TAR Workshops are designed to give interns authentic teaching experiences and to apply their understanding of evidence-based teaching practices in the classroom or in an informal science education or outreach setting. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, together with their teaching partner, identify a challenge to student learning in the classroom, develop new teaching resources or […]
This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from June 3–6, 2024. This panel brings together faculty members from across the university to discuss work they have done to develop Community Engaged Learning (CEL) initiatives at scale. CEL is an increasingly popular and celebrated pedagogy–known for increasing ethical and civic awareness among students–and […]
With the start of the Summer session, the Indigenous Student Support Team from Enrolment Services will be switching back to online drop-in advising for Indigenous students via Zoom. From 12:00 pm and going until 3:00 pm, Indigenous students can ask financial (or other – we are happy to try and help however we can!) questions […]
This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from June 3–6, 2024. Practical learning is meant to engage students with real-life examples; stories from alumni, and applications of their discipline across different contexts. As a result, it can help students to further develop the skills and competencies that will follow them throughout their […]
This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from June 3–6, 2024. This session will focus on demonstrating the use of a tabletop role-playing game (RPG) as a training-tool-in-progress to support the development of empathy in student support roles. In the proposed RPG game, participants are invited to take on the role of […]
This workshop will introduce the Unix shell, a powerful way to communicate with your computer more directly through a command line interface. There are many ways to interact with a computer. Most of the time we click on things and select options with a cursor through a graphical user interface (GUI). A command line is […]
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 […]
This event is part of the CTLT Spring Institute, taking place from June 3–6, 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 Teaching and […]
Do you struggle with organizing your research materials? This 30-minute workshop highlights practical techniques for file naming. Join us to develop a naming convention based on elements that are important to your work. Location: ONLINE (A Zoom link will be sent to registrants 3 hours before the event starts.)
The UBC Farm Tuesday evening market features our farm-fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers and seeds. Stop by and pick up some fresh ingredients for dinner! Cash, Interac, Visa and Mastercard are accepted.
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Solutions Scholar! The Solutions Scholars program sponsors existing UBC Masters and PhD students to apply their scholarly research skills to climate change mitigation, adaptation, and/or education. In 2024/25, successful Solutions Scholars will work on one of four collaborative projects which were recently selected through an open call […]
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Register today for an online information session about the UBC Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) degree and how it can empower you to move ahead professionally and make a difference in your industry. This online presentation and question-and-answer session is for engineers, architects, planners […]
