Lunch & Learn Series
The Lunch & Learn Series is a weekly workshop series where Learning Centre staff would acquaint attendees with new skills and best practices for remote teaching, learning technologies, digital media, course design, student support initiatives, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity and inclusion) initiatives, and topics in decolonization. The workshops will be conducted on every Friday at 12 pm. A list of previous and future workshops in the series can be found below.
(To access the recordings, please contact it@landfood.ubc.ca. Once enrolled, you can use the above link to access the recordings from the Lunch & Learn CLAS website.) |
Upcoming Sessions:

May 5, 2023
The Four
Mountains
Will Valley

May 12, 2023
SoilWeb
Maja Krzic

May 19, 2023
Students as
Partners
Roselynn Verwoord

May 26, 2023
UBC
Sustainability
Tara Ivanochko & Oliver Lane
Lunch & Learn Resources by category:
Lunch & Learn Sessions by date:
April 28, 2023: VP Research & Innovation Office
April 21, 2023: JEDI Session
April 14, 2023: Advanced Research Computing
March 31, 2023: Artificial Intelligence
March 24, 2023: Centre for Scholarly Writing and Communication
March 17, 2023: JEDI Session
March 10, 2023: Canvas "Secrets"
March 3, 2023: Two-Spirit People
February 24, 2023: Tour of New Classroom: MCML 166
February 17, 2023: Food experiences of transgender and gender diverse individuals
February 10, 2023: Multi-access learning as a means of enhancing student learning, engagement, and sense of course community
February 3, 2023: Decolonization Session: Indigenous Land-Based Pedagogies
January 27, 2023: ChatGPT
January 20, 2023: Unsettling Approaches to Food Security with Will Valley
January 13, 2023: An Overview of Copyright Law and User Rights
December 16, 2022: Performative vs. Authentic Allyship
December 9, 2022: Drop-in Session
December 2, 2022: Reflecting on RISE Workshop – Indigenous Research Methods, Protocols, and Processes
November 25, 2022: Introduction to Learning Analytics: Canvas Analytics and Beyond
November 18, 2022: LFSLC Decolonial Lunch & Learn Session: RISE Workshop – Indigenous Research Methods, Protocols, and Processes
November 4, 2022: Lunch & Learn Decolonization Session: Engaging with A/r/t/cart/ography: Happier, healthier, wealthier? with Will Valley
October 28, 2022: A Patchwork of Quilt: Reflections on creating an open online textbook with Lindsay Cuff
October 21, 2022: JEDI Session: “Gender Reveal”: How does gender show-up in our teaching? with Will Valley
October 14, 2022: Take Five for Academic Integrity: promoting academic integrity in the classroom with Jared Taylor
October 7, 2022: Decolonization Series: Reviewing the Bus Methodology and discussing ‘What I Learned in Class Today’ with Will Valley
September 23, 2022: Drop-in Session on Canvas
September 16, 2022: JEDI Session: Fostering deep and enduring socio-cultural change with farmers, fishers, students and faculty – with Maï Yasue
September 9, 2022: Drop-in Session to answer queries for the new school term
August 25, 2022: Making (and making the most of) media for courses with Duncan McHugh
August 19, 2022: JEDI Session: Weaving Relations Course with Dana-Lyn Mackenzie
August 12, 2022: Open Drop-in Clinic LFS Teaching and Learning Media Templates
August 5, 2022: Open Drop-in Clinic for WordPress CMS and other tech issues
July 29, 2022: Open Drop-In Clinic for course prep
July 22, 2022: JEDI Session: The Beach Cartography – Exploring the different stages of EDI work with Will Valley
July 15, 2022: Office Hour on Course Design and Course Setup for Fall
July 8, 2022: Jamovi Statistics Software with Brandon Oh
June 17, 2022: JEDI Session: Stories and their Roles in teaching through an EDII framework with Duff Roberts
