Lunch & Learn Resources: Tech & Digital Media
Adobe Creative Cloud Alternatives
UBC IT has recently announced that due to increasing demand, they are updating their licensing approach for the Adobe Creative Cloud applications to ensure UBC remains compliant with its contractual and fiscal commitments. The new licensing process will include cost recoveries for the professional/licensed versions of Adobe products. The annual cost for users will be: Beginning June […]
Jun 21, 2024
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 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: Jamovi Statistics Software with Brandon Oh
Our next formal session will be held on Friday, July 8th 2022 at noon (PT). Brandon Ho Seok Oh (Programmer Analyst, LFS Learning Centre) will lead the discussion this week. Jamovi is a free, open-source statistics application built on the R statistical language. It is similar to statistical software such as Minitab and SPSS. In […]
Jul 06, 2022
Lunch & Learn Series: Open drop-in session to plan for the 2022 academic year
This session will be held on Friday, April 29th, 2022 at noon. This will be an open drop-in session with the Learning Centre team. The 2021 academic year has come to an end! It was a year full of ups and downs. With return to hybrid in-person teaching from remote instruction followed by quick turnarounds to online […]
Apr 28, 2022
Lunch & Learn Series: Illustrating for Science Communication – Inspiration, tips, and tools with Lewis Fausak and Duncan McHugh
This session will be held on Friday, February 11, 2022 at noon. Lewis Fausak (Education & Research Support Technician, Applied Biology) and Duncan McHugh (LFS Learning Centre) will be the presenters this week. In this session, Lewis will explain how he became involved in sharing science communication through art, diagrams, and figures. He’ll discuss the […]
Feb 10, 2022
Lunch & Learn Series: Open Drop-In Hour on Return to In-Person Teaching and Assessments – February 4, 2022
The Learning Centre team will be hosting another drop-in session today, February 4th, 2022 at noon. Join us for this drop-in session to discuss your concerns about returning to face-to-face teaching and all the permutations that could come up as well as ideas on how to conduct assessments effectively or differently in the next few weeks. […]
Feb 03, 2022
Lunch & Learn Series: Open Office Hour with the Learning Centre Team
In anticipation of the return to in-person teaching on February 7, the Learning Centre Team will be hosting an open office hour drop-in session today, January 28 at noon. Join us today to consult with us about your teaching requirements, equipment available for instructors and to get our recommendations for in-person teaching and midterm feedback. […]
Jan 28, 2022
Lunch & Learn Series: Start-of-term Chat-n-Chew
Our next session will be held this Friday, January 7 at noon. W2021 Term 2 is here! This Monday marks the beginning of a new term. Stop by this informal lunch-and-learn to chat about your plan or ask a question about remote teaching or get hyped up for the next few months. Learning Centre staff will […]
Jan 06, 2022