LFS Teaching Symposium 2025

This year’s LFS Teaching Symposium will be held on Monday, May 5th, 2025 from 10am to 1pm. This year’s theme is Artificial Intelligence: Ideas, Benefits and Drawbacks and our special guest is Elisa Baniassad, Professor of Teaching in Computer Science, current Deputy Academic Director of the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology, and soon-to-be Academic […]

May 22, 2024

LFS Teaching Colloquy 2023

This year’s LFS Teaching Colloquy will be held on Wednesday, May 17th, 2023 from 10am to 2pm. This year, we’ll be covering Multi-access and Hybrid Teaching in the morning, and Artificial Intelligence with a focus on ChatGPT in the afternoon. We hope you can join us for some or both of the sessions! Please RSVP […]

May 03, 2023

Lunch & Learn Session: Food experiences of transgender and gender diverse individuals

Our next session will be held on Friday, February 17, 2023 at noon (PST). Lindsay Goodridge, PhD student in Human Nutrition, will be hosting this week. Lindsay Goodridge (she/her) is a Registered Dietitian and first year PhD student in Human Nutrition at UBC. She completed a 9-month contract as a full-time lecturer at the University of Prince Edward Island […]

Feb 16, 2023

Lunch & Learn Session: Multi-access learning as a means of enhancing student learning, engagement, and sense of course community

Our next session will be held on Friday, February 10, 2023 at noon (PST). Dr. Patricia Hingston, Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Food Science program, will be hosting this week. In this Lunch & Learn, Dr. Patricia Hingston will share how she used multi-access learning in her large enrolment (200 students) Food Microbiology course to improve student engagement, […]

Jan 31, 2023

Lunch & Learn Decolonization Session: Indigenous Land-Based Pedagogies

Our next session will be held on Friday, February 3, 2023 at noon (PST). Wilson Mendes, PhD Candidate in the Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems graduate program, will be hosting this week. Wilson Mendes, PhD Candidate in the Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems graduate program, will present elements of his doctoral research, exploring the impacts of […]

Lunch & Learn Series: ChatGPT with Gabriel Smith

This session will be held on Friday, January 27, 2023 at noon. Gabriel Smith (Learning Analyst) will be leading the discussion this week.  In this session, Gabriel Smith will lead a discussion on the AI chat bot software, ChatGPT. What are its implications for higher education? How can it help instructors and students? And what can […]

Jan 23, 2023

Lunch & Learn Series: An Overview of Copyright Law and User Rights with Stephanie Savage

This session will be held on Friday, January 13, 2023 at noon (PST). Stephanie Savage (Scholarly Communications and Copyright Services Librarian) will be leading the session this week. In this session, Stephanie will cover copyright for the purpose of teaching and sharing. The session will consider copyright from both a user and creator perspective and […]

Jan 11, 2023

LFSLC Lunch & Learn Series: Introduction to Learning Analytics: Canvas Analytics and Beyond with Craig Thompson

This session will be held on Friday, November 25th, 2022 at noon. Craig Thompson ( LT Hub Learning Analytics team) will be leading the session this week. Instructors strive to create effective learning spaces and opportunities where students engage with course content, participate in course activities, connect with their peers, and are invested in learning. […]

Nov 23, 2022

Lunch & Learn Series: A Patchwork Quilt: Reflections on Creating an Open Online Textbook

This session will be held on Friday, October 28, 2022 at noon (PST). Lindsay Cuff (Assistant Professor of Teaching, Faculty of Forestry/Land and Food System) will be leading the session this week. Are you curious about creating an open online textbook for your course? Or perhaps you’re looking for interactive resources to better support your […]

Oct 25, 2022

Lunch & Learn Series: Discussion on how to read Student Experience of Instruction

Our next session will be held on Friday, May 13th at noon. Cyprien Lomas and Judy Chan from the LFS Learning Centre will lead the discussion this week.  Student experience of instruction results were made available this week to faculty members. SEIs can sometimes lead to added stress for instructors, especially when they are new to teaching. However […]

May 13, 2022