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Supervision Scene Video

Members of the UBC community can receive a free copy of the 1999 video and guidebook. Non-UBC community members interested in receiving a copy will only need to pay for postage. Please contact Kyle Gailling at kyle.gailling@ubc.ca for more information.

What is Supervision Scenes?

a contemporary video resource and training tool for graduate students, supervisors, committees, student associations, focus groups and departments
a UBC faculty, student and staff production, sponsored by the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund
a series of fourteen dramatized scenarios depicting challenges in the supervisory relationship (Running time: 37 minutes)
a catalyst for discussion and change

At UBC’s Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology, we frequently receive requests for teaching and learning materials related to the graduate student-graduate supervisor relationship. Yet there is limited research available in this complex area – and definitely a scarcity of up-to-date training tools. Designed to fill this gap by providing supervisors and students with an interactive training resource, Supervision Scenes can be used to promote effective communication within the supervisory relationship.

Supervision Scenes presents fourteen dramatizations, each highlighting several communicative challenges between students and supervisors. These ‘trigger films’ can be used by individuals, focus groups, committees and entire departments as a vehicle for creating discussion around supervision issues. A form of structured controversy, these dramatized scenarios can promote a lively discussion, with or without personal disclosure.

Be advised that viewing this video in itself will not resolve your supervisory issues. Instead, it can serve as a springboard to further discussion, reassessment of roles and responsibilities, and constructive change. An accompanying Facilitator’s Guidebook offers practical tips on how to use Supervision Scenes and lead a productive discussion. Synopses and questions for each video incident are provided, along with a full list of references.

The production of this video was made possible by the enthusiastic participation of Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology supporters from across campus. UBC faculty and students served as producers, writers, technicians, editors, directors and actors, mostly on a volunteer basis. We gratefully acknowledge their contributions.

We hope that your experience with Supervision Scenes is productive, and that you will share this resource with your colleagues. Your feedback is most welcome; send your comments to Kyle Gailling.