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

Promising Practices from the Indigenous Reads Book Club


Event Date & Time

  • IN PERSON
    May 5, 2025
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

Event Description

In-person (UBCO) This event is part of the 2025 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 5 – 9, 2025. Since its inception, the Indigenous Reads Book Club has created a space for learning and collaboration, fostering a community of care and connection through shared engagement with Indigenous literature. This initiative has provided faculty, staff, and (more…)

Cultivating Meaningful Change with Students as Partners


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    May 5, 2025
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Event Description

Online This event is part of the 2025 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 5 – 9, 2025. UBC’s RESPECT Magazine is a student-led publication that showcases varying takeaways on equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization (EDID). The publication demonstrates the impact of equity and anti-racism work at UBC, upholds student and community engagement, and implications (more…)

Faculty Communities of Practice Showcase


Event Date & Time

  • MULTI-ACCESS
    May 5, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Event Description

Multi-access (UBCO) This event is part of the 2025 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 5 – 9, 2025. This showcase will highlight ways we build community and foster connections amongst those engaged in teaching at UBC Okanagan through Communities of Practice (CoPs). Facilitators and members from current CoPs will share their vision, format, successes, (more…)

Graduate Students in Teaching Conference – May 6 + 7, 2025


Event Date & Time

  • Day 1
    May 6, 2025
    9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
    May 7, 2025
    9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Event Description

Online (UBCV) 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 British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, BC. This conference is an opportunity for graduate students to focus on the present and future role of graduate students in teaching: (more…)

UBCO Faculty Peer Mentoring Program Networking & Celebration


Event Date & Time

  • IN PERSON
    May 6, 2025
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Event Description

In-person (UBCO) This event is part of the 2025 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 5 – 9, 2025. This event is for participants in the UBC Okanagan Faculty Peer Mentoring Program 2024-25 cohort. Join us for this final celebratory networking opportunity with Dr. Darian Goldin Stahl to create research-focused BioZines and bind them into (more…)

Reunion for UBCO Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) Participants & Facilitators


Event Date & Time

  • IN PERSON
    May 6, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Event Description

In-person (UBCO) This event is part of the 2025 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 5 – 9, 2025. Calling all UBC Okanagan ISW participants! We know how meaningful the ISW was for so many of you! This is your opportunity to reconnect with your peers and facilitators and share ways that your experiences have (more…)

Teaching Snapshots


Event Date & Time

  • MULTI-ACCESS
    May 7, 2025
    9:00 am - 10:30 am

Event Description

Multi-access (UBCO) This event is part of the 2025 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 5 – 9, 2025. This lighting talk session features UBC Okanagan faculty sharing successes with bringing about meaningful change in teaching and course design. Talks will address one of the following themes: effective teaching practices, decolonization or reconciliation in the (more…)

Introduction to the SEI Dashboard: Making Sense of Student Feedback through Visualizations


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    May 7, 2025
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Event Description

Online This event is part of the 2025 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 5 – 9, 2025. Student feedback is essential for enhancing teaching and learning experiences. This workshop will introduce the SEI metrics and demonstrate how they support instructors to make sense of the student feedback they receive. Participants will have the opportunity (more…)

Explore How to Embed the Experience & Involvement Portfolio into Curricular/Co-Curricular EE


Event Date & Time

  • IN PERSON
    May 7, 2025
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Event Description

In-Person (UBCO) This event is part of the 2025 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 5 – 9, 2025. Join us for an interactive session where we showcase a new technology platform designed to help students build their Experience & Involvement Portfolio—a tool that captures a student’s learning and development across curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular (more…)

Course Design Studio: Assessment Strategies for Large Enrolment Classes


Event Date & Time

  • IN-PERSON
    May 7, 2025
    12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Event Description

In-person (UBCV) This event is part of the 2025 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 5–9, 2025. Managing assessments in large enrolment classes can be challenging, especially if you’re used to teaching smaller enrolment courses. In this Course Design Studio, we will share the strategies and tips for effective and manageable assessment in large enrolment (more…)