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Our three day Instructional Skills Workshops (ISWs) are designed for graduate students interested in developing and enhancing their instructional skills.

Assess technology needs, build or implement tools or infrastructure that enhance student learning and assist in the evaluation of teaching, and provide support to users of these technologies.

The Connect Institute aims to provide faculty and support staff with the appropriate knowledge and skills to use Connect effectively. Sessions will focus on the broad range of Connect functionality

This series of workshops is intended for people working in or with UBC Teaching and/or Instructional Support Centres who are facilitators or who would like to do (more) facilitation.

This 3-day workshop, which focuses on teaching groups of students, is designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators.

A series of workshops, invited seminars and events organized by the institute for the scholarship of teaching and learning, a research institute within CTLT.

This group is for people who want to meet like-minded colleagues to share tips, problems and solutions.

Workshop Series using WebCT Vista, course tools, and emerging technology

The ICoP provides a regular time and space for interdisciplinary enthusiasts to discuss the practice and pedagogy of interdisciplinary teaching and learning.

Are you an Instructional Designer who is involved in supporting faculty to improve their learning environment or teaching practice? Join us as we begin the process of building a Community of Practice.

This series is for twice yearly provincial meetings for educational developers from across BC & the Yukon. Participation is limited to members of the UCIPD group & invited guests.

This will be the home of events for the Library Engagement Community of Practice, established in spring 2012.

The Tech Express is an informal series intended to explore various technologies used in support of teaching, learning and our work at UBC.

The Teaching, Learning and Technology Series focuses on innovative ideas, emerging technology and effective practices related to teaching and learning in higher education.

This is an emerging community of those at UBC involved in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning work.

We discuss holistic teaching and learning, wellness, the value and practicalities of balance in our work and our life, and related topics.

Our capacity to navigate the classroom and other learning spaces on campus determines student level of engagement with course material, peers, instructors and class discussions.

Registration for these events is open to anyone, whether or not you are a member of the Community of Practice.

Do you have ideas or examples of how to bring sustainability into UBC courses? We welcome undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, post-docs, staff, faculty and community members.

The community provides opportunities for people to build skills as peer reviewers, discuss challenges, share resources, and learn from each others’ expertise.

CTLT now offers resource consultation to members of the teaching and learning community at UBC.

This two-day interactive workshop enables you to increase your confidence and try new approaches in any presentation setting.

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

We pre-select an article to read prior to our meeting dates, which we will then discuss in groups.

Help us invent UBC’s digital future for a chance to win $5000!

Registration for these events is open to anyone, whether or not you are a member of the Community of Practice.

These communities bring people together to work on areas including teaching, learning, professional development, scholarship and research.

Welcome to The University of British Columbia. One of UBC's greatest strengths is its people, and we are delighted that you have chosen to join our thriving community of staff and faculty.

Join us at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting 2013, online.

For those interested in and currently practising PBL and small group learning (SGL) at UBC.

The UBC Institute for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning supports research and reflection on teaching and earning with the aim of informing and enhancing practice, locally and internationally.

As a participant you will work in a supportive atmosphere, both individually and collaboratively, to design or re-design a course that you teach or are planning to teach.

Workshops and education sessions to help faculty, staff, and students understand the appropriate use of copyrighted material at UBC. Please see http://copyright.ubc.ca/workshops for a complete listig

Celebrate Learning is a week-long initiative held each autumn. The event seeks to honour and celebrate teaching and learning across UBC Vancouver, and to highlight and promote student learning.

This workshop is open to departmentally sponsored Teaching Assistants only, and focuses on developing skills essential to being an effective peer mentor.

Four days of teaching-related professional development seminars for graduate students.

This full-day workshop is meant for senior TAs who will be delivering facilitated workshops focused on teaching enhancement for TAs.

The programs are meant to support Faculty members in your teaching and learning endeavours and to provide information on current research on teaching and learning theories and methods.

The 2012 CTLT Summer Institute is a week-long event that includes a day-long Orientation to Teaching and a series of interactive sessions for the entire UBC teaching community.

The CTLT Institute offers you an opportunity to network with colleagues and share practice and experiences around teaching, learning and technology.

The Distance and Blended Learning team at CTLT provide a wide-array of sessions focusing on Distance Learning, Instructional Support, Course Development Project Management and more.

Brown-bag sessions on a variety of topics at UBC's Ike Barber Learning Centre.

The Reading Break Series for Graduate Students includes a full week of professional development seminars for those interested in teaching and learning in higher education.

