CMS is thrilled to invite you to its Community Luncheon on January 19, 2025. Join us for the final Community Luncheon of the academic year at the C.K. Choi building, with lunch and lively conversations among CMS affiliates, both familiar and new. Whether you’re a CMS faculty member, student, staff, visiting scholar, community partner, or […]

Series: Generative AI Generative AI is changing how students approach learning, offering new possibilities for engagement, creativity, and skill development. This session focuses on designing learning activities that intentionally incorporate generative AI in ways that align with effective teaching practices. Participants will explore examples of AI-integrated activities across different disciplines and consider how these approaches […]

Why protecting universal access now requires generationally fair revenue reform Speaker: Paul Kershaw, UBC School of Population and Public Health Over the past half century, the share of Canadians aged 65 and over has doubled, from roughly 10 to 20 per cent. Because the typical senior uses approximately four times as much medical care as a […]

Series: Course Design This studio shows you how to give your Canvas course a custom, intentional look, without learning to code. Your course design often shapes your students’ first impression of your course. Thoughtful visual choices can help them navigate more easily and create a welcoming learning environment. In this studio, using AI chatbots and […]

Series: Evaluation and Research Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Many instructors are interested in evaluating their classroom practices, but there is often confusion about whether obtaining ethical approval by the Behavioural Research Ethics Board (BREB) is required. In this workshop, instructors will learn more about what type of classroom inquiry might require BREB review. […]

Series: Course Design Designing Your Canvas Course is a hands-on, 90-minute workshop for faculty and staff who are new or would like to explore effective Canvas practices. Whether you are building your first course or refreshing an existing one, this session will guide you through the essential steps to set up a well-structured, accessible, and […]

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 presentation […]

In the first event of the series ‘Living Archives,’ Green College writer in residence Theresa Muñoz will be in conversation with novelist Madeleine Thien, discussing how to weave archives and research materials into poetry and fiction. Theresa Muñoz’s latest poetry collection Archivum explores objects belonging to writer Muriel Spark, actor Maggie Smith, the 19th century slave owner’s daughter Eliza […]

Are you prepared to navigate the research waters of community engagement in a meaningful and reciprocal way? Join the CANOE Approach workshop to reflect on your identity and readiness to embark on a community-engaged research journey with Indigenous communities. This in-person small group workshop is co-facilitated by Dr. Kimberly Huyser, Derek Thompson, and Daniele Gallardo, […]

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 […]

A three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist and bestselling author, Thomas L. Friedman has spent over four decades translating the complexities of global politics, technology, and the environmental crisis into sharp, accessible insight. Moderated by Peter Klein, Professor at UBC’s School of Journalism, Writing, and Media and founder of the UBC Global Reporting Centre. […]