Events

Group assignments can be powerful tools for collaborative learning—but they often come with challenges, from uneven participation to unclear expectations. This interactive, one-hour workshop is designed to help instructors explore how to design, manage, and assess group assignments more effectively. By the end of this session, you will be able to: Reflect on current research (more…)

Planning a media project can be overwhelming. Where to begin? This in-person workshop for UBC Instructors and Staff will provide guidance from media professionals on the many things to consider when planning a media project, whether your project is simple or complex. Minimize your suffering; plan effectively! It doesn’t have to hurt! Presented by UBC (more…)

How do they get such great footage? Are you a UBC Instructor or Staff, and planning on filming your own video content? This in-person workshop will provide advice for DIY camera, lighting and audio. Media professionals will share tips, tricks, and best practices. Whether you’re filming outside, in an office, or in a professional studio, (more…)

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) builds a bridge between teaching and research in the disciplines. SoTL is “the systematic study of teaching and/or learning and the public sharing and review of such work” (McKinney, 2006, p. 39) We are excited to announce the 9th annual UBC Celebrate SoTL Event, in-person, on Tuesday, October (more…)

Ready to make progress on your teaching philosophy statement (TPS)? This is the session to get words on the page and receive feedback on your TPS. All are welcome to attend this working session, which will include a very brief recap of the Introduction to Teaching Philosophy Statements session before offering you guided activities to (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…)

The UBC OER Fund was established to support affordable access to learning materials through the use of open educational resources (OER) in UBC credit courses. The OER Fund has two grant streams and provides grants of up to $25,000 for UBC Vancouver faculty who wish to incorporate open educational resources as required materials into their credit (more…)

Want to get started with podcasting but not sure where to begin? Or do you want to improve the audio quality in your videos? Then this session is for you! During this in-person workshop for UBC Instructors and Staff, we’ll cover a number of topics including: audio recording and editing, getting your podcast heard, and (more…)

Are you submitting your teaching dossier for tenure, promotion or reappointment this fall? If so, join us at this session where we’ll focus on crafting a compelling case for your teaching effectiveness. We’ll look at examples from different disciplines, and discuss strategies for presenting student feedback, peer reviews, and other forms of evidence. You will (more…)

Before gathering data for a teaching and learning project ,you need to decide on the best method for answering your inquiry. If focus groups or interviews are the best fit, it is important to design the sessions in a way that elicit useful and insightful data. In this workshop, we will discuss when to use (more…)

If you’re preparing a teaching dossier, a strong “evidence of teaching effectiveness” section can highlight your impact and strengthen your case. This hands-on session gives you dedicated time to begin shaping that section. You’ll revisit examples, organize your own materials, and test out different ways of presenting your teaching effectiveness. Through peer discussion and feedback, (more…)