Community of Contract Faculty Meet-up

Science Building (SCI) 1177 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, Canada

This Community of Practice brings together contract faculty to examine topics, concerns, and questions identified by our community members. This month our conversation will take a light approach to professional development. Bring your wish list for what you would like to learn in support of your teaching practice. We will collectively generate ideas and identify resources that you […]

Correlation, Causation and Association

Library Building (LIB) 3287 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada

This session will address the concepts of correlation, causation, and association in data. Participants will learn to differentiate between these concepts and to recognize and interpret various types of correlations.

By the end of the session, participants should be able to distinguish between correlation and causation, recognize the impact of confounding variables on associations, evaluate correlation reliability, and understand the significance of correlation results.

Free
Event Series Coffee & Decolonization

Coffee & Decolonization

Science Building (SCI) 1177 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Join Naim Cardinal, Educational Facilitator with Indigenous Programs and Services, and Jessica Bayer, Educational Consultant for Indigenous Initiatives, for bi-weekly coffee gatherings. These sessions provide a space to ask questions and engage in conversations about truth and reconciliation, decolonization, Indigenization, Indigenous history, culture, worldviews, and more. All are welcome! REGISTER NOW

Introduction to Bayesian Statistics and Bayesian Epistemology

Online virtual event

This workshop will introduce key ideas using clear mathematical notation while relating the concepts to the larger picture of Bayesian statistical inference and the Bayesian perspective of randomness, states of knowledge, and epistemology.

Free

Event Series Get it written

Get it written

Library Building (LIB) 3287 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Working on a paper or project? Preparing for an essay exam? Just studying for finals? Come write with us and get those papers written!  This event is drop-in so you can join us for as much or as little time as you want. The Student Learning Hub will have hot drinks and snacks as well […]

Event Series Get it written

Get it written

Library Building (LIB) 3287 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Working on a paper or project? Preparing for an essay exam? Just studying for finals? Come write with us and get those papers written!  This event is drop-in so you can join us for as much or as little time as you want. The Student Learning Hub will have hot drinks and snacks as well […]

Community of Practice: Innovative Teaching Techniques and Tools

Science Building (SCI) 1177 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, Canada +1 more

This faculty learning community seeks to examine literature-informed best practices in digital assessment techniques, thereby promoting teaching excellence and student success. For this session, members of our CoP, Steve McNeil and Tamara Freeman, will share their Pedagogical Philosophy for Chemistry courses that are now active-learning based, with opportunities for interactive small-group peer discussion baked into learning activities (using guided […]

UBC Okanagan 3MT Final

Rotary Centre for the Arts - Mary Irwin Theatre 421 Cawston Avenue, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Learn about the exciting graduate student research happening at UBC Okanagan!

Event Series Coffee & Decolonization

Coffee & Decolonization

Science Building (SCI) 1177 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Join Naim Cardinal, Educational Facilitator with Indigenous Programs and Services, and Jessica Bayer, Educational Consultant for Indigenous Initiatives, for bi-weekly coffee gatherings. These sessions provide a space to ask questions and engage in conversations about truth and reconciliation, decolonization, Indigenization, Indigenous history, culture, worldviews, and more. All are welcome! REGISTER NOW

“The Courage to Teach” Book Club

Campus Administration Building (ADM) 1138 Alumni Ave, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Join us in reading and reflecting on the seminal work of Parker Palmer, “The Courage to Teach: Guide for Reflection and Renewal” (20th Anniversary Edition), that still resonate decades after its publication. This is an opportunity to pair our exploration of teaching practices and tools with reflections on our teaching identity.  “This book builds on the […]