Past Events

Canvas Orientation + 1:1 Breakout Rooms

Canvas Orientation + 1:1 Breakout Rooms

Tuesday, January 5 | 2:00PM – 3:00PM

Receive one-on-one support for all your questions about setting up and teaching online with Canvas and other learning technology tips and tricks.

Facilitator: Ian Linkletter
Co-facilitator: Micah Pryne

Teaching Online: UBC Instructors Share Their Experiences

Teaching Online: UBC Instructors Share Their Experiences

Thursday, December 10 | 1:00PM – 2:00PM

This workshop will integrate the recommendations of some of our very own UBC instructors to help reflect upon our personal challenges and areas of growth in online teaching.

Facilitator: Verena Roberts
Co-facilitator: Ian Linkletter

Zoom Exploration

Zoom Exploration

Thursday, December 3 | 2:00PM – 3:00PM

Zoom is a web-conferencing application for moderating classes, meetings, or other group collaborations virtually. Join us for this session to learn more about Zoom and actively explore features that you can use for teaching virtual classes!

Facilitator: Arshiya Malik

Collaborate Ultra Web Conferencing in Canvas

Collaborate Ultra Web Conferencing in Canvas

Thursday, December 3 | 10:00AM – 11:00AM

Learn about how to set up Collaborate Ultra – a ​video/audio web-conferencing and collaboration tool in Canvas – and use it to teach your classes.

Facilitator: Ian Linkletter

Recording Lectures with Kaltura Capture and Zoom

Recording Lectures with Kaltura Capture and Zoom

Thursday, November 26 | 1:00PM – 2:00PM

This session will delve into Zoom and Kaltura, including best practices on using these tools for teaching remote classes.

Facilitator: Micah Pryne

Peer Review using Peer Scholar

Peer Review using Peer Scholar

Wednesday, November 18 | 11:00AM – 12:00PM

Join us to learn more about use cases and design principles for peer reviewed assignments, as well as an orientation to navigating, building, and grading assessments through PeerScholar.

Facilitator: Tara Rogic
Co-facilitators: Arshiya Malik & Helen DeWaard

Creating Interactive Content with H5P

Creating Interactive Content with H5P

Thursday, November 12 | 11:00AM – 12:00PM

Want to make online learning a more interactive experience for students? Learn how to easily create interactive, shareable, reusable content in H5P and easily embed content into Canvas.

Facilitator: Stoo Sepp
Co-facilitator: Micah Pryne

Alternative Assessment Practices

Alternative Assessment Practices

Wednesday, November 4 | 1:00PM – 2:00PM

A look at some of the assessment practices that can be used in the online environment as alternatives to traditional assessment strategies.

Facilitator: Meghan McMillen

Open Pedagogies, Practices and Resources

Open Pedagogies, Practices and Resources

Thursday, October 29 | 12:00PM – 1:00PM

This workshop looks at how Open Education can enhance student learning. As educators some of our values are centred on sharing of knowledge. UBC encourages open scholarship for teaching, learning, and research.

Facilitator: Ian Linkletter
Co-facilitator: Will Engle

Creating a Culture of Care

Creating a Culture of Care

Friday, October 23 | 1:00PM – 2:00PM

In this session we will share tips and strategies for creating e-learning environments that are welcoming, engaging, compassionate, and flexible enough to accommodate the diverse strengths and needs of our learners and faculty.

Facilitator: Roberta Borgen
Co-facilitator: Parm Gill