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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In this session, we’ll explore core components of a teaching philosophy statement (TPS) and the rationale behind them. Reviewing excerpts from TPS of UBC peers and others will provide examples for you to reflect and discuss how you can write your own TPS statement in a way that feels authentic to you as an educator. (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 14, 2026
    10:00 am - 11:00 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
    October 15, 2026
    10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Facilitators

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
    October 19, 2026
    10:30 am - 11:30 am
  • Online
    October 29, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • 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

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) builds a bridge between teaching and research in the disciplines. SoTL is “the systematic study of teaching and/or learning and the public sharing and review of such work” (McKinney, 2006, p. 39) We are excited to announce the 9th annual UBC Celebrate SoTL Event, in-person, on Tuesday, October (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 20, 2026
    9:30 am - 11:00 am
  • In-person
    October 20, 2026
    11:15 am - 12:15 pm
  • In-person
    October 20, 2026
    12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
  • In-person
    October 20, 2026
    1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
  • In-person
    October 20, 2026
    1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Facilitators

Are you a faculty or department communicator, UBC instructor or staff member looking to capture striking images that support and elevate your work? Join this in-person workshop to learn how to create compelling photography from start to finish. What you’ll learn Camera basics: choosing the right settings for sharp, well-exposed shots Composition: framing subjects, using (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 20, 2026
    10:00 am - 11:30 am

Facilitators

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
    October 20, 2026
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Online
    November 25, 2026
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Online
    December 8, 2026
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

Post-production can seem daunting, but it really doesn’t have to be. Let’s make you an editor! In this in-person workshop for UBC Instructors and Staff, we’ll give you an overview of the post-production process: from organizing your camera footage to exporting your final masterpiece with the optimal settings. We’ll walk you through the basics of (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 20, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Facilitators

Ready to make progress on your teaching philosophy statement (TPS)? This is the session to get words on the page and receive feedback on your TPS. All are welcome to attend this working session, which will include a very brief recap of the Introduction to Teaching Philosophy Statements session before offering you guided activities to (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 21, 2026
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

Facilitators

Please join CTLT Indigenous Initiatives team for an opportunity to learn about UBC-specific teaching and learning, place-based resources that support students and classroom climate. Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about Musqueam-focused resources. This session will showcase resources from community partners, share considerations for how the teaching and learning community might bring these resources into (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 22, 2026
    10:00 am - 11:30 am

As an educator involved in shaping the field of open pedagogy, Robin DeRosa, has long been an advocate for alternative grading strategies. In her own classrooms, she has found that “ungrading” has positively impacted the quality of her students’ work and shifted class dynamics in ways that cultivated vitality and collaboration. Over time, this pedagogical shift led Robin to explore how the apparatus of assessment is connected to deeper political and economic forces that constrain our educational ecosystems. In this presentation, Robin will focus both on how her personal trajectory around grading has influenced her thinking about educational systems writ large, and also on how the current moment requires all educators to think critically and creatively about how our pedagogies can reflect, resist, and reshape the contexts within which we teach.

Keynote talk:

  • Robin DeRosa, Executive Director, Open Education Network

Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 22, 2026
    5:45 pm - 7:15 pm

On the first day of the workshop, join us for discussions, panels, and lightning talks on:

  • Approaches to Alternative Grading;
  • Rethinking the Grade;
  • Alternative Grading at UBC;
  • Student Perspectives on Being Alternatively Graded;
  • UBC Leadership and Administration Perspectives on Alternative Grading

The “Lessons in Trust” workshop is designed to prioritize dialogue and conversation, and we very much want participants, if at all possible, to be fully part of the discussion and to attend as much of the event as they can. Ideally, registrants for day 1 should be available to attend for the full day.


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 23, 2026
    9:00 am - 5:00 pm

What are the key issues right now for alternative grading proponents? How can we rebuild and reclaim trust in the classroom and society at large? What is the role of alternative grading in the age of AI? What are the questions and issues that instructors, institutions, students, and staff have to confront in their classes and beyond? Prepare to be challenged and inspired. In this session, two of the most prominent and thoughtful advocates and theorists of alternative grading will give brief and provocative position papers, followed by a conversation about the state of the university and the place of alternative grading today, trading ideas and responding also to questions from the session moderator and the audience at large.

Keynotes:

  • Asao Inoue, Author of Labor-Based Grading Contracts: Building Equity and Inclusion in the Compassionate Writing Classroom and Professor in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts at Arizona State University
  • Jesse Stommel, Author of Undoing the Grade: Why We Grade, and How to Stop Faculty member at the University of Denver and co-founder of Hybrid Pedagogy

Moderator: Christina Hendricks, Professor of Teaching in Philosophy, UBC


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 23, 2026
    6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

On the second day of the workshop, join us for talks on:

  • Student Choice, Voice, and Motivation;
  • The Technologies of Alternative Grading;
  • Moving Beyond Grading;
  • What Next? Roundtable Session and General Discussion

The “Lessons in Trust” workshop is designed to prioritize dialogue and conversation, and we very much want participants, if at all possible, to be fully part of the discussion and to attend as much of the event as they can. Ideally, registrants for Day 2 of the workshop should be available to attend for the full day.


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 24, 2026
    9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Student engagement is a critical factor known to significantly enhance student learning outcomes. Learning technology can play an important role in fostering this engagement in university courses. In this workshop, we will explore different active learning techniques and demonstrate how learning technology can help leverage these techniques to foster student engagement in both in-person and online environments. This interactive, 90-minute workshop (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    October 26, 2026
    11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Facilitators

Project evaluation allows you to understand what is and isn’t working with your project and which areas may need more attention. Ongoing and iterative evaluation will help you to improve project design and implementation, make informed decisions, identify ways to sustain your project after closure, and ultimately reach your intended goals. The CTLT Research & (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    October 26, 2026
    2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Facilitators

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