Science Building (SCI)

This Community of Practice brings together contract faculty to examine topics, concerns, and questions identified by our community members. This month we will expand our conversation around professional development to include the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and share ideas for showcasing our teaching discoveries and successes during Celebrate Learning Week and the Contract Faculty Colloquium. Bring your proposals for input on creating […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

For this session, staff members from Constellation will demo the lightboard that is now located in SCI 331 and available for booking. Come try out the lightboard and learn about best practices and teaching applications! A lightboard is an innovative teaching and presentation tool that allows instructors to face their audience (or a camera) while writing or drawing […]

Faculty-led Workshop This workshop will discuss a pedagogical approach called Project-Focused Contract Grading and will contextualize it within the research and practice of equitable and liberatory grading methods. Many existing approaches to Contract Grading—in which students and instructors sign a “contract” that represents the grade students will work towards—emphasize small, discrete assignments and prioritize the […]

Join the Community of Practice on Innovative Teaching Techniques and Tools for part 2 of our exploration of the updated Universal Design for Learning guidelines and in particular the “Engagement” column. We invite participants to bring examples of practices that align with access, support, and executive function. Together, we will unpack the challenges of applying the Guidelines in […]

This studio style-session is designed for instructors using or curious about using Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in their teaching. Drop in with your questions and ideas related to incorporating Gen AI into assignments to explore ways to integrate and assess, while ensuring pedagogical best-practice. The session will consist of sharing UBC guidelines around the use […]

Intended Audience Faculty members at UBC Okanagan (including lecturers and sessional lecturers) Postdoctoral Fellows (even if currently not teaching a course) Other educators who design or facilitate teaching and learning events that support undergraduate or graduate students at UBCO The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is an internationally certified program designed to increase teaching effectiveness and encourage […]

In this multi-access session we will explore some essential considerations and introduce avenues for seeking support when planning accessible and inclusive events and learning environments on campus. You are welcome to use an anonymous form to share with the facilitators questions or considerations for safety and access ahead of the event. Intended Audience: CCGS faculty, […]