The LT Hub offers training and professional development opportunities for teaching with technology. These opportunities allow you to learn more about pedagogical practices, get familiar with available technologies, and explore effective ways of integrating technology into your teaching.
Courses, Drop-Ins & Workshops
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Canvas 101 | Asynchronous Online | Canvas is UBC’s primary learning platform for delivering online course content. This self-paced course is designed to give you a basic overview of the features and functionality of Canvas and help you build your course with confidence. It will highlight multiple ways you can leverage Canvas to design, deliver, and manage your course effectively. Any day / time: Enroll in the course |
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Generative AI Studios | Synchronous Online | These 60-minute, weekly sessions are designed for faculty and staff at UBC who are using (or thinking about using) Generative AI tools as part of their teaching, researching, or daily work. Facilitated by UBC technologists and pedagogy experts, each Wednesday session is broken into three parts: an insights presentation to discuss what is new in the GenAI space, a tool-of-the-week demonstration to highlight how to leverage different emerging tech, and an open Q&A to address your specific needs. Wednesdays | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Register for a session |
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Getting Started with Canvas / Kaltura / Zoom | Synchronous Online | Technical and pedagogical workshops are periodically held for key, centrally supported tools such as Canvas, Kaltura, and Zoom. You can check the links for upcoming sessions, or contact us to request a workshop be added. | |
Introduction to Teaching Online | Asynchronous Online | This self-paced, asynchronous course is designed for UBC instructors who are new to teaching online courses. Taking 8-10 hours, the course walks you through recommended, evidence-based practices to use when preparing for and teaching online. Videos, readings, activities, and just-in-time checklists help you apply these practices to your specific context. Any day / time: View the course |
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LT Hub Drop-Ins | Synchronous Online | The LT Hub offers weekday virtual drop-in support for all UBC learning technologies. Get one-on-one help with developing pedagogical strategies, training to use specific tools, and troubleshooting technical issues by accessing the link during the scheduled times. Monday – Friday | 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Visit the virtual LT Hub |
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Online Teaching Program | Asynchronous Online | This extensive, self-paced program can help you adapt your course to the online environment and prepare you to teach online. You can also reference the standalone Online Teaching Program resources for guides covering inclusivity, academic integrity, assessments, open educational resources, and other online teaching topics. Any day / time: View the course |
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Qualtrics Studio | Synchronous Online | Qualtrics is UBC’s primary tool for running surveys and analyzing survey data. You can build custom surveys that are tailored to your needs for use in or outside of courses. Join us for the monthly Qualtrics studio virtual workshop and drop-in session, geared towards UBC faculty and staff using Qualtrics as a teaching or research tool. Variable days once a month: Register for a session |
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WordPress and Wiki Clinics | Synchronous Online | An alternative to Canvas for sharing online course content is to set up a website on UBC Blogs (which uses WordPress) or use the UBC Wiki. Get one-on-one support with WordPress and Wiki for teaching, learning, or administrative purposes on Thursdays. Specialists at the clinic will be happy to answer your questions throughout the scheduled time. Thursdays | 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Register for a session |