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.
Leading Discussions in Tutorials
- Session Format:
- In-person
- Series:
This session is designed for TAs who lead tutorials, seminars, or other small-group discussions and want to create engaging, purposeful conversations that support student learning. We will explore how to structure and facilitate discussions that move beyond simply sharing answers, with attention to the role of questioning in encouraging participation, critical thinking, and deeper exploration of ideas.
Upcoming Dates - "Leading Discussions in Tutorials"
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- In-person
- Date
- September 15, 2026
- Time
- 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Facilitators
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Holly Bergeron-Dumaine
Graduate Facilitator, CTLT & PhD Candidate, School of Music
Quizzes are often used to check recall and understanding, but they can also be used for assessing higher-order thinking skills: application, analysis, and evaluation. We will introduce some best practices and share practical examples and approaches to designing multiple choice questions that assess students’ ability to apply their knowledge to complicated problems, analyze cases, and evaluate options. Guest faculty facilitators will (more…)
Upcoming Dates - "Course Design for Large Enrolment Classes: Creating Multiple Choice Questions to Assess Higher Order Thinking"
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- In-person
- Date
- September 15, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Facilitators
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Bosung Kim
Learning Design Consultant, CTLT -
Judy Chan
Faculty Associate, Faculty Liaison, Land and Food Systems
Classroom Climate: TA Training
- Session Format:
- In-person
The Classroom Climate TA Training is designed to help TAs develop awareness of and skills for engaging responsibly with Indigenous knowledges and topics in the classroom. In this session, TAs will explore strategies to foster supportive, productive, and inclusive classrooms. Informed by the “What I Learned In Class Today” resources, TAs have an opportunity to build their capacity by focusing on land acknowledgments, historical and ongoing relationship building efforts between UBC and Musqueam, and opportunities to practice strategies and skills that support a more thoughtful and inclusive classroom climate.
Upcoming Dates - "Classroom Climate: TA Training"
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- In-person
- Date
- September 15, 2026
- Time
- 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Facilitators
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Daniel Gallardo
Graduate Student Facilitator, Classroom Climate Equity and Inclusion, CTLT -
Erin Yun
Senior Educational Consultant, Indigenous Initiatives, CTLT
Marking for Method and Accuracy, and Giving Effective Feedback – Online
- Session Format:
- Online
- Series:
This session is designed for TAs who mark quantitative assignments, such as problem sets, lab reports, and other work involving method, accuracy, and scientific reasoning. While these types of assignments are particularly common in Science and Engineering, the session is relevant to TAs across disciplines who assess this kind of work.
Upcoming Dates - "Marking for Method and Accuracy, and Giving Effective Feedback - Online"
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- Online
- Date
- September 16, 2026
- Time
- 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Facilitators
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Kabir Bhalla
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Michael Smith Laboratories
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: TA Training – Online
- Session Format:
- Online
The EDI in TAing session is designed to help TAs build their awareness of power dynamics, equitable and inclusive classroom conduct, and the institutional supports they can utilize in their work with students and instructors. This workshop creates spaces for TAs to explore how power and privilege appear within the learning environment, the policies and guidelines that frame their work, and how best to support students as they navigate ethical dilemmas and potential conflicts.
Upcoming Dates - "Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: TA Training - Online"
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- Online
- Date
- September 16, 2026
- Time
- 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Facilitators
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Jessica Schaub
Graduate Student Facilitator, Classroom Climate Equity and Inclusion, CTLT -
Daniel Gallardo
Graduate Student Facilitator, Classroom Climate Equity and Inclusion, CTLT
UBC Vancouver 2026 Teaching Development Program for New Faculty The Teaching Development Program for New Faculty (the “TDP”) supports instructors at the UBC Vancouver campus in their professional growth. Designed for new UBC instructors who teach credit courses, the TDP is ideal for individuals who are excited to grow and connect with other educators in (more…)
Upcoming Dates - "2026 Teaching Development Program for New Faculty - Application Form"
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- Date/Time
- Date
- September 17, 2026 - May 15, 2027
- Time
- 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Facilitators
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Emily Renoe
Senior Educational Consultant: Learning Technologies, CTLT -
Megan Robertson
Educational Consultant, CTLT
Marking for Method and Accuracy, and Giving Effective Feedback
- Session Format:
- In-person
- Series:
This session is designed for TAs who mark quantitative assignments, such as problem sets, lab reports, and other work involving method, accuracy, and scientific reasoning. While these types of assignments are particularly common in Science and Engineering, the session is relevant to TAs across disciplines who assess this kind of work.
Upcoming Dates - "Marking for Method and Accuracy, and Giving Effective Feedback"
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- In-person
- Date
- September 17, 2026
- Time
- 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Facilitators
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Kabir Bhalla
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Michael Smith Laboratories
Running Labs
- Session Format:
- In-person
- Series:
This session is designed for TAs who lead laboratory activities and want to support students, not only in completing procedures, but in developing the scientific thinking and behaviours that labs are intended to foster. We will explore the TA’s role at key intervention points, including giving instructions, answering questions, and providing guidance and feedback, and consider when to step in and when to let students work through challenges themselves.
