LFS 250 TAships 2023-24

We have 3 on-line TAships available in our second-year course, Land, Food and Community I (LFS 250). The course is an introduction to food systems literacy with an emphasis on developing systems thinking approaches, interdisciplinary collaboration skills, and equity competencies. We explore issues related to sustainability, food security, food sovereignty, and food environment analysis. Students develop skill sets related to systems diagrams, team work, and verbal, written and design-based communication. TAs are responsible for running their own tutorial sessions with support from the three course instructors (Delisa Lewis, Matt Mitchell and Will Valley), including tutorial templates, weekly teaching team meetings, and a course-specific TA handbook.

If any graduate students are looking for more independent, on-line teaching experience and keen to guide 2nd-year students through food systems issues, please contact us and/or go to our
LFS TA Application to apply – https://ta-app.landfood.ubc.ca (must be either on campus (UBC Secure) or logged in through UBC VPN for the website to work).

Here are a few more details about the course:

Course code – LFS 250 002
Delivery – On-line
September 2023 to April 2024
210 hours

Weekly Schedule
– On-line Lecture – Tuesdays, 1pm-1:50pm
– Lab time – Tuesdays, 2pm-3:30pm (this is scheduled for students to complete group work, but does not have a weekly scheduled component for TAs. TAs hold office hours or use the time to catch up on grading and/or prep for their tutorial)
– Tutorials – Thursdays,12:30-1:50pm
– Weekly Teaching Team Meeting – no time has been set, we meet weekly as a teaching team for one hour, preferably on Mondays.

Duties
– Facilitating weekly tutorial sessions, attending on-line lectures and weekly teaching team meetings, grading assignments and providing students with verbal and written feedback, and maintaining communication with students outside of course time as needed.

Warmly,

Will Valley, PhD
Associate Professor of Teaching, Applied Biology
Academic Director, Land, Food, & Community Series
Associate Dean, EDI
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
University of British Columbia, Musqueam Territory
210 – 2205 East Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4

Contact info for instructors:

• Will Valley – will.valley@ubc.ca
• Matthew Mitchell – matthew.mitchell@ubc.ca
• Delisa Lewis – delisa.lewis@ubc.ca

Hi folks!

We’re excited to be back in swing for the 2023-2024 academic year! To kick off the term we invite you to join us for the 2023 Fall TA Orientation on Wednesday, September 6th from 12pm-4:30pm in MCML350. A social at Koerner’s Pub will follow the orientation.

Please RSVP to the QR code provided in the advertisement along with any dietary restrictions (lunch is provided). Please respond by Aug 28th (Monday) to reserve food.

The schedule for the day is as follows, and we welcome you to join for any and all activities!

12:00 Lunch
12:30 Welcome from LFS TA Coordinators
12:35 Welcome from the LFS Dean
12:40 Overview of LFS Learning Centre
12:45 CUPE Rep Introduction
1:15 CTLT Representative
1:20 Break
1:30 Workshop 1: Leading Discussions
3:05 Workshop 2: Equitable Marking
4:35 Wrap Up
5:00 Social: Koerner’s Pub (games + prizes)

We hope to see you there!!

Jordy Kersey

Jordy Kersey, MSc (she/her)
PhD Candidate | Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes Lab
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Territory
TA Training Coordinator – Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Hi all!

Please see below regarding the next available Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW).
We have a few spots available to interested LFS TAs.

Here is the link to more information: https://ctlt.ubc.ca/programs/all-our-programs/instructional-skills-workshops/

Please let me or Alysha (alyshade@student.ubc.ca) know if you are interested in one of these spots! We would love to fill them.

Best,
Jordy Kersey

Jordy Kersey, MSc (she/her)
PhD Candidate | Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes Lab
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Territory
TA Training Coordinator – Faculty of Land and Food Systems

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SUBJECT:
Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) October 14, 21 & 22, 2023 application opens September 1!

Hello,
Please forward the following information to your graduate students:

The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) will be offering a Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) on October 14, 21 & 22, 2023.
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 face-to-face 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 October 14, 21 & 22, 2023 ISW please click here: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-october-14-21-22-2023-preliminary-application/

Application opens on September 1 at 9 am and closes on October 11, 2023 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:

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

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 LFS TA Application and email me above and provide a recent CV.

Many thanks!
Sinead Feeney

Sinéad Feeney, MSc, RD
she, her
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

I respectfully acknowledge that I live, work, and play on the unceded territories of Coast Salish Nations, including the homelands of the St’át’imc, Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh).

Hi folks!

