• Journey Into Course Design

    Journey Into Course Design

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

    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 online workshop, you will journey through three stages of course design: reflecting on situational factors, crafting learning outcomes, and exploring assessment options and instructional strategies to support learners. This workshop […]

  • Foundations of Pedagogy – October-December 2025

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

    Goals At the end of the one-term course, you will be able to use concepts in evidence-based teaching to effectively teach a lesson in an undergraduate classroom, with emphasis on alignment of learning objectives, activities and assessment. UBC graduate students and postdocs from all disciplines are invited to participate. Requirements Successful completion involves participation in […]

  • Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – November 9, 15 & 16, 2025

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

    Workshop Overview This workshop consists of teaching practice, theory application, and topical sessions specifically relevant to Teaching Assistants and Graduate Students at UBC. During the workshop you will teach 3 short lessons and receive feedback from your peers. You will work closely with peers and trained facilitators (who are themselves UBC graduate students). In this […]

  • Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – November 9, 15 & 16, 2025

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

    Workshop Overview This workshop consists of teaching practice, theory application, and topical sessions specifically relevant to Teaching Assistants and Graduate Students at UBC. During the workshop you will teach 3 short lessons and receive feedback from your peers. You will work closely with peers and trained facilitators (who are themselves UBC graduate students). In this […]

  • Presenting Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness in a Dossier

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

    Series: Teaching Dossier How can you demonstrate your teaching effectiveness in a dossier? In this session, we’ll explore the purpose of the ‘evidence of teaching effectiveness’ section, look at examples from different disciplines, and discuss strategies for presenting student feedback, peer reviews, and other forms of evidence. You’ll leave with practical ideas for framing a […]

  • Course Design Studio: Using GenAI to Transform Text into Engaging Visual and Audio Content

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

    Series: Course Design Generative AI In this session, we will explore how GenAI tools (specifically Napkin AI and ElevenLabs), can help generate infographics or transform text to speech to effectively communicate ideas. No need for complex prompts; you simply paste text into these tools and they generate visual or audio content that you can use […]