Individual Consultation with a Learning Designer about Your Course

Online/Virtual Event

Do you have questions and challenges about creating meaningful and successful learning experiences for your students? Maybe you want help in the process of teaching your course in online, hybrid or blended modes. Request a virtual one on one course consultation with a Learning Designer to explore ways to enhance your students’ learning experience. This […]

Postdoc Teaching Practicum: November 2023 – April 2024

Online/Virtual Event

What is the Postdoc Teaching Practicum? The next Postdoc Teaching Practicum cohort will start in November 2023. In order to apply: You need to be a Postdoc and a CIRTL Associate (have completed a Postdoc ISW, the CIRTL Summer Teaching Institute, or Foundations of Pedagogy). Participants need to identify a mentor in their discipline who will […]

Postdoc Teaching Practicum: November 2023 – April 2024

Online/Virtual Event

Click “Register Now” to apply for the Teaching Practicum. Your application will be reviewed and if you are selected as a participant you will be contacted by email after application closes. Application closes on November 8. What is the Postdoc Teaching Practicum? The next Postdoc Teaching Practicum cohort will start in November 2023. In order to apply: […]

Graduate Teaching Practicum: November 2023

Online/Virtual Event

Click “Register Now” to apply for the Teaching Practicum. Your application will be reviewed and if you are selected as a participant you will be contacted by email after application closes. Application closes on November 8. What is the Graduate Teaching Practicum? The next Graduate Teaching Practicum cohort will start in November 2023. In order to apply: […]

Best Practices in Focus Groups and Interviews — April 3, 2024

Online/Virtual Event

Online Before gathering data for a scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) project you need to decide on the best method for answering your inquiry. If focus groups or interviews are the best fit, it is important to design the sessions in a way that elicit useful and insightful data. In this workshop, we will […]

Literature Reviews: Searching and Keeping Track

Online/Virtual Event

We will cover the purposes of literature reviews; the different types of reviews; developing effective search strategies; finding the right databases to search; locating scholarly articles, theses / dissertations, books, and more; and resources to help you keep track of your research. There will be time to engage with the presenters, so bring your questions. […]

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Generative AI Studios

Online/Virtual Event

Online These sixty minute, weekly sessions – facilitated by Technologists and Pedagogy Experts from the CTLT – are designed for faculty and staff at UBC who are using, or thinking about using, Generative AI tools as part of their teaching, researching, or daily work. Each session is broken into 3 parts. First, a weekly insights […]

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 […]

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Gender-affirming Care in Action: Stories and Insights from the Frontline

Online/Virtual Event

Join the Faculty of Medicine's Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion virtually on Wednesday, April 3 from 12–1:30 pm (PST) for a conversation with a diverse panel of healthcare professionals and individuals with transgender lived experiences. The panel will feature Dr. A.J. Lowik (They/Them), Ari Para (They/Them), Dr. Dan Metzger (He/Him), Dr. Ingrid […]

Finding the Optimal Number of Splits in Double Cross-Fitting Targeted Maximum Likelihood Estimators

Online/Virtual Event

Ehsan Karim, PhD, M.Sc. Scientist, Advancing Health Assistant Professor, School of Population and Public Health, UBC Finding the Optimal Number of Splits in Double Cross-Fitting Targeted Maximum Likelihood Estimators Flexible machine learning (ML) algorithms have become vital in the realm of epidemiological research, offering refined insights through real-data analyses. However, integrating highly flexible algorithms within […]

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Foundations of Pedagogy: February – April 2024

Online/Virtual Event

Online Click “Register Now” to apply. Your application will be reviewed and if you are selected as a participant you will be contacted by email by January 24, 2024. Application closes on January 12, 2024.  At the end of the one-term course, you will be able to use concepts in evidence-based teaching to effectively teach a lesson […]

Introduction to Machine Learning: Neural Networks

Online/Virtual Event

In this workshop, participants will dive into the fascinating world of neural networks. Neural networks have emerged as powerful models for solving complex and nonlinear problems. This workshop begins with an introduction to neural networks, covering their architecture, activation functions, and training algorithms. Participants will gain insights into how neural networks can effectively capture and […]

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