2017 events

Building in the Brick Wall: Reflections on a Developmental Evaluation

May 2, 2017 | 7:00 am-8:30 am | Westin Bayshore Hotel. Register as part of CES 2017.

This thematic breakfast roundtable session offers an opportunity to explore challenges in the developmental evaluation process and provides tools for participants to use in reflecting upon their own programs.
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Exploring the CURE: A Symposium on Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences

May 2, 2017 | 9:00 am-12:00 pm | IKBLC, Room 2.22

Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) have been developing since at least 2000 at the University of British Columbia. To date, a dedicated UBC forum to explore these innovative courses has not been established. We would like to spearhead this effort at UBC by hosting a symposium bringing together educators sharing interests in CUREs.
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After the Ban: Continuing Conversations on Discrimination and Marginalization at UBC

May 2, 2017 | 9:30 am-11:30 am | IKBLC, Dodson Room (Room 302)

When the first travel ban in the United States was implemented in January 2017 a number of faculty, staff and students got together to discuss possible responses by UBC. We are organizing this session to discuss how we can continue to address concerns about racism, Islamophobia, anti-semitism, anti-immigration, transphobia and other issues of discrimination and marginalization that have been raised for many in the UBC community in recent months. 
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Breaking the Ice: Exploring Icebreakers and their Value

May 2, 2017 | 9:45 am-10:45 am | IKBLC, Lillooet Room (Room 301)

Why do we need icebreakers? There are many reasons! For example, for learners they provide an opportunity to get to know the person they are sitting next to and may work with. For instructors, icebreakers play a role in building group cohesion and discovering group dynamics. But, not all icebreakers are the same. So, the question then becomes, when should we be using certain types of icebreakers over others? In this workshop, we will experience some icebreakers and explore the value they bring to your classrooms and learning activities that you may consider designing.
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Designing Classrooms that Promote Learner’s Awareness

May 2, 2017 | 12:45 pm-2:30 pm | IKBLC, Lillooet Room (Room 301)

This workshop is for participants with working knowledge of basic lesson components (learning objective, motivation, active learning, assessment) as acquired through an Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) or other professional development workshops. We strongly recommend refreshing your understanding of these components as we will be building on these components in this workshop.
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From Skill Building to Creative Research: Integrating Flexible Learning with edX

May 2, 2017 | 1:00 pm-2:00 pm | Buchanan Penthouse

This presentation will provide an overview of teaching challenges that lead to course redesign and “flipping” of the Visual Arts (VISA) 110 classroom and incorporating online technologies, specifically edX edge and ComPAIR.
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When Are We Going to be Ready? Faculty Experiences Introducing Indigenous Content as Non-Specialists

May 2, 2017 | 1:00 pm-3:00 pm | IKBLC, Room 2.22

A teaching and learning panel featuring instructors across different fields and disciplines who are actively responding to TRC and other calls to action by integrating Indigenous content in their courses. Come hear what motivated them to do so, and learn from their experiences, challenges, and successes.
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Replacing Connect & What To Expect Next

May 2, 2017 | 1:00 pm-3:00 pm | IKBLC, Dodson Room (Room 302)

The Process of Replacing Connect & What To Expect Next Since last summer, UBC has undertaken an extensive consultation and evaluation process to determine how the UBC Learning Technology Environment needs to change to better support teaching and learning. These results have been used to select the application that sits at the core of our Learning Technology Environment. In this panel-style presentation, faculty and staff from the Learning Technology Environment Renewal team will discuss these engagement and evaluation activities, and share what they learned through the process. There will also be time to ask questions about the project directly to the project team.
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Creating Emotional Connections with Technology

May 2, 2017 | 1:00 pm-3:00 pm | University Services Building, UBC Studios – Main Studio, Room 0110

The key element in student engagement is the affective connection with learning elements and materials. The lightboard is ideally suited for creating this connection, a consequence of the eye contact of the presenter with the viewer. Examples of lightboard presentation techniques will demonstrate this strong connection and how the lightboard can be used as the ideal vehicle for students as producers.
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Advanced academic writing in the social sciences and humanities: Using “genre” and “writing in the disciplines” research to help students assume the role of “scholar”

May 2, 2017 | 1:00 pm-3:00 pm | IKBLC, Sandspit Meeting Room (Room 381)

Navigating disciplinary differences in research and writing conventions poses a serious challenge for students, and faculty may be looking for ways to improve student writing in their courses. This two hour workshop introduces leading theoretical and empirical research from the fields of writing and discourse studies, which “cracks open” the black box of academic genres and disciplinary writing.
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Voices UP!

