CTLT Events Newsletter
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Upcoming Events
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UBC supports the Qualtrics survey tool. Qualtrics is a powerful tool that offers UBC faculty, and staff new functionality in survey creation, data analysis, and reporting. Join us for the monthly Qualtrics studio virtual workshop and drop-in session. The session is geared towards UBC faculty and staff using Qualtrics as a teaching and research tool. (more…)
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Registration is closed, but spaces remain. Please contact the CDI coordinator if you are interested in participating: susan.hampton@ubc.ca The CDI will be offered remotely in November 2021 for faculty members who want to re/design a course they will be offering in January or later. The CDI provides a framework for course design and is not (more…)
Series: Online Pro-D for Graduate Students
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The Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop on November 30, December 5, 11 & 12, 2021 will be hosted online using Canvas and Zoom. We will maintain a clear focus on ensuring high-quality remote instruction. This approach is based on the current guidelines and direction of the Provincial Health Officer, public health agencies, and the Ministry of Advanced Education, (more…)
Series: Anti-Racist Teaching and Learning Indigenous Engagement in Classroom Climate TDP Credit Indigenous Initiatives Online TDP for New Faculty
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This session is also part of the Indigenous Initiatives Classroom Climate series. Note: This is an application session where participants will apply their learnings from previous Classroom Climate or Anti-Racist Teaching workshops. Because of this, we recommend that participants have attended at least one other session in either of these series before participating in this workshop, and/or bring (more…)
Series: Indigenous Initiatives Online
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Sign up for other Virtual Coffee Drop-ins HERE. Do you have questions about how to thoughtfully integrate Indigenous content and representation into your course work? Curious about how to offer meaningful land acknowledgements in online meetings or events at UBC? Indigenous Initiatives’ Virtual Coffee Drop-ins are great place to explore these topics, connect with others (more…)
Series: Online Online Teaching Program
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Do you have questions and challenges about creating meaningful and successful learning experiences for your students? Maybe you want help in the process of teaching your course in online, hybrid or blended modes. Request a virtual one on one course consultation with a Learning Designer to explore ways to enhance your students’ learning experience. This (more…)
Series: Learning Technology Online
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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…)
Series: Online Pro-D for Postdoctoral Fellows
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Click “Register Now” to apply. If your application is successful and you are selected as a participant you will be contacted via email with more details to attend the Internship. This event will be held online on Zoom and in-person on campus. What is the Postdoc Teaching Internship? The next Postdoc Teaching Internship cohort will (more…)
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Registration for this workshop is full, please add your name to the waitlist HERE. This interactive workshop provides a deep exploration of common phrases and behaviours that can have detrimental impacts on IBPOC learners. Using anti-oppressive and decolonial frameworks, intervention models, and practical tools, participants will engage in group activities and discussion that deconstruct specific (more…)
Series: Online Pro-D for Graduate Students
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The Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop on November 23, 27, 28 & December 4, 2021 will be hosted online using Canvas and Zoom. We will maintain a clear focus on ensuring high-quality remote instruction. This approach is based on the current guidelines and direction of the Provincial Health Officer, public health agencies, and the Ministry of Advanced Education, (more…)
Series: CTLT Institute Online TDP for New Faculty
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Unprofessional behaviour amongst learners and professionals continues to be problematic. Teaching, assessing, and remediating professionalism is challenging, due to its multifaceted nature, the influence of context, and lack of a clear definition. This can lead to a “shotgun” approach to the professionalism curriculum where multiple methodologies are employed in the hope that “something will work” (more…)
Series: CTLT Institute Online TDP for New Faculty
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Learning is a social and emotional activity. Unfortunately, most instructors lack the time and resources to focus on student affect during lectures, and student wellbeing is consigned to activities outside the lecture hall. As we see a rise in mental health issues in university students, there is a need for integrated approaches to support student (more…)
Series: CTLT Institute Online
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The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) uses systematic inquiry into student learning with the goal of advancing the practice of teaching by making inquiry findings public (Hutchings, & Shulman, 1999). During this session we will break down the definition of SoTL, explain the value of inquiry for determining the impact of teaching practices on (more…)
Series: CTLT Institute Online TDP for New Faculty
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The Emerging Media Lab specializes in the development of teaching/learning and research projects using emerging technologies like virtual reality and machine learning. This orientation introduces the available tools and resources at the Emerging Media Lab, including an overview of recent projects, in-depth discussions on the educational applications of each technology, and how you can get (more…)
Series: CTLT Institute Online TDP for New Faculty
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Everyone, especially instructors who interact with our students on a regular basis, plays an important role in supporting student mental health and wellbeing. In this session, participants will have an opportunity to connect with each other and share creative ideas on embedding strategies that foster wellbeing in their work. Key resources on connecting students to (more…)