• Deepening Our Understanding of Wellbeing: Reflections from the UBC Community

    Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    This event is part of the CTLT Winter Institute, taking place from December 9—11, 2024. In-person At UBC Vancouver, we often focus on educating our minds and leave our hearts and wellbeing on the margins. The visit by His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, in 2004 brought wellbeing back to our attention; and wellbeing was officially recognized […]

  • Unlearning Scarcity: Building a Culture of Flourishing and Reciprocity at UBC

    Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    This event is part of the CTLT Winter Institute, taking place from December 9—11, 2024. In-person The CTLT invites you to join a World Café discussion designed to spark deep reflections and collaborative dialogue around wellbeing at UBC. This year, we are exploring what it means to approach wellbeing as a shared, collective responsibility—one that reaches […]

  • Using Labour-based Grading in Undergraduate Science Courses

    Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    This event is part of the CTLT Winter Institute, taking place from December 9—11, 2024. In-person Emphasizing the process of learning over the outcome, labour-based grading has been shown to reduce student stress, increase course clarity, promote risk-taking, and enhance student autonomy, fostering a more supportive learning environment. It also minimizes instructor bias and accounts for […]

  • Why Do I Avoid my Student Evaluations of Teaching?

    Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    This event is part of the CTLT Winter Institute, taking place from December 9—11, 2024. In-person At this roundtable session, we will acknowledge and honour the difficult emotional aspects of the SEoTs and provide an opportunity to discuss this in a collegial and empathetic environment. We will not be discussing the reliability and validity of SEoT, […]

  • OER Fund Grant Proposal Development Consulting Session

    OER Fund Grant Proposal Development Consulting Session
    Online/Virtual Event

    Are you developing a proposal for an OER Fund Grant?  Register for an OER Fund proposal development consultation session to discuss your project ideas and receive feedback and advice on topics such as OER design, project scope, budget development, open copyright licenses (i.e. Creative Commons), accessibility, OER platforms, open pedagogy, media development, and more. CTLT staff […]

  • Making Teaching, Learning, and Even Meetings More Joyful Through Improv and Theatre Games

    Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    This event is part of the CTLT Winter Institute, taking place from December 9—11, 2024. In-person Are you tired of sitting and suffering through boring and unproductive meetings or dull lectures? Are you feeling blurgh in your teaching? Do you want you and your students and colleagues to become more receptive to new ideas, take risks, […]