- Events
- Audience – Faculty and Staff – Vancouver
AI, Assessment and the Student and Educator Experience
Food, Nutrition and Health Building 2205 East Mall, VancouverUBC Surgery Grand Rounds
Cordula and Gunter Paetzold Health Education Centre 899 West 12th Avenue, VancouverExploring the Integration of Large Language Models in Higher Education: Challenges, Opportunities, and Ethical Considerations
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, VancouverPublic Service Announcements and Other Quick Imperfect Student Creations
Biological Sciences Building 6270 University Boulevard, VancouverUsing AI for Student Learning and Support
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverUBCO Keynote – Hope Circuits: Re-membering and Renewal for Human Flourishing
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverEmpowering Education: Unveiling the Potential of Generative AI in the Classroom
Online/Virtual EventUBCO: Closing Plenary Panel – Reflections on the Future Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Practice
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver- No events scheduled for May 11, 2024.
- No events scheduled for May 12, 2024.
Week of Events
UBCV Keynote – For What World Do We Prepare? Education Beyond Content
UBCV Keynote – For What World Do We Prepare? Education Beyond Content
Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. Keynote speaker: Bryan Dewsbury Traditional models of education privilege technical growth over the cultivation of the mind and habits that make for a more peaceful and loving society. In this session we will discuss ways in which classrooms can be […]
AI, Assessment and the Student and Educator Experience
AI, Assessment and the Student and Educator Experience
In-person: UBCV This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. This workshop will explore the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Assessment in Science education through two perspectives–that of the student and that of the educator. By combining short presentations from members of the teaching and learning community, with break-out activities, […]
The Working Mind Virtual: Mental Health Training for Managers
The Working Mind Virtual: Mental Health Training for Managers
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 with lived experience of mental illness, reference guides, and practical handouts. This training is designed specifically for managers, supervisors, and team leads who are looking to further support their employees’ mental […]
Student Panel – Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going: Navigating the Integration of Generative AI at UBC
Student Panel – Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going: Navigating the Integration of Generative AI at UBC
Online Join us in this student panel to learn how UBC students are navigating this growing field of GenAI that is significantly impacting education. In this session, students from different disciplines will share how they are using GenAI in their learning and reflect on key considerations associated with its use. From where have we been […]
Nurses Supporting Indigenous Wellness: Changing Lives & Shaping Tomorrow
Nurses Supporting Indigenous Wellness: Changing Lives & Shaping Tomorrow
Celebrate National Nursing Week with us and participate in an engaging Q&A session. Discover insights from nursing leaders who advocate for policy, research, education, administration, and practice in partnership with First Nations communities. Gain valuable perspectives from a diverse panel of Indigenous and supportive nurse leaders as they discuss shaping the future of nursing […]
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
Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 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 […]
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
Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 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 […]
2024 TLEF and ALT-2040 Online Showcase
2024 TLEF and ALT-2040 Online Showcase
Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. The TLEF and ALT-2040 Virtual Showcase will celebrate the innovative work of TLEF and ALT-2040 project teams and showcase a diverse range of projects from both the Okanagan and Vancouver campuses. During this 2-hour Virtual Showcase, TLEF and ALT-2040 […]
Keeping Wellbeing in the Teaching Loop
Keeping Wellbeing in the Teaching Loop
This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. In May 2023, a team of UBC researchers ran the Teaching Practices Survey to better understand how faculty across both campuses structure learning for students and perceive the teaching climate at our institution. A total of 855 complete responses were […]
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 […]
Lecture to Dialogues – Make Your Lesson Materials More Engaging With ChatGPT
Lecture to Dialogues – Make Your Lesson Materials More Engaging With ChatGPT
Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. How can generative AI help make your lesson materials more engaging? Instead of using GPT to generate lesson contents, this workshop will demonstrate the potential of using GPT to present your pre-written contents in a new way. Specifically, we […]
UBC Surgery Grand Rounds
UBC Surgery Grand Rounds
The UBC Department of Surgery Grand Rounds is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. These rounds are typically scheduled on the second Wednesday every month during the academic year (September to June), from 7 am to 8 am, and are […]
Faculty Panel – Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going: Navigating the Integration of Generative AI at UBC
Faculty Panel – Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going: Navigating the Integration of Generative AI at UBC
Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. This panel will explore the landscape of teaching and learning in the era of Generative AI. Faculty members will share their experiences, insights, and visions, covering a range of topics: Key learnings integrating Generative AI into teaching practices. The […]
Emerging Media Lab Drop-in Tour
Emerging Media Lab Drop-in Tour
In-person EML is an experimental space where faculty, students, and staff from all disciplines collaborate with industry and the community. Its mission is to evolve learning by creating tools and techniques using emerging media. We welcome faculty to drop in and visit us to learn more about our current and past projects, about the call […]
Online Exams in In-person Classes: An Open Conversation on Accessibility, Flexibility, and Academic Integrity in the Age of AI
Online Exams in In-person Classes: An Open Conversation on Accessibility, Flexibility, and Academic Integrity in the Age of AI
Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. Online examinations became a necessity during the quick transition to online learning in 2020. Following the return to the classroom, many instructors opted to resume traditional in-person examinations, often citing academic integrity as a primary concern. While in-person classes […]
Exploring the Integration of Large Language Models in Higher Education: Challenges, Opportunities, and Ethical Considerations
Exploring the Integration of Large Language Models in Higher Education: Challenges, Opportunities, and Ethical Considerations
In-person: UBCV This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. Recent advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs) have ignited substantial interest among educators and higher education institutions. While LLMs offer promising capabilities to support various aspects of learning and teaching, their integration into educational settings presents inherent limitations […]
Gen AI and Student Careers: The Potentialities of Integrating Learning, Career Development, and the Job Market
Gen AI and Student Careers: The Potentialities of Integrating Learning, Career Development, and the Job Market
Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. Join us for an intriguing exploration of how Gen AI is influencing our students’ career paths and outcomes. In this complex technological landscape, how can we establish a student-centered ecosystem that integrates teaching, learning, career development, and job market […]
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 […]
Public Service Announcements and Other Quick Imperfect Student Creations
Public Service Announcements and Other Quick Imperfect Student Creations
In-person: UBCV This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. In this session, participants will create any one of: quick videos, cartoons, infographics, audio recordings, immersive experiences or interpretive dances. Participants will be tasked to create a product in 5 or 10 minutes that captures the essence of […]
Using AI for Student Learning and Support
Using AI for Student Learning and Support
Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. This interactive session will demonstrate the technologies and techniques for utilizing AI in classes, including chatbots for question answering and student support, and tools that students may use for completing assignments. Instructors will learn about the capabilities and limitations […]
Navigating Research Security Policies for Federal Funding
Navigating Research Security Policies for Federal Funding
Learn more about new federal research security requirements for funding and how they relate to your research, as well as the available resources and support to help you navigate them.
