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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Presentations are a core part of teaching, but without accessibility in mind, they can create barriers for students. In this 1-hour, hands-on session, you’ll learn practical strategies to improve both the accessibility of your slides and your delivery. These techniques not only support students with disabilities but also enhance engagement and understanding for everyone.  Specifically, (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 16, 2025
    12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Facilitators

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 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
  • December 4, 2025
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Facilitators

Open Access Week is an international event whose goal is to highlight how open scholarship can help people meet their goals in research, scholarly publishing, teaching and learning. Each year, UBC showcases diverse events highlighting areas of open scholarship from UBC’s faculty, students and staff.


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 20, 2025 - October 24, 2025
    9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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 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

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 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

The UBC OER Fund was established to support affordable and inclusive access to learning materials through the use of open educational resources (OER) in UBC credit courses. The OER Fund has two grant streams and provides grants of up to $25,000 for UBC Vancouver faculty who wish to incorporate open educational resources as required materials into (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 21, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Facilitators

The Decolonization Tour highlights site-specific artworks and raises questions around issues of place, space and identity. Considering how these works address urgent social and political concerns, we will discuss ideas of settler colonialism, decolonization, reconciliation, protocol and the history of UBC’s Vancouver campus, which is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 21, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Please note, the Thursday September 18th session has been cancelled. Inclusive teaching creates “a learning environment where all students feel that their differences are valued and respected, have equitable access to learning and other educational opportunities, and are supported to learn to their full potential” (CTLT, n.d.). How does one foster an inclusive learning environment? (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • IKBLC: Chilcotin Room 256
    October 21, 2025
    2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Facilitators

Interactivity and learner engagement is a critical factor known to significantly enhance learning outcomes. H5P, a free and open-source tool, empowers users to create a wide array of interactive elements designed to enrich engagement within OER and course content. Recently launched by UBC, the H5P Open Hub provides a dedicated platform for UBC Community members (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 22, 2025
    10:00 am - 11:30 am

Facilitators

Project evaluation allows you to understand what is and isn’t working with your project and which areas may need more attention. Ongoing and iterative evaluation will help you to improve project design and implementation, make informed decisions, identify ways to sustain your project after closure, and ultimately reach your intended goals. The CTLT Research & (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 22, 2025
    12:00 pm - 1:00 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 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

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 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

Open pedagogy applies the principles of openness to teaching and learning, giving students greater control and agency in their own education as well as aligning their work with the academic mission of the University. It combines strategies and technologies that support collaboration, co-creation, and shared knowledge. The UBC Wiki is a powerful platform for enabling (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 23, 2025
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

Facilitators

  • Will Engle
    Strategist, Open Education Initiatives, CTLT
  • Rie Namba
    Educational Resource Developer – Open Resources

As we approach mid-term, supporting student’s mental health and wellbeing is a critical component to creating a thriving classroom and classroom climate. One way to do this is through learning about resources on campus that directly support Indigenous student mental health and wellbeing.   We are excited to be hosting special guests Hali McLennan and Anne (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 23, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Facilitators

  • Hali McLennan
    Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing, Social Work Wellbeing Navigator, Counselling Services
  • Anne Sinclair
    Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing, Counselling Services
  • Gloria Cardinal
    Indigenous Support Specialist, Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office

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 September 13 at 9:00 am and closes on October 23 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 26, 2025
    9:00 am - 5:30 pm
  • November 1, 2025
    9:00 am - 5:30 pm
  • November 2, 2025
    9:00 am - 5:30 pm
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