Are you curious about co-facilitating, but wonder if it's for you? Have you co-facilitated with others, and found it challenging? Or wonderful? Or both? Join us to explore the joys and perils of co-facilitation, and leave with some tools to help your facilitation collaborations be more successful.

Throughout the 2012-2013 academic year the Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology is offering weekly Connect Walk-In Clinics in the CTLT Resource Room in the Ike Barber Learning Centre. The clinics are open to all instructors, TAs and staff at UBC.

The Drop-In Clinics are a great opportunity for participants to get one to one support in Connect on topics that have not been covered in the training.

Please note the clinics are not a substitute for the Connect Express workshops and other Connect sessions. Dates and locations of regularly scheduled Connect training is available here: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

You can also attend a virtual drop-in clinic at the same time. Click this link for more information: http://elearning.ubc.ca/support/drop-in-sessions/connect-drop-in-sessions-in-bb-im/

Connect is UBC's new Learning Management System that supports technology-enhanced teaching and learning. It is used to organize and present teaching and learning materials, facilitate class communications, interact with students, carry out assessments, deliver assignments and perform grade book and other record-keeping functions. This workshop introduces participants to the new Connect, including a review of UBC-developed Connect resources.

Please note:  This session is an introductory workshop and is not meant to teach all of the tools available. If you would like to learn more on specific tools and features, visit the following link to get the latest Connect training schedule offered over the summer months at http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

On the one hand, articles that are too theoretical or specific leave faculty members daunted or unsure how to actually instantiate this in their teaching, are not particularly helpful to the majority. On the other hand, self-help guides lacking in an evidence base from research tend to read too much like lists of tips and tricks and are equally easily dismissed.

What is needed lies in the 'Goldilocks Zone': neither too hard nor too soft, and capable of bridging the science of learning with the practical advice for instructors as to how to maximize that learning. Fortunately, such frameworks already exist and Simon Bates will highlight a couple of principles from one of them and illustrate how many of the other sessions at the coming CTLT Institute align with them. Simon Bates will also present some results on how such principles operate 'in the wild', based on his experience of introducing a novel type of online assessment into a first year general Physics course at UBC.

Facilitator Bio

Simon provides academic leadership to CTLT which, combined with his role as Senior Advisor Teaching and Learning, ensures the centre is best positioned to support development, delivery and evaluation of outstanding teaching and learning across all Faculties and units. In addition, Simon holds a faculty position as Professor of Teaching in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, teaching on the PHYS 101 course and contributing to their Physics Education Research efforts.

This session will include some lessons learned from the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative at UBC and a recent wide survey of physics faculty in the United States (Henderson, Dancy, and Niewiadomska-Bugaj, Use of research-based instructional strategies in introductory physics: Where do faculty leave the innovation-decision process?, 2012, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.8.020104). Participants will be asked to consider their own interactions with evidence-based practices as skeptics, adopters, and producers.

(Note: though examples in this session will be drawn primarily from teaching in science disciplines, there will be essentially no science content; we expect that the results and questions they provoke will have much broader appeal.)

Facilitator Bio

Warren Code recently completed three years in the Mathematics Department with the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative, where he was involved in bringing research-based methods into the classroom (including his own) and measuring student learning of early undergraduate mathematics. His recent move to the Science Centre for Learning and Teaching (Skylight) is a further opportunity to work with faculty to transform undergraduate education in the Faculty of Science. He has also facilitated Instructional Skills Workshops and is currently a co-facilitator of the Course Design Community of Practice.

We present five main design activities within a blended learning framework:

(a) Describing organizational contexts
(b) Describing discipline-specific factors
(c) Identifying learning and teaching principles
(d) Articulating the complementary interaction between classroom and online learning activities
(e) Selecting and situating appropriate learning technologies

We illustrate the utility of the framework through illustrative examples of blended learning designs in research university settings.

Facilitator Bio:

Janet McCracken is currently an Instructional Designer/Project Manager in the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology, The University of British Columbia, responsible for assisting and managing faculty and technical teams in designing, developing and delivering distance and blended learning courses across a broad range of disciplines and learning contexts. Janet is also a Sessional Instructor in the online Masters of Educational Technology program, teaching Research Methods and Learning Theory. Janet has a PhD from the Institute of Educational Technology, the British Open University, and her thesis focused on developing a model for integrating learner-centred data into designing learning materials and interactions. She is active in the scholarly community of teaching and learning as a reviewer for SSHRC standard grants, as well as serving on editorial boards of the Journal of Distance Education, the Journal of Learning, Media and Instruction, the Journal of Educational Technology & Society, and the Canadian Journal of Learning Technology (CJLT), and several conference panels.

Facilitator(s):

Christina Hendricks is a Senior Instructor who regularly teaches both in Philosophy and in Arts One. While on sabbatical during the 2012-2013 academic year, she did research on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, particularly on the topics of peer feedback and assessment and learning communities such as Arts One. She also took a "connectivist MOOC" (Massive, Open, Online Course) called ETMOOC: Educational Technology and Media MOOC from January to March 2013, during which she got quite excited about the idea of opening up on-campus courses to wider, informal participants--which she will discuss during this session.

Jon Beasley-Murray teaches in the Department of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies and in the Arts One program at UBC. He has been involved in various projects to open up his courses, using tools such as blogs, Wikipedia, Twitter, and YouTube.

Jon Festinger, Q.C. is a Vancouver, British Columbia based counsel and educator. A Faculty member at the Centre for Digital Media (http://thecdm.ca) Jon teaches Video Game Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of British Columbia (http://blogs.ubc.ca/videogamelaw/) where he has now taught as an Adjunct Professor for two decades, is the author of the first edition of “Video Game Law” published by LexisNexis in 2005, and co-author of the 2nd Edition published in 2012 (http://www.lexisnexis.com/store/ca/catalog/booktemplate/productdetail.jsp?prodId=prd-cad-01004). As a graduate of McGill University’s Faculty of Law, Jon began his legal career in private practice, in turn becoming General Counsel of WIC Western International Communication, Senior Vice President of the CTV Television Network and Executive Vice President, Business & General Counsel of the Vancouver Canucks. Jon practices law through Festinger Law & Strategy LLP, is Vice Chair of Ronald McDonald House British Columbia, City Opera Vancouver and the Simon Fraser University Foundation. Twitter: @gamebizlaw Xbox Gamertag: cdmjon
 