May 2, 2017 | 1:00 pm-3:00 pm | Westin Bayshore Hotel. Register as part of CES 2017.

Come and watch this innovative theatre-based evaluation project that introduces a collaborative, engaging means of arts-based evaluation. This session will include a collective performance by UBC Learning Exchange staff, students, and patrons followed up by a discussion with the Voices UP! creators.
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Guidelines for Developing an Impressive Teaching Dossier/Portfolio

May 2, 2017 | 2:45 pm-3:45 pm | IKBLC, Lillooet Room (Room 301)

The teaching dossier/portfolio is a key tool for documenting one’s teaching journey through a collection of supporting documents and materials that illustrate their teaching experience and strengths. Teaching dossiers/portfolios are often used to apply for teaching positions, teaching awards, tenure, and promotion. Many graduate students (teaching assistants and sessional instructors) are not aware of the advantages of starting a teaching dossier/portfolio early on in their teaching careers. Supporting graduate students to get a head start on developing their teaching dossier/portfolio will help them to cultivate a life-long practice of teaching self-reflection and continuous improvement.
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Grad Student Round Table Sessions

May 2, 2017 | 4:00 pm-4:45 pm | IKBLC, Lillooet Room (Room 301)

A community of practice (CoP) is defined as a group of people, who share a common set of concerns or interests, engage with each other to exchange knowledge, which in turn builds a repertoire of resources (Wenger et al, 2002). In this session, we will discuss how to cultivate a CoP for students’ learning, and how to spice it up by appropriately incorporating technologies and platforms available in the 21st century in order to sustain and nourish the learning community. This workshop will be an opportunity to help participants brainstorm ideas for incorporating their own ongoing learning platforms.
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Learning with Lynda.com

May 2, 2017 | Anytime | Anywhere

Meet your learning goals by accessing Lynda.com’s flexible and diverse resources from anywhere and at any time! UBC staff and faculty have free and unlimited access to Lynda.com, which offers thousands of video tutorials on business, creative, and technology skills. With so many tutorials available, UBC Human Resources has spotlighted a few of the options available in the Learning with Lynda.com series to help get you started during Celebrate Learning Week.
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Growing a Community of Practice

May 3, 2017 | 8:30 am-10:00 am | Westin Bayshore Hotel. Register as part of CES 2017.

This storytelling session provides insight into how a community of practice was formed in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. The session will address the means, purpose and impact of the initiative and lessons learned.
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Graduate Student Research Symposium

May 3, 2017 | 8:30 am-5:00 pm | IKBLC, Golden Jubilee Room (4th floor)

The Graduate Students in Nursing Association is hosting our annual one-day Graduate Student Research Symposium. Students from the UBC School of Nursing will be joined by undergraduate and graduate students from across BC and Western Canada to celebrate student learning and scholarship through presentations, published abstracts, awards, and conference participation.
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Best Practices in Teaching Science Communication

May 3, 2017 | 9:00 am-12:00 pm | IKBLC, Room 2.22

To disseminate recent ideas and advancements in this area, Writing Across the Curriculum+ (WAC+) will showcase the work of UBC faculty and students involved in teaching communication in science. This will be a dynamic event where participants cycle through a selection of three 20-minute roundtable presentations. A short overview of each presentation is available on the WAC+ website (linked here).
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Design and Implementation of In-Class Worksheets

May 3, 2017 | 9:30 am-11:00 am | Chemistry D213

This workshop will take you through the key elements of in-class worksheets, from the motivation to develop a worksheet for your class to how you will know if it met its intended goal. The event will be facilitated by two Science Teaching and Learning Fellows affiliated with the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative, Tammy Rodela (Life Sciences) and Elizabeth Gillis (Chemistry).
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Creating Inclusive Classrooms: Universal Design for Learners

