New Communities of Practice This Fall!
Communities of Practice (CoPs) are resuming activity with new ones launching this fall! Connect with colleagues to explore shared topics of interest and engage in critical discussions across disciplines. Learn more about how to join one or more CoP: Access, Inclusion & Place-Based Teaching Alternative Grading A Community of Contract Faculty Innovative Teaching Techniques & Tools […]
Faculty Peer Mentoring Program: Registration is Open!
The Faculty Peer Mentoring Program offers tenure-track and tenured faculty in educational leadership and research streams valuable support through cluster peer mentoring and CTL-led opportunities for growth. This program is centred around fostering long-term mentoring relationships, supporting professional and scholarly advancement, and mentoring skill development. If you would like to expand your connections across campus […]
Applications Open for the 2025 Teaching Development Program for New Faculty!
The Teaching Development Program for new faculty (the “TDP”) supports instructors, at the UBC Vancouver and Okanagan campuses, in their professional growth. It is designed for new faculty who teach credit courses. A flexible program which can be completed in 1 or 2 semester(s), the TDP includes online and in-person elements. It provides multiple pathways […]
SoTL Dissemination Fund
The SoTL Dissemination Fund remains open to any full-time faculty members at UBC Okanagan. Conference costs and Article Processing Charges for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning research with direct implications for UBC may be covered.
Low-effort Strategies for Academic Integrity in the Age of GenAI
What conversations are you planning to have with your students about integrity in this GenAI era? While using GenAI checkers might seem like an easy solution for identifying AI-generated work, UBC strongly discourages the use of these tools. UBC’s guidance regarding GenAI tools highlights concerns around effectiveness, accuracy, bias, privacy, and intellectual property. Recent studies […]