Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology 2026 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.


Date	Workshop	Facilitators	Resources
August 17	New Faculty Teaching Orientation	Various	File:Handouts to print for NFTO resource table - Copy.docx
	Starting Strong: Preparing for the First Day of Class	Zoe Morris, Associate Director, Teaching & Learning Professional Development, CTLT; Emily Renoe, Senior Educational Consultant: Learning Technologies, CTLT	File:Starting strong Preparing for Day 1 Summer 2026 (1).pdf
August 18	Writing a (Mindful) Learner Centred and Inclusive Syllabus	Gail Hammond, Associate Professor of Teaching in Food, Nutrition and Health, LFS; Judy Chan Faculty Associate, Faculty Liaison LFS (Land and Food Systems)	Learner-Centred Syllabus.pptx
	Introduction to Lesson Planning	Jens Vent Schmidt, Educational Consultant: Design and Facilitation, CTLT Farzaneh Farhang-Mehr, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Faculty of Applied Science	Intro to Lesson Planning.pptx
	Designing Your Course in Canvas	John Cheng, Educational Consultant, Learning Design, CTLT Manuel Dias, Educational Consultant, Learning Design, CTLT	Designing your Canvas Course - August 2026.pdf Canvas Instructor Guide Make your resources more accessible Kaltura Tool Guide
August 19	From Crowd to Community: Making Large Classes Feel Small	Brett Gilley, Professor of Teaching, Department of Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences	Making Large Classes Feel Small.pdf
	The TA-Faculty Relationship (For Faculty)	Judy Chan, Faculty Liaison (Land and Food Systems), Educational Consultant CTLT	Teaching with TAs Slide Deck
	The TA-Faculty Relationship (For TAs)	Shaya Golaprian, Educational Developer, TA Development Programs
	Make-a-thon: Developing Teaching Materials with AI	Lucas Wright, Senior Education Consultant, CTLT
	Can I Use This? Working with Copyright and Open Educational Resources (OER)	Stephanie Savage, Scholarly Communications and Copyright Services Librarian, UBC Will Engle, Strategist, Open Education Initiatives, CTLT	Can I Use This Presentation Slides
August 20	Making Sense of Student Feedback: An Introduction to Student Experience of Instruction (SEI) Surveys and Reports	Alison Wong, Research and Analytics Lead, Planning Analytics and Institutional Research Office (PAIR) UBC Tzitash Mohammed, Senior Research Analyst, Planning Analytics and Institutional Research Office (PAIR) UBC
	Building Capacity—Networking and Resource Sharing for IBPOC Teaching and Learning Community	Renata Hall,Educational Consultant, Anti-Racist Teaching and Learning CTLT, Educational and Community Engagement Consultant, EIO Lauren Casey, Educational Consultant: Anti-Racist and Indigenous Initiatives	File:Summer Institute Building Capacity Slides.pdf
	Introduction to Assessment Design at UBC	Judy Chan Faculty Associate, Faculty Liaison LFS(Land and Food Systems); Nicole Ronan, Learning Design Consultant, CTLT
	Increasing Accessibility for Video	Michael Sider, Producer, UBC Studios