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.
Faculty Profile: Q&A with Jennifer Walsh Marr, Vantage College Arts Lecturer
We recently had the opportunity to hear from Jennifer Walsh Marr, Vantage College Arts Lecturer, Academic English Program, on her experiences and interests engaging with Indigenous content and perspectives with international students.
In/Relation February Project Update: A Winter Flurry of Activity
Julia Poissant, Student Project Assistant for the In/Relation Project, shares recent project highlights since heading back into the new year.
A candid conversation with Vicki Lynne George
Vicki will provide an Indigenous woman’s perspective on her experience at UBC, her work and projects regarding Indigenous Peoples and her thoughts on Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation efforts.
2018-19 II Design Series: Staff Q&A with Lucas Wright
We recently had the opportunity to interview Lucas Wright on integrating Indigenous perspectives in his role as an Educational Consultant: Learning Technology, Teaching and Learning Professional Development.
What I Learned in Class Today Reboot: Update and Project Summary
What I Learned in Class Today: Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom began as a student project, led by Karrmen Crey and Amy Perreault in 2007.
UBC Learning Circle and CTLT Indigenous Initiatives Programming Partnership
Over the past two years we have valued the strategic partnership with the UBC Learning Circle. Through this partnership, we have had the privilege of participating in and contributing to communities connected to the UBC Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health through the webcasts of our Classroom Climate series.
CTLT Indigenous Initiatives Learning Community (II-Learning Community)
The Indigenous Initiatives Learning Community (or “II-Learning Community”) is peer-driven professional development community intended for participants who have completed the II-Design Series.
IN/Relation Welcomes New Staff, Pilots Initial Modules
IN/Relation: Educational Resources for International Students Learning Indigenous Contexts and Histories at UBC is a TLEF-funded project to increase for Indigenous engagement for international learners, and develop intercultural understanding and respect.