Communities

Back to Teaching Readiness

Let’s Kick Off the Term Together! As summer winds down and syllabi start stirring, we invite you to reconnect, recharge, and ready yourself for the fall term with the Centre for Teaching and Learning. Whether you’re a returning faculty member or new to campus, we’re here to welcome you back and support your teaching journey. […]

Back to Teaching Sessions with the CTL Team

Spend the day with us exploring three timely, practical sessions designed to ease you into the term with confidence and curiosity: Effective Use of GenAI – Ways to model effective, ethical use for learners Teaching Large Classes – strategies for scale without sacrificing engagement Canvas & Learning Tools – tips, tricks, and thoughtful tech integration We’ll break for […]

Emergence, Curiosity, and Care in a Community of Practice on Access, Inclusion, and Place-Based Teaching and Learning

Over the past academic year, seven members of our UBC community came together as part of a Community of Practice (CoP) centered on “Access, Inclusion, and Place-Based Teaching and Learning”. We intentionally chose a model for our CoP that was focused on the practice of teaching, using a model known as “Teaching Squares” (Berry, 2008; […]

Wellbeing in Teaching and Learning Community of Practice – Reflections from Term 1

During our December meeting, we reflected on the first term of this Community of Practice and the impact it had on us: by the end of each meeting, we all left feeling better than when we arrived and rejuvenated.

Wellbeing in Teaching and Learning Community of Practice: Launch Meeting Highlights

When so many of us are feeling taxed, overstretched or something to that nature, adding another thing to our schedule, like a Community of Practice meeting, even to focus on something we are committed to and interested in, may seem too much. However, being in a community, especially during these stressful times, may be just […]