Week of November 6, 2024

Funding Opportunities

Call for Proposals: Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Fund

Applications are now open for the Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Fund (ISI Fund) to support projects advancing UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan.

Apply for Indigenous Strategic Initiatives funding to initiate projects that further the 43 actions of UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan. The deadline for the application is Jan 17, 2025.

For more details, visit the ISP website.

Call for Proposals for the SOTL Seed Program

This program supports instructors who want to evaluate the impact of their pedagogical choices.

The deadline for the application is Nov 18, 2024. Learn more.

Call for Proposals: Small TLEF Fund

Submissions for Small Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) Innovation projects at UBC Vancouver are open. Deadline: Nov 14, 2024, at 3 PM .

Small TLEF aims to support the experimentation of pedagogical approaches that will improve innovation in teaching and learning. Learn more.

Central Updates

Changes Coming in W2 to Publisher Content and Tools in Canvas

Willo Labs has been used to include publisher content and tools in UBC Canvas courses. Examples of this type of content/tool include Achieve, WileyPlus, Connect, InQuizitive, MindTap, and Mastering. These tools, often bundled with textbooks, requrie instructors to coordinate setup directly with the publishers.
Recently, Willo Labs was abruptly discontinued. A new way is being explored to include publisher content and tools in Canvas courses.

If your Canvas has publisher content and tools mentioned above, note that: 
– You will not experience any impact on course content this term.
– Students will not lose access to paid course content this term.
– For multi-term courses, students will need to contact the LT Hub in W2 to regain access to paid course content.
– You will not need to update existing orders for W2 course content.
– You may need to take extra steps to update your publisher-based course materials in Canvas to prepare them for W2.

For more information, refer to this webpage. For questions or support, feel free to contact forestry.tls@ubc.ca.

Reminders

Forestry Check-In Survey 2024W1

The Forestry Teaching & Learning Support Team has prepared a check-in survey for students. Instructors can share the survey link in their Canvas courses. After the survey feedback is collected, instructors will receive course-specific results via email. Note that the deadline for students to complete the survey is Nov 15.

Using External Learning Technologies in Teaching

A friendly reminder that external learning technologies need to pass UBC’s Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) before implementation in teaching.

If you need to use an external learning technology for your courses, feel free to contact the TLS team (forestry.tls@ubc.ca) for support and consultation. Note that all tools supported by UBC LT Hub undergo a PIA to receive central technical and pedagogical support.

Workshops

Forestry Teaching & Learning Drop-in Sessions

Time: Fridays (12 – 1 pm) | Online
We host weekly drop-in sessions to answer teaching-related questions. Instructors and TAs are welcome to join the Zoom meeting.

CTLT Workshop – Accessibility Studios 

Time: Nov 7 (12 – 1 pm) | Online
Drop in to chat with specialists about how to make course materials more accessible to all learners, or learn specifically how to adapt Open Educational Resources (OER) so they are accessible and open to all. Register here.

CTLT Workshop – Student as Partners (SaP) Forum

Time: Nov 13 (12:30 pm – 4:30 pm) | In-person
Hear about projects funded by UBC’s former Students as Partners in Course Design Grant and engage in discussion on curated topics with interest to partnership.
Register here.