Computer Science Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – November 16, 17 & 23, 2019
Series: Pro-D for Graduate Students
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***Click “Register Now” to sign up for the WAITLIST only (being on the waitlist doesn’t guarantee a spot). IF you are chosen to participate, you will be contacted directly by our office by email (between after signing up and by registration closing date)*** Registration for the WAITLIST of this ISW opens on Monday September 30 at 9am PST (more…)
Drop-in Session: LOFT Interactive Display
Series: Learning Technology
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Educators are exploring ways to enhance participation, collaborative learning and improve outcomes in their classrooms. In this drop-in demonstration, we will explore the use of interactive educational displays and tools designed for educators and students by Loft Tech. Instructors will have the opportunity to utilize this technology and test the touchscreen and stylus. The whiteboarding (more…)
Technology Designed for Learning Outcomes – LOFT Interactive Display
Series: Learning Technology
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Educators are exploring ways to enhance participation, collaborative learning and improve outcomes in their classrooms. In this demonstration, we will explore the use of interactive educational displays and tools designed for educators and students by Loft Tech. Instructors will have the opportunity to utilize this technology and test the touchscreen and stylus. The whiteboarding software (more…)
Student Evaluations of Teaching (SEoT) Open Forum
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The cross-campus working group on Student Evaluations of Teaching, co-chaired by Dan Pratt (Emeritus Professor of Education and Senior Scholar, CHES at UBC Vancouver) and Peter Arthur (Professor of Teaching, Okanagan School of Education at UBC Okanagan), is hosting an open forum on student evaluations of teaching on November 25, 3-5pm in Woodward IRC Room 5 at (more…)
Understanding and Supporting Indigenous Students
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**Please note this session has been postponed. What would support for Indigenous students look like in departments, faculty and by staff? What are some of the ways in which Indigenous students approach and experience their education processes differently from other student groups? This session invites you to approach these questions with the concept of “bandwidth,” (more…)
Contract Faculty CoP – Who can help me help my students? Support for students on campus
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Contract Faculty may feel isolated when they teach on campus. Many of us only come for the hours when we have teaching-related responsibilities and are not well connected to resources available on our students. At this information session, representatives from diverse areas will share support available to our students from the beginning, throughout, and at (more…)
Postdoctoral Fellows’ Teaching Internship Orientation
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The Postdoctoral Fellows’ Teaching Internship (PDTI) is a teaching development program designed specifically for UBC postdocs who are interested in pursuing academic teaching as a part of their career. You will gain a foundational teaching skills in an Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW Nov 17, 23, 24) and apply these in the practicum through guest lectures and mentored (more…)
When Will We Be Ready? Sharing Responsibility for Indigenous Engagement in Teaching and Learning
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**Registration is full. Please sign up for the waitlist HERE What is the context for “mandatory curricula” related to Indigenous content in your department or Faculty? What impacts does this have on you and colleagues whose focus includes Indigenous studies? These questions and many more will be discussed at the “When Will We Be Ready?” session co-sponsored (more…)
Learning Analytics Hackathon
Series: Open Education
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**Registration is full. Please sign up for the waitlist HERE Have you ever wanted to explore the UBC Course Calendar data? Did you know that Canvas has an API that allows you to access and explore your learning data with code? Please join us for the UBC Learning Analytics Hackathon November 2 – 3 (more…)
Planning for Open: Adapting and Creating OER and Open Textbooks
Series: Open Education TDP for New Faculty
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**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED** Open educational resources (OERs) are learning materials such as textbooks, videos, problem banks and more that are licensed to allow others to reuse, revise, remix, redistribute, and retain free of cost. When introduced into a course, OERs such as open textbooks make education more accessible and affordable for students. For (more…)