{"id":259,"date":"2018-04-06T13:09:50","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T20:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/dchen\/?page_id=259"},"modified":"2019-05-05T15:54:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-05T22:54:31","slug":"professional-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/dchen\/about\/professional-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Development"},"content":{"rendered":"

As mentioned in my Teaching Philosophy<\/a>, learning is\u00a0a commitment to the process of personal growth and transformation. These professional development opportunities are examples of my personal commitment to this intentional, formative, and unending process – with goals to enhance the impact of my educational development work in transforming the teaching and learning landscape in higher education.<\/p>\n

Conferences that I have attended:<\/h3>\n

2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cascadia Open Education Summit<\/a>, Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre, April 2019
\nOpen In Action<\/a>, KPU Richmond Campus, March 2019<\/p>\n

2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

ETUG Fall Workshop<\/a>, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, November 2018
\nEducational Developers Caucus Conference<\/a>, University of Victoria, February 2018
\nFirst Year Educator’s Symposium<\/a>, University of British Columbia, January 2018<\/p>\n

2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learning Specialist Association of Canada Regional Conference<\/a>, December 2017<\/p>\n

Conferences that I have presented at:<\/h3>\n

2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Doner, S., Che<\/b>n, D<\/strong>., & Fraser, R. (2018, May). Pop-up Community of Practice for Accessibility in Post-Secondary Education. Interactive session presented at the\u00a0Festival of Learning<\/a>\u00a0of BCcampus. (Session Plan<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Other professional development opportunities:<\/h3>\n

UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0UBC Extended Learning, September 2018 – April 2019<\/em><\/p>\n

I completed a part-time\u00a0International Coaching Federation (ICF) – Accredited Coach Training\u00a0Program<\/strong> (ACTP)<\/strong>\u00a0to develop the skills and confidence to influence positive engagement, culture and performance\u00a0in individuals, teams and groups. I am currently working towards my ICF Associated Certified Coach (ACC) credential.<\/p>\n

Advancing Learning Through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL), January \u2013 February 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Through this network of research-intensive universities\u00a0interested in improving STEM undergraduate teaching through graduate student and postdoc training, I completed an eight-week online course to learn about \u201cteaching as research\u201d \u2013 a deliberate, systematic, and reflective use of research methods to develop and implement teaching practices that advance the learning experiences and outcomes of both students and instructors.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Certificate Program in Advanced Teaching and Learning<\/strong><\/a>, UBC CTLT, September 2015 \u2013 December 2016<\/em><\/p>\n

This program supports graduate students seeking excellence in teaching and learning in their future roles as faculty and in other educational leadership positions. Through interactive in-person sessions and online module participation, interdisciplinary participants grapple with pedagogical theories, confront and examine our assumptions around teaching and learning, and integrate learning through teaching practicum supported by mentors\/teaching practitioners. Additionally, critical reflection and self-appraisal skills were encouraged and cultivated through maintaining a teaching reflection blog throughout the program.<\/p>\n

Psych 503: Teaching in Psychology<\/strong>, Department of Psychology, UBC, January – May 2015<\/em><\/p>\n

The course aims to empower novice instructors to effectively help others learn, while making well-informed, thoughtful instructional decisions. I enrolled in this cross-interdisciplinary course to further explore different perspectives on good teaching, lesson planning and classroom management, course design, evaluation of learning, and effective use of technology. It helped me deepen and integrate my ongoing learning with goals to become a more effective scholarly instructor.<\/p>\n

Last Updated: May 5, 2019<\/p>\n

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