Events

DIY Media Support Drop-In Session – July 30, 2025

Series: DIY Media


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    July 30, 2025
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

Event Description

Online Are you working on a media project? Planning to produce video content for your course but don’t know where to start? UBC Studios is offering a drop-in media support session where professional media specialists are available to provide answers to your questions.  If you are wondering: Where do I start? What resources are available (more…)

POSE Open Education Discussion and Program Wrap Up: Envisioning the Future of Open in Higher Education


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    July 30, 2025
    12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Event Description

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


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    July 30, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Event Description

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


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    July 31, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Event Description

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…)

Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – August 2, 9 & 10


Event Date & Time

  • IN-PERSON
    August 2, 2025
    9:00 am - 5:30 pm
  • IN-PERSON
    August 9, 2025
    9:00 am - 5:30 pm
  • IN-PERSON
    August 10, 2025
    9:00 am - 5:30 pm

Event Description

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…)

Hybrid Faculty Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) – August 2025


Event Date & Time

  • August 5, 2025
    9:30 am - 2:00 pm
  • August 6, 2025
    9:30 am - 3:00 pm
  • August 7, 2025
    9:30 am - 4:30 pm
  • August 8, 2025
    9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Event Description

To register, please click “register now” to fill out an application. Hybrid Session format: 1h check-in (Zoom): July 22: 10 am – 11 am: synchronous check in session Online modules (Canvas): approximately 4 hours of asynchronous course-work Workshop (on campus); 4 days August 5: 9:30 am – 2:00 pm August 6: 9:30 am – 3:00 pm August (more…)

Accessibility Drop-In: August 5, 2025


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    August 5, 2025
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

Event Description

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…)

Course Design Intensive – August 2025


Event Date & Time

  • In Person: Launch Session (Required)
    August 11, 2025
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • In Person: Wrap-up & Launch Forward Session (Required)
    August 25, 2025
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Online: Assessment Design (Optional)
    August 14, 2025
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Online: Learning Activity Design (Optional)
    August 14, 2025
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Event Description

Apply by August 5 The CDI will be offered in August 2025 for faculty members who want to re/design a course they will be offering in September or later. The CDI provides a framework for course design and is not specific to a particular delivery method (such as remote teaching or online delivery). More information (more…)

Best Practices in Survey Design – August 14, 2025


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    August 14, 2025
    10:00 am - 11:30 am

Event Description

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…)