Celebrate Learning Week May 5–9

Celebrate Learning Week, stylized graphic of a tree with smaller trees growing off it

Join the 16th annual Celebrate Learning Week online and in-person from May 5–9, 2025. UBC faculty, staff and learners are invited to join this cross-campus, week-long teaching and learning forum, collaboratively hosted by UBCV and UBCO.

This year’s showcase is themed Collective Growth: Cultivating Meaningful Change, highlighting the ways we plant the seeds of change for lasting impacts in teaching and learning — showcasing collective growth, meaningful change and the relationships that make it possible.

Explore the full schedule, or see featured event highlights below.


Featured events

May 6 | Keynote featuring Rajiv Jhangiani — Designing for Justice: On Navigating Change as a Critical Pedagogue

Join this keynote session in considering ways in which educators and institutions can embrace and support meaningful change to widen equitable access, empower learners, cultivate critical consciousness and lead societal transformation.

May 5 | Student panel — Students as Catalysts for Change in Teaching and Learning

Hear from students as they share their perspectives on what it means to contribute to meaningful change in the classroom and beyond.

May 7 | Faculty panel — Cross Faculty Collaborations: Innovations for Cultivating Growth

Hear from faculty members as they speak about their experience of collaborating across disciplines to initiate meaningful change in program design, local communities, as well as how collaboration impacts the student experience.

May 8 | Leadership panel — Connecting Within and Across Campuses: Fostering Collaborations that Support Meaningful Change

Hear from UBCV and UBCO leaders in teaching and learning discuss collaborations and partnerships that support institutional priorities and enhance pedagogical practices.