Upcoming Events

The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) provides free in-person and online workshops and events for UBC graduate students, instructors, faculty and staff. Never miss an upcoming event, sign up for the monthly CTLT events newsletter.

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The Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (“ISI”) Fund has announced its fifth funding cycle with a Call for Applications running from October 13, 2026, to January 14, 2027.    The ISI Fund supports innovative and transformative projects led by UBC staff, faculty, and students across both campuses, that advance UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan and UBCO’s Declaration to Truth (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    November 17, 2026
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Facilitators

  • Gillian Smith
    Indigenous Strategic Programming Manager. Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives
  • Carissa Block
    Educational Programs Coordinator, Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, Indigenous Initiatives 
  • Jessica Allan-Bayer
    Educational Consultant for Indigenous Initiatives, Centre for Teaching and Learning

If you’re preparing a teaching dossier, a strong “evidence of teaching effectiveness” section can highlight your impact and strengthen your case. This hands-on session gives you dedicated time to begin shaping that section. You’ll revisit examples, organize your own materials, and test out different ways of presenting your teaching effectiveness. Through peer discussion and feedback, (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    November 18, 2026
    11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Facilitators

This year, Anti-Racist Teaching and Learning (A-RTL) has been collaborating across CTLT and faculties to develop intersectional content on combatting anti-racism, bias, and harm. This installment partners with both the Indigenous Initiatives Classroom Climate Series and with Moberley Luger an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of English Language and Literatures to showcase a (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    November 19, 2026
    10:00 am - 11:30 am

Facilitators

Essential to understanding Landback, there are a multiplicity of Indigenous worldviews, relationality, and land-based knowledge systems to learn from and consider. “The #LandBack movement” is not recent, it also comes from time immemorial. Visibility in the media, academia, and community discussions can vary in perspective and voice. So, what do all these terms mean? And (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    November 19, 2026
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Facilitators

  • Kyle Shaughnessy
    Educational Consultant, Indigenous Initiatives, CTLT, Staff Training, UBC HR
  • Janelle Kasperski
    Educational Consultant, Strategic Projects, Indigenous Initiatives, CTLT

Discover how built-in accessibility features in Windows and iOS can support more flexible, sustainable, and efficient ways of working, teaching, learning, and communicating. In this 30-minute show-and-tell session, we’ll explore a range of built-in tools that can help users access information in ways that align with their preferences, strengths, and changing needs. Through live demonstrations, participants will learn how features such as text-to-speech, Read Aloud, Immersive Reader, and browser-based reading tools can support focus, comprehension, productivity, and accessibility for everyone.


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    November 23, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Facilitators

  • Michael Antunes
    Workplace Accessibility Specialist, Centre for Workplace Accessibility
  • Alexandria Dupont
    Workplace Accessibility Specialist, Centre for Workplace Accessibility
  • Leah Watson
    Workplace Accessibility Specialist, Centre for Workplace Accessibility

Assessment is more than grading. It is about fostering learning through intentional design that gives students the opportunity to practice, receive feedback and improve learning throughout a course. In this interactive 90-minute workshop, you will explore fundamental principles and practical strategies for all stages of assessment design from planning to implementation. Grounded in the backward design framework, (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    November 24, 2026
    10:00 am - 11:30 am

Facilitators

The results of the 2026 UBC Student AI Survey reveal student motivations for both using Gen AI (efficiency, comprehension, momentum, accessibility) and not using Gen AI (cognitive impacts, ecological impact, ethical issues, academic integrity). UBC student attitudes towards the use of AI tools are varied and evolving. In this session, we’ll review the latest data (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    November 24, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Facilitators

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 on (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    November 25, 2026
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

This November, the anti-racist teaching and learning program (A-RTL) at CTLT is elated to present a session takeover titled “Strategizing within the System”; a session designed to critically discuss and explore the facilitators and barriers to integrating anti-racist pedagogies and practices into higher education institutions. This November, we welcome Dr. Marsha Obi, Assistant Professor at (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    November 25, 2026
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Facilitators

  • Renata Hall
    Educational Consultant, Anti-Racist Teaching and Learning, CTLT
  • Marsha Obi
    Assistant Professor at UBC within the Institute of Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice

We welcome you to attend one of CTLT Indigenous Initiatives’ monthly Virtual Coffee Hours. They are an informal space to connect with consultants on the team and other colleagues across the university. We are always excited to hear about a project you are working on or a new resource you found, peer-to-peer sharing is highly (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    November 25, 2026
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Online
    December 8, 2026
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

Application deadline: Friday, November 4th, 2026 at 4:00pm PST  Your application will be reviewed and if you are selected as a participant, you will be notified via email by November 13th, 2026. The Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) at UBC, in collaboration with the Postdoctoral Fellows Office and the Centre (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • November 28, 2026
    9:00 am - 5:30 pm
  • November 29, 2026
    9:00 am - 5:30 pm
  • December 5, 2026
    9:00 am - 5:30 pm
  • December 6, 2026
    9:00 am - 5:30 pm

Facilitators

The Open UBC Working Group, which is composed of faculty, students, and staff, meets regularly to advise, communicate, and partner on open education and scholarship activities and projects happening at UBC. In addition to serving as a place of community for those interested in various areas of open scholarship, the working group develops projects and (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    November 30, 2026
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Facilitators

  • Will Engle
    Strategist, Open Education Initiatives, CTLT
  • Erin Fields
    Open Education and Scholarly Communications Librarian, UBC Library
  • Rie Namba
    Educational Resource Developer – Open Resources

UBC supports the Qualtrics survey tool. Qualtrics is a powerful tool that offers UBC faculty, and staff new functionality in survey creation, data analysis, and reporting. Join us for the monthly Qualtrics studio virtual workshop and drop-in session. The session is geared towards UBC faculty and staff using Qualtrics as a teaching and research tool. (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    November 30, 2026
    3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Facilitators

Designing Your Canvas Course is a hands-on, 90-minute workshop for faculty and staff who are new or would like to explore effective Canvas practices. Whether you are building your first course or refreshing an existing one, this session will guide you through the essential steps to set up a well-structured, accessible, and engaging course. We (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    December 2, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Facilitators

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