Events

UBCV Keynote – Designing for Justice: On Navigating Change as a Critical Pedagogue

UBCV Keynote – Designing for Justice: On Navigating Change as a Critical Pedagogue


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    May 6, 2025
    10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Event Description

Online This event is part of the 2025 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 5 – 9, 2025. Keynote speaker: Rajiv Jhangiani From pandemic pedagogies to the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence, post-secondary educators have recently had to manage the destabilizing effects of much uncertainty and change. In this presentation, we will consider some ways (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…)

Exploring Faculty Wellbeing: Stories and Strategies for Academic and Personal Wellbeing


Event Date & Time

  • IN-PERSON
    May 6, 2025
    1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Event Description

In-person (UBCV) This event is part of the 2025 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 5 – 9, 2025. Stress is a common part of being a faculty member, but how are you coping? Do you feel your wellbeing is under siege and not sure what to do about it? In this panel session, faculty (more…)

Co-op Work Experience Showcase


Event Date & Time

  • IN-PERSON
    May 6, 2025
    3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Event Description

In-person (UBCO) This event is part of the 2025 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 5 – 9, 2025. The UBC Okanagan Interdisciplinary Co-op Education Program invites you to an inspiring event celebrating the remarkable achievements of our Co-op students! This showcase highlights the innovative projects and real-world experiences gained through the program. Whether you’re (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 lightning 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…)

Students as Partners in Course Re-Design: Looking Back and Looking Forward on the Impact of Student-Faculty Partnerships at UBC


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    May 7, 2025
    10:00 am - 11:30 am

Event Description

Online This event is part of the 2025 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 5 – 9, 2025. What happens when students, faculty, and staff collaborate as equal partners in course design? From 2022 to 2025, UBC Vancouver’s Students as Partners Initiative funded 52 course redesign projects across 10 faculties, engaging 133 undergraduate students as (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…)

Faculty Panel – Cross Faculty Collaborations: Innovations for Cultivating Growth


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    May 7, 2025
    11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Event Description

Online This event is part of the 2025 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 5 – 9, 2025. In this panel, you will hear from faculty speak about their experience of collaborating across disciplines to initiate meaningful change in program design, local communities, as well as how collaboration impacts the student experience. This conversation will (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…)