Facilitator(s):

Rima Wilkes is Associate Professor of Sociology at UBC where she teaches both large and small classes in Canadian Society, Social Movements and Survey Methods. She has also spent the last several years giving seminars on these subjects at the UBC Learning Exchange. Currently, Wilkes is working with the UBC FNHL-Arts Committee to publicize UBC events surrounding the September 18-21 Vancouver meeting of the Indian Residential School Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Rick Ouellet is the Student and Community Development Officer at the First Nations House of Learning. In this role, he is responsible for developing and managing programs and services for Aboriginal students and fostering a vibrant and inclusive community at the Longhouse. Rick grew up in the upper Athabasca Métis community and was fortunate to be exposed to his ancestral culture and worldview. He has taught post secondary classes since 2005, mostly in First Nation studies, and is passionate about bridging the academic and Aboriginal (Métis) worlds. Mr. Ouellet, a descendant of the Aboriginal families evicted from Jasper National Park in 1910/11, is currently working on a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies.

Amy Perreault is the Strategist for Aboriginal Initiatives at CTLT where she works with staff, faculty groups, training programs for teaching assistants, new faculty, and administrators, to support the development of a higher standard of professionalism in conducting discussions of Aboriginal and other contentious social issues in curricular settings. Amy is a co-developer and researcher for What I Learned in Class Today: Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom and manages the development of Indigenous Foundations. Work on these projects clearly identify the complexities and challenges of classroom conversations involving contentious cross-cultural discussions, and in specific discourse around Aboriginal curriculum.

We will discuss getting comfortable with being uncomfortable, fostering spaces for taking risks, being in those spaces with students, and recovering productively when things go awry. We will share our own examples of facing participants' resistance to conversations about Aboriginal initiatives in TA Training, and of teaching at the intersection of disciplines (some of which were not our own).

As a case study, we will consider the Truth & Reconciliation Commission and how each of us might support students' engagement with it before, during, and after the day of suspended classes.

Facilitator(s):

Amy Perreault is the Strategist for Aboriginal Initiatives at CTLT where she works with staff, faculty groups, training programs for teaching assistants, new faculty, and administrators, to support the development of a higher standard of professionalism in conducting discussions of Aboriginal and other contentious social issues in curricular settings. Amy is a co-developer and researcher for What I Learned in Class Today: Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom and manages the development of Indigenous Foundations. Work on these projects clearly identify the complexities and challenges of classroom conversations involving contentious cross-cultural discussions, and in specific discourse around Aboriginal curriculum.

Gillian Gerhard leads the development, delivery, and assessment of graduate student programs at CTLT. Gillian has a Master's Degree in engineering and recently completed her PhD in Curriculum and Pedagogy with an emphasis on undergraduate students' experiences of participation, agency, and identity in disciplinary and interdisciplinary science. Gillian taught for five years in the Integrated sciences Program of the Faculty of Science at UBC and has experience in complexity thinking, science engagement, and education research.

Facilitator Bio:

Peter Ostafichuk is a Senior Instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UBC. He is an extensive user of TBL and first adopted it in 2004 for a new engineering design course. In the time since, he has taught over 20 different course sections using TBL – these courses span the second year to graduate levels and with class sizes from 30 to 130 students. Peter was also the lead developer (and for eight years the coordinator) of the multi-award winning integrated Mech 2 program for second-year mechanical engineering.

Facilitator(s):

Dr. Angela Redish served as a Professor in the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Arts at UBC for nearly 30 years. She received her PhD in Economics from the University of Western Ontario, and her subsequent research studied the evolution of the European and North American monetary and banking systems. She served as Special Advisor at the Bank of Canada in 2000-2001, and continues to be active in monetary policy debates. Her teaching has been mainly in the areas of economic history, monetary and macro-economics. Professor Redish served as Head of UBC’s Department of Economics from 2001-2006 and subsequently as Senior Advisor to President Toope, acting as a faculty liaison and providing advice on such issues as the university budget, and government relations. More recently, Professor Redish has been actively involved with the project to establish the Vancouver School of Economics at UBC.

Dr. Hugh Brock, Associate-Provost Academic Innovation, is Professor in the Department of Zoology. He also serves as Principal of the College for Interdisciplinary Studies (CfIS). Prior to leading the Genetics graduate program, Brock helped establish the Life Sciences Institute. The Life Sciences Institute is an innovative multi-Faculty, multi-Department research institute. The goal of the LSI is to generate and sustain innovative, interdisciplinary research dedicated to discovering fundamental biological processes. The Brock lab studies how cells determine and remember their identity in development. Brock’s research and teaching is inherently interdisciplinary, with students exposed to an interdisciplinary range of genetic, developmental, molecular, and biochemical approaches to studying questions in a developmental system. Brock is passionate about the student learning experience, encouraging students to develop their own projects and to work both independently and collaboratively, and in 2002 was presented with the Killam Teaching Award.

Facilitator Bio:

Mary Burgess is the Director, Curriculum Services and Applied Research at BCcampus. Mary is responsible for OER initiatives including the Open Textbook program, professional learning and training programs, and applied research projects such as the remote web-based science labs (RWSL / NANSLO). Prior to joining BCcampus, Mary spent 10 years at Royal Roads University, first as an Instructional Designer and later as the Director of the Centre for Teaching and Educational Technologies. Mary holds a Master of Educational Technology from UBC.

Facilitator Bio:

Jan Johnson is a certified professional facilitator, an adult educator and an educational developer. She has been associated with CTLT in a variety of capacities since 1992. She is currently Manager, Facilitation and Process Design in CTLT. She works with individuals, units, departments and faculties as a process consultant, a facilitator and an educational developer, in areas related to teaching and learning. She contributes to various special projects related to teaching and learning, both across the campus and with other post-secondary institutions in British Columbia.

Arts-based and creative processes include such activities as drawing, collage, poetry, quilting, embodied/drama-based exercises, and so on. Can the arts be used in any academic discipline or context to support and enhance student learning or are they only useful in Faculties of Arts and Humanities? What kind of knowledge, background, or experience does an instructor need in order to use the arts? If these are questions that you are curious about or if you have additional questions or curiosities about the use of the arts in teaching and learning, we invite you to join us for a two and a half hour exploration of the use of various art forms in supporting teaching and learning.