Open Educational Resources, Open Instruction, The Edgeless University

A professional development event for ISW facilitators. There will be two sessions, plus "table topics" over lunch. Register for each event individually. This event is open to ISW facilitators only.

University-wide New Faculty and Staff Welcome Orientation event held at Cecil Green Park House.

New LMS Series

Share your perspectives . . . on ideas that may be new, or that you've thought about for a long time . . . . Join us for interactive conversations that gather perspectives and explore possibilities.

Are you an experienced TA looking for some fresh new ideas to bring into your classroom? Or a new TA wondering how to create an interactive classroom for your students?

The University-Wide New Faculty and Staff Welcome Orientation for August 2011.

From August 22 - 26 participate in workshops dedicated to preparing UBC Faculty to teach in the Fall. Register for each session you are interested in engaging in.

The new CTLT Institute (formerly TAG Institute and EduCamp) offers you an opportunity to share practice and research around learning, teaching and technology.

What is a “World Café?”: A World Café is an approach to discussion based on clusters of people sharing their thoughts around specific questions.

Join us April 13 and 14 for "Seeking Evidence of Impact," the 2011 ELI Online Spring Focus Session. These webinars explore questions around seeking evidence in our teaching and learning practice.

Conflict is inevitable; If not properly managed, it can become confrontational, personally stressful and unproductive. In this workshop you will discover how conflict can be meaningful and productive.

UBC's Learning Management System (LMS) will be replaced in 2012. To contribute to the process of selecting the next system attend these Hands-On Product Testing and provide your constructive feedback.

This series includes a full week of professional development seminars for those interested in teaching and learning in higher ed. A total of 8 seminars of a variety of teaching and learning topics.

UBC's Learning Management System (LMS) will be replaced in 2012. To contribute to the process of selecting the next system attend these Product Demos and provide your constructive feedback.

Welcome to The University of British Columbia. One of UBC's greatest strengths is its people, and we are delighted that you have chosen to join our thriving community of staff and faculty.

Take part in useful, inspiring and fun discussions. Come along on any or all of these to ask questions, share success and challenges and meet others interested in community service learning.

Feedback on our teaching has the potential to be very helpful to us as instructors, if we use it well. As thoughtful instructors, we can learn from diverse types of feedback from a variety of sources.

Participants will be actively engaged in exploring the meaning of global citizenship for their own teaching.

Celebrate Learning week seeks to honour and celebrate teaching and learning across UBC Vancouver, and to highlight and promote student learning and development opportunities.

The UBC Wiki support sessions are informal meeting times where users can drop by and talk face to face with wiki administrators to get help, make suggestions, or to discuss any aspect of using wiki's.

What is a “world cafe?” : A world cafe is an approach to discussion based on clusters of people, sharing their thoughts around specific questions over a two hour period.

This is a special event hosted by the Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth.

The Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW) is designed for individuals who will be Facilitating the Instructional Skills Workshop at an institution.

As a participant you will work in a supportive atmosphere, both individually and collaboratively, to design or re-design a course that you teach or are planning to teach

Welcome to the 14th annual TAG Institute. This week-long series of seminars features a variety of topics on teaching, learning, professional and academic growth and technology.

A discussion series designed to provide starting points for developing more effective instructional approaches for working with Aboriginal issues, and related issues of social and cultural diversity.

An assortment of 6 stand alone 3 hour seminars on various topics in teaching and learning for graduate students.

Come along on any or all of these to ask questions, share success and challenges and meet others interested in teaching race, ethnicity and indigineity. Register or just stop by.

Bring something that you are working on for ideas and feedback from peers. (Read more)

Improving Teaching and Learning by Translating Feedback into Practice

Supervising graduate students is one of the most challenging and most rewarding aspects of being a professor, and successful supervision is vital for advancement of your academic career...

Exploring teaching and learning through interactive theatre.

OARC Workshops

Orientation to your new position and to UBC will help you get off to the best start possible. After successful orientations in the past, we are pleased to offer the January 14 2010 orientation event!

Teaching Scholars Program provides financial, educational, and research support for a cohort of individuals interested in developing their research skills in the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Seminars to do with Community Service Learning (CSL).

Monthly opportunities for the CSL community to network, share resources and discuss. All are welcome.

Delicious, iGoogle, Open Access, and Zotero

New Faculty Workshops Fall 2008

These workshops are designed for those who are teaching credit courses at UBC (whether you are a new instructor, or have been teaching for many years.)