Reflections In Time
EAD Bridge To First Year 2021: Online Exhibition 

An online exhibition of works by the 2021 cohort of Bridge To First Year Students, presented by the Writing & Learning Centre. 

Opening Reception
Friday, August 13, 2021
Join us on Teams by clicking this link. 

Exhibition Dates
Friday, August 13 - Friday, September 3, 2021.
The exhibition is available to view here.

Exhibition Description
Friday, August 13th will mark the final class of English For Art & Design: Bridge to First Year, OCAD U’s six-week intensive program for students entering into their first year at OCAD U. Bridge To First Year gives students the opportunity to practice their English language skills in the context of art and design, before taking their first for-credit course in the Fall. The program is offered by the Writing & Learning Centre with administrative assistance from Admissions & Recruitment. 

Online Reception
Please join us in celebrating the culmination of the 2021 cohort's hard work by visiting their online exhibition. The works in this online show are representative of the students’ combined development of their creative and language abilities. The exhibition will be presented using Adobe Spark and will be accessible online from noon on Friday, August 13, 2021. 

Image by Victoria Strukovskaya. 

Thursday, April 15, 2021 
On the WLC Workshops Team channel

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Reverberation is the sound of your voice echoing and bouncing off surfaces. It is the resonance of your online work and learning journey this year. 

This one-day symposium will showcase the creative and academic work ELL students have been making while working online from home in this year of insulation, increments, quietness, postponement and delay. It is a space to highlight their innovation, ingenuity and resilience as they have gained new skills with online platforms and worked under extremely difficult situations in local and global settings.  

Please join us to hear and view the contributions of ELL students which reverberates in our hushed spaces and to add your voice to the conversation about how work has been scaled in adaptive and accessible ways. 

All members of the OCAD U community are welcome to attend. 

OUR PRESENTERS:

ANAJOARA EOM is an emerging artist from South Korea and currently studying in the Criticism & Curatorial Practice at OCAD University. She explores various media and mainly focuses on mixed media and collage. Her inspiration comes from her surroundings and her feelings. She aims to express feelings that are difficult to describe or speak out. Her work comforts “you are not the only one who feels it.” 

YUFENG SITU 
I am a first-year student majoring in Graphic Design at OCAD University. Also, I am taking Integrated Media as my minor. I like to utilize the knowledge and skills learned from these two programs to create motion graphics. In my free time, I like to practice yoga, drawing, and make video calls with my niece. 

ZIQI GUO (she/they) is a second-year student in Digital Futures. Her hobbies are vocal music, piano, reading, movies, and YouTube. Ziqi has been an introducer of a VR exhibition in Toronto Media Art Centre, a film festival volunteer with AGO, has been a peer mentor and a student sponsor in the Student Mental Wellness Centre in OCAD. 

SHUNRONG CAO  
As a multidisciplinary artist and designer specializing in handcraftsmanship and digital visuals, I hold a BFA degree in Jewelry and Metalsmithing at Rhode Island School of Design, and I am currently a candidate for MFA degree in Interdisciplinary Art, Media and Design at OCAD University. 

LEEAY AIKAWA is a Japanese artist based in Toronto and currently pursuing her MFA in Interdisciplinary Art, Media and Design program at OCAD University. Her work is focused on an inquiry into the trinity between ‘making,’ ‘knowing,’ and ‘being,’ while observing the dialogue between spiritual practice and art practice. Employing methodologies such as collage, collecting, non-linear narrative, and improvisation, Aikawa puts a strong emphasis on the process. 
These reflect her ongoing attempt to intensify her here-ness and now-ness in order to be in touch with the moments of the divine. Such an aspiration emerges from her background as a yogi who leads practice, and her profound interest in Earth-based spirituality, yogic/ Eastern philosophy, and mysticism. She observes how ‘making’ affects her 'knowing' and then her 'being,’ as well as the ‘becoming’ of work. 

FRANK J ZHANG is a commercial artist who specializes in airbrush art and custom design. He graduated from Ontario College of Art and Design University in Illustration and received his MDes from York University. His practice ranges from illustration, graphic design, body painting, custom airbrush art and murals. 
Frank is currently studying at OCADU as a MA student and focusing on his interest in participatory and socially engaged art. His research theorizes the meaning of seamlessness in airbrush painting in connection with contemporary art discourse of Relational Aesthetics and Antagonism. His artwork explores the process of negotiation as a social dynamic that mediates conflicts toward public consensus. Using participatory methodology, Frank is working on creating socially engaging artwork that brings conflict and negotiation to challenge the conventional gallery space. His work explores the possibility of using art to stimulate active social imagination and participation through interactions and activities. 

