Events

We welcome you to attend one of CTLT Indigenous Initiatives’ monthly Virtual Coffee Hours. They are an informal space to connect with consultants on the team and other colleagues across the university. We are always excited to hear about a project you are working on or a new resource you found, peer-to-peer sharing is highly (more…)

This ISW is in-person. Please read the application process and workshop eligibility prior to applying here. Application for the WAITLIST of this ISW opens on June 21st at 9:00 am and closes on July 30th at 4:30 pm. For this ISW you must be registered as a Graduate Student in Winter Session Term 2 (January (more…)

Apply by August 6  The Course Design Intensive (CDI) will be offered in August 2026 for faculty members who would like to re/design a for-credit course they will be offering in September or later.   The CDI is an intensive program in which participants work, individually and collaboratively, to design or re-design a course they are (or will be) teaching. (more…)

Quizzes are often used to check recall and understanding, but they can also be used for assessing higher-order thinking skills: application, analysis, and evaluation. We will introduce some best practices and share practical examples and approaches to designing multiple choice questions that assess students’ ability to apply their knowledge to complicated problems, analyze cases, and evaluate options. Guest faculty facilitators will (more…)

Overview: Understanding and Responding to Racial Trauma in the Classroom, a Conversation on Sustaining Culture and Race in Pedagogical Practices  What is AA-RPC?   The Applying Anti-Racist Pedagogy in the Classroom program is a cohort-based program where educators will explore anti-racist approaches and practices to teaching and learning. In this installation of AA-RPC programming, we will ground our conversations within (more…)

Midterm and final exams are high-stakes evaluation events that can be stressful for many students. Changes in the exam structure may turn exams into valuable opportunities for peer learning through discussion and feedback. In a two-stage exam, students first complete a test individually, and then immediately work in small collaborative groups. In this one-hour workshop, guest faculty facilitators will discuss how they adapted this assessment approach for large classes, including exam design, classroom logistics, practical considerations for implementation, student feedback, and lesson learned. Participants will (more…)

Overview  The Anti-Racist teaching and learning program at CTLT is excited to offer an interdisciplinary panel for the teaching and learning community at UBC. This panel will feature educators, researchers, and graduate students, across a range of disciplines, who have been championing anti-racist centered teaching and learning, strategic planning, initiative building, and/or research, sharing their tools, tips and reflections (more…)

While group work is widely used to promote student-led collaborative learning, many instructors continue to navigate how to make it equitable and effective in practice to meet intended learning outcomes. In this workshop, guest faculty facilitators will share how they address key design challenges such as individual accountability, equitable participation, and assessment of both process and product to support meaningful collaboration among students. Participants will leave with practical ideas for implementing and facilitating group work in their own courses. Browse the other events (more…)

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For a workshop overview, eligibility requirements, and how to apply, please visit this page. (more…)