Survey: UBC student experiences of emergency remote teaching
This April, a survey was conducted to better understand the UBC student experience of transitioning to remote learning and its impact on student wellbeing because of the COVID-19 outbreak. See the results.
Celebrating Teaching Excellence: Nominating a 3M National Teaching Fellowship 2020
The CTLT hosted an online panel featuring some of UBC’s 3M National Teaching Fellows. The panellists compared their experiences on what made their packages successful, as well as provided advice for future nominees.
Improving accessibility with open resources
The CTLT’s Academic Director, Christina Hendricks, shares the department’s commitment to creating open and accessible resources. Read the full statement.
What we’re reading: Isabeau Iqbal
In the February edition of Dialogues, Isabeau Iqbal reviews one of her most recent reads “Connected Teaching” by Harriet Schwartz. Read about it.
Recap: TA Institute 2020
From January 13 to 16, graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants (TAs) and aspiring TAs gathered at the CTLT for the TA Institute, a four-day workshop series on teaching. Read about their learning experience.
Peering into the Classroom
After 19 years of post-secondary teaching, John Vigna decided to rededicate and re-energize his teaching practice with an outrageous idea: to have every lecture of his 12-week Introduction to Writing Fiction course peer reviewed. Read about his journey.
Career development program helps build a sense of community for new faculty at UBC
The CTLT Teaching Development Program for New Faculty is designed to support UBC faculty members who are new to teaching at UBC. Read an interview with Emily Renoe, Senior Educational Consultant, to learn more about the program.
Recap: 2019 Winter Institute
This space offered UBC’s teaching and learning community an opportunity to network and come together to share, reflect, and enhance their teaching practices on student learning and experiences.
What we’re reading 2019 highlights
“What we’re reading” is a regular feature in Dialogues, the CTLT’s bi-monthly newsletter. This edition, we are pleased to present a look at this year’s highlights with contributions from Christina Hendricks, Afsaneh Sharif, Ido Roll, Hanae Tsukada, Jeff Miller and Jackie Stewart.
Why sexual assault awareness month should matter to us all
As UBC approaches the tenth year of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, it’s important to reflect on the efforts to date and how the university can further support this impactful initiative. Read the interview with Sasha Wiley-Shaw to learn more.
