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Week of February 28, 2024
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April 2024 Final Exam Schedule
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Turnitin Canvas Integration Pilot
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We are piloting a new feature that enables instructors to integrate Turnitin submissions through Canvas Assignments and generate plagiarism reports directly within SpeedGrader.
If you are interested in piloting this feature or have any questions, please contact forestry.tls@ubc.ca.
It is free for instructors, and can be enabled for any of your Winter Term 2 courses.
As a reminder, UBC will be maintaining its decision not to enable the Turnitin AI detection features.
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Teaching Funding Opportunities
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The Student as Partners (SaP) Fund supports UBCV undergraduate students in collaboration with faculty to redesign UBCV undergraduate courses. Visit SaP’s website for more details.
All applications should be submitted to SaP’s application portal by April 2, 2024, at 3:00 PM.
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OER Rapid Innovation Grants
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UBC Vancouver faculty, students, and staff are eligible to apply for funding for a wide range of activities and events that seek to engage the UBC community in supporting and sustaining the adoption, adaption, and creation of OER.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the allotted funds are exhausted. Feel free to visit the website or apply here.
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Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Dissemination Fund
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Full-time faculty can apply for this award, which supports the publication of research on teaching and learning in higher education with direct implications for UBC.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. More information can be found here.
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Concurrent licensing retirement of ESRI ArcGIS Pro
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ESRI ArcGIS Pro is retiring concurrent licensing starting midnight on April 30, affecting undergraduate computing labs. Users, including faculty, staff, grads, and soon undergrads, will need to obtain a named user license (NUL) by contacting gis.forestry@ubc.ca.
Instructors conducting undergraduate labs must request ArcGIS class accounts at least two weeks before the lab start date. Class accounts will be disabled after the course’s final exam.
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UBC Zoom & Teams Video Retention Policy
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Starting in October 2023 and March 2024 respectively, UBC will begin removing video recordings from Microsoft Teams and Zoom automatically, one year after each video is recorded. Detailed information can be found here. More information about alternative storage, recovery of deleted recordings, previous lecture recordings, and frequently asked questions can be found in this document. For further questions, please contact forestry.tls@ubc.ca.
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UBC’s Student Mental Health Provider
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Here2Talk is the new student mental health assistance provider. It allows UBC students to have immediate access to counselling and community referral services across phone, online chat, and mobile app. Its services are free and available 24/7, in multiple languages.
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Forestry TA Mentoring & Teaching and Learning Drop-in Sessions
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Time: Fridays (12 – 1 pm) | Online
We host weekly drop-in session to answer teaching and TA-related questions.
Instructors and TAs are welcome to join the Zoom meeting.
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Time: Mar 5 (11am – 12pm)
Would you like to learn more about open education and open educational resources but don’t know where to start? This introductory workshop is for you.
Learn more and register here.
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CTLT Workshop: Earth Science Experiential and Indigenous Learning Project
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Time: Mar 12 (1:30 – 3pm) | In-person
Instructors affiliated with the EaSEIL project share their experiences engaging with Indigenous communities and integrating Indigenous perspectives into field-based learning.
Register here.
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CTLT Workshop: Generative AI and Universal Design for Learning in Teaching and Learning
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Time: Mar 21 (10 – 11am) | Online
Discover how AI can be harnessed to enhance the teaching and learning experience and make it more inclusive for all, while following UDL Principles.
Register here.
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