NCTR Lunch & Learn Webinar

Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) 1985 Learners' Walk, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Topic: Allyship and Confronting Unconscious Bias This webinar will be hosted by NCTR during their Truth and Reconciliation Week (September 23-27, 2024). We will be streaming the talk in our gallery space at 10:00 AM PDT with light breakfast refreshments. Our daily Lunch and Learn webinars are an immersive experience to UN-learn the myths of […]

Free
Event Series OER Accessibility Studio

Accessibility Studio

Online/Virtual Event

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 […]

CMS Community Luncheon

C. K. Choi Building for the Institute of Asian Research 1855 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Welcome (back)! CMS is thrilled to invite you to the first Community Luncheon of the 2024-25 academic year. Come and join us at the C.K. Choi building for lunch and captivating conversations among CMS affiliates, both familiar and new faces! Whether you’re a CMS faculty member, student, staff, visiting scholar, community partner, or simply intrigued […]

Free

Introduction to SoTL – September 24, 2024

Online/Virtual Event

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) uses systematic and methodological inquiry into teaching and learning (behaviours/practices, attitudes, and values) with the goal of improving teaching and learning by making findings public (Hutchings, & Shulman, 1999; Potter & Kustra, 2011). During this session, we will: Break down the definition of SoTL Explain how to start […]

Mosquitos and Us: The Intricate Interplay Between Human History and the Transmission of Mosquito-Borne Viruses

Green College 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Roenick P. Olmo, Centre national de la recherche scientifique Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Tuesday, September 24, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow This event is co-sponsored with the Cultural and Scientific Office of the French Embassy in Canada. Mosquitoes are major vectors for many significant viral diseases in humans. Aedes mosquitoes, particularly […]

Inclusive Teaching: What is it and Why does it Matter? – September 25, 2024

Online/Virtual Event

This cohort will begin on September 25, 2024 at 9:00 am. Register now and you will receive an email with a link to self-enroll in the course. This lightly facilitated asynchronous course is for anyone who teaches at UBC and who is looking for an introduction to inclusive teaching practices.  You will be introduced to the […]

NCTR Lunch & Learn Webinar

Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) 1985 Learners' Walk, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Topic: Impacts and Addressing Indigenous Identity Fraud This webinar will be hosted by NCTR during their Truth and Reconciliation Week (September 23-27, 2024). We will be streaming the talk in our gallery space at 10:00 AM PDT with light breakfast refreshments. Our daily Lunch and Learn webinars are an immersive experience to UN-learn the myths […]

Free

Mr. Goldberg and his Variations

Green College 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Early Music Vancouver at Green College Alexander Weimann, keyboardist Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Wednesday, September 25, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow A lecture-recital with Alexander Weimann. The recital will be a combination of Alex Weimann playing some of the variations and talking about the quite tricky task of arranging them for […]

Grapes to Glass: Wine Education and Tasting Series

Food, Nutrition and Health Building 2205 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join Grapes to Glass – a four-session Wine Education and Tasting Series presented by the UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems. Learn about the important elements of wine production, from grape-growing to enjoying the finished product, with a special focus on B.C. wines. Tour the UBC Wine Library – home to 4,000 unique bottles […]

The DNA of Belonging: False Creek South

Frederic Lasserre Building 6333 Memorial Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  SALA hosts a discussion with the *RePlan committee of the False Creek South Neighbourhood Association. Richard Evans, Graham McGarva, and Tatiana Vovchenko will discuss the future of the False Creek South neighbourhood, which has stood as an example of community-centred, diverse, equitable, inclusive and secure housing since the 1970s. This event is free and […]