This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ In this session, we will explore ESD for 2030 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (or UNSDGs) frameworks and connections to post-secondary teaching and learning. The UN SDGs framework is meant to […]

This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) uses systematic inquiry into student learning with the goal of advancing the practice of teaching by making inquiry findings public (Hutchings, & Shulman, 1999). During this […]

This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ This panel will bring together a UBC faculty member, graduate student, and staff member, to discuss an applied research project that took place in a graduate-level seminar in Fall 2021. Applied research is […]

This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ Even exams can involve collaboration! In this participatory session, we will discuss how to effectively incorporate group discussion in exams. This workshop will start with a brief explanation of the concept of group […]

This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ Online teaching might be here to stay, but pedagogy can be affected when the online instructor's presence is not ideal. The narrow window of Zoom cameras can prevent the use of hand gestures […]

This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ Academic integrity is a commitment to upholding the UBC values of respect, integrity, and accountability in all academic endeavours. Academic integrity is important for activities that produce new knowledge through scholarly activities, including […]

This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ Student Experience of Instruction (SEI) quantitative data consists of responses on a Likert-type scale (most commonly a 5- or 7-point scale). For many years, the mean (average) and standard deviation were used to […]

Why do educators assess? To whom are our students demonstrating their achievement of the course learning objectives? While assessment directly influences what students will do to learn, students often have no role other than to subject themselves to the act of assessment, to be measured and classified (Bain, 2010; Boud and Falchikov, 2007). This interactive […]

This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ UBC Library across both campuses has been identifying ways to better support transformational library learning and experiences. Specifically, the Library was working on an ALT-funded project UBC Library across both campuses has been […]

This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ During our time together, we’ll share relevant research findings and resources, unpack some of the dominant assumptions about academic misconduct, and consider ways that we, as educators, can adopt an accessible and inclusive […]

This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ Are you interested in exploring how to connect your teaching with sustainability and/or climate change? Not sure where to start or how to approach it? Join us for a conversation with faculty members […]

This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ During the pandemic, increased funding has been allocated and myriad initiatives spawned to improve the health and wellbeing of faculty and students alike. In the classroom, for example, we have observed a trend […]

This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ Online classrooms and e-learning have become more the norm for teaching and learning, and Dr. Matt Yedlin, a UBC ECE professor in partnership with his TA, Samuel Ng and Andrew Wang, Media Specialist […]

This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ Alternatives to traditional grading include systems like standards or competency-based grading, specifications-based grading, and even ungrading. Ungrading specifically de-emphasizes grades, and focuses on feedback to support student growth. It has been shown to […]

This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ There are challenges in efficiently delivering an engaging inter-professional authentic learning experience for a large diverse group. SPPH410 (Improving Public Health: An Inter-professional Approach to Designing and Implementing Effective Interventions) provides a successful […]

This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ This workshop follows up on our previous workshop “What Would an Accessible University Look Like? Perspectives of Disabled Instructors at UBC” and invites three disabled instructors at UBC and other postsecondary institutions to […]

This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ This interactive workshop will introduce instructors to team-based learning (TBL)‚ an approach that uses a flipped classroom and collaborative, active learning activities to foster student engagement and learning; and strategies where instructors can […]

This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ In this session, we will explore ways of engaging students in online classes using sound pedagogical approaches to guide our use of technologies in the environment of synchronous online classes. Through the session, […]

This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ This session is meant to offer a thoughtful, interactive, and supportive space for learning, sharing, listening, and expressing theory-to-practice approaches on the intersections of climate change, mental health, and wellbeing. It focuses on […]

The JEDII STEM Series offers regular, informal educational sessions and is structured by thematic priorities. This year, themes range from considering JEDII within your research program to setting up inclusive search processes for faculty and staff. The series has been developed specifically to engage/support people who lead and support JEDII within STEM fields – for […]

Half-day virtual conference with 8 talks focused on internal medicine in primary care. Target audience: family physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, residents and students. Up to 3.5 Mainpro+ credits June 3, 2022 | 13:00–17:00 PDT | Internal Medicine Topics: "Too Many Letters to Remember" — Diabetes Treatment Options "An ACE Up One's Sleeve" — Hypertension in […]

This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from May 31–June 3, 2022. To view all events, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/spring-institute/spring-institute-events/ The Emerging Media Lab (EML) specializes in the development of teaching/learning and research projects that use emerging technologies like virtual reality, augmented reality, or machine learning. UBC faculty members come from a wide […]