In this session, participants will be invited to engage with various artistic media (fabric, crayons/markers, images, etc.) to experience the impact that the arts can have for supporting deeper understandings of concepts and theories. Participants will also have the opportunity to reflect on how they might incorporate artistic media into teaching and learning experiences across diverse disciplines and settings.

Facilitator(s):

Shauna Butterwick is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at UBC where she teaches core courses in Adult Learning and Education as well as research methods and doctoral seminars. She incorporates arts-based activities into her teaching as well as her research, including popular or community-based theatre processes, collage, poetry, song and visual expression.

Shaya Golparian has a Ph.D. in Curriculum Studies (Art Education) from UBC and is currently working as the Resource Room Coordinator at the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology. She is a photographer and a video installation artist, a researcher and an educator whose work addresses the struggles of cultural in-between. Shaya is particularly interested in artistic ways of researching Social Justice and Social Justice Education especially in ways it is concerned with immigrants and their experiences.

Roselynn Verwoord is an educator, researcher, musician, and learner. She is currently completing a PhD in Educational Studies from the University of British Columbia (UBC). Roselynn has several years of experience as an educator, facilitator, and curriculum developer and currently works as the Evaluation and Research Coordinator for the UBC Centre for Teaching Learning and Technology. As a researcher, her interests lie in using the arts, particularly quiltmaking and other fabric arts as a vehicle for opening up new and embodied (yet often hidden or buried) understandings.

Moderator:
Gillian Gerhard, CTLT

Presenters and Panelists:
Anna Kindler, Vice Provost and Associate Vice President Academic
Judith Daniluk, Senior Appointment Committee Chair

Douglas Bonn, Physics
Jon Mikkelsen, Mechanical Engineering
Lacey Samuels, Botany
Sheldon Green, Mechanical Engineering
Shona Ellis, Botany
Simon Bates, Physics
William Milsom, Zoology

Facilitator Bio:

Eilidh has worked with ESL/EAL students since 1989, most recently as a language coach with the Academic English Support (AES) Program at the UBC English Language Institute. An initiative from the Provost's Office, the AES was developed in 2011/12 by Continuing Studies in collaboration with the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology. It offers free English language support to any UBC student for whom English is not the first language.

Facilitator(s):

When she's not gathering mushrooms or collecting dead seaweed, Celeste Leander enjoys teaching first year biology. Celeste taught in the Coordinated Sciences Program for 10 years, and will teach her 9th year in the Science One program in 2013. Celeste is creative in bringing new teaching techniques from these programs into large first year classes. She often uses case studies, and more recently has implemented a flipped-classroom model in large first year biology classes. Celeste is currently at the San Diego Zoo, studying okapi and cheetah behavior. She (perhaps along with some animals) will join us using technologies she used in her flipped classroom.

Pam Kalas has been teaching in the Biology Program since 2009, primarily in first and fourth year courses. She is always keen on experimenting with new activities and strategies in her classrooms, and her ultimate goals are to stimulate curiosity and critical thinking, and to help students become independent learners.

Facilitator Bio:

A 3M National Teaching Fellowship recipient for 2013, Simon Ellis is an associate professor in the Department of Wood Science in the Faculty of Forestry. He is Director of the Wood Products Processing program and chairs active committees on recruiting, co-op, teaching, and curriculum. Simon currently serves on the Research Advisory Council of the UBC Institute for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, the Advisory Board of the UBC Faculty Certificate on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and represents his faculty in the UBC Peer Review of Teaching Initiative. He completed the UBC Certificate on Teaching in Higher Education in 2000 and facilitated a workshop on teaching portfolio preparation as part of that program. He has led this seminar through CTLT since then.

You will be able to:

* explore how to use the 7 principles of learning to promote more effective learner-centred environments
* identify application of evidence-based teaching practices in Connect
* reflect about how learning works and encourage a curiosity about learning

All participants are expected to have completed a 'Getting Started in Connect' workshop, which is available on May 23: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/view/2379

Facilitator(s):

Emily Renoe assists, supports and trains faculty and staff in the Connect environments, as well as other UBC supported technologies. She has worked in the elearning field for over 10 years and previously worked as a Technical Trainer in the private sector.

Lucas Wright has a passion for teaching, learning and collaborative, open and interactive learning technologies. As part of the faculty development team at CTLT, Lucas consults and collaborates with faculty and staff from across UBC to enhance teaching and learning at the University. His areas of focus include teaching and learning with blogs, portfolios/ePortfolios and personal publication and leveraging technology to enhance teaching and learning.

Roselynn Verwoord currently works as the Evaluation and Research Coordinator at CTLT and is responsible for coordinating the design, development, delivery, and management of evaluation and research activities within CTLT. Roselynn has several years of experience as an educator, facilitator, and curriculum developer, both locally and internationally. Roselynn’s work has been published in several journals including: The Journal on Centers for Teaching and Learning, The Canadian Journal of Native Education, and In Factis Pax.

Zack Lee supports the development of resources for the programs and services at CTLT, focusing on information design and architecture. He is interested in the intersection of individual participation, new forms of expression and technology. He facilitates a variety of workshops and sessions on learning technologies (e.g. UBC Blogs,UBC Wiki). Only occasionally does he blog at http://scrapingthefringe.org.

Facilitator(s):

Jason McAlister is the Lead Facilitator for the Graduate Student Programs in the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology. He has taught as a Teaching Assistant and Sessional Instructor in the Department of Earth Ocean Atmosphere Sciences and has been fortunate to receive Departmental TA awards and the Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award.

After coming to Canada in 2005 to work on a PhD in Philosophy, Joseph Topornycky got involved with the CTLT (then TAG) after receiving training as a Teaching Assistant. Joseph is an experienced Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) facilitator and Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW) trainer. Now completed his PhD, Joseph works with departments to help them plan and implement discipline specific TA Training for their Teaching Assistants.

Jim Hope has been helping people to learn technology and other skills since the very early 80s and worked with adult learners and students at every level. Although his main focus has been in the Technology, Media and Professional Programs, Jim has also worked in staff and faculty development. Jim was awarded the UBC Continuing Studies Excellence in Teaching in 2010 and a nine-time recipient of the Microsoft MVP award.

Three common questions that most faculty have about these tools are:

1) Why would I use a particular tool or method?
2) How can they help me meet my learning goals?
3) Who can I go to for advice and support?

