Celebrate Learning Week: Call for Contributions
UBC-V and UBC-O are jointly hosting the 17th annual Celebrate Learning Week from May 4-8, 2026, online and in-person. We invite the UBC community to pause, reflect, and celebrate learning in all its forms, and encourage faculty and staff to submit sessions showcasing creative teaching practices, student partnerships, and meaningful learning impact. Submit. Accepting contributions until March […]
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 […]
April 2025 Newsletter
Dear Educational Leadership faculty, This newsletter includes information about an EL dossier support project, professional learning, and funding opportunities. You can find this same content and more, as well as past newsletters on the ELNet website. 1. ELNet Announcements Message from the ELNet Chair Happy spring ELers! I’m wishing you all a positive end to this […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]