EML Weekly Drop-in Demo Sessions – May 28, 2019


Event Date & Time

  • May 28, 2019
    12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Event Description

Come join us at our weekly drop-in demo sessions, where you can learn more about the Emerging Media Lab and try out some VR/AR experiences! This event is open to anyone from the UBC community, including staff, students, and faculty. Location: Emerging Media Lab, Irving K Barber Learning Centre, Room 183 (more…)

Arts in Health Research Community of Practice


Event Date & Time

  • May 27, 2019
    11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Event Description

Please join us for our next Arts in Health Research Community of Practice! We will convene a roundtable discussion on the topic experiential learning and evaluating the use of the arts in teaching and learning. Please come with some thoughts of how you use (or might want to use) & evaluate the arts and/or experiential (more…)

Qualtrics Studio – May 23, 2019


Event Date & Time

  • May 23, 2019
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Event Description

Qualtrics Studio UBC adopted a new survey tool: Qualtrics. Qualtrics is a powerful tool that offers UBC Faculty, and staff with new functionality in survey creation, data-analysis, and reporting. Join us for the the bi-weekly qualtrics studio to explore qualtrics together and to receive support and guidance using this tool.  The session is geared towards (more…)

Learning with Lynda.com


Event Date & Time

  • April 29, 2019 - May 5, 2019
    8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Event Description

Meet your learning goals by accessing Lynda.com’s flexible and diverse resources from anywhere and at any time! UBC staff and faculty have free and unlimited access to Lynda.com, which offers thousands of video tutorials on business, creative, and technology skills. With so many tutorials available, UBC Human Resources has spotlighted a few of the options (more…)

OLAF Drop-in Consultation: May 1, 2019


Event Date & Time

  • May 1, 2019
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Event Description

Do you have an idea for how to improve a student’s learning experience or reach new student audiences through online learning? Would you like support making this idea a reality? Faculty are invited to attend this consultation session to learn about the Online Learning Advancement Fund (OLAF), created in 2019 to support the development of online (more…)

Text Recycling in Scientific Writing


Event Date & Time

  • May 15, 2019
    10:00 am - 11:30 am

Event Description

This session is hosted in partnership with Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT), Skylight and Writing Across the Curriculum+ (WAC+). Text recycling (often called “self-plagiarism”) is the reuse of textual material from existing documents in a new text without the use of quotation marks or other means of identifying the reused material as such. (more…)

Equity and Inclusion in Teaching and Learning: Student Perspectives


Event Date & Time

  • May 1, 2019
    1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Event Description

For anyone interested in practicing and supporting inclusive teaching practices, listening to and incorporating student voices is a crucial step. In this session, UBC student panelists with different backgrounds will share their knowledge, experience, and insights around equity and inclusion in the classroom. Discussion topics will include: How are equity and inclusion in the classroom (more…)

Online Learning Course Design Support Studio – May 30, 2019


Event Date & Time

  • May 30, 2019
    9:00 am - 11:00 am

Event Description

Join us face-to-face or virtually for one on one consultations with Learning Designers to explore ways to enhance your students’ online learning experience. Bring your courses, ideas and questions, and together we will explore how to incorporate new approaches into your teaching practice. We can give guidance to incorporate online instructional strategies that support:  Motivating students (more…)

Online Learning Course Design Support Studio – May 23, 2019


Event Date & Time

  • May 23, 2019
    9:00 am - 11:00 am

Event Description

Join us face-to-face or virtually for one on one consultations with Learning Designers to explore ways to enhance your students’ online learning experience. Bring your courses, ideas and questions, and together we will explore how to incorporate new approaches into your teaching practice. We can give guidance to incorporate online instructional strategies that support:  Motivating students (more…)

Online Learning Course Design Support Studio – May 16, 2019


Event Date & Time

  • May 16, 2019
    9:00 am - 11:00 am

Event Description

Join us face-to-face or virtually for one on one consultations with Learning Designers to explore ways to enhance your students’ online learning experience. Bring your courses, ideas and questions, and together we will explore how to incorporate new approaches into your teaching practice. We can give guidance to incorporate online instructional strategies that support:  Motivating students (more…)