Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – May 3, 9, 12 & 15, 2020 (ONLINE)

Event Date & Time

  • May 3, 2020
    1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
  • May 9, 2020
    9:30 am - 4:00 pm
  • May 12, 2020
    9:30 am - 4:00 pm
  • May 15, 2020
    9:30 am - 4:00 pm

Event Description

The in-person Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) in April and May are cancelled and will be moved online to Canvas and Zoom. Those who had previously signed up for the in-person ISW waitlist are not required to sign up for the online ISW waitlist again as your names are already in the system.

*** Please note that the dates and times of the online ISW are May 3, 9, 12 & 15, 2020***

  • May 3 (1:30 – 3:30 pm)
  • May 9 (9:30 – 11:30 am and 1:30 – 4:00 pm)
  • May 12 (9:30 – 11:30 am and 1:30 – 4:00 pm)
  • May 15 (9:30 – 11:30 am and 1:30 – 4:00 pm) 

***Click “Register Now” to sign up for the WAITLIST only (being on the waitlist doesn’t guarantee a spot). IF you are chosen to participate, you will be contacted directly by our office by email (between after signing up and by registration closing date)***

Registration for the WAITLIST of this ISW will close on Wednesday April 29 at 4:30 pm.

Workshop Overview: This 4-day (24-hour) workshop consists of teaching practice, theory application, and topical sessions specifically relevant to Teaching Assistants and Graduate Students at UBC.  During the workshop you will teach 3 short lessons and receive feedback from your peers.  You will work closely with peers and trained facilitators (who are themselves UBC graduate students).  In this supportive atmosphere you will have a chance to begin to develop new teaching skills, to enhance existing skills, and/or to try new and challenging ideas. This workshop is being offered in a special ONLINE format to accommodate distance learning and to meet the rapidly changing needs of TAs and graduate student instructors as a result of this shift to online education and will therefore focus on online instruction.

Workshop Eligibility:

A participant who wishes to take the Grad ISW is eligible if they are:

  • a full-time or part-time registered graduate student at UBC during the academic term when the ISW is offered
  • a graduate student at UBC who has completed degree requirements but has not yet convocated
  • a joint degree graduate student who is enrolled at UBC and another institution
  • a graduate student at UBC pursuing non-degree studies
  • a visiting graduate student that is eligible to take courses

A participant who wishes to take the Grad ISW is not eligible if they are:

  • not a graduate student at UBC
  • a graduate student at UBC who has on-leave status
  • a visiting graduate student that is not eligible to take courses

Additional information on the Graduate ISW can be found online here

Questions: If you have any questions please contact ctlt.events@ubc.ca