Written Assessment in the Era of Generative AI

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

This event is part of the CTLT Summer Institute, taking place from August 19–22, 2024. Join your peers in an interactive workshop where you will reflect, assess and re-imagine a writing assignment from one of your courses. AI’s emergence presents serious challenges for many of our written assessments. Collaborate with your peers to understand and unpack […]

Accessibility is Not a Feature: Simple Steps to Support Students’ Access to Course Materials

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This event is part of the CTLT Summer Institute, taking place from August 19–22, 2024. Technology is incredible and greatly enhances access, but it isn’t always reliable. Have you ever had a Monday where everything that could go wrong with your computer did? Learning management systems (LMS) like Canvas are a great way to disseminate materials, […]

Building Community Across Campuses: Preparing to Teach a Multi-Campus (Distributed Learning) Course

Online/Virtual Event

This event is part of the CTLT Summer Institute, taking place from August 19–22, 2024. Multi-campus instruction (MCI), also known as distributed learning, is a course format that involves a single instructor in a classroom at one location (the “local” cohort) synchronously teaching “local” and “remote” cohorts of students situated at other campuses. Students in the […]

Employer on Campus: STEMCELL Technologies

Online/Virtual Event

Are you curious about what it's like to work at STEMCELL Technologies? Join us for an exciting info session to get the inside scoop on our co-op program. Our representatives will share their personal stories transitioning from academic research into careers in the biotechnology industry and offer tangible advice for identifying and pursuing various career […]

Information Session: NEW UBC Certificate in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Digital Media

Online/Virtual Event

Join our Information Session to learn more about our new part-time certificate program that introduces learners to implement automation processes in creative projects, and well as develop a framework for exploring and addressing concerns surrounding AI bias, accountability, transparency and human rights.

Free

Data Bites – Best Practices for Creating a README file

Online/Virtual Event

Do you struggle with organizing your research materials? This 30-minute workshop highlights practical techniques for creating a README file. A README is a guide to your data and assists other researchers to understand your dataset, its contents, provenance, licensing and how to interact with it. Location: ONLINE (A Zoom link will be sent to registrants 3 […]

Free