The CTLT Spring Institute is a forum for UBC educators to collaborate, network and engage in knowledge exchange.
Hosted by the Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology (CTLT), join a range of in-person, multi-access and online workshops running between May 29–June 1.
Following the theme Embracing Creativity and Risk Taking in the New Normal, sessions will focus on purposeful innovation in teaching practices, academic integrity, accessibility, educational research, student services and learning technology — including generative AI and ChatGPT in teaching and learning.
Featured events
May 29 | Exploring the Opportunities and Ethical Considerations of Generative AI in Teaching and Learning
In this hands-on session, explore various generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT and Bing), learn how to write effective prompts, and critically assess the content generated. Through the session, we will discuss the application or barriers of Generative AI to various teaching contexts and disciplines, including brainstorming together ideas for designing activities and assessments for your own classrooms in an era of Generative AI.
May 30 | How Can We Equitably Support Students’ Access, Engagement and Expectations, Across Hybrid and Multi-access Modalities?
Join a collaborative workshop designed to explore hybrid and multi-access learning in diverse teaching contexts. With featured Faculty of Medicine speakers Katie Bunting and Michael Lee, this interactive session will focus on fostering equitable access and engagement in these learning modalities while acknowledging the creativity often needed to navigate these complex environments.
May 31 | New and Creative Ways to Embed Climate and Sustainability in your Class: Approaches from Five Faculties at UBC
A growing number of UBC faculty from across disciplines are incorporating sustainability and climate change content into their courses and programs. Hear from faculty members from Applied Science, Arts, Education, Science, and Medicine’s Dr. Lindsay Rogers, who have first-hand experience in developing innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to sustainability and climate education with support from the Sustainability Hub.
June 1 | Conscious Learning and Academic Integrity: Designing Reflective Paths Towards Student Learning
This 60-minute workshop will address some of the concerns raised by instructors about the effect of ChatGPT and similar AI platforms on academic integrity and deep learning. Explore techniques to replace students’ opportunity to use others’ work and others’ voices, with their own work and voices, and to help students recognize their own strengths.
