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 attendance.
During this session we will consider:
- How can active learning play the best role in both student engagement and the learning of course content?
- What counts as student engagement?
- What types of student engagement contribute to the learning of course content?
Below are some brief articles the co-facilitators are considering to help guide discussion:
- The first article discusses Student Participation vs. Engagement. The authors briefly define behavioral engagement, emotional engagement and cognitive engagement. In addition, the authors discuss non-verbal attentiveness which they feel could also be considered a valuable form of engagement that contributes to student learning.
- What does it mean to be engaged? The engagement of student engineers with sustainability: a literature review investigating patterns and types of student engagement. The authors look at 4 types of student engagement:
- Engagement as Autonomy – a shift to self-sufficiency in learning, related to cognitive engagement, self-efficacy, self-regulation and self-motivation;
- Emotional Engagement – involving student interest, enjoyment, a sense of belonging and belief in the value of topics being learned;
- Inter-relational engagement – with peers and instructors, as well as with the institution;
- Engagement as connection and disjunction – reflects students’ experiences of worldviews, expectations and norms that can influence student behaviours.
- National Survey of Student Engagement UBC Okanagan 2023 Report
- UBC Okanagan Teaching Practices Survey 2024 report results focusing on engagement and teaching practices that are available as a short blog read.
Faculty Facilitators
1. Zoë Soon, Associate Professor of Teaching, Biology, IKB Faculty of Science ZoeAnne.Soon@ubc.ca
2. Tamara Ebl, Lecturer, Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Management, tamara.ebl@ubc.ca
CTL Coordinator
Barbara Komlos will set up a Teams Channel for this community of practice to be used for informal discussions and to connect and support CoP members. Email barbara.komlos@ubc.ca
Join the CoP on Teams
Email barbara.komlos@ubc.ca to be added to the Teams Channel. Join the community of practice on Teams now and take part in virtual discussions and sharing of resources and literature. We will also use this channel to stay informed of any guest speakers and sessions that are announced through the term.
Session Dates and Format
Each 50-minute session will focus on a different innovative teaching technique and/or tool. The Faculty Facilitators will offer ideas, but the final topics will be determined by the community of practice members and will be announced via Teams and email communications.
In the first half of each session, one or two community of practice members will highlight innovative teaching technique(s)/tool(s) through their experiences (including a short demo) and insights (including relevant scholarly literature and/or lessons learned). In the second half of each session, everyone will engage in a collective inquiry and brainstorming of how to apply the technique(s)/tool(s) to their own contexts.
Sessions will occur monthly, on either a Tuesday or a Thursday, with alternating times to accommodate varied teaching schedules:
- Thursday, September 19, 2024 … NOON – 12:50PM
- Tuesday, October 22, 2024 … 11:00AM – 11:50AM
- Thursday, November 28, 2024 … NOON – 12:50PM
- Dec-April times & dates … TBD
Feel free to bring your lunch!
Session Location and Link
Location for in-person participation: SCI 331 at UBC-O. For virtual attendance, email barbara.komlos@ubc.ca for the link.