Academic Oral Presentations: Presenting as a Scholar

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

How does one give a successful oral presentation? “Make eye contact,” “be confident,” “dress professionally”… The advice that we often receive tends to focus on the performance aspect of presenting, rather than viewing it as an opportunity to communicate and further our research. In this workshop, we invite you to re-think oral presentations as part […]

Book Discussion – Canada and China: A Fifty-Year Journey

Online/Virtual Event

Join a virtual book launch and discussion on Canada and China: A Fifty-Year Journey, written by B. Michael Frolic. This event features a panel discussion and a moderated Q&A session.

Free

Colloquium with Dr. Mariam Aly on ‘How hippocampal memory shapes, and is shaped by, attention’.

Online/Virtual Event

Join UBC Psychology for an online colloquium with Dr. Mariam Aly, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Columbia University. Dr. Aly will present on: How hippocampal memory shapes, and is shaped by, attention. ABSTRACT: Attention modulates what we see and remember. Memory affects what we attend to and perceive. Despite this connection in behavior, little is […]

Free
Event Series WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Drop-In)

WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Drop-In)

Online/Virtual Event

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 […]

Free

Drop-In Career Advising for International Undergraduate Students

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Irene Navarro, Career Educator, will be offering virtual drop-in advising for international undergraduate students from 1–3 PM Thursdays. International undergraduate students are encouraged to drop in – no appointment needed! – and ask any career questions they may have. Students will be seen individually for up to 10 minutes each (unless demand is low, in […]