May 3, 2017 | 9:30 am-11:15 am | IKBLC, Lillooet Room (Room 301)

Students enter the classroom with a variety of motivations, interests, expectations, and experiences – but, as instructors, how might we welcome all perspectives while ensuring that activities and assessment fit the needs of the learner and align with learning objectives? In this interactive workshop we introduce the Universal Design for Learners, a research-based framework, to reflect on the process of how we can create and sustain inclusivity in the classroom and leverage diversity to enhance student learning.
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Mapping a Plurality of the Good in Teaching

May 3, 2017 | 9:30 am-11:30 am | IKBLC, Dodson Room (Room 302)

Learning Outcomes: By the end of this session, participants will be able to clarify and explain your orientation to teaching, understand orientations different from your own and appreciate why evaluations of teaching should consider a ‘plurality of the good’ in teaching
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Infusing a First Nations focus in an academic English course

May 3, 2017 | 10:00 am-11:30 am | ORCH Commons 3074 (Vantage)

his presentation will recount an Academic English course adjunct to Poli Sci 100 at UBC Vantage College focusing on First Nations politics, exploring research articles related to Idle No More and worldwide indigenous action for academic discourse analysis in a credit-bearing language development course. Through the collection of students’ narrative reflection on their understanding of First Nations in Canada and around the world, as well as on features of academic discourse studied through the language course, students demonstrated nuanced and powerful learning.
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Drop-in Drama: Collective and Creative Theatre in the Community

May 3, 2017 | 10:45 am-12:00 pm | Segal Graduate School of Business Building. Register as part of C2U Expo.

This workshop offers an introduction to community-based collective theatre creation and provides tools participants can use to begin their own projects. The session will include a warm-up using theatre exercises, an exploration of collective creation, and a discussion of current theatre-based research, learning, and evaluation projects taking place at the UBC Learning Exchange.
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Get to Know Rare Books and Special Collections: Learning Week Edition!

May 3, 2017 | 11:00 am-12:00 pm | IKBLC, Rare Books and Special Collections (1st Floor)

Have you ever been curious about what we do or what we have at RBSC? Join our weekly tour of Rare Books and Special Collections at the University of British Columbia Library for an introduction to our space and our unique materials and collections.
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Integrating Reflection into your Teaching Practice

May 3, 2017 | 11:30 am-12:30 pm | IKBLC, Lillooet Room (Room 301)

Reflective practice offers a method for teachers and learners to benefit from personal feedback, providing opportunities to improve teaching and learning (Jay and Johnson, 2002; Rodgers 2002). Together in this interactive workshop we will consider reflection from the perspective of both teachers and learners. We will discuss a range of perspectives on reflection from the peer-reviewed literature and how you can directly apply reflection in your teaching practice. Join us as together we investigate reflection through multiple lenses and explore ways you can adaptively integrate reflection to innovate your teaching practice.
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Creating Balance in Your Life Workshop

May 3, 2017 | 12:00 pm-1:00 pm | Michael Smith Labs, Room 102

In today’s environment of competing demands, relentless commitments and constantly feeling short of time, balance often does not come easily or naturally. Join us for a session to help you explore how your current choices impact work-life satisfaction and to develop strategies to achieve greater balance in your life by identifying your priorities and things you may not be able to control.
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The ComPAIR Project: Student Experiences with a New Teaching Technology

May 3, 2017 | 1:00 pm-3:00 pm | IKBLC, Room 2.22

This presentation introduces ComPAIR, an innovative peer-feedback and teaching technology being developed at UBC. Participants will engage with the application hands-on to learn about this new way to integrate comparison and peer feedback into other modes of teaching. We will then review the results of an extended assessment of student experience with ComPAIR through three pilot courses in English, Physics and Math at UBC.
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Evaluation of Teaching: Integrated Reporting of Summary Statistics

May 3, 2017 | 1:00 pm-3:00 pm | IKBLC, Dodson Room (Room 302)