This workshop will look at these questions. Through case examples and demonstrations, you will be introduced to a selection of the tools. You will also have an opportunity to discuss why faculty have chosen to use particular tools and techniques, and meet some of the staff who support faculty at UBC. This workshop will be a combination of demonstration, sharing and discussion.

Facilitator(s):

Bonita Bray assists, supports and trains faculty and staff in the Connect environment and in other emerging web technologies. She has been involved in e-learning at the post-secondary level – as an instructor and technology teacher – for more than 12 years. She is passionate about the potential of technology to enhance both the teaching and learning experience.

Joe Zerdin loves technology. When something new and shiny comes out he immediately evaluates it and starts to consider how it can be used to enhance teaching and learning. With over a decade of experience working with various educational technology tools, Joe is well versed in promoting, supporting, troubleshooting, and lightening the pressures that are sometimes associated with adopting new technologies in a teaching and learning environment. Joe is an Emerging Technologies Analyst at the University of British Columbia's Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology.

Pan Luo supports iPeer and WebWorks and serves as Programmer Analyst at the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology. He also develops application plug-ins for system integration and web applications(e.g. iPeer). Pan is interested in exploring and utilizing new technologies in learning environments.

Novak Rogic is the Web Strategy Manager at CTLT, leading web projects that emphasize online community building, content sharing and republishing. He believes that 'less is more' and he would love to show you why and how you should turn your website into the service for your audience and clients.

Facilitator(s):

Sarah Louise Turner is a voice, acting, and presentation-skills coach. Over the past 15 years she has taught at a variety of institutions, including the Vancouver Film School, the William Davis Centre for Actors' Study, the Tooba Physical Theatre, Indiana University, and SFU's School for the Contemporary Arts. Sarah has a busy private practice as a guest speaker, workshop leader, and facilitator. Her clients include the Royal Bank of Canada, Blast Radius, the Vancouver Foundation, the University of British Columbia, and the Vancouver Opera. With an MFA from Indiana University, she brings her skills as an extremely accomplished performer to all aspects of her work. Her experience as an actor includes performances in Canada and the United States that have earned her numerous accolades including a Jessie Richardson Award nomination and roles with Bard on the Beach, Stanley Theatre, Touchstone Theatre, and many more. Sarah is also an Instructional Skills Workshop facilitator at SFU and currently serves as president on the board of Pangaea World Arts Theatre.

Ashley Whillans is a graduate student in the Department of Psychology, studying the health and happiness benefits of helping others. Before becoming a professional student, Ashley was a professional actor in theatre, television, and film. She has studied a variety of acting, voice and movement techniques, and spent a year studying Shakespearean Acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. Ashley is excited about facilitating this workshop because she is often asked: "How did you end up in research" and "Don't you miss theatre" to which she replies...graduate student life is a lot of like theatre, really!" Thus, she looks forward to generating deeper answers to such questions and to further exploring and sharing how acting techniques can be used to facilitate effective teaching.
 

Moderator:
Simon Peacock, Dean, Faculty of Science

Presenters and Panelists:
David Farrar, Provost and Vice President Academic
Angela Redish, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice President, Enrolment and Academic Facilities
Gregor Kiczales, Computer Science
Kevin Leyton-brown, Computer Science
Rosemary Redfield, Zoology
Sara Harris, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Daphne Koller, Founder, Coursera; Professor, School of Engineering Stanford University

Facilitator Bio:

Cindy Underhill is a Learning Resource Design Strategist with UBC’s Centre for Teaching,Learning and Technology and is engaged in a variety of projects related to the development of web based resources to support learning-wherever it happens. Cindy’s been a college instructor, considers herself a perpetual learner, and has been involved with educational technology and distance learning for the past several years at UBC. She blogs infrequently at: Potentially Coherent https://cindyu.wordpress.com/ and tweets sporadically @cindyu.

Facilitator(s):

Greg Kozak is an adjunct professor with UBC’s School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS) where he teaches classes on administering freedom of information and privacy legislation, as well as classes on archival system and the profession. He is always interested in incorporating technologies commonly used in the professional world into his classes as a way to help prepare students for life outside academia. Professionally, Greg works at BC Hydro as their Enterprise Records Specialist and also manages their corporate library and archives.

Brian Wilson assists faculty design, build and maintain their online courses. In addition to both teaching and studying in the online environment, he also has many years of experience teaching face-to-face. He is currently interested in how mobile platforms can be used to enhance and transform the student experience, especially in online and distance courses.

Facilitator Bio:

Brett Gilley has been trying to decide if he is a Geologist or an Educational Developer since 2003. He completed his Masters in Earth Science at Simon Fraser University and immediately became involved in running teaching workshops, designing courses, and alternately inspiring and scaring students. He has taught at more post secondary institutions in the Vancouver area than he cares to admit, and is currently working in the Earth and Ocean Sciences Department at UBC as part of the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative (http://www.cwsei.ubc.ca/). Brett hopes he is unable to resolve his apparent career dichotomy any time soon.

Throughout the 2012-2013 academic year the Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology is offering weekly Connect Walk-In Clinics in the CTLT Resource Room in the Ike Barber Learning Centre. The clinics are open to all instructors, TAs and staff at UBC.

The Drop-In Clinics are a great opportunity for participants to get one to one support in Connect on topics that have not been covered in the training.

Please note the clinics are not a substitute for the Connect Express workshops and other Connect sessions. Dates and locations of regularly scheduled Connect training is available here: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

You can also attend a virtual drop-in clinic at the same time. Click this link for more information: http://elearning.ubc.ca/support/drop-in-sessions/connect-drop-in-sessions-in-bb-im/

Please register for both this event and Dr. Mazur's talk - http://www.events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/view/2441

We are also offering the opportunity to debrief following the session (this will be listed as a separate event).

Most -- if not all -- of the important skills in our life are acquired outside the traditional classroom setting. Yet we continue to teach using lectures where students passively take down information. Instead, we should really focus on the assimilation of that information and shift the focus from teaching to helping students learn. 

Over the past 20 years, instructors world-wide have begun to adopt Peer Instruction to get students to think in class. With the advent of new technology the process can be significantly improved. A new data-analytics driven audience response system does away with multiple choice questions and helps instructors design better questions, manage time and process flow, and optimize the discussions in the classroom.

