CTLT Indigenous Initiatives Welcomes New Staff, Chloe Erlendson
CTLT Indigenous Initiatives is pleased to welcome Chloe Erlendson. Chloe will be taking on the role as an Educational Consultant, supporting professional development programming, educational resources, and strategic initiatives related to Indigenous engagement in teaching and learning.
Indigenous Initiatives Welcomes New Staff, Daniel Perez Gamez
We are happy to announce that Daniel Perez Gamez, a PhD student in UBC’s department of Geography, has been hired as a Graduate Academic Assistant working on the IN/Relation and Our Calls to Action TLEF projects. Daniel will be working on research and curriculum development relating to these projects.
Why sexual assault awareness month should matter to us all
As UBC approaches the tenth year of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, it’s important to reflect on the efforts to date and how the university can further support this impactful initiative. Read the interview with Sasha Wiley-Shaw to learn more.
When will we be ready? Sharing responsibility for Indigenous engagement in teaching and learning
On November 6, the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology’s Indigenous Initiatives team partnered with the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and the UBC Learning Circle to host a panel discussion which centered the voices and perspectives of Indigenous studies faculty members and leaders on the topic of sharing responsibility for Indigenous engagement.
Staff Profile: Q&A with Will Engle, Open Education Strategist, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
We recently interviewed Will Engle, Open Education Strategist, for the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) on his experiences with open education and intersections with Indigenous engagement in teaching and learning.
What I Learned in Class Today Reboot Project: Welcoming Keirra Webb and Year 2 Update
The second year of the “What I Learned in Class Today: Educational Experiences and Institutional Responses to Indigenous Engagement in Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Classroom Climate at UBC” Reboot continues to explore the challenging questions about Indigenous engagement on UBC’s campus that were the impetus for the original student project in 2007.
What are our responsibilities as guests on Musqueam Territory? Engaging learning about Indigenous topics at UBC with international and intercultural audiences
In the latest Classroom Climate series Jennifer Walsh Marr and Janey Lew co-facilitated a workshop on opportunities to support international and intercultural learners to engage with Indigenous histories and contexts at UBC.
Indigenization and Internationalization in Higher Education in Canada: Synergies, Distinctions, and Local Institutional Contexts
IN/Relation team members Liz Otero and Janey Lew recently co-facilitated a workshop as part of the Learning at Intercultural Intersections conference at Thompson Rivers University with colleagues Julie Mooney and Rose Roberts from the University of Saskatchewan.
UBC Learning Exchange: Learnings on Positionality and Place
As a Student Learning Coordinator at the UBC Learning Exchange I am lucky to work in a dynamic community like the Downtown Eastside and create opportunity for UBC students to understand some of the assets and complexities of our neighbourhood.
What I Learned in Class Today seeks focus group participants
Indigenous Initiatives is seeking focus group participants for the What I Learned in Class Today project. We are looking for students, alumni, faculty, teaching assistants, and staff who have engaged in or supported Indigenous-related discussions in classrooms and environments at UBC and who would like to share their experiences or reflections.