Documentation:CTLT programs/CTLT Institute/2024 Summer
2024 CTLT Summer Institute
Hosted each year in August, the Summer Institute focuses on the fundamentals of teaching and learning issues. The Summer Institute is designed to help participants enhance their understanding of sound teaching practices and how to implement them in their teaching contexts. Workshop topics range from refining a syllabus/lesson plan to incorporating active learning and effective assessment in their teaching.
| Workshop Title | Presenters | Resources |
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| Monday August 19 | ||
| Starting Strong: Preparing for Day 1 | Zoe Morris, Associate Director, Teaching & Learning Professional Development, CTLT; Ainsley Camps, Educational Developer, CTLT | Session Slide Deck |
| The TA-Faculty Relationship (For TAs) | Shaya Golparian, Educational Developer, TA Training Programs, CTLT | |
| The Faculty-TA Relationship (For Faculty) | Judy Chan, Faculty Associate and Faculty Liason CTLT, Land and Food Systems, UBC | Modified Session Slide Deck |
| Building Authentic Assessment for Learning | Judy Chan, Faculty Associate and Faculty Liason CTLT, Land and Food Systems, UBC; Hailan Chen Learning Design Consultant, CTLT | |
| Written Assessment in the Era of GenAI | Laurie MacNeill, Associate Dean and Professor of Teaching Department of English Language and Literatures, UBC; Andrew Owen - Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Political Science | |
| Tuesday August 20 | ||
| Accessibility is Not a Feature: Simple Steps to Support Students' Access to Course Materials | Erika Fundelius, Assistant Professor, Special Education, UBC | |
| Building Community Across Campuses: Preparing to Teach a Multi-Campus Course | Christoph Seilmann, Assistant Professor of Teaching Mechanical Engineering, UBC; Casey Keulen Assistant Professor of Teaching Material Engineering, UBC; Elly Park, Assistant Professor of Teaching Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, UBC | Session Slide DeckSession recording |
| Wednesday August 21 | ||
| Engaging Activities for Learners: Active Learning Techniques in the Classroom | Lucas Wright, Senior Educational Consultant CTLT | Session Slides |
| Renewed What I Learned in Class Today Facilitation Guide and Toolkit Exploration | Hannah Coderre, Educational Consultant: Curricullm and Student Development, CTLT | Resources/links shared in workshop:
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| Open Your Teaching: Enhancing Student Learning through Open Education Resources, Pedagogies and Practices | Will Engle, Strategist, Open Education Initiatives; Rie Namba, Educational Resources Developer - Open Resources, CTLT, UBCV | Workshop slides with many valuable links |
| Making Sense of Student Feedback: Metrics for a More Meaninful Interogation of SEI Data | Abdel Azim ZumrawiAbdel Azim Zumrawi, Statistician, Planning & Institutional Research (PAIR) & former Adjunct professor in Forest Resources;
Tizitash Mohammed, , Programmer Analyst, Planning & Institutional Research; Alison Wong, Project Manager II, Planning & Institutional Research |
Session recording |
| Thursday August 22 | ||
| The UBC Early Alert Program: Orientation | Magali Chevalier, Manager, Student Support Services Office of the Vice-President, Students, UBC | |
| Introduction to the Indigenous Learning Pathways Training Program | Kyle Shaughnessy, Indigenous Educational Consultant, CTLT Indigenous Initiatives & HR Talent Development and Engagement kyle.shaughnessy@ubc.ca
Amy Miedzwiecki, Instructional Designer, HR Talent Development and Engagement a.miedzwiecki@ubc.ca Nick Yee, Program Manager for Employee Experience, HR Talent Development and Engagement nick.yee@ubc.ca Shanaya Kumar, Indigenous Learning Pathways Project Support, HR Talent Development and Engagement shanaya.kumar@ubc.ca |
Indigenous Learning Pathways webpage
Join the CTLT Indigenous Initiatives mailing list Join the HR Network News Mailing List CTLT Indigenous Initiatives Events Page Reach out anytime: info.ilp@ubc.ca |
| Can I Use This? Working with Copyright and OER | Will Engle, Strategist, Open Education Initiatives; Marjorie Mitchell, Copyright, Scholarly Communication and Research Data Management Librarian, Okanagan Library, UBCO | |
| Cultivating the Wellbeing of Students and Educators through Simple but Effective Wellbeing Pedagogies and Practices | Eden Fussner-Dupas, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine
Louella Monaghan, Health Promotion Specialist, Health Equity, Promotion and Education Unit; Sara Kozicky, Wellbeing Strategic Initiatives Project Manager, Office of Wellbeing Strategy |
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