This event is part of the CTLT Winter Institute, taking place from December 11-15, 2023. Well-being in learning environments is foundational to achieving deeper learning and academic success. The need to highlight health and wellbeing in teaching and learning about climate change has been identified by UBC faculty, support units, and the Climate Emergency Task Force […]
This event is part of the CTLT Winter Institute, taking place from December 11-15, 2023. Learn what UBC Studios is all about at our in-person Open House! Our team will introduce our professional services including video, animation, graphic design and 3D scanning, as well as our easy to use Do-It-Yourself support services, including workshops, DIY video […]
This event is part of the CTLT Winter Institute, taking place from December 11-15, 2023. The rapid growth of Generative AI is impacting higher education and may change the process of teaching. Through this interactive workshop, participants will reflect on their teaching approach and discuss how to navigate this growing field of AI to positively impact […]
This event is part of the CTLT Winter Institute, taking place from December 11-15, 2023. This panel session invites faculty, students, and staff from across UBC to discuss what it means to decolonize and Indigenize academic writing and scholarly communication. Efforts towards UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP) goal #4, “Indigenizing Our Curriculum,” are being made in […]
This event is part of the CTLT Winter Institute, taking place from December 11-15, 2023. In this panel, participants will be provided with recommendations and strategies to aid them when developing collaborative learning activities in their own classrooms. As panelists reflect on their own experiences, we will explore many benefits related to collaborative learning, such as […]
This event is part of the CTLT Winter Institute, taking place from December 11-15, 2023. Student Experience of Instruction (SEI) quantitative data often consists of responses on a Likert-type scale (most commonly a 5 or 7-point scale). For many years, the mean (average) and standard deviation were used at UBC to summarize and present quantitative data […]
The Generative AI Drop-In clinics are open for all faculty and staff at UBC and UBC Okanagan on teaching and learning topics to do with the use of tools such as ChatGPT, Stability AI, Google Bard and others. The sessions will be in an open-hours format where the questions will be answered such that all […]
This event is part of the CTLT Winter Institute, taking place from December 11-15, 2023. In this workshop, we will explore how to foster a supportive classroom environment for both students and instructors by acknowledging that everyone can experience and can be impacted by trauma. You will have the opportunity to reflect on your role as […]
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 “remote” cohorts attend through Information and Communications Technology (ICT) such as video conferencing equipment. […]
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 […]
Are you designing or teaching a course with learning outcomes related to teamwork, project management and risk, or student self-reflection? The department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) and the Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) developed a series of workshops for the ECE Capstone Design course. These workshops were based on CCEL’s Social Impacts […]
This event is part of the CTLT Winter Institute, taking place from December 11-15, 2023. This session is for faculty and instructors, staff and teaching assistants. Expect to learn what the Early Alert (EA) program is, how it supports students in distress, and how it connects to your role. Specific focus will be on when to […]