Upcoming Dates - "Running Labs"
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- In-person
- Date
- September 17, 2026
- Time
- 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Facilitators
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Kabir Bhalla
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Michael Smith Laboratories
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TLEF-OER Fund Online Proposal Consultation Sessions
- Session Format:
- Online
Starting in September, the CTLT will host a series of online drop-in sessions for applicants planning on submitting Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) or Open Educational Resources (OER) Fund applications. Applicants can register for any of these online sessions to discuss their project ideas and receive feedback and advice on topics such as pedagogical approach, (more…)
Upcoming Dates - "TLEF-OER Fund Online Proposal Consultation Sessions"
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- Online
- Date
- September 17, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- October 8, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- October 21, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- November 5, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- November 12, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- November 16, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Facilitators
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Will Engle
Strategist, Open Education Initiatives, CTLT -
Jeff Miller
Senior Associate Director, Projects and Faculty Partnerships, CTLT -
Jonathan Aiello
Project Coordinator, Projects & Faculty Partnerships, CTLT
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: TA Training
- Session Format:
- In-person
The EDI in TAing session is designed to help TAs build their awareness of power dynamics, equitable and inclusive classroom conduct, and the institutional supports they can utilize in their work with students and instructors. This workshop creates spaces for TAs to explore how power and privilege appear within the learning environment, the policies and guidelines that frame their work, and how best to support students as they navigate ethical dilemmas and potential conflicts.
Upcoming Dates - "Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: TA Training"
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- In-person
- Date
- September 17, 2026
- Time
- 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Facilitators
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Rachael Sullivan
Senior Education Consultant, Equity and Inclusion Office -
Daniel Gallardo
Graduate Student Facilitator, Classroom Climate Equity and Inclusion, CTLT
Running Labs – Online
- Session Format:
- Online
- Series:
This session is designed for TAs who lead laboratory activities and want to support students, not only in completing procedures, but in developing the scientific thinking and behaviours that labs are intended to foster. We will explore the TA’s role at key intervention points, including giving instructions, answering questions, and providing guidance and feedback, and consider when to step in and when to let students work through challenges themselves.
Upcoming Dates - "Running Labs - Online"
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- Online
- Date
- September 18, 2026
- Time
- 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Facilitators
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Kabir Bhalla
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Michael Smith Laboratories
Student Voices in Course Design
- Session Format:
- In-person
- Series:
Student Voices in Course Design is an interactive workshop for faculty and staff interested in creating more inclusive courses by partnering with students in the design process. In this session, we’ll explore practical approaches to actively seeking and incorporating student perspectives into course materials, activities, and assessments. Through hands-on activities and real examples, you’ll learn strategies for meaningful student-faculty collaboration where students (more…)
Upcoming Dates - "Student Voices in Course Design"
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- In-person
- Date
- September 22, 2026
- Time
- 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Facilitators
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Bosung Kim
Learning Design Consultant, CTLT -
Nicole Ronan
Learning Design Consultant, CTLT
Writing Positionality Statements from the Lens of Anti-Oppression and Anti-Racism
- Session Format:
- In-person
In this workshop, you will be introduced to key concepts, reflective practices, and definitions that assist in exploring identity and positionality; important tools for visioning, creating, and choosing stylistic choices for positionality statement writing. This work will assist you in unpacking concepts such as power and privilege and reflect on how expressions of interpersonal and systemic power and privilege operate in research and broadly, teaching (more…)
Upcoming Dates - "Writing Positionality Statements from the Lens of Anti-Oppression and Anti-Racism"
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- In-person
- Date
- September 22, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Facilitators
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Megan Robertson
Educational Consultant, CTLT -
Renata Hall
Educational Consultant, Anti-Racist Teaching and Learning, CTLT
Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – September 22, 26, 27, and October 3rd 2026 (Tues., Sat., Sun., Sun.)
- Session Format:
- Online
This ISW is online. Please read the application process and workshop eligibility prior to applying here. Application for the WAITLIST of this ISW opens on August 11th at 9:00 am and closes on September 19th at 12:00 pm. For this ISW you must be registered as a Graduate Student in Winter Session Term 2 (January (more…)
Upcoming Dates - "Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop - September 22, 26, 27, and October 3rd 2026 (Tues., Sat., Sun., Sun.)"
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- Date/Time
- Date
- September 22, 2026
- Time
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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- Date/Time
- Date
- September 26, 2026
- Time
- 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
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- Date/Time
- Date
- September 27, 2026
- Time
- 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
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- Date/Time
- Date
- October 3, 2026
- Time
- 9:00 am - 5:30 pm