We’re excited to be back in swing for the 2023-2024 academic year! To kick off the term we invite you to join us for the 2023 Fall TA Orientation on Wednesday, September 6th from 12pm-4:30pm in MCML350. A social at Koerner’s Pub will follow the orientation.

Please RSVP to the QR code provided in the advertisement along with any dietary restrictions (lunch is provided). Please respond by Aug 28th (Monday) to reserve food.

The schedule for the day is as follows, and we welcome you to join for any and all activities!

12:00 Lunch
12:30 Welcome from LFS TA Coordinators
12:35 Welcome from the LFS Dean
12:40 Overview of LFS Learning Centre
12:45 CUPE Rep Introduction
1:15 CTLT Representative
1:20 Break
1:30 Workshop 1: Leading Discussions
3:05 Workshop 2: Equitable Marking
4:35 Wrap Up
5:00 Social: Koerner’s Pub (games + prizes)

We hope to see you there!!

Jordy Kersey

Jordy Kersey, MSc (she/her)
PhD Candidate | Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes Lab
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Territory
TA Training Coordinator – Faculty of Land and Food Systems

2024-2025 Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships – Deadline to submit a complete application to LFS G&PS is 4:00 PM, Monday, October 2, 2023 – no exceptions.

The UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are provided annually from the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies and are available for most fields of research. The number of awards offered presently varies between three and five per year.

Value: Annual stipend of $50,000 for a maximum of two years plus a travel and research allowance of $4,000 over two years.

The application and nomination process is briefly summarized below.  Refer to the Application Guide and Nomination Guide posted on our Killam webpage for complete details.

UBC Vancouver (UBC-V)

• • Each UBC Vancouver department or unit sets its own internal application deadline for receipt of applications (typically early to mid-October) – LFS deadline is 4:00 PM, Monday, October 2, 2023
  • Each department or unit at the Vancouver campus may forward one nominee to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies by November 9, 2023 at 4:00 pm PT. Rather than using UBC SharePoint, a Qualtrics survey link is provided in the nomination form and nomination guide for nomination submission.  LFS may submit one nomination per nominating unit:  APBI, FRE, FDNH
  • UBC-V contact: killam.fellowships@ubc.ca
  • Send complete application to:  shelley.small@ubc.ca

For complete application and nomination details, as well as detailed eligibility requirements, please visit: https://www.postdocs.ubc.ca/award/killam-postdoctoral-research-fellowship.

As posted July 28, 2023 in LFS Today:

This event is part of the CTLT Summer Institute, taking place from August 21–25, 2023.

TA Training and support at UBC aims to create inclusive and equitable classrooms, as well as to responsibly engage with Indigenous curriculum. Join staff and graduate student facilitators with the Classroom Climate and Equity and Inclusion TA Training project for a workshop where you will learn about some of the concepts covered and resources available for those supporting TA Training programs at UBC.

The audience for this session is TA Training Coordinators, Faculty, Instructors, and experienced TAs. In this session, participants will learn about the opportunities available to support Teaching Assistants at UBC to work in closer alignment with university priorities relating to Indigenous engagement and inclusive excellence.

August 21, 2023
11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Register now

Hi all!
Just forwarding the announcement about more Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) available to students in the fall!

This is a GREAT experience and comes highly recommended by many current and past LFS TAs. I absolutely loved this workshop and felt it was applicable to my teaching skills.

Please let us know if you are interested in participating in an ISW this fall, as soon as possible. We are able to fund the cost of a few students each term, but the spots fill up quick!

Best,
Jordy

Jordy Kersey, MSc (she/her)
PhD Candidate | Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes Lab
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Territory
TA Training Coordinator – Faculty of Land and Food Systems

From: Herman, Elisa <elisa.herman@ubc.ca>
Sent: July 26, 2023 12:18 PM
Subject: Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) September 10, 16 & 17, 2023 application opens July 28!

Hello,

Please forward the following information to your graduate students:

The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) will be offering a Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) on September 10, 16 & 17, 2023.

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 face-to-face 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 September 10, 16 & 17, 2023 ISW please click here: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-september-10-16-17-2023-preliminary-application/

 Application opens on July 28 at 9 am and closes on September 6, 2023 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:

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

Hi everyone!
Hope your summer/field season is going well!

The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) is offering an ONLINE Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) September 5, 9, 10 & 16, 2023, application opens July 21^st.

Please let us know if you are interested in participating in this (or a future) ISW, so we can add your name to our list of interested LFS TAs. We have a few spots per year.

And as always, let us know if you have any questions or concerns!

Best,
Jordy

Jordy Kersey, MSc (she/her)
PhD Candidate | Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes Lab
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Territory
TA Training Program Coordinator – Faculty of Land and Food Systems