LDDI Games Club
Tuesday, May 21 | 12pm – 2pm
The Faculty of Education hosted its monthly event where faculty, staff, and students were encouraged to bring their own games or join existing ones. It was a delightful occasion for friendly competition and connecting with fabulous individuals.
A Workshop for BEd Instructors: Getting in Sync With Your Digital Classroom
Wednesday, May 15 | 12pm – 1pm
This workshop provided evidence-based practices and pedagogical methods for online hybrid course designs. It guided decision-making, informed teaching choices, and helped identify priorities in online learning. Participants learned practical strategies to organize, present, pace, and structure courses for enhanced student engagement. The workshop showcased tools for individual and collaborative online activities, emphasizing inclusivity, diversity, and digital wellness.
Facilitators: Gabrielle Coombs, Kalisa Young, and Jamilee Baroud
Orientation to Learning Technologies for Instructors
Wednesday, May 8 | 12pm – 1pm
In this orientation workshop for new Faculty of Education instructors, we explored the services and learning technologies available at UBC. We looked into how technology can be used to improve your teaching experience, and how to find support if you need it. This session covered:
• Overview of UBC Learning Technology Ecosystem
• UBC Technologies
• UBC Technology Services
• Intro to the Canvas LMS
Facilitators: Maryam Danaei Ababin and Eduardo Rebagliati
Tea With AI
Tuesday, April 30 | 12pm – 1pm
In this Tea With AI we focused on the intersection of Wellbeing and AI. Guided by UBC’s Wellbeing Strategic Framework, we explored three priority areas: mental health, physical exercise and food and nutrition.
Facilitators: LDDI Team
Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace
Tuesday, April 23 | 12pm – 2pm
Thursday, April 25 | 1pm – 2:30pm
In this LDDI professional development session, we delved into the murky waters of the rapidly evolving AI landscape in our diverse workplace contexts. With activities designed for various tools, we critically engaged Faculty of Education staff with generative AI from different lenses and perspectives, and had them gain the confidence to make informed decisions about AI.
Facilitators: LDDI Team
LDDI Games Club
Tuesday, April 16 | 12pm – 1pm
The Faculty of Education hosted its monthly event where faculty, staff, and students were encouraged to bring their own games or join existing ones. It was a delightful occasion for friendly competition and connecting with fabulous individuals.
An Inter-Institutional Action on Climate Change: A Spotlight on Public Health
Tuesday, April 16 | 12pm – 1pm
This interactive Viewpoint session was an extension of our collaborative podcast series titled, An Inter-Institutional Action on Climate Change, where thought leaders in social institutions engaged in dialogue to discover transformative learning opportunities to address climate change.
Panelists: Nafis Rahman, Lana Voracek, RN, BSN
From Print to Pixels: Working, Collaborating and Sharing Sustainably
Wednesday, April 10 | 12pm – 1pm
In this workshop, we identified wasteful paper-based practices and showed how to adopt digital solutions to reduce environmental impact and improve efficiency. LDDI showcased how digitization can support how you work, read, annotate, share, collaborate, and present, sustainably.
Facilitators: LDDI Team
Tea with AI
Tuesday, March 26 | 12pm – 1pm
During this event we played with new AI tools.This month’s theme was: Multimedia production tools and AI. We explored:
• Adobe Firefly
• Adobe Podcast
• DaVinci AI
• Descript.
Facilitators: LDDI Team.
Zoom and Interactivity
Thursday, March 21 | 12pm – 1pm
During the workshop, we showcased various strategies and tools to make Zoom Meetings more interactive and engaging. Participants gained instant feedback and unlocked meaningful collaboration through each tool’s features. This workshop bid farewell to unengaging meetings and welcomed productive ones!This workshop covered:
• An overview of Zoom’s interactive features, Padlet and Mentimeter
• Live demonstrations of common features within these tools
• Best practices and things to be aware of
• LDDI’s Padlet and Mentimeter support and services.
Facilitators: Maryam Danaei Ababin, Kristofer Mah, and Eduardo Rebagliati.