Presentation by: Dr. Eric Mazur

Eric Mazur is the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University and Area Dean of Applied Physics. An internationally recognized scientist and researcher, he leads a vigorous research program in optical physics and physics education. The realization in the early 1990's that despite, his careful and excellent lectures, his students were actually learning only a small fraction of what he was trying to teach them, led him to develop the instructional methodology known as Peer Instruction. Now widely adopted and utilized across many countries, institutions and disciplines, Peer Instruction is a key technique to enhance student engagement and learning in large classes.

Are you interested in expanding your skill set and connecting with others passionate and knowledgeable about instructional skills? The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) Community of Practice creates connections among ISW alumni and encourages sharing of techniques, insight, challenges, and experiences.
 
All ISW alumni are invited to join us for this session. We will be attending Dr. Eric Mazur's talk "The Tyranny of the Lecture" (June 7th, 2:00pm - 4:00pm). Dr. Mazur is a prominent figure in innovative undergraduate education and a very engaging speaker. We will meet after (4:00pm) the event to discuss the highlights of the talk and how we plan to apply them in our teaching.

Please register for both this event and Dr. Mazur's talk - http://www.events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/view/2441

We are also offering the opportunity to meet prior to the session (this will be listed as a separate event).

Our three day Instructional Skills Workshops (ISWs) are designed for graduate students interested in developing and enhancing their instructional skills. It caters to individuals new at teaching as well as those who wish to refresh and enhance their skills. Due to the interactive nature of this workshop, participants must be comfortable communicating verbally in English.

Participants benefit from practicing skills and sharing ideas in a cooperative environment. You will work closely with peers and trained facilitators (who are themselves UBC graduate students and teaching assistants from across campus). In this supportive atmosphere you will have a chance to begin to develop new teaching skills, to enhance existing skills, and/or to try new and challenging ideas. The workshop consists of teaching practice, theory application, and topical sessions specifically relevant to Teaching Assistants and Graduate Students at UBC. We take a learner-centered approach that may have you looking at your students in a whole new light!

During the workshop you will teach 3 short lessons to a group of up to 7 people and receive feedback from your peers. After completing this workshop you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion, and will receive an entry on your transcript indicating that you have participated in the ISW.

This ISW runs for 3 days, from 8:15am-5:00pm each day (you must attend the whole time).

ISWs require a $60 deposit to confirm your registration. This deposit is refundable upon completion of the workshop. If you have to cancel before the workshop starts or if you are otherwise unable to complete the workshop once it has started, the deposit cannot be refunded. The deposit cannot be transferred to other dates.

REGISTRATION OPENS APPROXIMATELY 4-6 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP DATE. To increase your chances of getting into a workshop, please see the 2012 schedule and follow us on Twitter @LearnatCTLT. Mark your calendar for the week that registration will open and check our website daily during that week to register as early as possible.

For more information regarding event registration, wait lists, and deposits please contact Mischa Makortoff, mischa.makortoff@ubc.ca

For more information about the Graduate Student program please contact Jason McAllister ctlt.forgrads@ubc.ca

Our three day Instructional Skills Workshops (ISWs) are designed for graduate students interested in developing and enhancing their instructional skills. It caters to individuals new at teaching as well as those who wish to refresh and enhance their skills. Due to the interactive nature of this workshop, participants must be comfortable communicating verbally in English.

Participants benefit from practicing skills and sharing ideas in a cooperative environment. You will work closely with peers and trained facilitators (who are themselves UBC graduate students and teaching assistants from across campus). In this supportive atmosphere you will have a chance to begin to develop new teaching skills, to enhance existing skills, and/or to try new and challenging ideas. The workshop consists of teaching practice, theory application, and topical sessions specifically relevant to Teaching Assistants and Graduate Students at UBC. We take a learner-centered approach that may have you looking at your students in a whole new light!

During the workshop you will teach 3 short lessons to a group of up to 7 people and receive feedback from your peers. After completing this workshop you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion, and will receive an entry on your transcript indicating that you have participated in the ISW.

This ISW runs for 3 days, from 8:15am-5:00pm each day (you must attend the whole time).

ISWs require a $60 deposit to confirm your registration. This deposit is refundable upon completion of the workshop. If you have to cancel before the workshop starts or if you are otherwise unable to complete the workshop once it has started, the deposit cannot be refunded. The deposit cannot be transferred to other dates.

REGISTRATION OPENS APPROXIMATELY 4-6 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP DATE. To increase your chances of getting into a workshop, please see the 2012 schedule and follow us on Twitter @LearnatCTLT. Mark your calendar for the week that registration will open and check our website daily during that week to register as early as possible.

For more information regarding event registration, wait lists, and deposits please contact Mischa Makortoff, mischa.makortoff@ubc.ca

For more information about the Graduate Student program please contact Jason McAllister ctlt.forgrads@ubc.ca

Throughout the 2012-2013 academic year the Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology is offering weekly Connect Walk-In Clinics in the CTLT Resource Room in the Ike Barber Learning Centre. The clinics are open to all instructors, TAs and staff at UBC.

The Drop-In Clinics are a great opportunity for participants to get one to one support in Connect on topics that have not been covered in the training.

Please note the clinics are not a substitute for the Connect Express workshops and other Connect sessions. Dates and locations of regularly scheduled Connect training is available here: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

You can also attend a virtual drop-in clinic at the same time. Click this link for more information: http://elearning.ubc.ca/support/drop-in-sessions/connect-drop-in-sessions-in-bb-im/

Connect is UBC's new Learning Management System that supports technology-enhanced teaching and learning. It is used to organize and present teaching and learning materials, facilitate class communications, interact with students, carry out assessments, deliver assignments and perform grade book and other record-keeping functions. This workshop introduces participants to the new Connect, including a review of UBC-developed Connect resources.

Please note:  This session is an introductory workshop and is not meant to teach all of the tools available. If you would like to learn more on specific tools and features, visit the following link to get the latest Connect training schedule offered over the summer months at http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

Join us as we work together to develop and practice a variety of ways to respond to common facilitation opportunities and challenges. You will have the opportunity to observe others, to practice yourself, and to give and receive constructive feedback. You will leave with some new "tools for your toolkit!"

Our three day Instructional Skills Workshops (ISWs) are designed for graduate students interested in developing and enhancing their instructional skills. It caters to individuals new at teaching as well as those who wish to refresh and enhance their skills. Due to the interactive nature of this workshop, participants must be comfortable communicating verbally in English.

