The 6th annual UBC Celebrate Learning Week is a week-long showcase to celebrate teaching and learning opportunities available to our students, faculty, staff, and community at UBC Vancouver. Events honour and promote student learning and development opportunities, and explore possibilities of further enhancing the learning environment at UBC. UBC Celebrate Learning Week will be held October 20 – October 26, 2013 at various locations on and off campus. It will feature open lectures, information sessions, workshops, poster sessions, student advising activities, and more. You can find out more about Celebrate Learning Week at http://celebratelearning.ubc.ca.
Join CTLT during Celebrate Learning Week to explore innovative teaching practices that are impacting the student learning experience at UBC.
Flexible Learning Showcase
Wednesday, October 23
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Lillooet Room 301, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
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Earlier this year, UBC launched the Flexible Learning Initiative with the goal of expanding the use of innovative technologies and teaching methods to improve student learning across the University. UBC has long been a leader and an innovator in this field, thanks to endeavors like the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative, the Science Centre for Learning and Teaching (formerly called Skylight), and many other projects spearheaded by faculty members who are interested in this evolving field. After an initial call for proposals in June 2013, 41 projects are currently being supported through the Flexible Learning Initiative. They span themes such as the flipped classroom, the creation of open resources, students as co-producers of learning content, and community-based learning experiences for students. In total, 100 courses comprising approximately 34,000 student enrolments will be impacted over the duration of these projects. Join this interactive presentation to learn about how this first round of projects is progressing and what we’re learning as students and educators.
How Learning Works
Thursday, October 24
9:30am – 12:30pm
Dodson Room 302, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
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Michele DiPietro, co-author of How Learning Works, believes that “we owe our students a learning environment that fosters metacognitive awareness and a lifelong learning disposition.” Many UBC instructors have engaged in learning theory to develop learning activities that support the teaching values that DiPietro espouses. The University’s recently launched Flexible Learning Initiative and its strategic plan, Place and Promise, demonstrate UBC’s commitment to these values at an institutional level. Join CTLT and a panel of experienced instructors to explore some of the research-based principles that frame How Learning Works and ways to apply the current theory of how people learn to teaching practice. Participants will leave the session with a framework to consider when working through learning and course designs.
TLEF Showcase
Monday, October 21
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Golden Jubilee Room 400, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Event information
The Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) provides a unique opportunity for faculty and students at UBC Vancouver to create and lead projects that will enrich and improve the student learning experience at UBC. A variety of successful projects will be featured in this display. The display will be launched with an interactive oral presentation session during which grant holders will briefly present their projects and be available to answer questions
For more information on the annual TLEF adjudication process, please visit: http://tlef.ubc.ca.
Teaching Assistant (TA) Training Poster Display
Monday, October 21 – Friday, October 25
9:00am – 4:00pm
2nd Floor, Student Union Building
Event information
Teaching Assistants play an important role in facilitating learning at UBC. This TA training poster display will showcase the different processes departments and faculties use to train their teaching assistants. It is intended to provide information to students who may be interested in becoming TAs, and it is also an opportunity for faculties to share information with each other about their approaches to TA Training.
For more information on the TA Training Program, please visit http://vpacademic.ubc.ca/ta-training-programs.
This article was published in the September 2013 CTLT Newsletter, Dialogues. Below is a list of the articles included in the issue:
- Truth and Reconciliation at UBC: Learning About the Past and Present to Transform the Future
- Celebrate Learning at UBC! (currently viewing)
- UBC Course Offerings Feature Students as Producers of Content
- Update on Connect Issues
Find out more information about the CTLT Newsletter, Dialogues.
