Indigenous Initiatives Resource

What I Learned in Class Today Reboot Project: Welcoming Keirra Webb and Year 2 Update

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 I Learned in Class Today seeks focus group participants

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.

What I Learned in Class Today Reboot: Update and Project Summary

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.

IN/Relation Welcomes New Staff, Pilots Initial Modules

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.

Staff Profile: Q&A with Ashley Welsh, Faculty Liaison, Faculty of Science

Staff Profile: Q&A with Ashley Welsh, Faculty Liaison, Faculty of Science

We recently interviewed Ashley Welsh, Faculty Liaison, for the Faculty of Science on her role as a liaison, engagement with first-year students through Jump Start UBC, and ways of integrating Indigenous content and perspectives into practice.

The naming ceremony for c̓əsnaʔəm House at Totem Park Residence: Q&A with Sarah Ling

The naming ceremony for c̓əsnaʔəm House at Totem Park Residence: Q&A with Sarah Ling

On September 27, 2017, members of the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) Indigenous Initiatives team were pleased to witness the naming ceremony of c̓əsnaʔəm House at Totem Park Residence. 

Learning and Un-Learning on Unceded Territory

Learning and Un-Learning on Unceded Territory

Andrea Dsouza, Student Project Assistant for the In/Relation project reflects on undergraduate research and international student learning about positionality and place.

TLEF Project Update: “Mapping Out Relations”
What are our responsibilities as guests on Musqueam territory?

What are our responsibilities as guests on Musqueam territory?

This is a guest blog post by FNIS Practicum Student, Victoria Cooke, who is currently recruiting survey participants for her research project until March 5th. Please read more, share information about the surveys, and take the survey to show your support for Victoria’s research.

TLEF Project Update: “Responsible Receiving”

TLEF Project Update: “Responsible Receiving”

Work on the Time and Place at UBC: Our Histories and Relations project throughout this past fall semester has proven to be productive.