Tea With AI
Tuesday, May 21 | 12pm – 1pm
Join us for Tea with AI!
This month, our spotlight is on ‘AI for K-12 Educators’. We will be looking at the BC Ministry of Education’s guidance on Digital literacy and the Use of AI in Education. Additionally, we will be exploring two AI tools: Diffit for Teachers, and MagicSchool.
Location: Neville Scarfe, Room 1008
Facilitators:
The LDDI Team
Indigenous Art & Sustainability: Hands-on Beaded Earring Workshop
Tuesday, May 28 | 12pm – 2pm
Come join Cheyenne Cunningham for an outdoor hands-on Sustainable Beaded Earring Workshop on May 28th from 12:00 – 2:00 PM. Cheyenne will provide a unique and authentic learning opportunity for you to gain a greater awareness of Indigenous people's connections with beadwork, food, and nature. A BBQ Salmon lunch and all beading materials will be provided. This workshop is limited to 20 participants. We will meet in the Neville Scarfe Building, room 1008. Don’t forget your sunscreen and a hat!
Location: Meet in Neville Scarfe, Room 1008
Facilitator:
Cheyenne Cunningham
Learning Technology Orientation for KIN HPCTL
Monday, June 10 | 9:30am – 11am
this workshop, we will introduce students from the High Performance Coaching and Technical Leadership (MHPCTL) masters program at the School of Kinesiology (KIN) to learning technologies used at UBC, such as Canvas, UBC Blogs, and Camtasia. The workshop will have various hands-on activities to get students started right in UBC journey.
Location: Chan Gunn Pavilion
Facilitators:
The LDDI Learning Technology Team
* This event is only for starting Master of High Performance Coaching and Technical Leadership (HCPTL) students
LDDI Games Club
Tuesday, June 18 | 12pm – 1pm
It's your turn!
Bring your own games or join one of ours! Each month, Faculty of Education faculty, staff, and students are welcome to play some games and connect with some fabulous folks over friendly competition.
Location: Neville Scarfe, Room 1008
Facilitators:
The LDDI Team
An Interinstitutional Action on Climate Change: Voices for Environmental Change in Policy and Economics
Tuesday, June 25 | 12pm - 1pm
This interactive Viewpoint session is an extension of our collaborative podcast series titled, An Inter-Institutional Action on Climate Change, where thought leaders in social institutions engage in dialogue to discover transformative learning opportunities to address climate change.
In this session, Dr. Patrick Baylis, Assistant Professor and Environmental Economist, UBC, and Michael Wolfe, Richmond City Council will share their leadership experience in environmental education and public responses to climate change in their respective fields.
Location: Zoom
Panel:
Patrick Baylis
Michael Wolfe
Tea with AI
Tuesday, June 25 | 12pm – 1pm
Join us for Tea with AI!
Designing and setting up inclusive content can be challenging. Can AI be a helping hand in this process? Can students be guided to use AI tools to interact with the course content in a more inclusive way? Come and join us for a candid conversation on Inclusive Content and AI.
Location: Neville Scarfe, Room 1008
Facilitators:
The LDDI Team
Turnitin and Canvas
Thursday, June 27 | 12pm – 1pm
It's your turn!
Join us in this workshop to learn how to use Turnitin’s “Plagiarism Framework” integration with Canvas. This new integration allows the tools to work together more closely and efficiently. Turnitin is a plagiarism-prevention tool that helps you check the academic integrity of student writing. Specifically, we will look at:
• enable Turnitin assignments within the existing Canvas assignment workflow,
• access Turnitin’s plagiarism checking via the Canvas SpeedGrader,
• grade and provide feedback on Turnitin submissions within the Canvas SpeedGrader, and
• view Turnitin’s potential plagiarism indicators directly in the Canvas Gradebook.
Location: Zoom
Facilitators:
Eduardo Rebagliati
Kalisa Young
Learning Design Drop-In
Tuesday, July 16 | 12pm – 1pm
Do you have a question about course design strategies? Are you looking for additional insights and support? Join us for a Drop-In session with our learning design team! Our experienced team members will answer your design-related questions and empower you with guidance and resources for creating engaging learning experiences.
This session is open to faculty members only. Registration is optional — sign up below to receive a reminder email, or just come by the LDDI office during the session and one of our learning designers will be happy to chat with you.
Location: Neville Scarfe, Room 1008
Facilitators:
The LDDI Team
Tea with AI
Tuesday, July 23 | 12pm – 1pm
Join us for Tea with AI! In this session, we will explore AI in Video Production for Teaching and Learning. Explore and learn how to use Camtasia Rev, the AI feature in Camtasia that allows you to transform recordings and screencasts into a completed product with backgrounds, effects, and filter template selections. Instantly add polish with AI. We will also explore other video production AI tools such as Descript and Luma Dream Machine.
Location: Neville Scarfe, Room 1008
Facilitators:
LDDI Team
Learning Design Drop-In
Tuesday, August 13 | 12pm – 1pm
Thinking about designing your courses for September and wondering what strategies to use? Are you looking for additional insights and support? Join us for a Drop-In session with our learning design team! Our experienced team members will answer your design-related questions and empower you with guidance and resources for creating engaging learning experiences.
This session is open to all Faculty of Education faculty members, sessional instructors and TAs. Registration is optional — sign up below to receive a reminder email, or just come by the LDDI office during the session and one of our learning designers will be happy to chat with you.
Location: Neville Scarfe, Room 1008
Facilitators:
The LDDI Team