LFS Learning Centre Speaker Series
The LFS Learning Centre Speaker Series is a monthly workshop series where members of the LFS community can present and discuss various topics related to teaching, research and technology. Sessions are scheduled every second Thursday of the month at 2pm. A list of upcoming and previous workshops in the series can be found below.
(To access the recordings, please contact it@landfood.ubc.ca. Once enrolled in our CLAS site, you can use the above link to access past recordings.) |
Upcoming Sessions
September 12, 2024
Workday Student
Discussion
Learning Centre Team
October 10, 2024
Integrating Career Conversations into the Curriculum
Allison Mander-Wionzek
November 14, 2024
Equity & Inclusion Office and Faculty Equity Leads
Alberta Rugoiyo and
Dana-Lyn Mackenzie
December 12, 2024
TBD
TBD
Past Sessions
May 10, 2024: The Flexible Assessment Canvas app: Current release and future directions with Gabriel Smith
April 12, 2024: Designing Flexible Hybrid Writing Instruction in LFS and Forestry from the Ground Up with Lindsay Cuff and project team
March 8, 2024: The Simple Secret to Creating a More Inclusive and Equitable Classroom with Christine Goedhart
February 9, 2024: The Beaty of Open Data Repositories: The Quirky Case of Land & Food Systems with Eugene Barsky and Dan Weary
January 12, 2024: Improving Course Design with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) with Patricia Hingston
December 8, 2023: Resolving academic misconduct cases using the Diversionary Process with Jared Taylor and Zhaoming Xu
November 10, 2023: Setting up your Online Surveys for success using Qualtrics with Gabriel Smith and Brandon Oh
October 13, 2023: Alternative Grading Methods with Firas Moosvi
September 22, 2023: Land Acknowledgments with Dana-Lyn Mackenzie
September 8, 2023: Centre for Accessibility with Sarah Lani Jo
June 24, 2023: Four Mountains Part 2 with Will Valley
June 10, 2023: University-Industry Liaison Office with Austin Lee
May 26, 2023: UBC Sustainability Hub with Tara Ivanochko and Oliver Lane
May 19, 2023: Students as Partners (SaP) Fund with Roselynn Verwoord
May 12, 2023: SoilWeb with Maja Krzic
May 5, 2023: Four Mountains Part 1 with Will Valley
April 28, 2023: VP Research & Innovation Office with Greg Martyn
April 21, 2023: JEDI Session with Will Valley
April 14, 2023: Advanced Research Computing with Ken Bigelow
March 31, 2023: Artificial Intelligence with William Kang
March 24, 2023: Centre for Scholarly Writing and Communication with Patty Kelly
March 17, 2023: JEDI Session with Will Valley
March 10, 2023: Canvas "Secrets" with Gabriel Smith
March 3, 2023: Two-Spirit People with Coraline Thomas
February 24, 2023: Tour of New Classroom: MCML 166 with Jodi Scott and Steven Lee
February 17, 2023: Food experiences of transgender and gender diverse individuals with Lindsay Goodridge
February 10, 2023: Multi-access learning as a means of enhancing student learning, engagement, and sense of course community with Patricia Hingston
February 3, 2023: Decolonization Session: Indigenous Land-Based Pedagogies with Wilson Mendes
January 27, 2023: ChatGPT with Gabriel Smith
January 20, 2023: Unsettling Approaches to Food Security with Will Valley
January 13, 2023: An Overview of Copyright Law and User Rights with Stephanie Savage
December 16, 2022: Performative vs. Authentic Allyship with Stephanie Lim
December 2, 2022: Reflecting on RISE Workshop – Indigenous Research Methods, Protocols, and Processes with Will Valley
November 25, 2022: Introduction to Learning Analytics: Canvas Analytics and Beyond with Craig Thompson
November 18, 2022: LFSLC Decolonial Lunch & Learn Session: RISE Workshop – Indigenous Research Methods, Protocols, and Processes with Andrea Reid, Danielle Ignace, Shandin Pete, and Tabitha Robin Martens
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 16, 2022: JEDI Session: Fostering deep and enduring socio-cultural change with farmers, fishers, students and faculty with Maï Yasue
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
July 22, 2022: JEDI Session: The Beach Cartography – Exploring the different stages of EDI work with Will Valley
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 Duffy Roberts
June 3, 2022: What I Wish Educators Knew Before Class Started: Re-examining Academic Experiences Through Student-led Seminars with Shirley Ting
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 with Cyprien Lomas and Judy Chan
April 22, 2022: Learning About Climate Change in the Context of Climate Crisis: Student and Instructor Perspectives with Candice Rideout and Anna Stone
March 11, 2022: Effective Online examinations – learn about the latest practices implemented at Sauder School of Business with Rob Peregoodoff and Erica Hill
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
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
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 Edmund Seow and Wayne Tamagi
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 with Sandra Brown
July 30, 2021: Student reflections on the year of remote learning with 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
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 with Gabriel Smith
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
December 18, 2020: Collaborative Learning Annotation System (CLAS) with Jennifer Klenz and Duffy Roberts
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 Adrian Granchelli
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 with Gabriel Smith
July 24, 2020: Universal Design for Learning with Judy Chan
July 17, 2020: Audio and Podcasting with Duncan McHugh
July 10, 2020: Overview of Tools used with Canvas with Gabriel Smith
July 3, 2020: Introduction to Online Teaching with Gabriel Smith
June 26, 2020: Canvas Quizzes with Gabriel Smith
June 19, 2020: Zoom Breakout Rooms with Cyprien Lomas
June 12, 2020: Exploring Zoom Webinar with Cyprien Lomas
May 22, 2020: Zoom Best Practices with Cyprien Lomas
May 15, 2020: Videomaking with Smartphone with Duncan McHugh
May 1, 2020: Online Interactions with Gabriel Smith