The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) will be offering a Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) on January 18, 25 & 26, 2025

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).

Click the link to apply for the WAITLIST: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-january-18-25-26-2025/

Application opens on November 12 at 9 am and closes on January 8, 2025 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

The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) will be offering an ONLINE Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) on January 14, 18, 25 & February 1, 2025.

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.

The workshop will take place online on Zoom as follows:

• Pre-Meeting : January 14, 5 – 7 pm
• Meeting 1: January 18, 9 am – 3 pm
• Meting 2: January 25, 9 am – 5 pm
• Meeting 3: February 1, 9 am – 5 pm

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).

Click the link to apply: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/online-graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-january-14-18-25-february-1-2025/

 Application opens on November 12 at 9 am and closes on January 8, 2025 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

Elisa Herman
Event Coordinator
Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
The University of British Columbia

http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca

From: Climate Collective <climate.collective@ubc.ca>
Sent: November 12, 2024 4:43 PM
To: Climate Collective <climate.collective@ubc.ca>
Subject: Join us for our next Climate Conversation – Understanding Youth-led Climate Litigation in Canada: The Mathur Appeal

Join the next Climate Conversation Series by the Climate Solutions Research Collective.

Co-hosted by the Centre for Law & the Environment and the Centre for Climate Justice at UBC

Understanding Youth-led Climate Litigation in Canada: The Mathur Appeal

Monday November 25, 12:00 – 1:30 pm

Geography Room 229

In Mathur et al. v. His Majesty in Right of Ontario, seven youth have filed a lawsuit claiming that Ontario violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms by failing to fulfill its duty to take action on climate change.

Join us at this informal Climate Conversation, hosted by Professor Stepan Wood and the Climate Solutions Research Collective, where we will begin with a primer on youth-led climate litigation and an overview of the Mathur Appeal.  Following this will be an open discussion on the broader implications of the case.

In preparation for this particular event, we recommend that you review Professor Stepan Wood’s recent primer in The Conversation entitled Recent Ontario appeal court ruling on youth-led climate case could be a constitutional ‘game-changer’.

Bring your lunch and your questions!

The Climate Conversation series is designed to bring together the UBC climate community to discuss current events in an informal setting.  Learn from your research colleagues about the implications of their climate-oriented work, and how it relates to events as they unfold. 

While registration for this event is not mandatory, it does help us plan for space and send you updates should it be required.  You can register at our website here.

The Climate Solutions Research Collective Team
UBC Climate Solutions Research Collective
climate.collective@ubc.ca

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
Room 431 AERL | 2202 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada

The Climate Solutions Research Collective is a new UBC pan-university initiative designed to build connections across UBC climate researchers, groups and initiatives, and to encourage new collaborative research on climate change solutions. It aims to foster engagement across departments and faculties, and to support graduate students and faculty in applying their research and expertise to climate change mitigation, adaptation, and/or education.

 

Hello all,

Happy Friday – I hope that the week has treated everyone well and that a restful weekend is ahead!

I am very pleased to announce the second LFS Scholar Seminar of the series:

Dr. Christy Morrissey from the University of Saskatchewan will join us for a seminar titled, “Perennializing Marginal Agricultural Lands- A Solution to Boost Carbon, Biodiversity and the Bottom Line.”

Thursday, November 7th, 1:30pm – 2:30pm

Location: MSL 102

Mix and mingle social with coffee and cookies will follow!

Please register using the link.

Email risa.sargent@ubc.ca if you would like to schedule a meeting with Dr. Morrissey while she’s here.

Dr.  Christy Morrissey is a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Saskatchewan. Her research focusses on issues related to agricultural pesticides and other chemicals and the use of birds and insects as indicators of ecosystem health.  Dr. Morrissey has published over 90 highly cited journal articles and book chapters and in 2020 was named to the Royal Society College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Her work has also been featured broadly in the national and international media and documentaries (CBC, BBC, National Geographic, Nature of Things, and The Messenger film). She is currently co-leading the NSERC funded Prairie Precision Sustainability Network Marginal Land Solutions project and the Bridge to Land Water Sky Living Lab to implement Nature-based solutions to improve sustainable agricultural production.

As provided by Dr. Morrissey a description of her talk:

Marginal croplands are defined as areas within fields that are consistently low yielding and unprofitable. These are often in sensitive higher biodiversity areas near wetlands or field edges but are subject to salinity, flood risk, soil erosion and can be agrochemical sinks. Given the need to address the dual crisis of biodiversity loss and climate change, there is urgent need to find solutions that provide multiple ecosystem benefits without affecting producers’ bottom line.  Our team is working with farmers across the Canadian Prairies to identify, map and model where the marginal cropland exists and target these areas for experimental conversion to tame and native perennial forage mixes to study the changes in agronomic, economic and environmental costs and benefits over the transition.

Please let me know if you have any questions, and we look forward to seeing everyone on November 7^th.

Warm regards,

Madison

Madison Johnstone (She, Her, Hers)
Graduate and Postdoctoral Program Assistant
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
291 – 2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone 604 822 8373 Ext. 28373
madison.johnstone@ubc.ca

The next IRES Seminar will be in the Beaty Museum Allan Yap Theatre:

October 24, 2024: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Helen Brown

Too Little, Too Much, Just Right: Navigating Information and Research with UBC Library 

Location: Beaty Museum Allan Yap Theatre (Basement, 2212 Main Mall). Please check in at front desk on main floor before going downstairs.

No food or drinks allowed in the Theatre.

Time: 12:30pm to 1:20pm

Click here to register for Zoom link. Zoom will be terminated if we encounter tech problems 5 to 10 mins into the seminar.

Talk summary:

Join us to learn more about UBC Library services and tips & tricks for finding environmental research and information that will save you time and energy. Bring your questions and find out more about anything from where to find Lego in the Library to how to publish a paper! The session will adapt to the questions and interests of the group but might include an intro to services and resources available at UBC Library and tips for finding the right research.

  Helen Brown, UBC Librarian, Woodward Science Library

Bio:

Helen is a librarian at the University of British Columbia’s Woodward Science Library, where she works with researchers and learners in environmental and biological sciences, including IRES. Helen’s research interests include climate action in libraries and knowledge synthesis methodologies. She also has a background in archives and rare books, and previously worked as a librarian in health and medicine.

See you on October 24!