Event Series Tech Connect Drop-In Sessions

Tech Connect Drop-In Sessions

Online virtual event

Do you have technology-related questions? Are you having difficulty accessing and using UBC software and programs for online learning? Do you have questions about what technology is available to you as a student?  Come to a Tech Connect drop-in session with your Peer Technology Assistant! Bring your questions about: technical assistance Canvas and other UBC […]

Free

CTL Workshop: Camtasia

Online virtual event

The UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning invites you to join us for a series of online workshops. Our workshops are held in Collaborate Ultra. Everyone is welcome! REGISTER ONLINE Camtasia Camtasia is a powerful screencasting desktop software that also supports video editing. Instructors can choose the screen area they wish to record and […]

Provost’s Speaker Series on Systemic Racism: The Potential for Black Studies Programs in Canada

Online virtual event

Festival of Ideas Okanagan is proud to present "Building Black Studies in Canada: Moving Beyond Anti-Racism Courses," Oct 23, 2020. This talk considers the possibilities for the creation of Black Studies programs in Canada that reflect Canada’s unique position as a site of global Black diasporas, as well as historic Black communities going back 300 […]

Event Series OER Grant Information Session

OER Grant Information Session

Online virtual event

Donna Langille (Community Engagement Librarian) and Michelle Lamberson (Director, Flexible Learning Special Projects) will be hosting three online information sessions to help applicants develop their proposals for the Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant. This session will allow applicants to share their project ideas and receive feedback and advice on topics such as OER evaluation, open […]

Event Series Teaching Online Learning Community

Teaching Online Learning Community

Online virtual event

You are invited to join our Teaching Online Learning Community!  Each week we come together virtually to discuss topics related to teaching online, and to learn from each others’ online teaching experiences. There are many resources available, including: Building Community Planning your Online Course Using Kaltura to Record Lectures Building Virtual Learning Teams Assessing Participation […]

Free

OTP: Transitioning to Online Teaching: A Blended Approach

Online virtual event

The UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning is proud to promote the UBC Vancouver Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology Online Teaching Program (OTP) Events to our Okanagan instructors. In response to the transition to online learning at UBC, we are offering a one-week intensive workshop that focuses on balancing and blending synchronous and […]

Thesis and Dissertation Structure

Online virtual event

Overwhelmed by your graduate writing project? This online workshop offers resources and strategies for beginning and for organizing your writing process, while providing an overview of the major structure of a thesis or dissertation. You are encouraged to bring questions. Although primarily geared toward those who are starting a thesis or dissertation project, this session […]

CTL Workshop: Canvas Groups & iPeer

Online virtual event

The UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning invites you to join us for a series of online workshops. Our workshops are held in Collaborate Ultra. Everyone is welcome! REGISTER ONLINE Canvas Groups & iPeer A two-part workshop on Canvas groups and iPeer: How to set up and manage Canvas groups, and how to improve […]

Event Series Online Writing Communities

Online Writing Communities

Write with us! Join a weekly Online Writing Community to write together with other members of the UBCO community, including undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty. The Centre for Scholarly Communication will facilitate short opening and closing discussions and plenty of writing time in the style of the Pomodoro technique. Mondays: 7 p.m. […]

Free

Go Global Q&A Session

Online virtual event

Join Go Global staff to ask any questions that you have about the program!

Thesis Formatting Q&A

Online virtual event

Need help formatting your thesis to meet the College of Graduate Studies requirements? Join us for this online Q&A session to ask questions and learn more about how to properly format your thesis for submission to the College of Graduate Studies. Suitable for graduate students of all disciplines. Questions? Contact csc.ok@ubc.ca REGISTER NOW

Event Series Fitting in Movement

Fitting in Movement

Online virtual event

In this one-hour webinar you will learn about the health impacts of inactivity and easy strategies to Fit in Movement. We'll finish with a 15-minute light exercise routine that you can do at your desk.

Git and Github for non-programmers

Online virtual event

This workshop will introduce core concepts around Git, the file version control tool, and Github, the hosted service that makes use of Git. This workshop is part of the Digital Toolkit series co-presented by the UBC Library Research Commons at UBC-V and UBC-O Library. Register  

Event Series Online Writing Communities

Online Writing Communities

Write with us! Join a weekly Online Writing Community to write together with other members of the UBCO community, including undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty. The Centre for Scholarly Communication will facilitate short opening and closing discussions and plenty of writing time in the style of the Pomodoro technique. Mondays: 7 p.m. […]

Free

CTL Workshop: Quizzes

Online virtual event

The UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning invites you to join us for a series of online workshops. Our workshops are held in Collaborate Ultra. Everyone is welcome! REGISTER ONLINE Quizzes An introduction to Canvas quizzes and surveys, we’ll learn about quiz settings, designing different question types, and assigning different times/length for different students. […]

Event Series Healthy Masculinities Group

Healthy Masculinities Group

Online virtual event

Men Don't Show Emotion Join a group of masculine-identified people talking about issues that matter: social expectations, mental health, suicide, dating, consent and sex. Occurs online every Tuesday @ 5:30 pm starting October 20, 2020, for 7 weeks. Be a part of the conversation. It’s time to re-define manhood. (This group will hold up to […]

Virtual Interview Prep

Curious what the most popular interview questions are?  Then this session is for you. Be prepared to learn how to effectively answer interview questions. This workshop is open to all graduate students. Register Online This workshop is hosted over ZOOM. Students who register will receive the ZOOM link by email 48 hours before the event.

Event Series Online Writing Communities

Online Writing Communities

Write with us! Join a weekly Online Writing Community to write together with other members of the UBCO community, including undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty. The Centre for Scholarly Communication will facilitate short opening and closing discussions and plenty of writing time in the style of the Pomodoro technique. Mondays: 7 p.m. […]

Free

CTL Workshop: Respondus Quiz/Advanced Quiz

Online virtual event

The UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning invites you to join us for a series of online workshops. Our workshops are held in Collaborate Ultra. Everyone is welcome! REGISTER ONLINE Respondus Quiz/Advanced Quiz An advanced workshop on importing questions banks using Respondus Quiz (note: Mac computers cannot run Respondus Quiz. Please contact ctl.helpdesk@ubc.ca for additional information). […]

Conjuring a ‘Cooler’ World? Blockchains, Imaginaries and the Legitimacy of Climate Governance

Online virtual event

The Department of Economics, Philosophy and Political Science presents: Conjuring a ‘Cooler’ World? Blockchains, Imaginaries and the Legitimacy of Climate Governance A talk by Dr. Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn, University of Groningen Wednesday, October 28 at 12:00 p.m. There will be an opportunity for Q&A after the talk, plus an opportunity for informal conversation following the Q&A. […]

Event Series Tech Connect Drop-In Sessions

Tech Connect Drop-In Sessions

Online virtual event

Do you have technology-related questions? Are you having difficulty accessing and using UBC software and programs for online learning? Do you have questions about what technology is available to you as a student?  Come to a Tech Connect drop-in session with your Peer Technology Assistant! Bring your questions about: technical assistance Canvas and other UBC […]

Free

Go Global Q&A Session

Online virtual event

Join Go Global staff to ask any questions that you have about the program!

Writing the Academic Cover Letter

Online virtual event

If you are preparing a graduate school application, working in academia, or about to enter the academic job market, this online workshop will help you write a strong cover letter. We encourage you to bring questions. Suitable for upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students from all disciplines. Questions? Contact csc.ok@ubc.ca REGISTER NOW