Participants benefit from practicing skills and sharing ideas in a cooperative environment. You will work closely with peers and trained facilitators (who are themselves UBC graduate students and teaching assistants from across campus). In this supportive atmosphere you will have a chance to begin to develop new teaching skills, to enhance existing skills, and/or to try new and challenging ideas. The workshop consists of teaching practice, theory application, and topical sessions specifically relevant to Teaching Assistants and Graduate Students at UBC. We take a learner-centered approach that may have you looking at your students in a whole new light!

During the workshop you will teach 3 short lessons to a group of up to 7 people and receive feedback from your peers. After completing this workshop you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion, and will receive an entry on your transcript indicating that you have participated in the ISW.

This ISW runs for 3 days, from 8:15am-5:00pm each day (you must attend the whole time).

ISWs require a $60 deposit to confirm your registration. This deposit is refundable upon completion of the workshop. If you have to cancel before the workshop starts or if you are otherwise unable to complete the workshop once it has started, the deposit cannot be refunded. The deposit cannot be transferred to other dates.

REGISTRATION OPENS APPROXIMATELY 4-6 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP DATE. To increase your chances of getting into a workshop, please see the 2012 schedule and follow us on Twitter @LearnatCTLT. Mark your calendar for the week that registration will open and check our website daily during that week to register as early as possible.

For more information regarding event registration, wait lists, and deposits please contact Mischa Makortoff, mischa.makortoff@ubc.ca

For more information about the Graduate Student program please contact Jason McAllister ctlt.forgrads@ubc.ca

Have you just received your migrated Connect (formerly New LMS) course?   Would you like to develop a better understanding of your migrated course and ensure that all the course contents and settings are correct?

This hands-on workshop will help you to become acquainted with different elements of your migrated course, revise dates, release criteria and settings and get your course ready to teach.  Using the migration checklist we will explore the overall look and feel, assessments, grade centre and tools for communication and collaboration and work with you to ensure that your course is ready to go.
 
PLEASE NOTE:  This hands on workshop is aimed at Choice C migrations and you will be working with your OWN migrated course.

Objectives
* Update your migrated course so that it is ready to teach
* Complete the migration checklist
* Consider differences in look, feel and functionality in the Connect environment
* Get you ready for the first day of classes. 

Throughout the 2012-2013 academic year the Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology is offering weekly Connect Walk-In Clinics in the CTLT Resource Room in the Ike Barber Learning Centre. The clinics are open to all instructors, TAs and staff at UBC.

The Drop-In Clinics are a great opportunity for participants to get one to one support in Connect on topics that have not been covered in the training.

Please note the clinics are not a substitute for the Connect Express workshops and other Connect sessions. Dates and locations of regularly scheduled Connect training is available here: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

You can also attend a virtual drop-in clinic at the same time. Click this link for more information: http://elearning.ubc.ca/support/drop-in-sessions/connect-drop-in-sessions-in-bb-im/

Our three day Instructional Skills Workshops (ISWs) are designed for graduate students interested in developing and enhancing their instructional skills. It caters to individuals new at teaching as well as those who wish to refresh and enhance their skills. Due to the interactive nature of this workshop, participants must be comfortable communicating verbally in English.

Participants benefit from practicing skills and sharing ideas in a cooperative environment. You will work closely with peers and trained facilitators (who are themselves UBC graduate students and teaching assistants from across campus). In this supportive atmosphere you will have a chance to begin to develop new teaching skills, to enhance existing skills, and/or to try new and challenging ideas. The workshop consists of teaching practice, theory application, and topical sessions specifically relevant to Teaching Assistants and Graduate Students at UBC. We take a learner-centered approach that may have you looking at your students in a whole new light!

During the workshop you will teach 3 short lessons to a group of up to 7 people and receive feedback from your peers. After completing this workshop you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion, and will receive an entry on your transcript indicating that you have participated in the ISW.

This ISW runs for 3 days, from 8:15am-5:00pm each day (you must attend the whole time).

ISWs require a $60 deposit to confirm your registration. This deposit is refundable upon completion of the workshop. If you have to cancel before the workshop starts or if you are otherwise unable to complete the workshop once it has started, the deposit cannot be refunded. The deposit cannot be transferred to other dates.

REGISTRATION OPENS APPROXIMATELY 4-6 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP DATE. To increase your chances of getting into a workshop, please see the 2012 schedule and follow us on Twitter @LearnatCTLT. Mark your calendar for the week that registration will open and check our website daily during that week to register as early as possible.

For more information regarding event registration, wait lists, and deposits please contact Mischa Makortoff, mischa.makortoff@ubc.ca

For more information about the Graduate Student program please contact Jason McAllister ctlt.forgrads@ubc.ca

Our three day Instructional Skills Workshops (ISWs) are designed for graduate students interested in developing and enhancing their instructional skills. It caters to individuals new at teaching as well as those who wish to refresh and enhance their skills. Due to the interactive nature of this workshop, participants must be comfortable communicating verbally in English.

Participants benefit from practicing skills and sharing ideas in a cooperative environment. You will work closely with peers and trained facilitators (who are themselves UBC graduate students and teaching assistants from across campus). In this supportive atmosphere you will have a chance to begin to develop new teaching skills, to enhance existing skills, and/or to try new and challenging ideas. The workshop consists of teaching practice, theory application, and topical sessions specifically relevant to Teaching Assistants and Graduate Students at UBC. We take a learner-centered approach that may have you looking at your students in a whole new light!

During the workshop you will teach 3 short lessons to a group of up to 7 people and receive feedback from your peers. After completing this workshop you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion, and will receive an entry on your transcript indicating that you have participated in the ISW.

This ISW runs for 3 days, from 8:15am-5:00pm each day (you must attend the whole time).

ISWs require a $60 deposit to confirm your registration. This deposit is refundable upon completion of the workshop. If you have to cancel before the workshop starts or if you are otherwise unable to complete the workshop once it has started, the deposit cannot be refunded. The deposit cannot be transferred to other dates.

REGISTRATION OPENS APPROXIMATELY 4-6 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP DATE. To increase your chances of getting into a workshop, please see the 2012 schedule and follow us on Twitter @LearnatCTLT. Mark your calendar for the week that registration will open and check our website daily during that week to register as early as possible.