Oral Communication Workshops

Audience: Undergraduate & Graduate English Language Learners 

Workshop Series Description:
Participating, presenting, discussing, as well as giving and receiving feedback are skills that are important to your performance both as an OCAD U student and as a professional but are not often taught. Join ELL Writing & Learning Consultant, Phoebe Wang for the following workshop:

Strategies for Speaking and Sharing 
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2020  
Time: 9am–11am 
Register for the workshop here.
Join the workshop with this Teams link.

Workshop Description:
In this online version of the Strategies for Speaking and Sharing Workshop, we will focus on recognizing differences, giving and receiving feedback and communicating with instructors. Using the activities and scenarios, you’ll work on setting goals and building your confidence with communicating and building relationships.

Succeeding In Online Courses | Mini-Series

Register for any of the workshops that are part of this series by filling out this form
 

Workshop #4 | Processes For Writing Online

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2020 
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm EST
Join the workshop with this Teams link

Students today are writing online for many different purposes. This workshop will go over the kinds of writing you will be doing for your assignments and exams, as well coursework related communications. You will gain approaches for writing for different audiences, editing and making the most the most of online writing tools.
 

Mini-Series Description:

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, OCAD University has shifted how its classes are taught and formatted. Most of the Fall 2020 classes will be offered remotely (online). Online Learning for Fall 2020 will mean getting to know new environments for communicating in your classes and with the community at OCAD U.  

These short (1.5 hour) workshops, followed by a question and answer chat, will demonstrate ways of connecting and interacting with faculty, staff and classmates using Teams and online platforms, like Canvas. This mini-series goes beyond the technical know-how of online learning tools and shares how to become more confident and comfortable with online interactions. Facilitated by Phoebe Wang, ELL Writing & Learning Consultant. All English Language Learners welcome. Workshops can be completed individually and in any order. 

Each 1.5 hr workshop will consist of a 1 hour presentation accompanied by a 30 min Q&A session.  
 

Each workshop will: 

• Share online reading and writing assignments tips and strategies  
• Show how to find and create a supportive community at OCAD U 
• Address the “unspoken” skills of building relationships and participating respectfully in a Canadian university 

Succeeding In Online Courses | Mini-Series

Register for any of the workshops that are part of this series by filling out this form

Workshop #3 | The Language of Inclusivity

Date: Thursday, October 1, 2020 
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm EST
Join the workshop with this Teams link

In this workshop we will be looking at the types of online texts and readings you will have in their coursework, strategies and resources for different kinds of readings, and how to approach new vocabulary and terminology. 
 

Mini-Series Description:

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, OCAD University has shifted how its classes are taught and formatted. Most of the Fall 2020 classes will be offered remotely (online). Online Learning for Fall 2020 will mean getting to know new environments for communicating in your classes and with the community at OCAD U.  

These short (1.5 hour) workshops, followed by a question and answer chat, will demonstrate ways of connecting and interacting with faculty, staff and classmates using Teams and online platforms, like Canvas. This mini-series goes beyond the technical know-how of online learning tools and shares how to become more confident and comfortable with online interactions. Facilitated by Phoebe Wang, ELL Writing & Learning Consultant. All English Language Learners welcome. Workshops can be completed individually and in any order. 

Each 1.5 hr workshop will consist of a 1 hour presentation accompanied by a 30 min Q&A session.  
 

Each workshop will: 

• Share online reading and writing assignments tips and strategies  
• Show how to find and create a supportive community at OCAD U 
• Address the “unspoken” skills of building relationships and participating respectfully in a Canadian university 

Additional workshops in the Mini-Series:

Workshop #4
Processes for Writing Online 
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2020 
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm  
Join the workshop with this Teams link

Students today are writing online for many different purposes. This workshop will go over the kinds of writing you will be doing for your assignments and exams, as well coursework related communications. You will gain approaches for writing for different audiences, editing and making the most the most of online writing tools.

