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Consultations

Our team can help with digital tools and instructor support. Send us an email or book an appointment for one-on-one help.

Contact us

Fill out our consultation form to ask a question or book a consultation. We can meet with you in-person or over Zoom.

You can also email us at dscommons@uvic.ca.

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Our staff are usually available Monday – Friday during regular office hours

Software & digital tools training

Are you:

  • looking to learn a specific tool for an assignment?
  • wanting to build applicable skills for the job market?
  • getting stuck with a particular piece of software?

Set up a one-on-one tutorial with an expert.

You can also join our free workshops throughout the year.

Support for instructors

Are you looking for opportunities to add hands-on learning to your courses? We can help you create project-based assignments with our software and digital tools. Talk to us about developing curriculum and finding the best tools for your needs.

Our team

Book a consultation to chat with one of our experts.

Rich McCue

Workshops | pedagogy | digital tools training | DSC coordination and collaboration

Rich manages the DSC Makerspace. He has a background in educational pedagogy, systems administration, web application development and woodworking.

His Master’s thesis was a mixed-methods study exploring the relative effectiveness of a flipped classroom / active learning pedagogy compared to a lecture-based pedagogy for information literacy instruction.

Rich is part of the UVic Speakers Bureau and has presented at a number of academic technology and makerspace conferences across North America over the years. In 2008, he founded an open-source project called OpenExpert.org.

Research interests: flipped active learning pedagogy, makerspaces, open pedagogy, knowledge management tools

To learn more about him, visit Rich’s blog.

Dani K. Johnson (she/they/any)

3D printing | design | Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign help

Dani has worked in public and academic libraries for over 18 years.

Her background combines several years of experience in tech support, training, graphic design and photography.

She splits her free time between exploring the world of food, reading, growing plants, crafting, playing video games, writing and taking too many photos on her cell phone.

Research support

Our librarians can support researchers with data management, data preservation and training in specific tools. 

Scholarly research support