2019 First-Year Educators’ Symposium Schedule

Schedule at a glance

Thursday, February 20, 2020 |
TimeEventRoom
8:45 am - 9:00 amCheck in, coffee, mingling UBC Life Building
9:00 am - 9:30 amWelcome and Opening Remarks
- "Who are UBC's First-Year Educators and First-Year Students?"		UBC Life 2201
9:30 am - 10:00 am Keynote Workshop IntroductionsUBC Life 2201
10:00 am - 10:15 amBreak
10:15 am - 11:15 amKeynote Workshops: Choose a workshop to explore deeper



    UBC Life 2201


    UBC Life 1505
11:15 am - 11:30 amBreak
11:30 am - 12:30 pmConcurrent Sessions: Roundtable Discussions
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UBC Life 1501

  1. Pedagogy that *Especially* Engages First-year English Language Learners and/or International Students

  2. Fixed Mindset and Growth Mindset: From Theory to Practice

  3. Creative Approaches to Communicating with and Assessing Students in Large Classes

  4. Capstone Projects: Blending Science and Art to Engage Students

  5. Mental health literacy as part of the first year experience: A conversation about approaches, challenges, and strategies

UBC Life 1505

  1. Using Immersive Technology Field Trips to Bring the Class to the World and the World to the Classroom

  2. Social Media Integration in First Year Courses: An Example From Natural Disasters

  3. The Impact of Recorded Audio-Visual Instructions and Feedback in Students' Engagement

  4. Crafting an Enthusiastic Culture of Writing in Your Classroom

  5. Speaking in the Disciplines: How Do We (and How Should We) Teach Oral Communication Skills?

UBC Life Collegium

  1. A Mastermind Group (MMG) to Support Educators in the FYE

  2. Re-Imagining the University ‘Welcome’ Event: Placing Stories Centre Stage at the Jump Start Opening Ceremony

  3. Two Programs Enhancing the Transition to University for All First-Year Students: UBC Jump Start and UBC Collegia

  4. Physical Activity in the Classroom

  5. The "TEACHERS" Project; Facilitating Student Wellbeing in the Classroom
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmLunch and Optional Lunchtime ActivitiesUBC Life Building
1:30 pm - 2:30 pmConcurrent Sessions: Roundtable Discussions
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UBC Life 1501

  1. Scaffolding Learner Autonomy of First-Year International Students

  2. A Roundtable Discussion Based on the Results from A Ph.D Study: Exploring the Narratives of Three UBC Faculty Members Who Indicate a Preference for Teaching First-Year Students

  3. The Exam Experience of First Year Calculus Students

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  5. More Than Learning Objectives: The “Implicits" Tested in Our Exams 

UBC Life 1505

  1. Using Immersive Technology Field Trips to Bring the Class to the World and the World to the Classroom

  2. Engaging Learners Through Student-Centered Interactive Instructional Videos

  3. Affective Learning and Meaningful Contexts: the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a Thematic Framework for First-Year Science Instruction

  4. Using Visual and Performance Arts to Engage First Year Students, Guide Reflections and Deepen Understanding of Course Content

  5. Mental health literacy as part of the first year experience: A conversation about approaches, challenges, and strategies 

UBC Life Collegium

  1. Two Programs Enhancing the Transition to University for All First-Year Students: UBC Jump Start and UBC Collegia

  2. Universal Design: Making the First Year Experience More Accessible

  3. Un-Office Office Hours

  4. Experiences Tracking Student Wellbeing in First Year

  5. Making First Impressions Count
2:30 pm - 2:45 pmBreakUBC Life
2:45 pm - 4:00 pmStudent Panel and Community DiscussionUBC Life 2201

Keynote Speaker: Professor Deborah Butler, Faculty of Education, UBC.

See  Featured Speakers for details.

Concurrent Sessions

11:15 am – 12:45pm | Roundtable Discussions

Explore a range of issues and ideas through small-group discussion with your colleagues. In each room there will be a series of short 5-minute presentations of a topic and discussion question followed by 3 rounds of 20-minute table discussions.

IKBLC 261

  • UBC Jump Start: What Happened in 2018?
  • Society & You: Recognizing Disciplinary Lens in Your Daily Life
  • IN/Relation: Educational Resources for International Students Learning Indigenous Contexts and Histories at UBC
  • Supporting Student Wellbeing Using Online Resources
GOLDEN JUBILEE ROOM
  • Building Community with First Year Students Beyond the Classroom
  • Teaching Practices and Student Wellbeing
  • Using Mastermind Groups to Build Capacity in the First Year Experience
  • Defining Microbarriers
IKBLC 182 (VICTORIA LEARNING THEATRE)
  • Bug Bounty: Rewarding Student Copyediting of Open Source Text
  • Indigenous Initiatives Learning Community: Collaboration & Reciprocity
  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in First Year Experience

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Presentations

Find out what first-year educators across our campus have been up to in terms of SOTL research, curriculum and pedagogy. In each room, one of the conference themes will be explored in-depth through a range of 10-minute presentations and a facilitated 20-minute large-group discussion.

 

IKBLC 261: INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE

  • Plagiarism Revisited:  A Culturally-Sensitive Approach to Academic "Dishonesty"
  • First-Year Students' Encounter with Trans Studies Research
  • The Historical Imagination: Rethinking First Year History Curricula at Vantage College
  • Incorporating Universal Design for Learning principles, accessibility guidelines, and wellness principles into online courses and course materials: A checklist for instructors and course designers

IKBLC 182: INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGIES
  • Automating Creative, Peer-reviewed Projects to Enhance Motivation in a Very Large First Year Course
  • Groups, Boosts, and Chats: the Canvas-based ePortfolio as Meta-cognitive Social Media Simulator and Group-Networking Tool
  • Taking up Metalanguage: Effectiveness of ComPAIR Student Feedback in Peer Review
  • Experiments Building Community Within a Blended Classroom

GOLDEN JUBILEE ROOM: LEARNING AS PROCESS

  • Substituting midterm exams with short weekly quizzes in biology: benefits and considerations for instructors and students.
  • Four-way high-fives during exams: Adding a group phase to provide immediate feedback and increase enjoyment
  • Using Self-Reflection Activities to Aid Students' Transition into University Learning Environments: A Case Study with UBC's Science One Program
  • Integrating Primary and Secondary Source Research: A Scaffolded Approach
IKBLC 155: THEORY ↔ PRACTICE
  • Mental Health Literacy: From Theory to Practice
  • Understanding first-year students' transition to university studies: Exploring changes in stress, hope, belonging, and learning-related beliefs
  • Piloting an Academic Scholars Program in a First Year Biology Course
  • Fostering Success: Embedding Wellbeing Principles into the First-Year Curriculum

 

Community Closing Plenary: featuring Simon Bates, UBC’s Associate Provost, Teaching and Learning

See featured speakers for more details.