How can we build a culture of kindness and caring that supports faculty and student wellbeing without sacrificing our high standards and quality education?
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.
Facilitators: Dr. Roberta Borgen & Parm Gill
In this workshop, participants will learn about some essential online teaching practices. We will be integrating the recommendations and suggestions of some of our very own UBC instructors (through the power of video) to help reflect upon our personal challenges and areas of growth in online teaching.
Come and be inspired and set some goals for your online teaching and learning for the Winter 2 session and beyond.
Facilitators: Ian Linkletter & Helen DeWaard
Synchronous and asynchronous discussions can be an important part of creating community, sharing knowledge, and engaging students in group activities.
Come and explore tools and techniques for using breakout rooms and discussion forums for student collaborations and discussions.
Facilitators: Simone Hausknecht & Arshiya Malik
ETS is hosting H5P Design Studio, a one-hour drop-in event for support creating objects with H5P – an open source tool that helps you make interactive learning content for Canvas or WordPress. You can learn more about H5P and how to get started on our webpage: ets.educ.ubc.ca/h5p.
Need expert help taking your H5P objects to the next level? We have you covered! Want to make an idea come true, but don’t know how to start? We’re here to help! Join us and let’s explore H5P together.
Facilitators: Ian Linkletter + Micah Pryne
Adapting to online teaching can be challenging. In this session, we will talk about the whys of using video in asynchronous teaching and the tools available to instructors to adapt to the online learning environment.
Facilitators: Helen DeWaard & Arshiya Malik
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.
With over 40 content types to choose from, there is something for everyone.
Facilitators: Parm Gill + Micah Pryne
Learn how to grade and give feedback in Canvas. This one-hour workshop is interactive and requires pre-registration so we can prepare your activities. It is intended for instructors currently teaching using Canvas.
Using a time-saving tool called SpeedGrader, you can give students enhanced feedback using document annotation, media comments, and rubrics. This workshop will give you hands-on experience in using it to the benefit of you and your students.
Facilitators: Tara Rogic + Faeyza Mufti
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