Program for Open Scholarship and Education (POSE) 2025
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The Program for Open Scholarship and Education (POSE) is a three month flexible and blended program that will help you develop foundational knowledge of Open Scholarship, Open Education, and Open Research. In POSE, we’ll be exploring how open copyright licenses, collaborative practices, and connected technologies have the potential to lower barriers to knowledge by making (more…)
POSE Open Education Discussion and Program Wrap Up: Envisioning the Future of Open in Higher Education
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Online Over the past two decades, the open education and scholarship movement has championed ideals of accessibility, collaboration, and democratization of knowledge. However, as highlighted in The Paradox of Open manifesto, the digital landscape has evolved in ways that both support and challenge these ideals. The concentration of digital power among a few platforms, the (more…)
Generative AI Studios – July 30, 2025
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Online These sixty minute, weekly sessions – facilitated by Technologists and Pedagogy Experts from the CTLT – 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 (more…)
Teaching with GenAI: A Practical Introduction for Educators
Series: Generative AI Next Week Online
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Online Are you interested in the role of Generative AI in higher education? This online session is designed for faculty and staff who are new to this area. We will introduce large language models such as ChatGPT and explore their implications for teaching, learning, and curriculum design. The session will focus on practical ways to (more…)
WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Online Drop-In) – July 31
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Online 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 (more…)
Accessibility Drop-In: August 5, 2025
Series: Accessibility Online Open Education
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Online 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 (more…)
Generative AI Studios – August 6, 2025
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Online These sixty minute, weekly sessions – facilitated by Technologists and Pedagogy Experts from the CTLT – 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 (more…)
WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Online Drop-In) – August 7
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Online 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 (more…)
Generative AI Studios – August 13, 2025
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Online These sixty minute, weekly sessions – facilitated by Technologists and Pedagogy Experts from the CTLT – 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 (more…)
Best Practices in Survey Design – August 14, 2025
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Online Evaluating and researching teaching and learning is an important endeavour. Choosing the right approach and tools is key to obtaining the evidence needed to assess the outcomes of a project and the impact of our teaching practices. While surveys are one of the most commonly used data collection methods, designing effective surveys that elicit (more…)