Funding Opportunity: Wellbeing Fellows Program
Have an idea to advance wellbeing at UBC? Faculty at UBC Vancouver and Okanagan campuses are invited to apply to the Wellbeing Fellows Program. Receive up to $20,000 per year for two years to bring a wellbeing project to life, with ongoing support and connection through cohort meetings. Apply by March 16, 2026. Learn more about priority project themes […]
New Community of Practice: Innovative Teaching Techniques and Tools
Join us for a new community of practice at UBC-O in September, with a discussion on innovative teaching techniques and tools. Our topic for this session will be Active Learning with a lens on Student Engagement. The first session is Thursday, September 19th from 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM. See below for locations and virtual […]
Call for Proposals: SoTL Seed and Linkage Grants
UBC’s Institute for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) has two upcoming deadlines for the SoTL grant programs. Applications are currently open. SoTL Seed Program The SoTL Seed Program provides graduate research specialists, collegial collaborations, and complementary funding for projects, for faculty interested in exploring and understanding the impact of their pedagogical choices. Fast […]
April 2024 Newsletter
Dear Educational Leadership faculty,This spring edition of the newsletter includes information about EL mentoring, professional learning, funding, and scholarship dissemination opportunities. You can find this same content and more, as well as past newsletters on the ELNet website. Visit the website at: https://elnet.sites.olt.ubc.ca/ 1. ELNet Announcements Message from ELNet Chair Happy spring and end of […]
SoTL Events in February
The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education is holding two SoTL events in February: You can see a poster for both events below:
January 2024 Newsletter
Dear educational leadership faculty, Happy new year! This newsletter includes info about ELNet, upcoming events and resources to help you grow as an EL faculty member and support the work you do with others. You can find this same content, as well as past newsletters, mentoring opportunities, and more on the ELNet website. Visit the website at: https://elnet.sites.olt.ubc.ca/ 1. ELNet […]
EL: Make it Count (Promotion and Tenure Workshop 2024)
ELNet is organizing a promotion and tenure event for educational leadership faculty at UBC-V and UBC-O. This event is intended to help educational leadership stream faculty gain insight into the process of career progression, including developing a thorough and concise dossier for promotion purposes. This event is an annual offering. Missed the event? See the […]
New Community of Practice: Leveraging Digital Assessment Techniques
The Centre for Teaching and Learning at UBC-Okanagan has been setting up online Communities of Practices (CoP) to encourage instructors to get together and share ideas. A new community of practice on digital assessment is set to start on Jan. 18 and everyone is welcome to attend and participate. Feel free to attend in-person or […]
Save the Date: ELNet Promotion and Tenure Workshop
ELNet will be hosting a promotion and tenure workshop on January 25, 2024 for all educational leadership faculty members. The tentative schedule to to have a number of panel presenters discuss their top tips for putting together a promotion and tenure file, following by a break-out room Q&A with the panelists. We will be updating […]
Invitation: UBC-O Impact Series
If you’re an EL faculty member at UBC-O this fall, you might be interested in the following invitation from Bowen Hui, Associate Professor of Teaching at UBC-O’s computer science department to join their Impact Series. I would like to extend an invitation to you/others in the ELNet who may be interested in attending our Impact […]