-02-02
          C. McLellan, detail added 2015-11-14