Thu, May 30, 2013 1:15 PM - 3:45 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. Technology is a powerful resource that can be used to strengthen existing educational practices. UBC faculty members have embraced the use of a wide-range of technology approaches and tools to support...
Interested in learning more about sustainability? Our events listing and featured events provides plenty of opportunities to get involved in sustainability, both on-and-off campus. If you are looking to highlight your sustainability event on campus, please visit UBC Events and tag your submission "sustainability" related.
Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Join us for a public talk with John Vaillant, Lori Daniels, and Suzanne Simard on the new wildfire reality facing urban BC.
Climate Justice is a business responsibility
Climate Change & Energy
Production, Consumption & Waste
Let’s get Rootbound: Grace Nosek on the Power of Climate Fiction and Art
Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
SDG Month Canada
Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Policy, Economics & Governance
Climate Emergency Week
Climate Emergency week at UBC seeks to convene and energize communities of climate action at UBC. Join our events, workshops and activities, and take collective action for justice, people, and our planet.
UBC Reads Sustainability
Part book club, part lecture series, and part opportunity to learn beyond the classroom. UBC Reads Sustainability is a forum for students across disciplines to discuss sustainability issues.
SDG Month Canada
SDG Month Canada is a national collaboration featuring workshops, panels, and other interactive programming to increase awareness of and engagement with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on university and college campuses.
Climate Justice Series
In response to the focus on climate justice as part of UBC’s Declaration of a Climate Emergency and recommendations from its Climate Emergency Task Force (CETF) Report the UBC Sustainability Initiative launched the Climate Justice Series, featuring sessions that examine climate justice from various perspectives, locally and globally.
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Thu, May 30, 2013 1:15 PM - 3:45 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. Skilled actors awe crowds with their physical prowess, vocal strength, flexibility and most importantly, their ability to forge a deep connection with an audience. How can we, as teachers, make use of...
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Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 06:15
Thu, May 30, 2013 9:15 AM - 11:45 AM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. This hands-on workshop is designed for faculty who want to learn more about the science of learning and discover 7 research-based principles and strategies (based on Susan Ambrose's How Learning Works)...
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Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 02:15
Wed, May 29, 2013 1:15 PM - 3:45 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. Evidence of your teaching and research accomplishments should be gathered with equal commitment and care. In developing a teaching portfolio, you learn to collect relevant materials, present them in an...
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 06:15
Wed, May 29, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. Consider the UBC student population: 79% speak two or more languages, and 50% speak English as their mother tongue. How can instructors draw the full academic potential out of our linguistically diverse...
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 05:00
Wed, May 29, 2013 9:15 AM - 11:45 AM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. In this workshop we will explore how arts-based activities and creative expression can support learners to develop understandings of concepts and theories. Arts-based and creative processes include such...
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 02:15
Tue, May 28, 2013 1:15 PM - 4:15 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. Students can provide useful formative (during a course) feedback for continuous teaching improvement. Asking for, providing, and responding to this feedback in respectful ways can benefit both instructors...
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 06:15
Tue, May 28, 2013 9:15 AM - 11:45 AM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. In this highly interactive session you will get an opportunity to not only learn about Team-Based Learning (TBL), but also to experience it firsthand. TBL is a powerful instructional strategy that...
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 02:15
Mon, May 27, 2013 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. The word “open” is increasingly being mentioned in conjunction with teaching and learning. Open education is an effort to eliminate access barriers, such as time and location, and this session will feature...
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Monday, May 27, 2013 - 07:30
Mon, May 27, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. How do education research results inform post-secondary teaching practice? This session will include some lessons learned from the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative at UBC and a recent wide survey...
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Monday, May 27, 2013 - 05:00