The call to develop an ethical teaching approach that both promotes justice and does not perpetuate harm is more urgent now than ever. This course combines hands-on experiential learning with multimedia resources to give an overview of recent educational theories and their intersection with promoting inclusivity and justice in the classroom. Tuesdays, 3:30pm – 5:30pm, starting September 14. ΔΔ
2 deltas
We use Δ’s (deltas) as units assigned to courses. Participants can earn Δ’s by taking Delta courses, or those that have prior approval. These courses are worth 2 Δ’s.
Future and First Year Faculty Teaching Academy
Learn teaching and learning fundamentals in this 6-day course designed for future and early career faculty, meeting July 13–15 and July 20–22. Δ
Applying Active Learning: Using Writing to Teach in Any Discipline
Learn how to use writing to promote students’ active learning, while maximizing your own time, in any disciplinary or course context. ΔΔ
Summer Teaching Institute at the University of British Columbia
Explore active learning, formative, summative, and hypothesis-driven assessment, and responsiveness to diversity. Participants will examine a variety of teaching practices and principles and will participate in peer-evaluated micro-teaching exercise. June 14 – 23. ΔΔ
Basics of Online Learning and Teaching
Build your own online course in this blended 10-week course that walks students through online course development in a mix of synchronous sessions and asynchronous activities. ΔΔ
Moving beyond boilerplate: Equity and Inclusion in the College Classroom
Unpack the mechanisms that give rise to inequity in higher education, examine our own participation in those mechanisms, and generate alternative ways of teaching that challenge those mechanisms. ΔΔ
Teaching in Science and Engineering: The College Classroom
Develop foundational knowledge of evidence-based pedagogical practices, explore how excellence and diversity are intertwined, and try new teaching approaches in a supportive environment. ΔΔ
Equity in STEM for All Genders
Analyze gender bias and collaboratively develop approaches to counter gender bias in STEM in this 9-week online course. ΔΔ
Online Teaching Practicum
The Online Teaching Practicum is a unique opportunity to learn how to effectively support synchronous online learning, with the option to propose and facilitate a future online workshop. ΔΔ
Leveraging Tech to Teach
Teach better and more efficiently by harnessing learning technologies in your practice. We’ll explore how to effectively use tools such as videos, interactive media, screencasting, games and simulations, online discussions, and of course, Canvas. Thursdays, 1:00pm–4:00pm, starting September 9. ΔΔ