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

Redefining Courtliness: 17th Congress of the International Courtly Literature Society

Buchanan Building 1866 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Date: July 24-28, 2023 Location: UBC Vancouver - Buchanan Building, Block A (1866 Main Mall) Website: https://icls2023.arts.ubc.ca/ Description: Courtliness has been one of the most fundamental concepts in the study of medieval literature for almost 150 years. But what exactly is courtliness? Is it a social phenomenon? An aesthetic? An ideology? New perspectives of recent […]

Postdoctoral Instructional Skills Workshop – July 22, 23 & 29, 2023

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This postdoc-specific ISW will be held on July 22, 23 & 29, 2023 and some online pre-work is required in the weeks preceding the sessions. Please click “Register Now” to apply for the workshop. Your application will be reviewed and if you are selected as a participant you will be notified by email a week in […]

Event Series UBC Farm Saturday Farmers’ Market

UBC Farm Saturday Farmers’ Market

UBC Farm 3461 Ross Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join us on Saturday, June 3 for the beginning of the UBC Farm Farmers' Market season. Don't miss Vancouver's only multi-vendor farmers' market located on a working farm! In addition to certified organic and farm-fresh produce, fruits, herbs, and seeds from the UBC Farm, the Saturday multi-vendor Farmers' Market also features a variety of other […]

Free

ChatGPT and Generative AI Prompt-a-thon

Online/Virtual Event

This 2.5 hour hands-on online session invites faculty, students, and staff to engage in interactive learning about effective prompting in the context of education with generative AI. During the Prompt-a-thon, faculty, students, and CTLT staff members will share their techniques for effective prompting, a new form of ‘coding’ for generative AI. We’ll also explore strategies derived […]

Understanding elder care: what you need to know to care for an elderly loved one

Online/Virtual Event

Date: Monday, July 31, 2023  Time: 2 – 3 pm PST  Audience: All faculty and staff at UBC Vancouver and Okanagan  Location: Zoom.  About this workshop:  With an aging population, elder care responsibilities are now becoming a reality for an increasing number of Canadians. Caregiving is a multifaceted role, and quite different from any other; many individuals may find it very challenging to investigate […]

Bring a Friend: Interview Preparation

Brock Hall 1874 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Bring your friend, partner, roommate, or classmate! These small-group advising sessions will be facilitated by a career advisor, and will focus on answering questions, providing feedback, and sharing potential strategies. You might also meet other students who share the same questions.

Journey Into Course Design – August 2023

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

This is a two-part in-person workshop, though you can attend only one day. Registration closes July 28. Keen to learn about learner-centred course design? Have a course or module to design and you’re not sure where to start? In this engaging two-part in-person workshop, you will journey through three stages of course design: reflecting on situational […]