Getting Started with Canvas

Online/Virtual Event

This workshop is geared towards those who have little experience teaching using Canvas. This virtual course will explore how to design, deliver, and manage your Canvas courses—and make your teaching more efficient. For advanced support, you can book a consultation for UBC Instructors. By the end of this workshop, you will be able to: - […]

Free

Individual Consultation with a Learning Designer about Your Course

Online/Virtual Event

Do you have questions and challenges about creating meaningful and successful learning experiences for your students? Maybe you want help in the process of teaching your course in online, hybrid or blended modes. Request a virtual one on one course consultation with a Learning Designer to explore ways to enhance your students’ learning experience. This […]

Free

Contract Faculty CoP | Preparing for Term 2: Designing Syllabi and Learning Outcomes

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This is a multi-access event. As Term 2 comes closer, we can start thinking of how we can learn from this term’s experience when we plan our next set of courses. How can we tweak our syllabi to meet our learning objectives as best as we can? What are some of the basic elements the […]

Inclusive Teaching: What is it and Why Does it Matter?

Online/Virtual Event

This session is for anyone who teaches at UBC who is looking for an introduction to inclusive teaching practices. Be introduced to the literature underpinning inclusive teaching and discuss why inclusive practices in the classroom are important. We will explore diversity amongst UBC’s student population. You will have an opportunity to learn, discuss and share […]

Event Series WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Drop-In)

WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Drop-In)

Online/Virtual Event

The Drop-In Clinics are open for administrators of UBC weblogs or websites to get one-on-one support in WordPress and Wiki for Teaching and Learning or Administrative purposes. Participants should come prepared with a list of questions specific to their sites when attending this session. Specialists at the clinic will assist you in addressing and resolving […]

Free
Event Series Mindful Mondays with Aisha

Mindful Mondays with Aisha

Online/Virtual Event

Audience: All faculty and staff at UBC Vancouver and Okanagan. Description: Join Aisha Tejani for a 20-minute, virtual mindfulness session every Monday from November 7 to December 19 – you can take part in a single session or multiple sessions!   Taking place from 12:15-12:35 p.m. join Aisha and an engaged community to build connections, increase […]

How do I get started? Creating safer learning environments for Indigenous students in STEM at UBC – November 29, 2022

Online/Virtual Event

Within this session, we will explore a recently developed resource that responds to commonly asked questions about how STEM faculty can ‘get started’ with “Indigenizing our curriculum’ (UBC ISP Goal #4) and creating safer classroom environments for Indigenous students. As a group, we will learn about the impetus for this student-partnered resource development, hear from […]

Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund Information & Consultation Sessions

Online/Virtual Event

Information Sessions The Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (OISI) will discuss information about the Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund. This information session will discuss Stream 1: Innovative Projects, Stream 2: Transformative Projects and Stream 3: Student-led Projects. The ISI Fund is open to UBC-Vancouver and UBC-Okanagan faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students. To find out […]

Event Series DIY Media Support Drop-In Session

DIY Media Support Drop-In Session

Online/Virtual Event

Are you working on a media project? Planning to produce video content for your course but don’t know where to start? UBC Studios is offering a drop-in media support session where professional media specialists are available to provide answers to your questions. If you are wondering: Where do I start? What resources are available on […]

Free

Substance Use Among International Students from Punjab in BC’s Lower Mainland

Online/Virtual Event

Health After 2020 dialogue sessions are held as part of the Health After 2020 program, which enables researchers to engage in interdisciplinary, cross-institutional collaborations that aim to create change in health and health producing systems. These collaborations respond to the broad effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and further our understanding of the determinants and experience […]

Extended Learning: Professional and Personal Writing – Online Information Session

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Everyone has different goals and aspirations when it comes to their writing skills. We’ve put together this information session to help you choose among our 20+ courses so you can achieve your professional or personal goals. In this 60-minute session, get an overview of our professional and personal writing course portfolio, and tips on choosing […]

Free

Anti-Racism and Solidarity in University Settings

Online/Virtual Event

This foundational workshop offers participants an overview of key concepts related to race, racism and systems of oppression, and explores anti-racist practices through a lens of solidarity and allyship in university settings. We situate our concepts in current events and we look at how racism shows up at UBC. We will also discuss anti-racist practices […]