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…)
Hybrid Faculty Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) – July 2025
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To register, please click “register now” to fill out an application. Hybrid Session format: 1h check-in (Zoom): June 24: 10 am – 11 am: synchronous check in session Online modules (Canvas): approximately 4 hours of asynchronous course-work Workshop (on campus); 4 days July 8: 9:30 am – 2:00 pm July 9 9:30 am – 3:00 pm (more…)
Generative AI Studios – July 9, 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…)
Accessibility Drop-In: July 10, 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…)
WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Online Drop-In) – July 10
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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…)
Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – July 5, 12 & 13, 2025
Series: Pro-D for Graduate Students
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This ISW is in-person. Please read the application process and workshop eligibility prior to applying. Preliminary Application Process When you submit an application, you are applying for the WAITLIST only and your spot in the workshop is NOT confirmed. If you meet the requirements and are selected as a participant you will receive an email (more…)
Best Practices in Focus Groups and Interviews – July 14, 2025
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Online Before gathering data for a scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) project you need to decide on the best method for answering your inquiry. If focus groups or interviews are the best fit, it is important to design the sessions in a way that elicit useful and insightful data. In this workshop, we will (more…)
Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – July 15, 19 & 20, 26, 2025
Series: Pro-D for Graduate Students
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This ISW is online. Please read the application process and workshop eligibility prior to applying. Preliminary Application Process When you submit an application, you are applying for the WAITLIST only and your spot in the workshop is NOT confirmed. If you meet the requirements and are selected as a participant you will receive an email (more…)
Gen AI and Open Educational Resources (OER) in Teaching and Learning
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Online Join us for an interactive online workshop where we will explore the challenges, contradictions, and opportunities at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Open Educational Resources (OER). In this session we will discuss the potential of AI in generating dynamic content, including interactive textbooks, and its potential in developing open educational resources and (more…)
Course Design Studio: Play to Learn: Transforming Student Learning Through Gamification
Series: Course Design Studio
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Are you looking for ways to enhance student engagement and motivation in your course? Gamification offers a powerful approach to revitalize your teaching. By incorporating game elements into your educational practice, you can transform existing activities or assessment into compelling learning experiences—whether in physical spaces or online environments. In this interactive session, you will discover (more…)