Student Evaluation of Teaching (SEoT) summary statistics are going through a transition and a new Integrated Reporting tool is now implemented. The Reporting Tool will be accessible to department heads and directors. If you are involved in using the results for evaluating instructors in your program, come to this session to learn about the steps that have been taken, what the reporting tool looks like and the statistics reported.
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UBC Studio Open House

May 3, 2017 | 1:00 pm-3:00 pm | University Services Building, UBC Studios

This hands-on studio tour will introduce you to the educational media support services available at UBC Studios for all UBC faculty and staff. The Open House will begin with a short presentation / Q&A session. Our staff will then guide you through a hands-on tour of the services at the Studio.
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Students as Public Scholars In Training

May 3, 2017 | 1:15 pm-1:45 pm | IKBLC, Lillooet Room (Room 301)

In this presentation I discuss an open project that I gave to students in my class last semester. The purpose was to get them to bring philosophical ideas that we covered in class to the broader public. They produced podcasts, short stories, videos, songs, artworks, movies reviews and blog posts, all of which was posted online in a class blog. I will cover how I did this, show a few sample projects, and discuss some of the difficulties I ran into.
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Shared Spaces: Visit to the UBC Learning Exchange

May 3, 2017 | 3:00 pm-5:00 pm | UBC Learning Exchange, 612 Main Street, Vancouver. Register as part of C2U Expo

Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside has long been associated with negative images and stories. The ‘Shared Spaces: Visit to the UBC Learning Exchange’ seeks to challenge that assumption. Led by faculty and staff, the tour will provide insight on how the Learning Exchange links the community and the university.
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Learning with Lynda.com

May 3, 2017 | Anytime | Anywhere

Meet your learning goals by accessing Lynda.com’s flexible and diverse resources from anywhere and at any time! UBC staff and faculty have free and unlimited access to Lynda.com, which offers thousands of video tutorials on business, creative, and technology skills. With so many tutorials available, UBC Human Resources has spotlighted a few of the options available in the Learning with Lynda.com series to help get you started during Celebrate Learning Week.
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Making It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

May 4, 2017 | 10:00 am-11:30 am | Earth Sciences Building, Room 1012

Distinguished University Professor at Washington University, Roddy Roediger is the keynote speaker for Celebrate Learning Week. His presentation will provide evidence advancing from laboratory experiments to field experiments in classrooms showing how frequent quizzing can improve educational outcomes.

Not able to attend in person? Join us via live stream here.

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The Making Research Accessible (MRA) Initiative: Campus-Community Engagement and Research in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

May 4, 2017 | 10:45 am-12:00 pm | SFU Harbour Centre. Register as part of C2U Expo

Residents in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside have limited access to research that they participate in. The ‘Making Research Accessible’ Initiative seeks to ensure that research is open access and easy to find. Our panel of campus and community partners will address the means, purpose and impact of the initiative and lessons learned.
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Knowledge Mobilization and Digital Access (Digital access and equity in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside)

May 4, 2017 | 10:45 am-12:00 pm | SFU Harbour Centre. Register as part of C2U Expo.

Learn about this locally driven project that leverages community, university knowledge, and assets to create positive change. Linkvan.ca marries technology with innovative approaches to further strengthen digital literacy skills that lead to more equity and improved access to the digital world for vulnerable communities.
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TLEF Showcase

May 4, 2017 | 11:30 am-1:30 pm | Earth Sciences Building, Lobby

Each year, a portion of UBC-V student tuition is set aside to form the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF). The TLEF is a unique opportunity for faculty and students to apply for funding to carry out projects seeking to improve the student learning experience at UBC-V. Come to this event to see poster presentations from 40+ TLEF project teams, to learn more about how their TLEF projects are impacting the student experience across campus. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.
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Exploring Teaching Tools and Learning Technology Support with Tech Rovers

May 4, 2017 | 1:00 pm-3:00 pm | IKBLC, Chilcotin Room (Room 256)

Learning Technology Rovers (LTR’s) are co-op students who provide instructors with as-needed support for a broad range of learning technologies such as Connect, Camtasia, UBC Blogs, iClicker, iPeer, Turnitin, and more. Join the LTRs in this open house to find out the support and resources that are available to you in your Faculty.
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Sauder Curriculum Mapping Pilot Project

