Celebrate Learning Week

Celebrate Learning Week is an initiative to celebrate the teaching and learning opportunities at UBC. Members of the UBC teaching and learning community are encouraged to attend and participate in Celebrate Learning Week by either attending and/or coordinating events. Events include: open lectures, information sessions, student advising activities, poster sessions, workshops and more. For more info visit https://celebratelearning.ubc.ca

UBCV Keynote – For What World Do We Prepare? Education Beyond Content


Event Date & Time

  • May 6, 2024
    9:00 am - 10:30 am

Event Description

Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. Keynote speaker: Bryan Dewsbury Traditional models of education privilege technical growth over the cultivation of the mind and habits that make for a more peaceful and loving society. In this session, we will discuss ways in which classrooms can (more…)

Reunion for UBCO Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) and Teaching Development Program (TDP) Participants


Event Date & Time

  • May 6, 2024
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Event Description

In-person: UBCO This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. Calling all past and current TDP and ISW participants to meet up to reminisce about those inspiring mini-lessons, aha!- and haha!-moments. There will be an opportunity to share instructional strategies that have been working well for you (more…)

Keeping Students in the Loop: Using Institutional Data to Inform Course Design and Teaching Practices


Event Date & Time

  • May 6, 2024
    12:45 pm - 2:00 pm

Event Description

In-person: UBCO This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. Do you consider how new generations of students bring different ideas and expectations about higher education? Do you often wonder whether most of our students choose to continue their education after graduation? This session will share highlights about (more…)

AI, Assessment and the Student and Educator Experience


Event Date & Time

  • May 6, 2024
    1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Event Description

In-person: UBCV You may be interested in other events focusing on student learning and generative AI: May 7: Student Panel – Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going: Navigating the Integration of Generative AI at UBC May 7: Lecture to Dialogues – Make Your Lesson Materials More Engaging with ChatGPT May 8: Online (more…)

Student Panel – Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going: Navigating the Integration of Generative AI at UBC


Event Date & Time

  • May 7, 2024
    9:30 am - 11:00 am

Event Description

Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. Join us in this student panel to learn how UBC students are navigating this growing field of GenAI that is significantly impacting education. In this session, students from different disciplines will share how they are using GenAI in (more…)

Graduate Students in Teaching Conference – May 7 + 8, 2024


Event Date & Time

  • Day 1
    May 7, 2024
    9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
    May 8, 2024
    9:30 am - 2:20 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. The conference will be held online via Zoom and the Zoom link(s) will be emailed 2-3 days prior to the event. This Graduate Students in Teaching (GSiT) conference is a two day annual conference that typically takes place during the Celebrate Learning Week At the University of (more…)

Remembering the Human in the Student: Trauma-informed Approaches to Teaching and Learning in Labs that Use Human Participants


Event Date & Time

  • May 7, 2024
    10:00 am - 11:20 am

Event Description

In-person: UBCO This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. This interactive workshop will introduce the prevalence of trauma experience, and the impacts of trauma on students. We will also discuss a range of trauma responses to help attendees recognize some signs and symptoms of trauma in learners. (more…)

Navigating Responsible Use of GenAI in Teaching & Learning – Developing UBC-Wide Principles and Guidelines


Event Date & Time

  • May 7, 2024
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Event Description

Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. GenAI tools have made an impact in the world of higher education, raising questions around ethical and responsible use of the tools in the classroom for both instructors and students. Since September 2023 an Advisory Committee for GenAI (more…)

2024 TLEF and ALT-2040 Online Showcase


Event Date & Time

  • May 7, 2024
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Event Description

Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. The TLEF and ALT-2040 Virtual Showcase will celebrate the innovative work of TLEF and ALT-2040 project teams and showcase a diverse range of projects from both the Okanagan and Vancouver campuses. During this 2-hour Virtual Showcase, TLEF and (more…)

Keeping Wellbeing in the Teaching Loop


Event Date & Time

  • May 7, 2024
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Event Description

Online This event is part of the 2024 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 6–10, 2024. In May 2023, a team of UBC researchers ran the Teaching Practices Survey to better understand how faculty across both campuses structure learning for students and perceive the teaching climate at our institution. A total of 855 complete responses (more…)