Events

Open Access Week

📅 Date: October 20 – 30 🕒 Time: Various Open Access Week, a global event focused on the open sharing of knowledge, is this October. The theme for this year’s event is “Who owns our knowledge? Learn how open scholarship can help meet goals in research, publishing, teaching, and learning. This year, Open UBC is featuring events on diverse […]

Contract Faculty Community of Practice

📅 Date: October 20 🕒 Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 Location: SCI 331 / Online The interests of contract faculty are unique to their positions within the wider academic institution, with roles and responsibilities often misunderstood and lacking clarity. This Community of Practice (CoP) for Contract Faculty will be a safe space to explore these topics, concerns, and questions […]

Innovative Teaching Community of Practice

📅 Date: October 23 🕒 Time: 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM 📍 Location: SCI 331 / Online An exciting year is ahead for the Innovative Teaching Techniques and Tools Community of Practice (CoP). Join this organic group to connect with other faculty members, learn about innovative teaching from your colleagues, and share with others your own innovative approach. Two words […]

Aligning Assignments with GenAI Expectations Workshop

📅 Date: October 30 🕒 Time: 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM 📍 Location: SCI 331 Instructors are invited to move beyond their generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) policy to consider and account for how students may be using GenAI tools for specific assignments. This hands-on workshop will guide instructors in analyzing their assignments and making adjustments to clarify and […]

Teach’R Treat

Date: October 31 🕒 Time: Throughout the day between 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Instructors, you deserve a treat! Be on the lookout for Centre for Teaching & Learning staff in costume handing out goodies and affirming messages in the hallways around faculty and department offices.