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CTLT Winter Institute
Overview
The 2021 CTLT Winter Institute will take place online from December 6-9. The CTLT Winter Institute will focus on the fundamentals of online teaching and learning issues and is designed to help participants enhance their understanding of sound online teaching practices and how to implement them in their teaching contexts. The theme of this year’s Winter Institute is Sustainable, Inclusive and Thriving Communities. Session materials and relevant resources are curated on the UBC Wiki to support your ongoing learning.
“We define sustainability as simultaneous improvements in human and environmental wellbeing.” – UBC Strategic Plan, Shaping UBC’s Next Century (p. 39).
Institute Schedule and Curated Resources
| Date and Time | Session Title | Facilitators | Workshop Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday
December 6 9:00-10:30 |
Teaching Professionalism: Nailing Jell-o to the Wall? | Sue Murphy, Head, Department of Physical Therapy | Session Recording |
| Monday
December 6 11:00-12:00 |
Lightweight Integrated Socio-Emotional Practices to Support Students’ Wellbeing | Oluwakemi Ola, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Computer Science | Session Slides |
| Monday
December 6 1:00-2:30 |
An Introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) | Adriana Briseño-Garzón, Senior Manager, Research and Evaluation;
Paulina Semenec, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Facilitator |
Session Recording |
| Monday
December 6 3:00-4:00 |
Emerging Media in the Classroom: Introduction to the UBC Emerging Media Lab | Catherine Winters, Emerging Media Lab Supervisor, UBCV;
Daniel Lindenberger, Emerging Media Mentor |
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| Tuesday
December 7 9:00-10:30 |
Promising Practices to Embed Wellbeing in Learning Environments | Amanda Unruh, Health Promotion Specialist | video |
| Tuesday
December 7 1:00-2:30 |
Toward the Equitable Teaching of Speaking | Moberley Luger, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Department of English Language and Literatures + Coordinated Arts Program;
Craig Stensrud, PhD Candidate and GRA, Department of English Language and Literatures |
Session Slides |
| Tuesday
December 7 3:00-4:00 |
3D Virtual Objects in the Classroom | Suzie Lavallee, Professor of Teaching, UBC Faculty of Forestry | |
| Wednesday
December 8 9:00-10:30 |
Collectively Improving Literacy Surrounding Indigeneity, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion with Reading Groups | Ashley Welsh, Faculty Liaison, CTLT & Skylight;
Jaclyn Dee, Lecturer, Botany Department; Christine Goedhart, Science Education Specialist, Botany & Skylight |
Session Slides |
| Wednesday
December 8 11:00-12:00 |
Preparing Students to Write: Using Team-Based Learning to Boost Student Confidence | Rebecca Carruthers Den Hoed, Assistant Professor of Teaching Writing, Research, and Discourse Studies (WRDS), School of Journalism, Writing, and Media | |
| Wednesday December 8
1:00-2:30 |
What Would An Accessible University Look Like? Perspectives of Disabled Instructors at UBC | Corin de Freitas, PhD Candidate, Department of Geography;
Shota Iwasaki, PhD Candidate, Department of Asian Studies; Sharalyn Orbaugh, Professor, Department of Asian Studies; Ayaka Yoshimizu, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Department of Asian Studies |
Session Slides
In-meeting zoom chat transcript Annotated Bibliography on Teaching and Learning with Disabilities and Illnesses in Higher Education Challenges and Best Practices of Disabled Instructors at UBC (closed captioned recording) Respond to the question, What would you recommend your unit to make it more accessible? here UBC's Accessibility and Support for Disabled Instructors Survey 2021 Breakdown Recording Disability Affinity Group supported by the Equity and Inclusion Office is open to faculty and staff who identify as disabled at either UBC V or UBC O. To learn more about the group, please contact: Jennifer.Gagnon@ubc.ca or disability.affinity@equity.ubc.ca |
| Thursday
December 9 9:00-10:30 |
Students are Asking for This! Supporting climate- and sustainability-engaged pedagogies in your courses. | Tara Ivanochko, Associate Professor of Teaching, EOAS; Academic Director UBC Sustainability Initiative;
Pablo Akira Beimler, Co-Senior Project Manager, Climate Emergency | USI; Georgia Stanley, Climate Response Applied Research Coordinator, SEEDS Sustainability Program; Allison Earl, SALA adjunct and USI fellow; Lisa Brunner, Sessional Lecturer, Department of Educational Studies; Nigel Deans, Guest Lecturer with the Climate Teaching Connector and MSc student (2022) in Behavioural Sustainability at the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability; Kyle Nelson, Officer, Community Based Experiential Learning; |
Session Slides: |
| Thursday
December 9 11:00-12:00 |
A Virtual Introduction to UBC Studios | Michael Sider, Producer UBC Studios;
Andrew Wang, Media Specialist UBC Studios |
UBC Studios Website : https://ubcstudios.ubc.ca/
Contact : Michael sider for a consultation michael.sider@ubc.ca |
| Thursday
December 9 1:00-2:30 |
Hybrid Courses: Lessons Learned from Multi-Campus Instruction | Christoph Sielmann, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Department of Mechanical Engineering;
Casey Keulen, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Department of Materials Engineering |
Session Recording |
| Thursday December 17, 2020 | The first session in a Hybrid Teaching series: Challenges and Benefits of Multi-campus Learning | Christoph Sielmann, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Department of Mechanical Engineering;
Casey Keulen, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Department of Materials Engineering |
Recording of the session |
| Thursday
December 9 2:30-4:00 |
Promoting Inclusion & Accessibility through Universal Design for Learning Panel | Moderators:
Afsaneh Sharif, CTLT Faculty Liaison; Nausheen Shafiq, CTLT Curriculum Consultant; Sue Hampton. Educational Consultant, CTLT Panelists: Meghan Allen, Associate Professor of Teaching, UBC Computer Science; Strang Burton, Associate Professor of Teaching, UBC Linguistics; Tamara Ebl, Lecturer, CPA-CA UBCO Faculty of Management |
Session Slides |