CTLT Remote Teaching Institute

The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology’s Remote Teaching Institute supports UBC educators with an opportunity to explore teaching in remote learning spaces. These online sessions are not designed to be completed in a particular sequence or as a whole cohort. Please register for sessions individually or as desired. For a list of all CTLT professional development offerings, please visit events.ctlt.ubc.ca.

Resources from the 2020 Remote Teaching Institute are available.

Virtual Facilitation 101: Fostering Connection and Building Space Online

Thursday, May 28 | 1 – 2:30 p.m. | Blackboard Collaborate

Are you interested in exploring facilitation tools, tips, and techniques to use in virtual events, workshops, and programming? This workshop will support you in creating an equitable and engaging space to build relationships and connect with your community in a virtual space.
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Exploring Zoom

Friday, May 29 | 12 – 1 p.m. | Zoom

Zoom is a web-conferencing application for moderating classes, meetings, or other group collaborations virtually. Join us for this session to learn more about Zoom and best practices in using it for teaching virtual classes.
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Facilitating Active Peer-to-Peer Engagement in Online Spaces

Monday, June 1 | 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Blackboard Collaborate

For those of us who facilitate group work and student discussions during our face-to-face classes/sessions, the idea of moving to an online environment can seem daunting. In this session we will explore how to adapt to the online space and continue with peer-to-peer engagement. We will use Collaborate’s breakout rooms to model some common active learning techniques while teaching synchronously.
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Exploring Zoom

Monday, June 1 | 12 – 1 p.m. | Zoom

Zoom is a web-conferencing application for moderating classes, meetings, or other group collaborations virtually. Join us for this session to learn more about Zoom and best practices in using it for teaching virtual classes.
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Preventing and Responding to Sexualized Violence: Considerations for Digital Classrooms

Monday, June 1 | 2 – 3:30 p.m. | Blackboard Collaborate

In remote teaching and learning environments, there are practices we can extend from the classroom onto online spaces, and other new considerations that arise in online learning. In this session we will discuss creating and using effective content warnings in online courses, how to provide a remote, trauma-informed response to a disclosure of sexualized violence and practices for creating online spaces that are supportive of survivors (and less hospitable for harassment).
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Teaching with Collaborate Ultra

Tuesday, June 2 | 12 – 1 p.m. | Blackboard Collaborate Ultra

Collaborate Ultra is a web-conferencing application for moderating classes, meetings, or other group collaborations virtually. Learn about how to set up Collaborate Ultra and teach your classes.
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Centering Indigenous Voices in Your Course Syllabus

Tuesday, June 2 | 2 – 3 p.m. | Blackboard Collaborate

As you fill your basket with reading contenders for your online courses, you may be wondering how to bring in a variety of Indigenous perspectives relevant to the learning objectives. You may also have concerns about designing your assignments about Indigenous topics in ways that the library has appropriate e-materials to support. This workshop will introduce you to the curated resources and expertise available from the Xwi7xwa Library that we want you to know about as you as you design these critical course components. Not ready to work with a Librarian directly? We will show you some helpful tips and new tools to help you discover relevant Indigenous content in the UBC Library more efficiently independently, too!
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Teaching Online With Canvas

Wednesday, June 3 | 12 – 1 p.m. | Blackboard Collaborate Ultra

An introduction to setting up your course and teaching online using Canvas, UBC’s primary all-in-one platform for delivering online courses.
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Getting Started with Proctorio

Wednesday, June 3 | 1 – 2 p.m. | Blackboard Collaborate

Proctorio is an online remote proctoring service hosted in Canada and integrated with Canvas, so UBC students can securely take exams from anywhere. With Proctorio, each student’s exam is recorded with video and audio, along with screen and keyboard activity, to promote exam integrity. Learn about key considerations when setting up an online proctored exam and how to set up Proctorio in your Canvas course.
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Learning Design Studio for Online Courses

Thursday, June 4 | 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Blackboard Collaborate

Join us virtually for one on one consultations with Learning Designers to explore ways to enhance your students’ online learning experience. Bring your courses, ideas and questions, and together we will explore how to incorporate new approaches into your teaching practice.
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Teaching Remotely with Care: Introduction to Accessible Online Courses and Open Educational Resources (OER)

Monday, June 8 | 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Blackboard Collaborate

In the last few months, educators across the globe have been struggling to figure out how to deliver their content to their students, how to assess them, how to connect with them and how to ensure they are safe. One of the priorities that might have been missing from our efforts is to ensure that our course content and educational resources are accessible to all our learners, regardless of any physical limitations that they might have. In this workshop, we will talk about design practices that can help ensure online course content and open educational resources are more versatile and useful for all students. Learn about useful processes, resources, and tips for getting started with accessibility. Designing for accessibility is a must and benefits all learners.
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Exploring Zoom

Monday, June 8 | 12 – 1 p.m. | Zoom

Zoom is a web-conferencing application for moderating classes, meetings, or other group collaborations virtually. Join us for this session to learn more about Zoom and best practices in using it for teaching virtual classes.
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Teaching with Collaborate Ultra

Tuesday, June 9 | 12 – 1 p.m. | Blackboard Collaborate Ultra

Collaborate Ultra is a web-conferencing application for moderating classes, meetings, or other group collaborations virtually. Learn about how to set up Collaborate Ultra and teach your classes.
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Teaching Online With Canvas

Wednesday, June 10 | 12 – 1 p.m. | Blackboard Collaborate Ultra

An introduction to setting up your course and teaching online using Canvas, UBC’s primary all-in-one platform for delivering online courses.
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Getting Started with Proctorio

Wednesday, June 10 | 1 – 2 p.m. | Blackboard Collaborate

Proctorio is an online remote proctoring service hosted in Canada and integrated with Canvas, so UBC students can securely take exams from anywhere. With Proctorio, each student’s exam is recorded with video and audio, along with screen and keyboard activity, to promote exam integrity. Learn about key considerations when setting up an online proctored exam and how to set up Proctorio in your Canvas course.
Register >