- Events
- Audience – Faculty and Staff – Okanagan
The Working Mind Virtual: Mental Health Training for Employees (Faculty/staff only)
Online/Virtual Event- No events scheduled for June 7, 2024.
- No events scheduled for June 8, 2024.
- No events scheduled for June 9, 2024.
Week of Events
Using Zotero for Citation Management
Using Zotero for Citation Management
Everyone who is using Zotero or thinks they might like to use Zotero is welcome at this workshop. During this session, participants will: Learn the best ways to use Zotero to […]
The Working Mind Virtual: Mental Health Training for Employees (Faculty/staff only)
The Working Mind Virtual: Mental Health Training for Employees (Faculty/staff only)
The Working Mind is an evidence-based training program designed to address and promote mental health and reduce stigma in a workplace setting, established by the Mental Health Commission of Canada. It includes easily applied scenario-based lessons, videos of people […]
Refining Your Research Question & Exploring SoTL/TAR Methods – June 4, 2024
Refining Your Research Question & Exploring SoTL/TAR Methods – June 4, 2024
TAR Workshops are designed to give interns authentic teaching experiences and to apply their understanding of evidence-based teaching practices in the classroom or in an informal science education or outreach […]
Introduction to the Unix Shell
Introduction to the Unix Shell
This workshop will introduce the Unix shell, a powerful way to communicate with your computer more directly through a command line interface. There are many ways to interact with a […]
Accessibility Studio
Accessibility Studio
Are you interested in making your course materials more accessible to all learners? Or do you have specific questions about formatting your Open Educational Resources (OER) to be accessible for everyone? Join us at the Accessibility Studio, where you can drop in for a one-on-one chat with our specialists. Gain valuable insights into designing accessible course materials or creating and adapting […]
Navigating Responsible Use of GenAI in Teaching & Learning – Developing UBC-Wide Principles and Guidelines
Navigating Responsible Use of GenAI in Teaching & Learning – Developing UBC-Wide Principles and Guidelines
This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from June 3–6, 2024. GenAI tools have made an impact in the world of higher education, raising questions around ethical and responsible use of the tools in the classroom for both instructors and students. Since September 2023 an Advisory Committee for GenAI in Teaching and […]
Data Bites – Best Practices for File Naming
Data Bites – Best Practices for File Naming
Do you struggle with organizing your research materials? This 30-minute workshop highlights practical techniques for file naming. Join us to develop a naming convention based on elements that are important to your work. Location: ONLINE (A Zoom link will be sent to registrants 3 hours before the event starts.)
Adopting a Wholistic Approach to Teaching and Learning in Laboratory Courses
Adopting a Wholistic Approach to Teaching and Learning in Laboratory Courses
This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from June 3–6, 2024. Laboratory courses are notorious for inducing stress among students due to the complexities of expensive equipment, intricate glassware, and potentially hazardous chemicals. However, the primary source of anxiety often arises from the pressure of results-based assessment. Despite the limited inclusion of […]
Students as Partners in Course Re-Design: Reflections from Students, Faculty and Staff Partners on Learning through Partnership
Students as Partners in Course Re-Design: Reflections from Students, Faculty and Staff Partners on Learning through Partnership
This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from June 3–6, 2024. In 2021, UBC Vancouver made a commitment to position students as collaborators in the academic mission of the university through the Students as Partners (SaP) Initiative. The Initiative compensates undergraduate students working with faculty in the redesign and scholarly evaluation of […]
Beyond Diversity: Embedding a Culture of Inclusive Excellence in Medicine
Beyond Diversity: Embedding a Culture of Inclusive Excellence in Medicine
The UBC Faculty of Medicine (FoM) Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) is pleased to invite you to join our 3rd virtual Annual Symposium. The symposium will be held virtually on Wednesday, June 5th, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 3:15 PM. During this year's symposium, we will focus on embedding inclusive excellence into […]
Generative AI Studios
Generative AI Studios
Online These sixty minute, weekly sessions – facilitated by Technologists and Pedagogy Experts from the CTLT – are designed for faculty and staff at UBC who are using, or thinking about using, Generative AI tools as part of their teaching, researching, or daily work. Each session is broken into 3 parts. First, a weekly insights […]
Introduction to Machine Learning: Regression Models
Introduction to Machine Learning: Regression Models
This workshop focuses on regression models to provide participants with a foundational understanding of machine learning concepts, techniques, and tools used for linear and nonlinear regression. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on exercises, participants will gain practical experience with regression algorithms, one of the most popular machine-learning techniques. The workshop begins with an overview […]
Co-Creating the Future: Amplifying Student Voices to Inform Course Design
Co-Creating the Future: Amplifying Student Voices to Inform Course Design
This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from June 3–6, 2024. Building on the foundational insights shared during a past panel discussion, Students as Partners in Course Re-design: Reflections from Student, Faculty, and Staff Partners on Learning through Partnership, this interactive workshop aims to dive deeper into the practical aspects of actively […]
Meaningful Community Engaged Learning Experiences for International Students: Introducing an Inclusive Toolkit
Meaningful Community Engaged Learning Experiences for International Students: Introducing an Inclusive Toolkit
This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from June 3–6, 2024. In this session, Dr. Shadi Mehrabi and Mirella Livoti from the Centre for Community Engaged Learning will introduce a Faculty Toolkit with a focus on Inclusive CEL Courses for International Students. The toolkit serves as a guide for faculty members to […]
Making Sense of Student Feedback: Metrics for a More Meaningful Interrogation of SEI Data
Making Sense of Student Feedback: Metrics for a More Meaningful Interrogation of SEI Data
This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from June 3–6, 2024. At UBC, Student Experience of Instruction (SEI) quantitative data consists of responses on a 5-point Likert scale. An interactive dashboard is currently being developed to assist instructors, as well as administrators, to visualize the reported metrics within context. This workshop will […]