Facilitating Effective Asynchronous Online Discussions in Canvas – July 29, 2020


Event Date & Time

  • July 29, 2020
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be online on Blackboard Collaborate. This session is also offered on July 8.  Discussions are (potentially) a great way to engage students in online learning environments. They can be designed to cultivate a learning community and to scaffold content achievement in many ways, (more…)

Introduction to Community Engaged Learning Principles, Pedagogy and Practice – July 28, 2020


Event Date & Time

  • July 28, 2020
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will hosted online on Blackboard Collaborate. This session is also offered on July 7, July 14, and August 4.    Are you interested in learning that takes students out of the classroom and into the community, even virtually? Kyle Nelson from UBC’s Centre for (more…)

Making Teamwork Work in Online Courses – July 31, 2020


Event Date & Time

  • July 31, 2020
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be hosted online on Zoom. This workshop is also offered on July 9.  Team projects in the online environment provide the chance for students to connect with one another, grow their skills, and deepen their learning. Yet, students often complain about having to (more…)

The UBC Early Alert Program: Support for Students to Get Back on Track – July 29, 2020


Event Date & Time

  • July 29, 2020
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be hosted online on Zoom. This workshop is also offered on July 14. This presentation is for faculty, staff and teaching assistants (TAs). Early Alert helps students who are facing academic or wellness difficulties before these difficulties become overwhelming. Faculty, staff and TAs (more…)

The UBC Early Alert Program: Support for Students to Get Back on Track – July 14, 2020


Event Date & Time

  • July 14, 2020
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be hosted online on Zoom. This workshop is also offered on July 29  This presentation is for faculty, staff and teaching assistants (TAs). Early Alert helps students who are facing academic or wellness difficulties before these difficulties become overwhelming. Faculty, staff and TAs (more…)

CANCELLED: The UBC Early Alert Program: Support for Students to Get Back on Track – July 8, 2020


Event Date & Time

  • July 8, 2020
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be online on Zoom. This workshop is also offered on July 14, July 29 and July 30.  This presentation is for faculty, staff and teaching assistants (TAs). Early Alert helps students who are facing academic or wellness difficulties before these difficulties become overwhelming. (more…)

CANCELLED: The UBC Early Alert Program: Support for Students to Get Back on Track – July 30, 2020


Event Date & Time

  • July 30, 2020
    9:00 am - 10:00 am

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be online on Zoom. This workshop is also offered on July 8, July 14, and July 29.    This presentation is for faculty, staff and teaching assistants (TAs). Early Alert helps students who are facing academic or wellness difficulties before these difficulties become (more…)

Blended Learning From a Different Lens – July 28, 2020


Event Date & Time

  • July 28, 2020
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will hosted online on Zoom. This workshop is also offered on July 7 In this session, we will discuss ways of developing an online course based on a blended learning approach with a mix of real-time teaching (synchronous) and course material that students can (more…)

Supporting Student Well-being in an Online Learning Environment – July 28, 2020


Event Date & Time

  • July 28, 2020
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be online on Zoom. This workshop is also offered on July 9. Everyone plays an important role in supporting student mental health and wellbeing. In this session, we will share how student well-being services and resources are operating in the current online environment, (more…)

Teaching with TAs Online – July 27, 2020


Event Date & Time

  • July 27, 2020
    1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Event Description

Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will hosted online on Blackboard Collaborate. This workshop is also offered on July 13.  Teaching Assistants (TAs) play important roles in building online learning communities. Although some of these roles have changed in online classrooms, effective working relationships between TAs and instructors are key (more…)