Week of May 25, 2022

Faculty Updates

CBM Laptop Software Requests

If you are teaching any of the CBM courses and expect to use a specific piece of software on the MIF/MSFM/MGEM laptops, please complete this form and email it back to forestry.ithelp@ubc.ca.

For software suggestions, see here for the commonly requested software. Additionally, please email forestry.ithelp@ubc.ca if you are interested in using any software that is not listed.

Please note that Remsoft Woodstock and Trimble Realworks cannot be installed on the same computer. There are limitations induced by the vendors with no available workaround. Trimble eCognition is not impacted by Realworks limitations.

If you want to use a new package that
has a cost, please discuss with the program director first and receive approval.
Software requests that have a cost and are not approved by the program director will not be installed. You have up to the last week of July to request changes by sending an updated form. Once the laptops are built and stored away, no changes will be made.

Graduate Academic Assistants (GAAs)

Another round of limited GAA funding is available to support your course preparation for the September and January terms. Priority will be given to those teaching a new course (to them) for the first
time, but everyone is welcome to apply for
40-50 hours of GAA support. To request this support, please fill out the attached form here and submit it to Jill Yu (jill.yu@ubc.ca).

SEI Updates

2022S SEIs

If you are teaching a course in the 2022S terms, please review the attached course list and email Michelle Zeng (michelle.zeng@ubc.ca) if there is any missing or incorrect information by May 25,
2022 (today).

If you require surveys outside the general
survey periods below, please also let Michelle know your preferred survey start and end dates. Surveys must close before the final exam, if applicable.

2022S1
Dates:

• Instructor Heads
  Up-Email : June 9
• Survey Start: June 18
• Survey Close: June 25

2022S2 and 2022S1-2
Dates:

• Instructor Heads
  Up-Email : July 28
• Survey Start: August 6
• Survey Close: August 14

Central Updates

Students as Partners Fund

The Students as Partners fund provides grants to encourage student-faculty partnerships in undergraduate course redesign at UBC Vancouver. Faculty and student partners may receive up to $7,100 per project, as well as dedicated support. For further information or to apply, please visit the SAP site here. Please apply by June 15, 2022 at 3pm.

Postponed TLEF Workshop

A more detailed 2023-2024 TLEF Call for
Proposals (with revised priorities) will be released during the week of June 6. The previous workshop (scheduled for May 16) has been postponed to June 16 so better guidance can be provided. If you have already registered for the event, a revised calendar invite should have been already sent to you. Details can be found below:

How to Put Together a Winning Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) Application

NEW Date: June 16, 2022, 11am to 12:30 pm

Zoom Registration here.