June 3, 2022: What I Wish Educators Knew Before Class Started: Re-examining Academic Experiences Through Student-led Seminars with Shirley Ting
May 27, 2022: Open Drop-In Support Session
May 20, 2022: JEDI Session on “Ways White Bias Can Misdirect Food System Work” with Will Valley
May 13, 2022: Discussion on how to read Student Experience of Instruction
May 6, 2022: Open Drop-in Support Session
April 28, 2022: Open Drop-in Session to plan for 2022 academic year
April 22, 2022: Learning About Climate Change in the Context of Climate Crisis: Student and Instructor Perspectives with Candice Rideout and Anna Stone
April 1, 2022: Final Exam Stress Busters with the Learning Centre team
March 25, 2022: Open Drop-in Session on Tackling Course Evaluations
March 11, 2022: Effective Online examinations – learn about the latest practices implemented at Sauder School of Business
March 4, 2022: Drop-in Session on return to in-person teaching and assessments
February 25, 2022: Discussing Burnout with Nicole Adoranti
February 11, 2022: Illustrating for Science Communication – Inspiration, tips, and tools with Lewis Fausak and Duncan McHugh
February 4, 2022: Drop-in Session on return to in-person teaching and assessments
January 28, 2022: Drop-in Session on return to in-person teaching
January 14, 2022: Drop-in Session on new term prep and remote teaching
January 7, 2022: Start-of-term Chat-n-Chew
December 24, 2021: The Last Lunch & Learn of 2021
December 17, 2021: How to Deliver Remote Team Building with Adrian Granchelli and Duncan McHugh
December 10, 2021: Final Exams with Gabriel Smith
November 26, 2021: The Story of the Open Textbook on Canadian Soils with Maja Krzic
November 19, 2021: Online social activities to generate a sense of community and connection with Fernanda Tomaselli
November 12, 2021: Drop-in Office Hours with The Learning Centre Team
October 29, 2021: Brainstorm Session with the Learning Centre Team
October 22, 2021: TLEF, OER, ISI, SaP! Teaching and Learning Funding Opportunities with Ashley Welsh
October 15, 2021: Mid-Course Feedback with Adrian Granchelli
October 8, 2021: Microsoft OneDrive with the LFS Learning Centre team
September 24, 2021: Teaching in a Blended Classroom with Jerzy Zawistowski
September 17, 2021: Rich Media Assignments with Adrian Granchelli and Duncan McHugh
September 10, 2021: Contingency Planning for Course Delivery with Adrian Granchelli
September 3, 2021: Perfecting Your Course Syllabus with Gabriel Smith
August 27, 2021: MS Teams with Edmund Seow and Wayne Tamagi
August 20, 2021: Navigating the AV sea with Duncan McHugh
August 13, 2021: Ensuring exams are effective tools for learning and assessment with Candice Rideout and Gregory Paradis
August 6, 2021: OnTask – a tool to provide personalized feedback to increase student engagement & motivation by Sandra Brown
July 30, 2021: Student reflections on the year of remote learning by Adrian Granchelli
July 23, 2021: The LFS Canvas Template with Adrian Granchelli
July 16, 2021: Online Surveys with Gabriel Smith
July 9, 2021: Basic Video Editing with Camtasia with Duncan McHugh
July 2, 2021: September Prep Roundtable with Gabriel Smith and Duncan McHugh
June 25, 2021: Presenting current Indigenous Student Initiatives as they relate to LFS and Beyond with Joel Liman
June 18, 2021: Creating Interactive Content with Adrian Granchelli and Ian Linkletter
June 11, 2021: Instructor perspectives on teaching a large online introductory science course during the COVID-19 pandemic with Sandra Brown and Maja Krzic
May 28th 2021: Cultivating Creativity in STEM Classrooms with Lindsay Cuff
May 21, 2021: Productivity Tools with Sahil Sahibole
May 14, 2021: What to expect from Peer Review of Teaching – a discussion with the LFS PRT Committee