May 4, 2017 | 1:30 pm-2:30 pm | IKBLC, Lillooet Room (Room 301)

The session will share the initial results of detailed analysis of the courses (including all of the subjects, topics, and learning objects) in the Accounting specialization within the BCom program at Sauder. The main objective of the pilot project was to establish a potential curriculum mapping workflow and visualization provided by the “Tableau” analytics tool. During the session, we will also share our detailed curriculum mapping process and discuss the success and challenges of the pilot project. We will invite the audience to join the discussion on how our curriculum mapping process might be applied to different courses, programs, and faculties.
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Technology and field trips for large first year courses

May 4, 2017 | 2:00 pm-3:30 pm | Orchard Commons, Room 4018

The session will share the background to the creation of a walking tour app, which has now been successfully run for two years. The allows students to explore Downtown Vancouver at their own pace alone or in small groups of two or three. During the session presenters will also share the students’ experiences and future projects.
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Graduate Program Completion: Financial Considerations and Career Exploration Advice

May 4, 2017 | 2:00 pm-3:30 pm | Online Webinar

Are you nearing the end of your program? Have a student loan you will need to start paying back? Will ending your program early affect an award you hold? Are you prepared for the next career step after graduation? Join Enrolment Services Professionals, the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Awards Team, and a Graduate Student Career Advisor for this two-part interactive webinar series.
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Learning with Lynda.com

May 4, 2017 | Anytime | Anywhere

Meet your learning goals by accessing Lynda.com’s flexible and diverse resources from anywhere and at any time! UBC staff and faculty have free and unlimited access to Lynda.com, which offers thousands of video tutorials on business, creative, and technology skills. With so many tutorials available, UBC Human Resources has spotlighted a few of the options available in the Learning with Lynda.com series to help get you started during Celebrate Learning Week.
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Computational Thinking for your Classroom (Pro-D Day)

May 5, 2017 | 9:00 am-3:00 pm | Kaiser 2020

Geering Up is hosting a Pro-D day focused on integrating computational thinking activities into your Grade 6 and 7 classrooms. We will focus on three kid-tested activities based on the Grade 6 and 7 Provincial Learning Outcomes. Leave with ideas, inspiration, and resources to further include computational thinking in your classroom.
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Courageous Conversations for Leaders

May 5, 2017 | 9:00 am-4:00 pm | UBC Robson Square, Room 1.750

Difficult conversations come with leadership positions, and being able to navigate them effectively is crucial to both our personal and organizational success. Leaders differentiate themselves by putting aside fears and discomfort and having these conversations while others find reasons not to. Explore the reasons for fear and discomfort and learn strategies to manage emotional conversations by blending the application of skills, tools, knowledge and self-awareness.
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Writing Assignment and Assessment Design

May 5, 2017 | 9:30 am-11:30 am | IKBLC, Dodson Room (Room 302)

During the workshop, participants will focus on audience, purpose and genre for writing assignments, will assess and receive peer feedback on the design of their own assignment, and will assess advantages and disadvantages of different types of rubrics.
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Developing a Course-Level Graduate TA Program

May 5, 2017 | 9:30 am-11:30 am | IKBLC, Room 2.22

In the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, we have incorporated a course-level Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) development program into a large-enrollment course. In this session, we will present the course context, components of our model, and analysis of our interviews with GTAs that have participated in the program.
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Transforming Learning Spaces

May 5, 2017 | 9:30 am-11:30 am | Orchard Commons, Room 4074

In 2016, UBC opened a new academic facility called Orchard Commons that combines living, learning, and working spaces and offers an opportunity to rethink learning space design based on a more holistic view of the student experience. At this session, we will share our design approaches, give virtual tours of some of these classrooms, and discuss the themes that emerged from this process. The importance of flexibility, collaborative peer learning and group work, and open spaces that encouraged active engagement emerged as key drivers to this classroom design initiative. In a group exercise, participants will also explore and share ideas about how they might change their teaching in an active learning classroom.
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Flexible Learning in the Sauder School of Business

May 5, 2017 | 1:00 pm-3:00 pm | IKBLC, Dodson Room (Room 302)

