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 […]
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 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.
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 […]
Did you know that 40% of language production in English is formulaic, that is, made up of common expressions? However, producing effective writing in English can be challenging for many non-native writers of English. The good news is, these formulaic expressions can be learned. This workshop is designed for those who speak English as an […]
The UBC Farm Wednesday Campus Market features an assortment of fresh UBC Farm vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers. This mid-week market in front of the UBC Bookstore offers students, staff and faculty members a convenient opportunity to purchase UBC Farm produce. Wednesdays, 11:00am-2:00pm outside the UBC Bookstore June 7 to October 25, 2023 We accept […]
Do you struggle with depositing research data for publications? This 45-minute workshop covers practical techniques and steps for depositing and describing research data in Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository, a bilingual, multi-disciplinary, secure, Canadian research data repository, supported by academic libraries and research institutions across Canada,
Squeeze some Sun + Savasana into your day! This summer, join us for weekly outdoor yoga on campus. Enjoy a hatha style practice for all ages and levels (beginners are most welcome), led by certified yoga teachers. Everyone is welcome to join! Yoga on the Mall classes are free to attend and open to all […]
R is popular for many applications including data visualization and statistical analysis. This beginner orientation is suitable for people with little or no R experience. It will help you decide whether R is the right tool for your data analysis needs and introduce R terminology using the RStudio interface. The workshop is one hour, followed […]
Carli Fink, the Arts Career Strategist, will be offering drop-in advising for undergraduate Arts students from 1–3 PM Wednesdays during Summer 2023. Undergraduate Arts 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 […]
Nothing beats a plan. With solid financial understanding, you can concentrate on what’s important – which is not worrying about money! Being able to budget confidently and learning the ins and outs of the UBC SSC, you should feel more confident about the financial aspects of your time at UBC. Open to all UBC Indigenous […]
We are hosting feedback sessions for UBC students, to explore their needs and preferences for a UBC video platform. These sessions will let students share their desires for learning with educational videos and classroom recordings. The feedback sessions will focus on the features and functionalities that support learning as well as the aspects that could improve […]