May 7, 2021: Engaging in Thoughtful Reflection on Student Evaluations of Teaching to Improve Course Design and Teaching Practice with Candice Rideout
April 30, 2021: What is Hybrid? with Gabriel Smith
April 23, 2021: Videomaking with Smartphones with Duncan McHugh
April 16, 2021: Beyond Zoom: Experimenting with Synchronous Platforms with Adrian Granchelli and Duncan McHugh
April 9, 2021: The Three S’s: Students + Skills (and a bit of passion for spice) = Success with Nina von Keyserlingk
March 26, 2021: Peer-Review Tools with Prabhjot Nagra
March 19, 2021: Online Exams - One Year Later with Juno Kim
March 12, 2021: EDI, Affect and STEM Classrooms with Will Valley
March 5, 2021: Early Alert Support for Students with Brian Barth
February 26, 2021: Engaging and supporting all students in large and distributed classes with Simon Bates
February 19, 2021: Developing an Equity Competency in Sustainable Food Systems Education: Exploring a New Model and Sharing Teaching Activities with Will Valley
February 12, 2021: Easy ways to Improve Student Engagement with Universal Design for Learning with Adrian Granchelli and Duncan McHugh
February 5, 2021: Planning your Midterms
January 29, 2021: Two-Stage Examinations with Adrian Granchelli
January 22, 2021: Lectures, Assessments, and Community with Adrian Granchelli
January 15, 2021: How to Manage Groups in Canvas with Gabriel Smith
January 8, 2021: An Overview of Copyright Law and User Rights with Stephanie Savage (IKB Learning Centre)
December 18, 2020: Collaborative Learning Annotation System (CLAS)
December 11, 2020: Flexible Assessments with Candice Rideout
December 4, 2020: Canvas Mastery Paths with Adrian Granchelli and Patricia Hingston
November 27, 2020: Reviewing your Remote Work Setup with Duncan McHugh
November 20, 2020: Just Food Educational Resources with Meryn Corkery and Rachel Cheang
November 13, 2020: Online Learning Experiences with Ronaldo Cerri
November 6, 2020: Student Course Time Estimator Tool with Michelle Lamberson and Daulton Baird
October 30, 2020: Taking your Course Online with Adrian Granchelli
October 23, 2020: Online Final Exams with Gabriel Smith
October 16, 2020: Zooming Out – Planning a Virtual Fieldtrip with the Duncan McHugh
October 9, 2020: Student Support & Input – Effectively Structuring Office Hours and Mid-Course Feedback with Patricia Hingston and the Learning Centre team
October 2, 2020: Zoom Pro-Tips 2: Polls on Zoom with Gabriel Smith
September 25, 2020: Zoom Pro-Tips with the Learning Centre Team
September 18, 2020: The LFS Canvas Template with Adrian Granchelli
September 11, 2020: Collaborative Student Projects in a Remote Era with Adrian Granchelli
September 4, 2020: LFS Student and Instructor Perceptions of Engagement After the Rapid Online Transition of Teaching with Kristen Walker and Katie Koralesky
August 28, 2020: Showing up to the First Day of Class with the Learning Centre Team
August 21, 2020: Canvas Rubrics with Gabriel Smith
August 14, 2020: Make better surveys using Qualtrics with Gabriel Smith
August 7, 2020: Facilitating Discussions with Adrian Granchelli
July 31, 2020: Asynchronous v/s Synchronous Teaching: Pros and Cons by Gabriel Smith
July 24, 2020: Universal Design for Learning by Judy Chan
July 17, 2020: Audio and Podcasting by Duncan McHugh
July 10, 2020: Overview of Tools used with Canvas by Gabriel Smith
July 3, 2020: Introduction to Online Teaching by Gabriel Smith
June 26, 2020: Canvas Quizzes by Gabriel Smith
June 19, 2020: Zoom Breakout Rooms by Cyprien Lomas
June 12, 2020: Exploring Zoom Webinar by Cyprien Lomas
May 22, 2020: Zoom Best Practices by Cyprien Lomas
May 15, 2020: Videomaking with Smartphone by Duncan McHugh
May 1, 2020: Online Interactions by Gabriel Smith