In this session we will discuss and explore the benefits, challenges and lessons learned from the implementation of the Sauder’s Flexible Learning Initiatives.
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Building Digital Literacies: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

May 5, 2017 | 1:00 pm-3:00 pm | IKBLC, Room 2.22

Wikipedia-based assignments can engage students in an authentic learning experience that involves open collaboration, critical thinking, and knowledge building for a global audience. This hands-on edit-a-thon will cover the basics of Wikipedia editing and will involve adding citations and new content to Wikipedia.
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Learning with Lynda.com

May 5, 2017 | Anytime | Anywhere

Meet your learning goals by accessing Lynda.com’s flexible and diverse resources from anywhere and at any time! UBC staff and faculty have free and unlimited access to Lynda.com, which offers thousands of video tutorials on business, creative, and technology skills. With so many tutorials available, UBC Human Resources has spotlighted a few of the options available in the Learning with Lynda.com series to help get you started during Celebrate Learning Week.
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Learning with Lynda.com

May 6, 2017 | Anytime | Anywhere

Meet your learning goals by accessing Lynda.com’s flexible and diverse resources from anywhere and at any time! UBC staff and faculty have free and unlimited access to Lynda.com, which offers thousands of video tutorials on business, creative, and technology skills. With so many tutorials available, UBC Human Resources has spotlighted a few of the options available in the Learning with Lynda.com series to help get you started during Celebrate Learning Week.
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Assertiveness Training 1: Communications

May 7, 2017 | 9:30 am-4:00 pm | UBC Robson Square, Room 1.150

Benefit from class discussions, practical examples, and exercises to explore the fundamentals of an assertive communication style. Find out about factors that inspire and impede assertiveness, along with the costs and benefits of an assertive approach. Guided exercises help you to begin practising the specific skills that enable you to express yourself authentically and expand your influence.
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Learning with Lynda.com

May 7, 2017 | Anytime | Anywhere

Meet your learning goals by accessing Lynda.com’s flexible and diverse resources from anywhere and at any time! UBC staff and faculty have free and unlimited access to Lynda.com, which offers thousands of video tutorials on business, creative, and technology skills. With so many tutorials available, UBC Human Resources has spotlighted a few of the options available in the Learning with Lynda.com series to help get you started during Celebrate Learning Week.
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Facilitating Online Peer Review: Using STUDIORUM to Promote Student Engagement

May 8, 2017 | 10:00 am-11:00 am | Buchanan Penthouse

Research has shown a generally positive relationship between the use of learning technologies and student engagement. In this workshop, Dr. Kate Power will share her experiences with a new, home-grown UBC WordPress product – STUDIORUM – which was designed to promote and facilitate student engagement in peer review.
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Facilitating Reflection on Student Presentations: Using CLAS to Promote Critical Self-Reflection and Online Peer-Review

May 8, 2017 | 11:00 am-12:00 pm | Buchanan Penthouse

Bill Gates’ 2013 TED talk suggestion that teachers need “real feedback” in the form of video recordings of their work points to the potential pedagogical value of seeing oneself present in front of a class. In this workshop, I will introduce a new, home-grown UBC tool – CLAS – designed to facilitate commentary on video-recordings.
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Augmented and Virtual Reality – Pedagogical Possibilities

May 8, 2017 | 4:00 pm-5:30 pm | Scarfe 155 Education Library

If you’ve played Pokemon Go or enjoyed a 3-D movie experience, then you know how engaging augmented and virtual reality experiences can be. Join in sharing ideas about the potential of AR and VR in education. Try out some activities and learn about how UBC Librarians and others are using AR to enhance the use of spaces, collections, and services.
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Learning with Lynda.com

May 8, 2017 | Anytime | Anywhere

Meet your learning goals by accessing Lynda.com’s flexible and diverse resources from anywhere and at any time! UBC staff and faculty have free and unlimited access to Lynda.com, which offers thousands of video tutorials on business, creative, and technology skills. With so many tutorials available, UBC Human Resources has spotlighted a few of the options available in the Learning with Lynda.com series to help get you started during Celebrate Learning Week.
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