Communities

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 […]