Upcoming Events

The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) provides free in-person and online workshops and events for UBC graduate students, instructors, faculty and staff. Never miss an upcoming event, sign up for the monthly CTLT events newsletter.

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Please note that registering on this page constitutes enrolment for the Inclusive Teaching: What is it and Why does it Matter Asynchronous Course.  Register now and you will receive an email with a link to self-enrol in the course. This lightly facilitated asynchronous course is for anyone who teaches at UBC and who is looking (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online: Canvas
    September 23, 2025 - October 6, 2025
    8:00 am - 5:00 pm

This ISW is in-person. Please read the application process and workshop eligibility prior to applying here. Application for the WAITLIST of this ISW opens on August 21 at 9:00 am and closes on October 1 at 4:30 pm. For this ISW you must be registered as a Graduate Student in Winter Session Term 1 (September (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • October 5, 2025
    9:00 am - 5:30 pm
  • October 11, 2025
    9:00 am - 5:30 pm

This session is for participants who have completed the asynchronous course, Inclusive Teaching: What is it and Why does it Matter. This informal conversation provides space to connect with your peers and to discuss your insights, bring questions and share your evolving understandings around inclusive teaching. Your CTLT facilitators will support your exploration of your insights, and share other (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 6, 2025
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Facilitators

What is AA-RPC? The Applying Anti-Racist Pedagogy in the Classroom program is a cohort-based program where educators will explore anti-racist approaches and practices to teaching and learning. In this installation of AA-RPC programming, we will ground our conversations within the body of work of cultural humility and culturally sustaining pedagogies, with a focus on building (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • October 7, 2025
    9:00 am - 3:00 pm
  • October 14, 2025
    9:00 am - 3:00 pm
  • October 21, 2025
    9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Facilitators

  • Renata Hall
    Educational Consultant, Anti-Racist Teaching and Learning, CTLT
  • Petra Mikulan
    Sessional Lecturer, Educational Studies, Centre for Climate Justice
  • Daniel Gallardo
    Graduate Student Facilitator, Classroom Climate Equity and Inclusion, Anti-Racist Teaching and Learning

In this session, we’ll explore the core purposes and common components of a teaching philosophy statement (TPS), look at sample excerpts from a variety of styles and disciplines, and discuss how to write your statement in a way that feels authentic to you as an educator. We’ll also consider how your TPS can connect to (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 7, 2025
    9:30 am - 10:45 am

Facilitators

  • Isabeau Iqbal
    Senior Educational Consultant: Educational Leadership, CTLT

Are you interested in making your course materials more accessible and barrier free for all learners? Join us for an informal drop-in where you can chat with accessibility consultants, educational designers, and colleagues about accessibility. The accessibility drop-ins are for anyone who is developing course content or open educational resources (OER) and who is curious (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 7, 2025
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Online
    October 20, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    November 6, 2025
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Online
    November 19, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Facilitators

As generative AI changes how students learn, create, and show what they know, traditional assessment models need to adapt. This session explores how educators can redesign assessment practices to reflect the new realities of AI-enhanced learning. Rather than focusing on detection or prohibition, we will look at how to create assessments that support critical thinking, (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 7, 2025
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Facilitators

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 (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • October 8, 2025
    2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
  • October 15, 2025
    2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
  • October 22, 2025
    2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
  • October 29, 2025
    2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
  • November 5, 2025
    2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
  • November 19, 2025
    2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
  • November 26, 2025
    2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
  • December 3, 2025
    2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Facilitators

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) builds a bridge between teaching and research in the disciplines. SoTL is “the systematic study of teaching and/or learning and the public sharing and review of such work”  (McKinney, 2006, p. 39) We are excited to announce the 8th annual UBC Celebrate SoTL Event, in-person, on Thursday, October (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 9, 2025
    10:00 am - 11:30 am
  • In-person
    October 9, 2025
    11:45 am - 12:45 pm
  • In-person
    October 9, 2025
    12:45 pm - 1:30 pm
  • In-person
    October 9, 2025
    1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Facilitators

Starting in October, the CTLT will host a series of online drop-in sessions for applicants planning on submitting Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) or Open Educational Resources (OER) Fund project proposals. Applicants can register for any of these online sessions to discuss their project ideas and receive feedback and advice on topics such as pedagogical (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 9, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    October 22, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    November 6, 2025
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Online
    November 10, 2025
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Facilitators

  • Ilia Starr
    Project Coordinator, Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF), CTLT
  • Will Engle
    Strategist, Open Education Initiatives, CTLT

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 (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • October 9, 2025
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • October 16, 2025
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • October 23, 2025
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • October 30, 2025
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • November 6, 2025
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • November 13, 2025
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • November 20, 2025
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • November 27, 2025
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Facilitators

Assessment is more than grading. It is about fostering learning through intentional design that gives students the opportunity to practice, receive feedback and improve learning throughout a course. In this interactive 90-minute workshop, you will explore fundamental principles and practical strategies for all stages of assessment design from planning to implementation. Grounded in the backward (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 15, 2025
    10:00 am - 11:30 am

Facilitators

These sixty minute, bi-monthly sessions – facilitated by Technologists Experts from LTIC – 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 presentation which will talk (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • October 15, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • October 29, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • November 12, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • November 26, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • December 10, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Facilitators

Do you want to create a more inclusive and supportive learning environment? This 3-part workshop series equips educators with tools to understand the impact of trauma on learning and develop strategies for a compassionate classroom. These workshops were designed to build on one another and we encourage participation in all sessions. That being said, we recognize the reality (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 15, 2025
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • In-person
    October 29, 2025
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • In-person
    November 5, 2025
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Facilitators

Let’s reimagine learning through creativity and play! This workshop invites contract faculty to explore how games and imaginative assignments can foster deeper engagement and critical thinking. Drawing from examples in literature and cultural studies, we will also look at how science-based disciplines can benefit from playful approaches—such as simulations, role-playing, and collaborative problem-solving. You’ll leave (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 15, 2025
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Facilitators

  • Sarika Bose
    Lecturer, English Language and Literature, Arts
  • Judy Chan
    Faculty Associate, Faculty Liaison, Land and Food Systems
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