2025 New Faculty Teaching Orientation

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

Welcome to the 2025 New Faculty Teaching Orientation!  Join us for a day designed to launch your teaching journey at UBC with confidence and connection. This year’s agenda is full […]

Starting Strong: Preparing for the First Day of Class

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

Want to start your term off strong? In this interactive 60-minute workshop, we’ll reimagine the first day of class. Through group discussion and a mapping activity, you’ll create a plan […]

Writing a (Mindful) Learner Centred and Inclusive Syllabus

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

Your syllabus is an important document that introduces you and the course to the students. It also sets forth your responsibilities and those of your students. Though templates exist for […]

Only Humans! An Incubator Session for “AI-lite” Writing-based Courses

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

This session is designed for instructors who wish to limit the use of AI tools in their course assignments because its use counters the fundamental knowledge and skills their courses […]

Introduction to Lesson Planning

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

In this fundamental session, we will explore the four lesson basics, learning outcomes, active learning, assessment, and motivation, and how to use these to plan well aligned student-centred classes. This […]