Students as Partners (SaP) Forum

Event Date & Time

Event Description

This is a multi-access event.

Are you interested in learning about partnerships between undergraduate students, faculty, and staff to enhance teaching and learning? Did you know that UBC provides funding through the Students as Partners (SaP) in Course Design Grants to support undergraduate students working in partnerships with faculty to redesign UBCV undergraduate courses?

Join us for the inaugural Students as Partners Forum, where you’ll learn about the SaP in Course Design Grants; the theory and practice of partnership at UBCV; and have the opportunity to connect with individuals interested in SaP. Hosted by the UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT), this full-day in-person and online event is open to members of the UBC community and will include: presentations by UBCV funded SaP projects; a panel presentation by international scholars engaged in the theory and practice of partnership; and workshops on disseminating SaP work and navigating power dynamics.

For those joining in-person, a light lunch will be provided.

Event schedule:

1. 10:00 – 10:15 am

   Introduction to SaP Initiative

   Facilitators:

   Roselynn Verwoord, SaP Strategist

   Polina Petlitsyna, SaP Coordinator

   Marissa Hall, SaP Evaluation Specialist

2. 10:15 – 10:35 am

   Keynote: SaP in the context of UBC’s Academic Mission

   Dr. Simon Bates, Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning

3. 10:35 – 10:40 am

   Break

4. 10:40 am – 12:20 pm

   SaP Project Presentations

   Presenters:

   11 Student/faculty/staff

5. 12:20 – 1:00 pm

   Lunch

6. 1:00 – 1:45 pm

   Looking forward: The Global Future of SaP – Speaker Panel

   Panelists:

   Dr. Cherie Woolmer, Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair, Mount Royal University
   Sophia Abbott, PhD Student, George Mason University

7. 1:45 – 2:00 pm

   Break

8. 2:00 – 3:00 pm

   Workshop #1 – Disseminating your SaP work

   Facilitator:

   Marissa Hall, SaP Evaluation Specialist

   OR

   Workshop #2 – Navigating Power Dynamics in SaP Partnership

   Facilitator:

   Roselynn Verwoord, SaP Strategist

9. 3:00 – 3:30 pm

   Determining Impact: Evaluating the SaP Initiative

   Facilitators:

   Marissa Hall, SaP Evaluation Specialist

   Roselynn Verwoord, SaP Strategist

   Polina Petlitsyna, SaP Coordinator

Location: 

• Online: Zoom link will be provided upon registration
• In-Person: Irving K Barber Learning Centre, Chilcotin Room 256