2023 Fall TA Orientation Ad

I hope you’re having a good week!

I’m wondering if you’re able to share some information with LFS grad students about the upcoming LFS TA Orientation happening on Sept 6th. I have attached the poster with a QR code for students who would like to attend to RSVP.

The orientation is geared towards current TAs but any who has TAed or is planning on TAing in LFS is also welcome to attend to learn about the program, it’s resources and participate I some teaching-related training.

Date: Sept 6th, 2023

Location: MCML 350

Schedule overview: 

12:00 Arrival and Lunch (Free lunch if you RSVP and attend the welcome & overview. If yo did notRSVP, we will have a limited number of extra food available)

12:30 Welcome from LFS TA Coordinators

12:35 Welcome from LFS Dean

12:40 Overview of LFS Learning Centre

12:45 Overview CUPE

1:15 CTLT representative

1:20 Break for workshop 1

1:30 Workshop 1: Leading Discussions

3:05 Workshop 2: Equitable Marking

4:35 Wrap up

5:00 Social at Corners Pub (game and prizes)

 

Cheers,

Alysha Deslippe, PhD(c)

Doctoral Student, LFS TA Training Program Coordinator

Nutrition and Eating Behaviour (NEB) Lab | Healthy Starts

University of British Columbia | BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute

alyshade@student.ubc.ca | alysha.deslippe@bcchr.ubc.ca

TA Hours: 67 hrs – FNH 345/HUNU 545 January to April 2024

Email contact information – sinead.feeney@ubc.ca

Course overview:

This course will introduce students to counselling in dietetics. The role of privilege, systemic identities, internal and external biases, core beliefs, personal values and expectations will also be considered. Topics will include communication theory, foundational counselling skills, theories of behaviour change, motivational interviewing, goal setting, learning abilities and styles, obstacles to effective communication, Safe and Effective Use of Self (SEUS), multicultural competence, and ethical standards in nutrition counselling.

Work Performed:

Use moderately detailed marking guides to mark class assignments and projects. Submit the verified marks to the instructor using an Excel spreadsheet. Be available for occasional office hours at particular times prior to assignments/projects being due and be able to correspond by email when needed. Meet with students after assignments have been returned to refer unresolved queries about grading to the instructor. Assist with posting lectures and assignments to canvas and other communications. Attend some of the lectures to assist instructor with activities during the lecture.

Minimum qualifications and skills

Education and knowledge requirements: Preference will be given to graduate students in Human Nutrition, Health Sciences and Counselling psychology who have obtained an undergraduate degree in nutrition or dietetics and have a thorough understanding of nutrition, health and counselling techniques. Certificates in any continued education in counselling methods/skills an asset. Skills: Ability to correspond effectively with the instructor and to ask questions when uncertain about grading responsibilities. Very good organizational skills. Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail (marking assignments, entering data into spreadsheets). Ability to communicate effectively with the students with their questions. Ability to navigate Canvas and Zoom very well to assist with tasks associated.

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

Many thanks!
Sinead Feeney

 

Sinéad Feeney, MSc, RD

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Registered Dietitian

Provincial Adult Tertiary Specialized Eating Disorders Program (PATSED)

Cardiac Dietitian | Transplant & Heart Failure | Heart Centre | Providence Health Care

Lecturer in Dietetics Education |  University of British Columbia

sfeeney@providencehealth.bc.ca

sinead.feeney@ubc.ca

 

Subject: New Awards Resources Available – Webinar Recordings and Presentations

Dear all,

The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies has added a new webinar and presentation section to the Awards page.

Please visit https://www.grad.ubc.ca/scholarships-awards-funding, scroll to the bottom of the page, and select “Webinar recordings and other presentations” to view the most recent resources available. You can find recordings and slides for the following presentations:

• Preparing Excellent Fellowships Applications – June 23, 2023
• Applying for Vanier/Doctoral Canada Graduate Scholarships – August 2023.

As always please let us know if you have any questions.

We (Dan Weary, Nina von Keyserlingk, and Emeline Nogues) are teaching a course this fall (APBI 398) that aims to give 3rd year undergraduate students some exposure to research methods in aspects of applied biology, with the hope of preparing them for a more intensive research experience in their 4th year.

A requirement for the course is that students volunteer on a research project for a minimum of 20 hours (the specifics can be decided depending upon the needs of the mentor and mentee).

This is a great opportunity to have a student assist you with an aspect of your project – it does not necessarily mean they need to have their own experiment.

We’d be very grateful if you’d be willing to help mentor one or more students. Students who took the course last year really enjoyed this experience, and developed skills and interests that better prepared them to become thesis or directed studies students the following year.

Over the next few weeks students might be contacting you about opportunities – we do hope you will be willing to speak with students from this course that contact you. We would be grateful if you could send us a short summary of your projects. We are also hoping that you might be willing to give a 5-minute talk about your work to the class on Monday, September 11th at about 3:45 pm. Let us know if you would be available for this!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Emeline (emeline.nogues@ubc.ca)!

Best,

Dan, Nina, and Emeline