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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In this session, we’ll explore core components of a teaching philosophy statement (TPS) and the rationale behind them. Reviewing excerpts from TPS of UBC peers and others will provide examples for you to reflect and discuss how you can write your own TPS statement in a way that feels authentic to you as an educator. (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 14, 2026
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

Facilitators

Goals At the end of the one-term course, you will be able to use concepts in evidence-based teaching to effectively teach a lesson in an undergraduate classroom, with emphasis on alignment of learning objectives, activities and assessment. UBC graduate students and postdocs from all disciplines are invited to participate. Requirements Successful completion involves participation in (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • October 15, 2026
    10:00 am - 12:30 pm
  • October 22, 2026
    10:00 am - 12:30 pm
  • October 29, 2026
    10:00 am - 12:30 pm
  • November 5, 2026
    10:00 am - 12:30 pm
  • November 19, 2026
    10:00 am - 12:30 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

  • Online
    October 15, 2026
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Online
    October 22, 2026
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Online
    October 29, 2026
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Online
    November 5, 2026
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Online
    November 12, 2026
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Online
    November 19, 2026
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • November 26, 2026
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • December 3, 2026
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Facilitators

The Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (“ISI”) Fund has announced its fifth funding cycle with a Call for Applications running from October 13, 2026, to January 14, 2027.    The ISI Fund supports innovative and transformative projects led by UBC staff, faculty, and students across both campuses, that advance UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan and UBCO’s Declaration to Truth (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 19, 2026
    10:30 am - 11:30 am
  • Online
    October 29, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    November 17, 2026
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Facilitators

  • Gillian Smith
    Indigenous Strategic Programming Manager. Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives
  • Carissa Block
    Educational Programs Coordinator, Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, Indigenous Initiatives 
  • Jessica Allan-Bayer
    Educational Consultant for Indigenous Initiatives, Centre for Teaching and Learning

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) builds a bridge between teaching and research in the disciplines. SoTL is “the systematic study of teaching and/or learning and the public sharing and review of such work” (McKinney, 2006, p. 39) We are excited to announce the 9th annual UBC Celebrate SoTL Event, in-person, on Tuesday, October (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 20, 2026
    9:30 am - 11:00 am
  • In-person
    October 20, 2026
    11:15 am - 12:15 pm
  • In-person
    October 20, 2026
    12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
  • In-person
    October 20, 2026
    1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
  • In-person
    October 20, 2026
    1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Facilitators

Are you a faculty or department communicator, UBC instructor or staff member looking to capture striking images that support and elevate your work? Join this in-person workshop to learn how to create compelling photography from start to finish. What you’ll learn Camera basics: choosing the right settings for sharp, well-exposed shots Composition: framing subjects, using (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 20, 2026
    10:00 am - 11:30 am

Facilitators

We welcome you to attend one of CTLT Indigenous Initiatives’ monthly Virtual Coffee Hours. They are an informal space to connect with consultants on the team and other colleagues across the university. We are always excited to hear about a project you are working on or a new resource you found, peer-to-peer sharing is highly (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 20, 2026
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Online
    November 25, 2026
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Online
    December 8, 2026
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

Post-production can seem daunting, but it really doesn’t have to be. Let’s make you an editor! In this in-person workshop for UBC Instructors and Staff, we’ll give you an overview of the post-production process: from organizing your camera footage to exporting your final masterpiece with the optimal settings. We’ll walk you through the basics of (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 20, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Facilitators

Ready to make progress on your teaching philosophy statement (TPS)? This is the session to get words on the page and receive feedback on your TPS. All are welcome to attend this working session, which will include a very brief recap of the Introduction to Teaching Philosophy Statements session before offering you guided activities to (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 21, 2026
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

Facilitators

These sixty minute, bi-monthly sessions – facilitated by Technologists Experts from LTIC – are designed for faculty and staff at UBC who are using, or thinking about using, Generative AI tools as part of their teaching, researching, or daily work. Each session is broken into 3 parts. First, a weekly insights presentation which will talk (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 21, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    November 4, 2026
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Online
    November 18, 2026
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Online
    December 2, 2026
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Online
    December 16, 2026
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Online
    December 30, 2026
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Online
    January 13, 2027
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Online
    January 27, 2027
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Facilitators

Starting in September, 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 applications. Applicants can register for any of these online sessions to discuss their project ideas and receive feedback and advice on topics such as pedagogical approach, (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 21, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    November 5, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    November 12, 2026
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Online
    November 16, 2026
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Facilitators

  • Will Engle
    Strategist, Open Education Initiatives, CTLT
  • Jeff Miller
    Senior Associate Director, Projects and Faculty Partnerships, CTLT
  • Jonathan Aiello
    Project Coordinator, Projects & Faculty Partnerships, CTLT

Please join CTLT Indigenous Initiatives team for an opportunity to learn about UBC-specific teaching and learning, place-based resources that support students and classroom climate. Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about Musqueam-focused resources. This session will showcase resources from community partners, share considerations for how the teaching and learning community might bring these resources into (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 22, 2026
    10:00 am - 11:30 am

As an educator involved in shaping the field of open pedagogy, Robin DeRosa, has long been an advocate for alternative grading strategies. In her own classrooms, she has found that “ungrading” has positively impacted the quality of her students’ work and shifted class dynamics in ways that cultivated vitality and collaboration. Over time, this pedagogical shift led Robin to explore how the apparatus of assessment is connected to deeper political and economic forces that constrain our educational ecosystems. In this presentation, Robin will focus both on how her personal trajectory around grading has influenced her thinking about educational systems writ large, and also on how the current moment requires all educators to think critically and creatively about how our pedagogies can reflect, resist, and reshape the contexts within which we teach.

Keynote talk:

  • Robin DeRosa, Executive Director, Open Education Network

Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 22, 2026
    5:45 pm - 7:15 pm

On the first day of the workshop, join us for discussions, panels, and lightning talks on:

  • Approaches to Alternative Grading;
  • Rethinking the Grade;
  • Alternative Grading at UBC;
  • Student Perspectives on Being Alternatively Graded;
  • UBC Leadership and Administration Perspectives on Alternative Grading

The “Lessons in Trust” workshop is designed to prioritize dialogue and conversation, and we very much want participants, if at all possible, to be fully part of the discussion and to attend as much of the event as they can. Ideally, registrants for day 1 should be available to attend for the full day.


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 23, 2026
    9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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