Leading Discussions (for TAs & Grad Students)
Series: CTLT Institute
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Have you ever been in a class or presentation session where the silence felt like a heavy wet blanket? Or conversely, where the discussion veered deep into tangent-land? In this session, we will provide you with practical strategies for starting and guiding on-topic and inspiring discussions in your classes. You will be introduced to a (more…)
Approaching Teaching as a Scholarly Activity
Series: CTLT Institute
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The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), has been defined as “scholarly inquiry into student learning which advances the practice of teaching by making research findings public.” In this session, the distinctions and similarities between research and teaching as a scholarly activity will be discussed and we will provide some tools to help you move (more…)
Developing Course Goals and Learning Objectives
Series: CTLT Institute
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As you design or re-design your upcoming course, have you taken some time to identify what you hope your students will know/do/feel by the end? Have you considered what the specific learning objectives will be for each class within that course? If you are interested in exploring these questions and in developing or refining your (more…)
Course Design Considerations and Integrating Classroom Climate
Series: CTLT Institute
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Do you know who your students are or how they’ll be engaged with your course design or classroom? This two-part workshop offers you ways to help you think about your course context to make your course more effective and relevant for the students. In the first half of this session, we will explore what factors (more…)
Welcome to Teaching at UBC
Series: CTLT Institute
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At this welcome session you will be introduced to what you need to know to teach your first course at UBC, including: an overview of UBC students’ demographics; a discussion on UBC’s teaching and learning related strategic priorities and funding opportunities; what resources are available for you and how to access them; and, what your (more…)
Early August Graduate Student Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW)
Series: Pro-D for Graduate Students
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*** Please note that the dates of this event are August 1, 8, 9 (2015). To register, please click on the link below to fill out an application ** Workshop Overview: This 3-day workshop consists of teaching practice, theory application, and topical sessions specifically relevant to Teaching Assistants and Graduate Students at UBC. During the workshop (more…)
Facilitation Workshop Series
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Workshop Dates: Monday, August 17th – Wednesday, August 19th Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm (each day) (more…)
Open Badges Studio
Series: Open Education
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The Open Badges Studio is a collaboration space for participants to work together on Open Badges projects, offering a mix of theory, hands-on exploration and experimentation. Within the framework of your project, we will discuss such topics as storyboarding badge pathways, considerations and criteria for types of badges, and triggering badges with assessments. We will (more…)
Open Badges Studio
Series: Open Education
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The Open Badges Studio is a collaboration space for participants to work together on Open Badges projects, offering a mix of theory, hands-on exploration and experimentation. Within the framework of your project, we will discuss such topics as storyboarding badge pathways, considerations and criteria for types of badges, and triggering badges with assessments. We will (more…)
Late August Graduate Student Instructional Skills Workshops (ISW)
Series: Pro-D for Graduate Students
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*** Please note that the dates of this event are August 18, 21, 25 (2015). To register, please click on the link below to fill out an application ** Workshop Overview: This 3-day workshop consists of teaching practice, theory application, and topical sessions specifically relevant to Teaching Assistants and Graduate Students at UBC. During the workshop (more…)