LFS Today Feb 9, 2021

Lunch and Learn Series: Easy Ways to Improve Student Engagement with Universal Design for Learning

This session will be held on Friday, February 12 at noon.

Universal Design for Learning is an approach to give students multiple means for engagement, representation, action, and expression. Encapsulating such a diverse range within your course will help students interact however they feel compelled to.
There are easy ways to start adding diversity and flexibility to your classes that we will outline in this session.

To register for the session, please visit https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cscumsqDwrG9OI5NHXco_FeqnmI0pzdWM1

Teaching Theory Tuesday

“Build depth and nuance with existing video content and your own informal video announcements and updates. Source clips from any number of media forms and outlets ranging from TED Talks to popular films. Add timely clarification with authentic casual video clips you record.”      
– Darby & Lang, 2019, Small Teaching Online, p. 69

Brought to you from the Learning Centre.

SOIL 500 Graduate Seminar Series

Date: Friday, February 12, 3:00pm
Title: Evaluating hedgerows and riparian buffer carbon storage potential in the Lower Fraser Valley, from field to landscape.
Speaker: Lyndsey Dowell, M.Sc. Grad ISLFS (supervisor Sean Smukler)
Abstract & bio available here.

Register in advance for this seminar: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5codeiqqzksGNdAwk5PH3y9cDt4b2IrCrBM  

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. All are welcome!

Nominate UBC Staff for the 2021 President’s Awards by March 19

Do you have a colleague who inspires you to be your best, or know a staff member who made innovative contributions to shape the future of teaching, research, or work at UBC?
 
To recognize and celebrate those who demonstrate outstanding achievement and excellence within the UBC community, we invite all students, faculty and staff to nominate staff for the 2021 President’s Service Award for Excellence and the President’s Staff Awards.  

1. The UBC President’s Service Awards for Excellence is the premier staff award at UBC, and honours staff with sustained exceptional contribution. All staff with five or more years of continuous service are eligible for this award. Up to five recipients receive a medal and $5,000 each.
    

1. The UBC President’s Staff Awards are open to staff at UBC Vancouver with two or more years of continuous service. Up to 14 recipients are selected (two per category), and recipients receive $2,000 each. The President’s Staff Awards recognize contributions in the following categories:

• Advancing Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence
• Wellbeing
• Leadership
• Emerging Leadership
• Creativity and Innovation
• Enhancing the UBC Experience
• Community Engagement

Detailed award criteria is available in the nomination package on the UBC Focus on People website. The nomination deadline is 4 pm, Friday, March 19, 2021.
 
Visit the UBC Focus on People website to read past recipient profiles and their contributions to making UBC a great place to work, learn, and research.
 
Questions? Contact workplace.recognition@ubc.ca.

Call for Participants: SARS-CoV-2 Study for Eased Restriction in British Columbia Study

A COVID-19 epidemiological study, led by Dr Simon Pimstone from the Department of Medicine, UBC, is recruiting participants from life-sciences focused departments, institutes and centres at UBC.

The purpose of the SAfER BC study is to provide data to assist in planning for the relaxation of restrictions in businesses and institutions in British Columbia while at the same time, providing a dataset that may also help in optimizing contact tracing strategies in the community.  
 
In order to be eligible to participate, you must be currently working at least 1 day per week on average at your institution’s physical location. The time commitment is 12 months from the date of the first visit. The number of procedures and questionnaires required for the study will depend on your SARS-CoV-2 exposure. As part of the study, you will be asked to provide a blood sample to determine your SARS-CoV-2 immune status.

All study related activities are conducted either virtually (consent and questionnaires) or off-site (serology testing at Life Labs), and so should have no impact to the COVID-19 safety plan at your location.
 
If you are interested in learning more about the study, please email safer.bc@ubc.ca. 

CIHR Reviewer in Training (RiT) Program

The RiT program offers Early Career Researchers (ECRs) a learning opportunity to gain a better understanding of the elements of high quality review and the peer review process through direct participation in the Project Grant competition with the support of a Mentor. RiT participants will be assigned three applications to conduct practice reviews, attend the peer review meeting, present one of their reviews, and participate in the committee discussion of their assigned applications.

Application deadline February 26, 2021. Learn more and apply online.