TA Poster Session
In this poster session, graduate students who are interested in teaching can explore the training and support available to them at UBC.
TA Panel Discussion
Graduate students are invited to learn more about teaching, learning, career and life in this panel discussion.
Keynote – Brilliant: The Science of How to Get Smarter
Date & Time Thursday May 5th, 9:30-11:30am Location UBC Point Grey – Earth Sciences Building, Room 1012 Description UBC Centennial Session In this talk, Annie Murphy Paul refutes the idea that intelligence is determined by genetic inheritance or an individual’s upbringing by revealing the impact of the microenvironment, the context in which we use our […]
UBC 2050: The Future of Higher Education – Panel Discussion
Date & Time Thursday May 5th, 2:00-4:00pm Location UBC Point Grey – Irving Barber Learning Centre, Victoria Lecture Theatre (182) Description Higher education, both at UBC and more broadly, has changed dramatically over the past one hundred years. These changes have influenced everything from who pursues higher education to how faculty teach and how students […]
Tech Rovers Explore Teaching Tools
Date & Time Wednesday May 4th, 1:00-3:00pm Location UBC Point Grey – Irving Barber Learning Centre, Chilcotin Rm (256) Description Learning Technology Rovers (LTR’s) are co-op students who provide support related to learning technologies for instructors within the UBC faculties. Join the LTRs for this open house to discover how we support different learning technologies in faculties across […]
SCARL V: Modelling Proportions and Count Data
Date & Time Wednesday May 4th, 10:00am-12:30pm Location UBC Point Grey – Thea Koerner House, 6371 Crescent Road, Vancouver, BC Description This is the fifth workshop in a 6-part statistics series. NOTE: Due to the large # of statistical software available, this session will not be about any specific software but, rather, the methodology behind […]
Agile Delivery Methods
Date & Time Friday May 6th – Saturday May 7th, 9:00am-5:00pm Location UBC Robson Square – Room C440 Description Agile approaches are changing how software is developed and the impact is being felt far outside the technology teams in which they originated. But there are many different agile frameworks out there. How do you choose […]
Enriched Programs and Exceptional Experiences: UBC Programs for EAL Students
Date & Time Tuesday May 3rd, 10:30am-12:00pm Location UBC Point Grey – Continuing Studies Building (2121 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4), Room 213 Description Attendees will be able to learn more about these program models, with opportunities for questions and discussion: The UBC English Language Institute’s Conditional Admission Program is an 8- or 16-week […]
2016 TLEF Showcase
Date & Time Thursday May 5th, 11:30am-1:30pm Location UBC Point Grey – Earth Sciences Building, Foyer Description 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 […]
Social Media Workshop
Date & Time Saturday May 7th, 10:00am-5:00pm Location UBC Robson Square – Room C240 Description Get a basic introduction to social media in this practical one-day workshop. Through hands-on experience in a computer lab, work with some of social media’s main tools and applications such as social networking (Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+); social news and social […]