From Writing to Coding – Integrating Generative AI into Assignments
From Writing to Coding – Integrating Generative AI into Assignments
Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. Since Generative AI tools became freely available to the public, educators have had to rethink their assessments and assignments in light of academic integrity concerns as well as expanding competencies to include using GenAI and critically evaluating outputs. The […]
UBCO Keynote – Hope Circuits: Re-membering and Renewal for Human Flourishing
UBCO Keynote – Hope Circuits: Re-membering and Renewal for Human Flourishing
To attend this event in-person, please register for the whole conference on the CTL Okanagan website. To attend this event online, please register by clicking on the green “Register Now” button on this page. This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. We now find ourselves at the precipice of a […]
Introduction to Shiny App
Introduction to Shiny App
Shiny apps are web applications that react to user input and provide a visual representation of datasets. They are a great way to make large datasets more accessible to the public and share research findings. In this workshop, you will learn what Shiny apps are and when it is appropriate to use them. Then, you […]
Brave Spaces ≠ Safe Spaces
Brave Spaces ≠ Safe Spaces
Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. In Issue 4, RESPECT magazine asked UBC students about blind spots that limit learning experiences and professional preparedness. This presentation carries the discussion forward with panelists about ways we create spaces that provide a safety net for conversations on promoting free […]
Empowering Education: Unveiling the Potential of Generative AI in the Classroom
Empowering Education: Unveiling the Potential of Generative AI in the Classroom
This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. Join us for an exploration into the integration of Generative AI within our teaching practices. This panel brings together educators, technology experts, and early adopters in the field to share their direct experiences with employing GenAI in learning environments. They […]
StEARing AI: A SaP Project on Generative AI and Academic Integrity
StEARing AI: A SaP Project on Generative AI and Academic Integrity
Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. With generative AI and the concern for plagiarism in the upswing, research recommends asking questions such as, “What are the ethical implications of advanced technology on education? How can artificial intelligence promote equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility?” (Eaton, 2023, […]
Leading Through Change – UBC Leaders Talk Incorporating GenAI and Preparing for the New Reality
Leading Through Change – UBC Leaders Talk Incorporating GenAI and Preparing for the New Reality
Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. Join us as UBC leaders in teaching and learning, technology, and academic integrity, look back at how they navigated the sudden shift in how we work, learn, and teach, and discuss what is next to come. Panelists will reflect […]
Navigating Research Security Policies for Federal Funding
Navigating Research Security Policies for Federal Funding
Join UBC's Research Security team top learn more about new Government of Canada requirements for research security in federal funding, how they relate to your research, and about the resources and support available to help you navigate these requirements while safeguarding your research.
Teaching, Learning, and AI: The Lightning Round
Teaching, Learning, and AI: The Lightning Round
Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. The rapid development of AI tools poses huge challenges and opportunities for teaching and learning. And UBC is responding in many different ways. Join us for a rapid fire introduction to a range of groups and individuals who are […]
UBCO: Closing Plenary Panel – Reflections on the Future Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Practice
UBCO: Closing Plenary Panel – Reflections on the Future Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Practice
Multi-access To attend this event in-person, please register for the whole conference on the CTL Okanagan website. To attend this event online, please register by clicking on the green “Register Now” button on this page. This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. This closing panel will invite leaders of teaching […]
Behavioural Insights Seminar Series
Behavioural Insights Seminar Series
UBC's Decision Insights for Business & Society (UBC-DIBS) is excited to announce our 2023-2024 Behavioural Insights Seminar Series featuring an exciting set of researchers and practitioners sharing their field and lab projects using the behavioural and decision sciences to "nudge for good". Register to attend at https://bit.ly/DIBSseminars. Join us on select Fridays at 1-2pm Pacific […]
Dhillon Centre Research Showcase
Dhillon Centre Research Showcase
The Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics is proud to showcase research by winners of the “Business For Social Good” and “EDI Catalyst” grant competitions: Karl Aquino (Marketing and Behavioural Science): “EDI, Victim Climate, and Employee Relationships” Minjia Li (Accounting): “The Ripple Effects of Racial Diversity: From Boardroom to Supply Chain” Irein Thomas (Psychology): […]