2024 W1 FNH 302 001 – September to December 2024

Email contact information –tianxi.yang@ubc.ca

Course overview:
This course will introduce principles and procedures for analyzing the chemical and physical properties of food, proximate analysis, an introduction to instrumental analysis, and data reporting and analysis.

A few more details about the course:

Course code – 2024 W1 FNH 302 001
Delivery – In person.
September 2024 to December 2024
Weekly Schedule – Lecture (Tuesdays & Tuesdays, 9-11 am); Tutorial (Wednesday, 11 am -12 pm)

If interested, please apply through the LFS TA Application, email me above, and provide a recent CV.

Thanks,
Tianxi Yang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Food Science
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia
Email: tianxi.yang@ubc.ca
Website: Yang Lab at UBC
https://www.landfood.ubc.ca/tianxi-yang/

Hello LFS TAs! Thanks to everyone who came out to pick up goodie bags– it was so nice to see you all.

For those who didn’t have a chance to make it out, we’d still love to hear more about how your term went! Please take a minute to fill out this survey. Your feedback helps us improve the LFS TA Training Program to best suit your needs.

https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dhCaDzZEvnLz8r4

Any questions? Email Lexis (lexis.ly@ubc.ca) and Steven (sbristow@student.ubc.ca)

Happy end-of-term, LFS TAs! We want to thank you for all your hard work over the year. Take a break from marking and come grab a goodie bag, courtesty of the LFS TA Training Program.

On Monday, April 22, your LFS TA Coordinators (Lexis and Steven) will have goodie bags for you! Come say hello and let us know how your term went. Find us at:

MCML Lobby: 2:00 – 3:00pm

FNH Lobby: 3:15 – 4:15pm

Let us know you that you want a goodie bag –> https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9pmDITisDDwKOBU

See you then!

Your LFS TA Coordinators,

Lexis (lexis.ly@ubc.ca) and Steven (sbristow@student.ubc.ca)

Hi LFS TAs!

We still have *two spots left* LFS graduate students to take the Instructional Skills Workshop this year. These spots are subsidized through the LFS Training Program.

If you’re interested in attending, please email your TA Coordinators (lexisly@mail.ubc.ca and sbristow@student.ubc.ca). Details about upcoming ISWs are below.

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The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) will be offering a Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) on May 25, June 1 & 2, 2024.

The Grad ISW is a 24-hour, fully participatory, and peer-based professional development workshop for graduate students that is beneficial to both new and experienced instructors.

Please note: You must attend all sessions and complete all independent work for the complete duration of the workshop, (i.e. the entire 24-hour workshop).

To apply for the waitlist for May 25, June 1 & 2, 2024 ISW click here: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-may-25-june-1-2-2024-preliminary-application/

Application opens on April 12 at 9 am and closes on May 22  at 4:30 pm. By clicking this link, you are applying for the WAITLIST only and this DOES NOT register you for the workshop. Graduate ISWs at UBC are in high demand. To create an equitable registration process all graduate students who apply for an ISW will first be enrolled on a waitlist, from which participants are randomly selected. If a participant has applied for more than one ISW waitlist, their name will appear more frequently when generating the participant list, giving them a higher chance of being selected for an ISW. If you are accepted into the workshop, you will be contacted by our office to confirm your registration. For more information and a list of all upcoming sessions visit: http://ctlt.ubc.ca/gradisw

Workshop Eligibility:

Please read the application process and workshop eligibility prior to applying.

A participant who wishes to take the Grad ISW is eligible if they are:

a full-time or part-time registered graduate student at UBC during the academic term when the ISW is offered
a graduate student at UBC who has completed degree requirements but has not yet convocated
a joint degree graduate student who is enrolled at UBC and another institution
a graduate student at UBC pursuing non-degree studies
a visiting graduate student that is eligible to take courses

A participant who wishes to take the Grad ISW is not eligible if they are:

not a graduate student at UBC
a graduate student at UBC who has on-leave status
a visiting graduate student that is not eligible to take courses

REMINDER! This Friday, the LFS TA Training Program is hosting a workshop to help improve your assessment and feedback. Come learn some strategies for success with your fellow TAs and enjoy lunch, on us!

RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/gradingandfeedback

• Strategies for TA Success: Grading & Feedback
• Who: New TAs, experienced TAs, prospective TAs, and any other LFS students who are interested in improving their teaching!
• When: Friday, March 8th @ 10:30am – 12:30pm
• Where: Michael Smith Laboratories Room 101

Did you know that you can count this workshop toward your LFS Advanced TA Skills Certificate? This workshop is considered a part of your “Teaching Fundamentals” quota. For more info on the Certificate: https://blogs.ubc.ca/lfsta/resources/#forms

See you soon!

LFS TA Coordinators

Lexis (lexisly@mail.ubc.ca) and Steven (sbristow@student.ubc.ca)

Hello, Graduate Students,

Yes, it’s already time to think about the Winter terms of 2024/25 …
The LFS TA Application will open soon to accept applications to TA for all 2024/25 Winter terms.

NOTE: for returning TAs – updates in your Additional Information are required before you can view the courses. There are new fields to complete and update yearly going forward.

As mandated by the CUPE 2278-UBC agreement, the LFS TA Application will only be open for students to apply from:

• 10:00am, Sunday, March 31st, 2024 – Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 4:30pm. 

  After closing April 30th at 4:30pm, application is limited exclusively to invitation by instructor or administrator.If you are off-campus you must use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access the website.
  Check the UBC IT website for help at: hxxps://it.ubc.ca/services/email-voice-internet/myvpn.
  (Replace “hxxps:” with “https:” after pasting address into your browser.)

  Questions or issues with the LFS TA App? Email Virginia Frankian at lfs.ta@ubc.ca

  Best regards,
  Virginia

Virginia S Frankian
Academic Coordinator
Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Dean’s Office
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
Traditional Ancestral Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Musqueam Territory
Food, Nutrition and Health Building
230-2205 East Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone 604 822 0434

For all TA-related correspondence, please use lfs.ta@ubc.ca.
Link: LFS TA Application

Grading and providing feedback can be a challenge for new and experienced TAs. Come learn some strategies for success with the LFS TA Training Program and enjoy lunch, on us!

Strategies for TA Success: Grading & Feedback

Who: New TAs, experienced TAs, prospective TAs, and any other LFS students who are interested in improving their teaching!

• When: Friday, March 8th @ 10:30am – 12:30pm
• Where: Michael Smith Laboratories Room 101
• RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/gradingandfeedback

  Plus, you can count this workshop toward your LFS Advanced TA Skills Certificate as a “Teaching Fundamentals” workshop. For more info on the Certificate: https://blogs.ubc.ca/lfsta/resources/#forms

Questions? Contact your LFS TA Coordinators Lexis (lexis.ly@ubc.ca) or Steven (sbristow@student.ubc.ca)

See you there!