From April 27 to May 3, celebrate teaching and learning at the 12th annual Celebrate Learning Week. The theme of this year’s showcase is student wellbeing and resilience, which will be highlighted through a week of exciting events, including workshops, poster sessions, special guest speakers, and more.
Keynote Speaker: Cia Verschelden
Bandwidth Recovery: Helping Students Reclaim Cognitive Resources Lost to Poverty, Racism, and other “Differentisms”
April 29, 2020 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm | Earth Science Building, Room 1012
We will learn about and practice several interventions designed to help students recover bandwidth, beginning with a strengths perspective about what skills and abilities they are bringing to the table – “funds of knowledge.” The interventions include values affirmation, connecting the known to the unknown, growth mindset and neurobics, and high-hope syllabi.
Schedule of events
Building Multimodal, Nonlinear, and Interactive Learning Experiences: A Deep Dive into the Tapestry Tool
April 27, 2020 | 9:00 am – 11:00 am | IKBLC, Chilcotin Room 256
The Tapestry Tool is a newly-developed learning tool created by University of British Columbia students, faculty, and staff. It allows for non-linear, dynamic, easily updatable, and student-centered content. The Tapestry Tool is being designed to allow for student/faculty co-creation of knowledge, to engage students with their learning community, and to enhance learning experiences across disciplines. This workshop begins with the theoretical underpinnings for the Tool, and several use cases for the Tapestry Tool. You will then get a chance to discuss other possible use cases in small groups. Following that, you will create your own “Tapestry”, either individually or in a small group. You’ll see non-linear and interactive learning design in action and walk out with new perspectives on online teaching and learning.
Equity & Inclusion Scholars Program Open Symposium: Project Showcase and Dialogue
April 28, 2020 | 10:00 am – 11: 30 am | IKBLC, Seminar Room 2.22
UBC’s Equity & Inclusion Scholars Program was launched in 2019 to enhance the university’s strategic commitment to increasing equitable and inclusive teaching practices that support and enhance the experiences of all learners. Six projects were selected to pilot the program for the first two-year term, and these project teams are currently in the mid-point of the program, working to make changes to curriculum, teaching practice, or programming in different disciplinary contexts at UBC.
Please come to this symposium to learn about these exciting projects and join a broader conversation on inclusive teaching, especially its relationship to the theme of this year’s Celebrate Learning Week – student wellbeing. The project teams will share what they have accomplished so far, insights and questions surfaced along the way, and their thoughts on the relationship between inclusive teaching and wellbeing.
The symposium will be moderated by the Equity & Inclusion Office.
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Bandwidth Recovery: Helping Students Reclaim Cognitive Resources Lost to Poverty, Racism, and other “Differentisms”
April 29, 2020 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm | Earth Science Building, Room 1012
We will learn about and practice several interventions designed to help students recover bandwidth, beginning with a strengths perspective about what skills and abilities they are bringing to the table – “funds of knowledge.” The interventions include values affirmation, connecting the known to the unknown, growth mindset and neurobics, and high-hope syllabi.
2020 TLEF Showcase
April 29, 2020 | 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Earth Sciences Building (ESB), Lobby
Since 1991, the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) has supported innovative projects at UBC Vancouver. TLEF project teams are at the forefront of improving the learning experience for UBC Vancouver students and are engaged in innovative projects that span the university and reach out into the community, both locally and globally. The TLEF Showcase will celebrate the creative work of TLEF project teams and celebrate a diverse range of innovative projects.
TLEF project teams will present posters about their TLEF projects at this event. For faculty, staff and students interested in applying for the TLEF, the event will provide helpful examples of the kinds of projects that the TLEF supports. For those interested in innovative teaching and learning projects and practices, the event is a great way to learn about exciting projects across UBC Vancouver.
Please join us for a reception and an opportunity to speak with the TLEF community. A light lunch and refreshments will be provided.
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