Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships

The Open Scholarship is available to graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate study in any discipline, in Canada or elsewhere. One Open Scholarship is awarded each year. The Traveling Scholarship is available to graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate study in the United States or the United Kingdom in the areas of international relations or industrial relations (including the international or industrial relations aspects of law, history, politics and economics). Recently four scholarships have been awarded annually.

Deadline: Wednesday, 1 February 2017

Award Value: $8,500 – $10,500 (subject to change)

Further information is available on the G+PS website at: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/mackenzie-king-memorial-scholarships

The contact at the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for this competition is Natalie Thorson (natalie.thorson@ubc.ca).

Dear Graduate students,

There is a new initiative at UBC to train graduate students to teach as instructors in science undergraduate classes.  This Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) at UBC offers students a certification as a CIRTL Associate, Practitioner, or Scholar.  To become a CIRTL Associate, students can either take an Instructional Skills Workshop http://ctlt.ubc.ca/programs/all-our-programs/instructional-skills-workshops/, or a new non-credit course called ‘Foundations of Pedagogy1’ in the upcoming term.  The goal of the Foundations of Pedagogy course is for students to use concepts in evidence-based teaching to effectively teach a lesson in a STEM undergraduate classroom, with emphasis on alignment of learning objectives, activities, and assessment. The course will be held at the UBC Library Research Commons (Koerner room 216), every other Weds from 3-6 PM starting Jan 11, 2017. Registration and more information about course content can be found here: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/foundations-of-pedagogy/ 

For other CIRTL cross network courses, which are open to students from UBC, see the CIRTL-central website. https://www.cirtl.net/ 

For questions about Foundations of Pedagogy 1 or CIRTL in general, please email Jens at info@CIRTL.ubc.ca 

Sincerely,

Lacey Samuels 

Professor A. Lacey Samuels

Department of Botany

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z4 

phone: (604) 822-5469

fax: (604) 822-6089

Waitlist registration is now open for the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) February 10, 11, 12 2017.  The ISW is an internationally recognized program and students receive transcript notation for their participation.  It is a 3-day intensive workshop that develops participant’s teaching skills and confidence.  It is appropriate for first time teachers or those with years of experience.  Join the thousands of students who have taken this workshop. 

IMPORTANT: The workshop runs from 8:15am-5:00pm. Please note you must be able to attend all three days, i.e. the entire 24-hour workshop.  Please find attached the policy for registering in an ISW and an FAQ sheet. 

This workshop is always in high demand. To register for the February 10, 11, 12 2017 ISW please go to the following link and sign-up: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-february-10-11-12-2017/. Waitlist registration will close on Wednesday December 21^st at 4:30pm. By clicking this link, you can register for the waitlist, however this does not register you for the workshop. If you are accepted into the workshop, you will be contacted directly by our office. 

Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

Elissa Morris 
Events Assistant | Centre for Teaching Learning and Technology
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver
214-1961 East Mall, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z1 Canada
Phone 604 827 4871| elissa.morris@ubc.ca

http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca | @UBC_CTLT

The TA Institute is open to any graduate student who is interested in teaching or TAing. The Institute includes sessions on teaching and learning theory, scholarship, classroom strategies, campus climate, and lesson design.  

Design Thinking in Teaching

January 10, 2017

9:30 am–11:30 am

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Seminar Room 2.22 

How do you design a successful lesson? This workshop will discuss common challenges in lesson planning and develop a toolkit of best practices and strategies. More info 

Grad Student Mental Health

January 10, 2017

12:30 pm–2:30 pm

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Seminar Room 2.22 

Do you ever feel overwhelmed as a TA and feel like students can see right through you? In this workshop, we will address raising self-awareness on “impostor syndrome” and identify strategies for self-care and navigating teaching and life as a grad student. More info 

Developing a SoTL Project

January 10, 2017

3:00 pm–5:00 pm
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Seminar Room 2.22 

This workshop will help you design a research project to evaluate the quality of teaching and learning in your course. Learn the fundamentals of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and create a blueprint for your very first SoTL project. More info 

Metacognition, Lifelong Learning, and Disciplinary Practice

January 11, 2017

9:30 am–11:30 am

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Seminar Room 2.22 

How can you help students become lifelong learners? This session will examine the idea of metacognition as a distinct and valuable practice in teaching and learning. More info 

Transliteracies

January 11, 2017

12:30 pm–2:30 pm

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Seminar Room 2.22 

This workshop explores how TAs can develop safer, more trans-inclusive pedagogical practices in their various role(s) in the classroom and on campus. More info 

Giving Guest Lectures and Presentations

January 11, 2017

3:00 pm–5:00 pm

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Seminar Room 2.22 

Learn more about guest lectures and presentations, and design a toolkit to prepare for successful lectures or presentations. More info 

Experiential Learning: Concept and its Application in Lesson Planning

January 12, 2017

9:30 am–11:30 am

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Seminar Room 2.22 

Explore the experiential learning cycle, its value in teaching contexts, and ways to integrate the model into your lesson planning and teaching. More info 

Incorporating Results from SoTL

January 12, 2017

12:30 pm–2:30 pm

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Seminar Room 2.22 

This professional development workshop is open to grad students interested in learning more about Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. More info 

Unsettling Group Guidelines

January 12, 2017

3:00 pm–5:00 pm

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Seminar Room 2.22 

Classroom guidelines are often used by educators with the intent to establish a “safe” learning environment. But others have argued that classroom guidelines sometimes fail to recognize and respond to issues of power and social position. More info 

Thank You!—

Elissa Morris 
Events Assistant | Centre for Teaching Learning and Technology
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver
214-1961 East Mall, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z1 Canada
Phone 604 827 4871| elissa.morris@ubc.ca

http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca | @UBC_CTLT

January 25 is Suicide Awareness Day

Each year, a number of UBC students, faculty, and staff consider suicide. Reaching out early and preventing suicide requires the help of everyone in the UBC community. Learn more about suicide warning
signs, find out how to talk about it, connect with support, and help prevent suicide.

For more information click here.