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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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
    May 5, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    May 19, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    June 2, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    June 16, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    July 14, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    July 28, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Facilitators

Members of the Continuing and Professional Education team at UBC Okanagan will share insights from their experience in supporting and developing a growing portfolio of courses and programs.


Upcoming Dates

  • May 5, 2026
    1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Facilitators

  • Vania Chan
    Educational Consultant, Continuing and Professional Education
  • Facundo Rodriguez
    Marketing and Communications, Continuing and Professional Education
  • Marni Turek
    Watershed Management Research Extension Facilitator, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science

Come explore elements of good teaching with the Centre for Teaching & Learning at the Sawchuk Theatre. The CTL has developed an iterative framework that seeks to identify evidence-based, best practices in teaching and learning at UBCO. Included in the framework are opportunities for reflection and growth as well as some identified groups of knowledge, skills, and mindset that contribute to good teaching. This resource and tool is being developed by the CTL to support a variety of academic contexts, with the initial focus on undergraduate course level instruction.


Upcoming Dates

  • May 5, 2026
    1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Join a deeply real conversation with faculty at UBC Studios as we explore how AI is changing the way we think, the way we think we teach and learn, and how we conduct research.


Upcoming Dates

  • May 5, 2026
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Facilitators

Ever wonder what it takes to turn a promising idea into meaningful teaching innovation? This panel explores the journey from initial concept to impact on student learning.
Drawing on experiences at UBC, panelists will share practical insights and examples to support faculty and instructors looking to move their ideas forward.


Upcoming Dates

  • May 6, 2026
    9:30 am - 11:00 am

Moderators

Panelists

This session brings together faculty and students from Arts and Education to discuss how we can “cultivate meaningful change” (the CLW theme) by attending to Linguistic Justice in our classrooms. Linguistic Justice responds to linguistic discrimination, taking as its premise that all languages, language varieties, and accents are legitimate and valuable.


Upcoming Dates

  • May 6, 2026
    10:00 am - 11:30 am

Panelists

The workshop is an opportunity to hear from disabled and neurodiverse students and faculty about their experiences on campus and what they wish to see from allies and fellow peers; learn about disability and its intersections, the legacies of ableism in academic institutions, and UBCO initiatives and resources; and contribute insight to the SAB and DRC for future workshops and initiatives to fill gaps in understanding, education, accessibility, and accommodation.


Upcoming Dates

  • May 6, 2026
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Facilitators

  • Jason Taylor
    Disability Resource Centre, UBC Okanagan
  • Robin Young
    Faculty, Department of Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan

Course instructors share their approaches and examples of how they tailor their Canvas shells for their courses, focusing on student experience. Our hope is to increase instructors’ awareness of how Canvas shells can be individualized and personalized to increase student engagement.


Upcoming Dates

  • May 6, 2026
    10:00 am - 11:50 am

Facilitators

This interactive showcase invites participants into a café‑style experience highlighting Espaces francophones’ multilingual conversation café at UBC Okanagan and the power of low‑barrier, community‑rooted learning spaces.


Upcoming Dates

  • May 6, 2026
    11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Facilitators

  • Jenica Frisque
    Education Strategist School of Education and FCCS, Espaces Francophones, UBCO
  • Serina Folly
    Student Engagement Coordinator, Espaces Francophones, UBCO
  • Dr. Francis Langevin
    Co-Founder and Director, Espaces Francophones, Associate Professor of Teaching, Program Coordinator (French), UBCO
  • Manuela Rosso
    Research and Engagement Facilitator, Espaces Francophones, UBCO

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
    May 6, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    May 20, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    June 3, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    June 17, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    July 1, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    July 15, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    July 29, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    August 12, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Facilitators

Students in healthcare, social services, and legal fields will often work with clients who speak little or no English. Yet many trainees receive little preparation on how to communicate effectively across language barriers. This session introduces practical strategies for working with professional interpreters in real-world settings.


Upcoming Dates

  • May 6, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Facilitators

  • Young Joe
    Certified Interpreter, Translator, Language Access Consultant, PhD Student, Women+ and Children's Health Sciences

AI is transforming industry, society, and the workplace. Higher education cannot afford to stand still. Universities now face an unprecedented challenge: How do we stay truly relevant and prepare our students for a fast-moving, AI-empowered world? This panel brings together expert panellists for a candid, practical conversation on exactly how AI is reshaping what we teach and how we teach it.


Upcoming Dates

  • May 6, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Learn about the exciting projects funded by the TLEF and ALT-2040 grants, and the impact of those projects on innovative teaching and student learning.


Upcoming Dates

  • May 7, 2026
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Facilitators

  • Jeff Miller
    Senior Associate Director, Projects and Faculty Partnerships, CTLT
  • Kirsten Bennett
    Senior Manager, Strategic Projects, Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBCO

In this session, you will learn how to use the three main features of the SEI Dashboard to better understand your SEI results, how to use these to reflect on your teaching, and how you can present the information in your dossier.


Upcoming Dates

  • May 7, 2026
    11:00 am - 12:00 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

  • May 7, 2026
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • May 14, 2026
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • May 21, 2026
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • May 28, 2026
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • June 4, 2026
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • June 11, 2026
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • June 18, 2026
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • June 25, 2026
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Facilitators

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