Succeeding In Online Courses | Mini-Series

Register for any of the workshops that are part of this series by filling out this form
 

Workshop #2 | The Language of Inclusivity 

Date: Thursday, September 24, 2020 
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm EST
Join the workshop with this Teams link

The language of accessibility, gender inclusivity and cultural difference, levels of formality and respectful communications in Canadian culture may be new to English Language Learners. This workshop will guide you through the terminology and its usage so that you can approach your online interactions with more awareness and clarity.  

Mini-Series Description:

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, OCAD University has shifted how its classes are taught and formatted. Most of the Fall 2020 classes will be offered remotely (online). Online Learning for Fall 2020 will mean getting to know new environments for communicating in your classes and with the community at OCAD U.  

These short (1.5 hour) workshops, followed by a question and answer chat, will demonstrate ways of connecting and interacting with faculty, staff and classmates using Teams and online platforms, like Canvas. This mini-series goes beyond the technical know-how of online learning tools and shares how to become more confident and comfortable with online interactions. Facilitated by Phoebe Wang, ELL Writing & Learning Consultant. All English Language Learners welcome. Workshops can be completed individually and in any order. 

Each 1.5 hr workshop will consist of a 1 hour presentation accompanied by a 30 min Q&A session.  
 

Each workshop will: 

• Share online reading and writing assignments tips and strategies  
• Show how to find and create a supportive community at OCAD U 
• Address the “unspoken” skills of building relationships and participating respectfully in a Canadian university 

Additional workshops in the mini-series:

Workshop #3
Critical Reading Online 
Date: Thursday, October 1, 2020 
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm 
Join the workshop with this Teams link

In this workshop we will be looking at the types of online texts and readings you will have in their coursework, strategies and resources for different kinds of readings, and how to approach new vocabulary and terminology. 

Workshop #4
Processes for Writing Online 
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2020 
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm  
Join the workshop with this Teams link

Students today are writing online for many different purposes. This workshop will go over the kinds of writing you will be doing for your assignments and exams, as well coursework related communications. You will gain approaches for writing for different audiences, editing and making the most the most of online writing tools.

Succeeding In Online Courses | Mini-Series

Register for any of the workshops that are part of this series by filling out this form
 

Workshop #1 | Meaningful Interactions Online 

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2020 
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm EST
Join the workshop with this Teams link

Online interactions at OCAD University will include communicating with faculty, staff and your classmates and peers through Canvas, Teams and Outlook. This workshop will address how we can make our communications effective and meaningful and how to access supports and service. 
 

Mini-Series Description:

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, OCAD University has shifted how its classes are taught and formatted. Most of the Fall 2020 classes will be offered remotely (online). Online Learning for Fall 2020 will mean getting to know new environments for communicating in your classes and with the community at OCAD U.  

These short (1.5 hour) workshops, followed by a question and answer chat, will demonstrate ways of connecting and interacting with faculty, staff and classmates using Teams and online platforms, like Canvas. This mini-series goes beyond the technical know-how of online learning tools and shares how to become more confident and comfortable with online interactions. Facilitated by Phoebe Wang, ELL Writing & Learning Consultant. All English Language Learners welcome. Workshops can be completed individually and in any order. 

Each 1.5 hr workshop will consist of a 1 hour presentation accompanied by a 30 min Q&A session.  
 

Each workshop will: 

• Share online reading and writing assignments tips and strategies  
• Show how to find and create a supportive community at OCAD U 
• Address the “unspoken” skills of building relationships and participating respectfully in a Canadian university 

Additional workshops in the Mini-Series:

Workshop #2
The Language of Inclusivity 
Date: Thursday, September 24, 2020 
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Join the workshop with this Teams link

The language of accessibility, gender inclusivity and cultural difference, levels of formality and respectful communications in Canadian culture may be new to English Language Learners. This workshop will guide you through the terminology and its usage so that you can approach your online interactions with more awareness and clarity.  

Workshop #3
Critical Reading Online 
Date: Thursday, October 1, 2020 
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm 
Join the workshop with this Teams link

In this workshop we will be looking at the types of online texts and readings you will have in their coursework, strategies and resources for different kinds of readings, and how to approach new vocabulary and terminology. 

Workshop #4
Processes for Writing Online 
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2020 
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm  
Join the workshop with this Teams link

Students today are writing online for many different purposes. This workshop will go over the kinds of writing you will be doing for your assignments and exams, as well coursework related communications. You will gain approaches for writing for different audiences, editing and making the most the most of online writing tools.