For more information regarding event registration, wait lists, and deposits please contact Mischa Makortoff, mischa.makortoff@ubc.ca

For more information about the Graduate Student program please contact Jason McAllister ctlt.forgrads@ubc.ca

Our three day Instructional Skills Workshops (ISWs) are designed for graduate students interested in developing and enhancing their instructional skills. It caters to individuals new at teaching as well as those who wish to refresh and enhance their skills. Due to the interactive nature of this workshop, participants must be comfortable communicating verbally in English.

Participants benefit from practicing skills and sharing ideas in a cooperative environment. You will work closely with peers and trained facilitators (who are themselves UBC graduate students and teaching assistants from across campus). In this supportive atmosphere you will have a chance to begin to develop new teaching skills, to enhance existing skills, and/or to try new and challenging ideas. The workshop consists of teaching practice, theory application, and topical sessions specifically relevant to Teaching Assistants and Graduate Students at UBC. We take a learner-centered approach that may have you looking at your students in a whole new light!

During the workshop you will teach 3 short lessons to a group of up to 7 people and receive feedback from your peers. After completing this workshop you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion, and will receive an entry on your transcript indicating that you have participated in the ISW.

This ISW runs for 3 days, from 8:15am-5:00pm each day (you must attend the whole time).

ISWs require a $60 deposit to confirm your registration. This deposit is refundable upon completion of the workshop. If you have to cancel before the workshop starts or if you are otherwise unable to complete the workshop once it has started, the deposit cannot be refunded. The deposit cannot be transferred to other dates.

REGISTRATION OPENS APPROXIMATELY 4-6 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP DATE. To increase your chances of getting into a workshop, please see the 2012 schedule and follow us on Twitter @LearnatCTLT. Mark your calendar for the week that registration will open and check our website daily during that week to register as early as possible.

For more information regarding event registration, wait lists, and deposits please contact Mischa Makortoff, mischa.makortoff@ubc.ca

For more information about the Graduate Student program please contact Jason McAllister ctlt.forgrads@ubc.ca

Connect is UBC's new Learning Management System that supports technology-enhanced teaching and learning. It is used to organize and present teaching and learning materials, facilitate class communications, interact with students, carry out assessments, deliver assignments and perform grade book and other record-keeping functions. This workshop introduces participants to the new Connect, including a review of UBC-developed Connect resources.

Please note:  This session is an introductory workshop and is not meant to teach all of the tools available. If you would like to learn more on specific tools and features, visit the following link to get the latest Connect training schedule offered over the summer months at http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

• Responding to the initial contact/request, identifying needs, clarifying assumptions
• Coming to agreement on what will be done, when, and by whom, and on the design for the event
• Facilitation of the event
• Follow-up after the event

If you do this, you are a consultant whether you think of yourself and your role that way or not. Join us to further refine your consulting skills!

Throughout the 2012-2013 academic year the Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology is offering weekly Connect Walk-In Clinics in the CTLT Resource Room in the Ike Barber Learning Centre. The clinics are open to all instructors, TAs and staff at UBC.

The Drop-In Clinics are a great opportunity for participants to get one to one support in Connect on topics that have not been covered in the training.

Please note the clinics are not a substitute for the Connect Express workshops and other Connect sessions. Dates and locations of regularly scheduled Connect training is available here: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

You can also attend a virtual drop-in clinic at the same time. Click this link for more information: http://elearning.ubc.ca/support/drop-in-sessions/connect-drop-in-sessions-in-bb-im/

We'll begin by offering participants to present their item in any creative way they wish, and then invite the rest of the group to discuss topics raised by the presentations. You will leave with an appreciation for the breadth of SoTL on campus, and a sense of some concrete tools used by SoTL practitioners in other disciplines.

Throughout the 2012-2013 academic year the Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology is offering weekly Connect Walk-In Clinics in the CTLT Resource Room in the Ike Barber Learning Centre. The clinics are open to all instructors, TAs and staff at UBC.

The Drop-In Clinics are a great opportunity for participants to get one to one support in Connect on topics that have not been covered in the training.

Please note the clinics are not a substitute for the Connect Express workshops and other Connect sessions. Dates and locations of regularly scheduled Connect training is available here: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

You can also attend a virtual drop-in clinic at the same time. Click this link for more information: http://elearning.ubc.ca/support/drop-in-sessions/connect-drop-in-sessions-in-bb-im/

Throughout the 2012-2013 academic year the Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology is offering weekly Connect Walk-In Clinics in the CTLT Resource Room in the Ike Barber Learning Centre. The clinics are open to all instructors, TAs and staff at UBC.

The Drop-In Clinics are a great opportunity for participants to get one to one support in Connect on topics that have not been covered in the training.

Please note the clinics are not a substitute for the Connect Express workshops and other Connect sessions. Dates and locations of regularly scheduled Connect training is available here: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

You can also attend a virtual drop-in clinic at the same time. Click this link for more information: http://elearning.ubc.ca/support/drop-in-sessions/connect-drop-in-sessions-in-bb-im/

The Drop-In Clinics are a great opportunity for participants to get one to one support in Connect on topics that have not been covered in the training.

Please note the clinics are not a substitute for the Connect Express workshops and other Connect sessions. Dates and locations of regularly scheduled Connect training is available here: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

You can also attend a virtual drop-in clinic at the same time. Click this link for more information: http://elearning.ubc.ca/support/drop-in-sessions/connect-drop-in-sessions-in-bb-im/

Connect is UBC's new Learning Management System that supports technology-enhanced teaching and learning. It is used to organize and present teaching and learning materials, facilitate class communications, interact with students, carry out assessments, deliver assignments and perform grade book and other record-keeping functions. This workshop introduces participants to the new Connect, including a review of UBC-developed Connect resources.

Please note:  This session is an introductory workshop and is not meant to teach all of the tools available. If you would like to learn more on specific tools and features, visit the following link to get the latest Connect training schedule offered over the summer months at http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

Throughout the 2012-2013 academic year the Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology is offering weekly Connect Walk-In Clinics in the CTLT Resource Room in the Ike Barber Learning Centre. The clinics are open to all instructors, TAs and staff at UBC.

The Drop-In Clinics are a great opportunity for participants to get one to one support in Connect on topics that have not been covered in the training.

