Program for Undergraduate Research Experience: Call for Proposals

UBC has committed $1m in strategic funds over 2 years for the Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE). This call for proposals is for innovative pilot projects and is open to faculty, staff and students from both Vancouver and Okanagan campuses. For more information, visit https://research.ubc.ca/about-vpri/program-undergraduate-research-experience-call-proposals

Teaching and Learning Professional Development Online Course Pilot

Deb Chen presented a pilot project on Teaching and Learning Professional Development Online Course, a Canvas course composed of a series of modules on different university teaching topics (e.g. learning objectives, motivating students, active learning, assessment and alignment).

Online Learning Course Design Studios

The Learning Design team at CTLT is organizing drop-in sessions for instructors and staff looking for ways of enhancing students’ online learning experience, whether they are using Canvas or another tool of the UBC’s Learning Technology Ecosystem. The next session is on March 7, participants can register online at: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/online-learning-course-design-support-studio-march-7-2019/ 

Join us at the Qualtrics Studio

CTLT is organizing drop-in sessions on Qualtrics at the LT Hub, feel free to register online at: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/qualtrics-studio-march-14-2019/   

How Learning Analytics can support student learning?

Craig Thompson and Will Engle presented on How Learning Analytics can support student learning on February 27, 2019. Their presentation slides are available here.  

Instructional Design CoP – February 27, 2019

Instructional Design CoP – February 27, 2019

Please join us at our next ID CoP on February 27, 2019 from 1:45PM to 3:45PM in Irving K Barber Learning Centre, Seminar (Room 2.22). Register online at: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/instructional-design-community-of-practice-13/

UBC Syllabus Template

The UBC Senate recently created a syllabus template for instructors. It is an optional resource that provides directions on what to include in a syllabus.

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2019 UBC Student Leadership Conference – January 12, 2019

2019 UBC Student Leadership Conference – January 12, 2019

As one of the largest student-run conferences in Canada, the Student Leadership Conference (SLC) is an opportunity to explore your abilities, a hub for amazing individuals in the community, and a platform that inspires action. The SLC features well-known keynote speakers, workshops, featured presenters, and learning labs which all revolve around this year’s theme, Beyond […]

Connect, April 30 – May 3, 2019, Niagara Falls

Connect, April 30 – May 3, 2019, Niagara Falls

The ID CoP is a place where like-minded practitioners can come to connect with other Instructional Designers at UBC, share examples and strategies on how to integrate the technology in teaching, discuss research topics, and trade examples of problem-based learning, case scenarios, peer assessments and other learning modalities.