Spring Institute: Call for Contributions

Spring Institute and Celebrate Learning Week are coming together from May 5-9th, 2025!

CTLT SPRING INSTITUTE 2025 : PRACTICES THAT FOSTER ACADEMIC RESILIENCE AND ADVANCE INNOVATION IN EDUCATION

Are you reimagining how we teach and learn at UBC in ways that build resilience and inspire creativity?

We invite educators to submit proposals for our the upcoming CTLT Spring Institute, a multi-day event dedicated to exploring teaching and learning practices that foster academic resilience and advance innovation in education.

This year’s theme emphasizes the importance of create meaningful learning experiences within the evolving academic landscapes. We seek proposals that address:

  • Approaches that enhance flexibility and inclusivity in learning environments.
  • Strategies that empower educators and students to thrive amidst challenges.
  • Innovations that reimagine pedagogy, curriculum design, or technology integration.
  • Collaborative practices that nurture community and reciprocity in academia.

Selection Criteria:

  1. The session description clearly defines the session’s learning outcomes.
  2. The session description outlines a session group activity and appears interactive and engaging.
  3. The session is aligned with the Spring Institute theme, Teaching and Learning Practices That Foster Academic Resilience and Advance Innovation in Education. (See further details in the description above)
  4. The session as a whole would be of interest to Institute attendees from a variety of perspectives (e.g., disciplinary backgrounds, roles, class sizes, academic levels, etc.)

All proposals will be reviewed with care. We aim to include as many voices as possible in our Spring Institute program. Based on the number of submissions and available spaces, we may explore additional presentation formats with you, such as lightning talks or panels. We may also discuss opportunities to share your work at upcoming CTLT Summer or Winter Institutes.

Choose one of these four formats:

  • Interactive workshop featuring hands on activities (90 minutes)
  • Panel discussion (90 minutes)
  • Lightning Talk Session (10 minutes + Q&A)
  • Presentation with Q&A (15 minutes + Q&A) – ONLINE ONLY

*if you have an alternative format you would like to explore, such as a hands-on demonstration, please contact Ainsley.Camps@ubc.ca

Proposal Deadline: March 3, 2025

Fill out the following form to submit your proposal:

Please decide on one person for us to contact about the details of your proposal. The email provided below will receive a copy of this submission form.
Name(Required)

Session Information

Choose a format that best suits your session
Session modality(Required)
I (We) suggest that my (our) proposal would best be presented in this modality:
Session format(Required)
I (We) suggest that my (our) proposal would best be presented in which of these four formats:
Are you open to your presentation being considered for a different format (for example, being part of a panel or lightning talks series?(Required)

Time Slot

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Select time slots:

Winter Institute tme slots will be offered when the proposal is accepted. Please confirm that you are available on the week of December 8-12, 2025.

Facilitation Development Check-in

A few weeks before the Institute we will be hosting a Facilitation Development Check-in, providing Institute facilitators an opportunity to ask logistical questions and obtain collegial feedback on their workshop plan. This year's Winter Institute Facilitation Development Check in will be on Monday November 17 at 1:30
Are you able to join us?(Required)

Session Resources

Sharing session materials, such as slides and handouts, can be very useful for participants in applying what they learned. Therefore, CTLT creates a resource repository for learning materials on a Wiki page to make our resources broadly accessible. Publishing your session materials allows instructors, faculty and other members of the UBC community to learn from your presentation and expertise.
A creative commons license will be applied to all resources and recordings. We apply the CC BY-NC license. To find out more about creative commons licensing, and this particular license, visit the CC website.
Are you willing to share the resources from your session by November 28?(Required)

Social Media Promotion (optional)

Thank you for responding to the Call for Contributions for the 2025 Winter Institute