Please note the clinics are not a substitute for the Connect Express workshops and other Connect sessions. Dates and locations of regularly scheduled Connect training is available here: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

You can also attend a virtual drop-in clinic at the same time. Click this link for more information: http://elearning.ubc.ca/support/drop-in-sessions/connect-drop-in-sessions-in-bb-im/

Have you just received your migrated Connect (formerly New LMS) course?   Would you like to develop a better understanding of your migrated course and ensure that all the course contents and settings are correct?

This hands-on workshop will help you to become acquainted with different elements of your migrated course, revise dates, release criteria and settings and get your course ready to teach.  Using the migration checklist we will explore the overall look and feel, assessments, grade centre and tools for communication and collaboration and work with you to ensure that your course is ready to go.
 
PLEASE NOTE:  This hands on workshop is aimed at Choice C migrations and you will be working with your OWN migrated course.

Objectives
* Update your migrated course so that it is ready to teach
* Complete the migration checklist
* Consider differences in look, feel and functionality in the Connect environment
* Get you ready for the first day of classes. 

Throughout the 2012-2013 academic year the Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology is offering weekly Connect Walk-In Clinics in the CTLT Resource Room in the Ike Barber Learning Centre. The clinics are open to all instructors, TAs and staff at UBC.

The Drop-In Clinics are a great opportunity for participants to get one to one support in Connect on topics that have not been covered in the training.

Please note the clinics are not a substitute for the Connect Express workshops and other Connect sessions. Dates and locations of regularly scheduled Connect training is available here: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

You can also attend a virtual drop-in clinic at the same time. Click this link for more information: http://elearning.ubc.ca/support/drop-in-sessions/connect-drop-in-sessions-in-bb-im/

Throughout the 2012-2013 academic year the Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology is offering weekly Connect Walk-In Clinics in the CTLT Resource Room in the Ike Barber Learning Centre. The clinics are open to all instructors, TAs and staff at UBC.

The Drop-In Clinics are a great opportunity for participants to get one to one support in Connect on topics that have not been covered in the training.

Please note the clinics are not a substitute for the Connect Express workshops and other Connect sessions. Dates and locations of regularly scheduled Connect training is available here: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

You can also attend a virtual drop-in clinic at the same time. Click this link for more information: http://elearning.ubc.ca/support/drop-in-sessions/connect-drop-in-sessions-in-bb-im/

Connect is UBC's new Learning Management System that supports technology-enhanced teaching and learning. It is used to organize and present teaching and learning materials, facilitate class communications, interact with students, carry out assessments, deliver assignments and perform grade book and other record-keeping functions. This workshop introduces participants to the new Connect, including a review of UBC-developed Connect resources.

Please note:  This session is an introductory workshop and is not meant to teach all of the tools available. If you would like to learn more on specific tools and features, visit the following link to get the latest Connect training schedule offered over the summer months at http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

Throughout the 2012-2013 academic year the Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology is offering weekly Connect Walk-In Clinics in the CTLT Resource Room in the Ike Barber Learning Centre. The clinics are open to all instructors, TAs and staff at UBC.

The Drop-In Clinics are a great opportunity for participants to get one to one support in Connect on topics that have not been covered in the training.

Please note the clinics are not a substitute for the Connect Express workshops and other Connect sessions. Dates and locations of regularly scheduled Connect training is available here: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

You can also attend a virtual drop-in clinic at the same time. Click this link for more information: http://elearning.ubc.ca/support/drop-in-sessions/connect-drop-in-sessions-in-bb-im/

Throughout the 2012-2013 academic year the Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology is offering weekly Connect Walk-In Clinics in the CTLT Resource Room in the Ike Barber Learning Centre. The clinics are open to all instructors, TAs and staff at UBC.

The Drop-In Clinics are a great opportunity for participants to get one to one support in Connect on topics that have not been covered in the training.

Please note the clinics are not a substitute for the Connect Express workshops and other Connect sessions. Dates and locations of regularly scheduled Connect training is available here: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

You can also attend a virtual drop-in clinic at the same time. Click this link for more information: http://elearning.ubc.ca/support/drop-in-sessions/connect-drop-in-sessions-in-bb-im/

Have you just received your migrated Connect (formerly New LMS) course?   Would you like to develop a better understanding of your migrated course and ensure that all the course contents and settings are correct?

This hands-on workshop will help you to become acquainted with different elements of your migrated course, revise dates, release criteria and settings and get your course ready to teach.  Using the migration checklist we will explore the overall look and feel, assessments, grade centre and tools for communication and collaboration and work with you to ensure that your course is ready to go.
 
PLEASE NOTE:  This hands on workshop is aimed at Choice C migrations and you will be working with your OWN migrated course.

Objectives
* Update your migrated course so that it is ready to teach
* Complete the migration checklist
* Consider differences in look, feel and functionality in the Connect environment
* Get you ready for the first day of classes. 

Connect is UBC's new Learning Management System that supports technology-enhanced teaching and learning. It is used to organize and present teaching and learning materials, facilitate class communications, interact with students, carry out assessments, deliver assignments and perform grade book and other record-keeping functions. This workshop introduces participants to the new Connect, including a review of UBC-developed Connect resources.

Please note:  This session is an introductory workshop and is not meant to teach all of the tools available. If you would like to learn more on specific tools and features, visit the following link to get the latest Connect training schedule offered over the summer months at http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

Throughout the 2012-2013 academic year the Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology is offering weekly Connect Walk-In Clinics in the CTLT Resource Room in the Ike Barber Learning Centre. The clinics are open to all instructors, TAs and staff at UBC.

The Drop-In Clinics are a great opportunity for participants to get one to one support in Connect on topics that have not been covered in the training.

Please note the clinics are not a substitute for the Connect Express workshops and other Connect sessions. Dates and locations of regularly scheduled Connect training is available here: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179

You can also attend a virtual drop-in clinic at the same time. Click this link for more information: http://elearning.ubc.ca/support/drop-in-sessions/connect-drop-in-sessions-in-bb-im/

Interested in ways to (re)design courses that weave sustainability attributes throughout the course and connect course material to local and global contexts? Join us in the exploration of a framework that holistically integrates sustainability at all course levels, from sustainability attributes and learning objectives to delivery methods and assessment. 

For more information visit: http://sustain.ubc.ca/courses-teaching

Would you like to be part of shaping the future of sustainability at UBC?  What sustainability priorities and directions would you like the university to pursue? In this session we will explore students’ vision for UBC’s 20 Year Sustainability Plan.

For more information visit: http://sustain.ubc.ca/get-involved/students