Week of April 9th, 2025

Instructors may consider using LockDown Browser to prevent students from accessing external websites or applications during the exam. It is highly recommended to arrange a practice session so students can test the LockDown Browser setup.

To accommodate students unable to install LockDown Browser, consider these options:
– Canvas Quiz (without LockDown Browser) with in-person monitoring.
– Paper exams with in-person monitoring.

Invigilators should use Moderate This Quiz to track student progress and refer to the Quiz Log to investigate potential issues.

When students register for exam accommodations, the Centre for Accessibility (CfA) will contact you to submit details for any required adjustments.

If desired, you can choose to OPT OUT of Canvas adjustments through CfA’s online portal. Selecting “Yes” to OPT OUT means that CfA will provide a list of students requiring accommodations, and either the teaching team or Forestry’s TLS team can adjust Canvas exam settings.

For more info on exam policies and logistics, check out this webpage.

For questions or support, contact forestry.tls@ubc.ca.

The final exam period in Winter Term 2 is scheduled from April 12 to 27.

A gentle reminder for all instructors to submit final student grades to Workday:

(1) 7 business days following the examination date, OR
(2) 5 days following examination dates written on the last 2 days of the examination period;
(3) For courses without final exams, grades are due no later than two weeks after the last day of classes.

Please do not release provisional or final grades on Canvas before the end of the exam period.

– For undergraduate courses, UBC keeps grades suppressed until the exam period is over so that students do not become distressed over a poor grade in one class while they are still preparing for exams in other classes.
– For the system to operate effectively, instructors should mirror this practice and suppress the release of grades on Canvas.

Instructors can refer to the Central grade submission guides for more information.

Building upon this, we’ve discovered two easier options to match or reformat the file from Canvas Gradebook to align with the Workday format. Feel free to check out the tip-sheet here.

UBC LT Hub is launching a new Learning Analytics (LA) Faculty Partnership Program to catalyze evidence-based teaching and learning inquiry through learning analytics data.

Faculty members can submit proposals to support their pedagogical inquiry. Learn more about this program here.

Congratulations to Lindsay Cuff, Nolan Bett, and Lee Salmon, and, who each received awards at this year’s AMS UBC Teaching and Learning Champions Gala!

Lindsay Cuff was given one of the most prestigious awards: the Open Educational Resources (OER) Excellence and Impact Individual Award. Lindsay was lauded for her work in creating, “Writing Place: A Scholarly Writing Textbook”, which is a free, online resource for students taking NRES 150 and LFS 150, the introductory writing courses Forestry and LFS.

Nolan Bett and Lee Salmon each received recognition for their work on UDL with the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Champion Award. These awards celebrate their efforts to incorporate UDL principles (which recognize learner diversity and barriers to education) into their classes, thus making the classroom experience more accessible and inclusive for all learners, and providing an opportunity for all students to succeed.