A Fireside Chat: What I Learned from Teaching Large Classes Online – September 3, 2020
Series: Online Online Teaching Program
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Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will hosted online on Zoom. Would you like to hear some in-the-trenches experience from colleagues who pivoted their courses online back in March or taught summer sessions online in the last few months? We are inviting a few of them to share with us (more…)
Cultivating an Inclusive Climate in Online Classrooms – September 1, 2020
Series: Online Online Teaching Program
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Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will hosted online on Zoom. What should you consider when establishing a classroom climate in an online environment that is conducive to learning for all students? This workshop invites participants to critically unpack their assumptions and expectations around classroom conduct and identify some first (more…)
A Fireside Chat: What I Learned from Teaching Hands-on Activities Online – September 1, 2020
Series: Online Online Teaching Program
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Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will hosted online on Zoom. Would you like to hear some in-the-trenches experience from colleagues who pivoted their courses online back in March or taught summer sessions online in the last few months? We are inviting a few of them to share with us (more…)
Classroom Evaluation and Research: Do I Need Ethics Approval?
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Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be hosted online on Zoom. Many instructors are involved in evaluating their classroom practices, but there is often confusion about whether obtaining ethical approval by the Behavioural Research Ethics Board (BREB) is required. In this workshop, instructors will learn more about what type (more…)
Inclusive Teaching Online – September 1, 2020
Series: Online Online Teaching Program
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Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be online on Zoom. This session is for anyone who teaches at UBC who is looking for an introduction to inclusive teaching practices. Be introduced to the literature underpinning inclusive teaching and discuss why inclusive practices in the classroom are important, including best (more…)
Facilitating Effective Asynchronous Online Discussions in Canvas – September 2, 2020
Series: Online Online Teaching Program
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Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be online on Blackboard Collaborate. You will receive the link when you register. 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…)
Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – September 9, 13, 17 & 20, 2020 (ONLINE)
Series: Online Pro-D for Graduate Students
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Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – September 9, 13, 17 & 20, 2020 will be online on Canvas and Zoom. *** Please note that the dates and times of the online ISW are as follows*** Wednesday, Sept. 9 | 4 – 6 PM Sunday, Sept. 13 | 10 AM – 2 PM Thursday, Sept. 17 | (more…)
Postdoc Teaching Internship: September – December 2020
Series: Online Pro-D for Postdoctoral Fellows
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This event will be online on Zoom. Click “Register Now” to apply. If your application is successful and you are selected as a participant you will be contacted via email with more details to attend the Internship. What is the Postdoc Teaching Internship? The next Postdoc Teaching Internship cohort will start in September 2020. In (more…)
Rehearse Online Teaching Approaches Using Zoom or Collaborate
Series: Online Online Teaching Program
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Please click “Register Now” to complete the first half of the registration process. Great teaching can happen anywhere, but teaching online requires different skills, strategies and tools than in a traditional face-to-face classroom. To help you succeed in teaching your course online, here is an opportunity to rehearse or practice teaching in the online classroom (more…)
Contract Faculty: Teaching Online for the First Time – September 10, 2020
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Please click “Register Now” to register for this event. This event will be hosted online on Zoom. This session was created specifically for contract faculty (sessionals and Lecturers). Please only register for this session if that description fits you. In this session, we will be going through some of the basic practical steps in (more…)