Indigenous Initiatives
Welcome to Indigenous Initiatives at UBC’s Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology. We are grateful to the Musqueam Nation on whose ancestral and unceded territory our learning, teaching, and collaborations take place. Members of the Musqueam community enrich our programming by sharing their knowledge, ideas, history, language, culture, resources, and support.
The Indigenous Initiatives team develops and offers programming, resources, and consultations focused on Indigenous engagement in curriculum, pedagogy, classroom climate, professional development and evaluation. The team supports faculty, teaching assistants, staff, and students to create and facilitate learning spaces where respectful and meaningful dialogues can take place.
Recent Stories
Building a Meaningful Relationship with the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation through Peer-Facilitated Classroom Climate TA Training
UBC CTLT Indigenous Initiatives has been enhancing TA training for over a decade, focusing on respectful engagement with Indigenous content inside the classroom.
AI Reflections: Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) requires large amounts of data to function; that data comes from somewhere, and from someone(s). You may have heard of Indigenous data sovereignty; we’re going to highlight why it’s a particularly important principle to consider when engaging with AI.
Listening to the 2023 Teaching Practices Survey: Professional Development
For those following our Teaching Practices Survey (TPS) results from 2023, we’re back for our final blog post to wrap up the series. For reference, please read blog post 1, 2, and 3 here)