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Ready to move past the “Should I use AI?” conversation? UFV is offering a number of exciting opportunities to delve into the nuanced realities of integrating AI into teaching and learning. Explore topics like academic integrity in the age of AI, AI-assisted research, designing AI-embedded courses, and using AI to streamline your academic workflow. Check … Read more
Interested in Changemaking? Are you interested in exploring a new approach to teaching? Teaching and Learning’s Teaching Inquiries into Pedagogical Practices (TIPP) Fund is how you can make that happen. TIPP supports UFV educators in exploring innovative approaches to teaching and learning through informal, faculty-driven investigations. For 2025–26, the TIPP Fund focuses on regenerative sustainability, … Read more
The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is an internationally recognized program that provides participants with opportunities to explore their teaching practice through experiential learning. This workshop is designed for new and experienced educators alike. As part of the ISW process, participants deliver mini-lessons and receive peer feedback from fellow participants. Oct 14, 16, 21, & 23, … Read more
The UFV Library and Teaching & Learning teams are launching the Open Education In-Action Initiative (OEIAI), funded by a BCcampus Institutional Open Education grant and funds from the Office of the Provost and VP, Academic. OEIAI has 4 interconnected projects: Open Education Strategy, planning Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) implementation plan, Open Education Micro Grant program, … Read more
Exams can feel overwhelming, especially for first-year students. To ease the pressure, Supported Learning Group leaders host three-hour mock exam sessions that give students a low-stakes chance to test their knowledge, practise time management, and pick up effective study strategies. These sessions aren’t just practice exams, they’re designed to build confidence. One leader schedules hers … Read more
Chat-Reconciliation (Chat-R) Meet in person in G124 and/or online to chat about Reconciliation, Decolonization, Indigenization, or anything associated with Reconciliation. Sessions are scheduled for the 1st Wednesday of the month with a topic to guide our discussion. * This session is a drop-in format; participants can attend or leave at anytime during the session. Wednesdays, … Read more
Join Michelle Johnson, Teaching and Learning Specialist in online and digital pedagogy, for these ‘ask anything’ sessions. A weekly online discussion group with the goal of having a non-structured, casual discussion about the use of learning technology in the UFV classroom. Bring your questions about Blackboard, Brightspace, Padlet, Generative AI, and more. In these weekly … Read more
Chat Storytelling and Stó:lō (Chat-S) Let’s chat online about Traditional Storytelling practices, or anything associated with Story and Oral Traditions. These sessions are led by Leanne Joe (Indigenous Curriculum Developer) and are scheduled via Zoom with a topic to guide our discussion. Topic: Indigenous New Year/Harvest Moon Email TLCevents@ufv.ca to register. Thurs, Oct 9 12-1 … Read more
Join Victoria Surtees for Chat Internationalization (Chat-I) to discuss the topic: Setting Expectations. Articulate and mediate differences in the roles of teachers and learners across cultures and disciplines Mentor students during their transition to new cultures and disciplines . Chat-I is an opportunity to hear what colleagues are doing in different disciplines and to think … Read more
Leanne Joe is offering beginner language sessions for greetings and territorial place names. Do you want to: -learn how to introduce yourself in Halq’eméylem? -practise pronouncing the names of the local First Nations? -learn some of the history of Halq’eméylem and our sister dialects? If you are staff or faculty at UFV and said yes … Read more
Did you know that UFV has a COIL training program and international partner matching program for faculty? In a COIL partnership, UFV faculty are matched with an international faculty member and they co-design a project to be completed jointly by their students via virtual collaboration. Join Victoria Surtees and Daryl Smith to learn the basics … Read more
Join Victoria Surtees for some crafts, snacks, and good conversation. Open to all faculty and staff. This year, we will commiserate about some of the Pearls of Wisdom from last year. We will draw a few Pearls from a hat and chat about how we see these showing up or not showing up in our … Read more
Gather and engage with others in the UFV community to reflect on what’s needed to navigate higher education in the complexity of society today. Particular attention will be given to application to our own areas of work at UFV. All are welcome. Book: Outgrowing Modernity: Navigating Complexity, Complicity, and Collapse with Accountability and Compassion (Author: … Read more
Relax, learn, and connect in one of the Teaching and Learning Centre’s spaces. Located on the Abbotsford campus, these rooms are managed by the Teaching and Learning Centre (G104). Feel free to drop in and explore new technologies, read a book, or chat with a staff member in Teaching and Learning. ThinkerSpace (G124) Capacity: seats … Read more
Faculty-Led Workshop Series: AI for Teaching, Learning, and Research. Dr. Sameena Karim Jamal, assistant professor in the Adult Education department, is offering a series of workshops on AI in higher education (open to UFV faculty and staff only). Session 2: Oct 24, 2025 Spark Your Imagination: AI for Creative Teaching Session 3: Jan 16, 2026 … Read more