| LFS LC Lunch & Learn Sessions – Zoom Pro-Tips with the Learning Centre Team The LFS LC Lunch and Learn Office Hours this week is a deep dive into Zoom. Zoom is updating its software on a weekly basis. We’ll cover some of Zoom’s specialized tools, including annotation, user roles, breakout rooms, polling and general pro-tips. This session will showcase approaches for live lectures, office hours, registered workshops, recorded lectures via Canvas, and any other applications that you may request. If time permits, we will work with breakout rooms. Come for 10 minutes or the whole session. Bring your stories and experiences and share your difficulties. Join us this Friday, September 25 at noon. To register for the session, please visit https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cscumsqDwrG9OI5NHXco_FeqnmI0pzdWM1 Random Acts of Recognition Congratulations to Random Acts of Recognition recipient: Lindsay Cuff, Assistant Professor of Teaching (cross-appointed with Forestry), for her incredible work with LFS 150. In a very short period of time, Lindsay has redesigned LFS 150, created and shared very useful teaching materials, and fostered the development of a vibrant and supportive community of instructors teaching the course. Her enthusiasm and responsiveness are very greatly appreciated! To nominate a faculty member, staff or graduate student that’s been doing an outstanding job or has gone above and beyond in some way, send an email to lfs.recognition@ubc.ca and tell us why this person should be recognized. We’ll send them a $6 Starbucks gift card and acknowledge their good work in LFS Today. Wellness Wednesday Your Mental Health Tip of the Week: Don’t just tough it out. Seek and ask for help. Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) Seminar Series Date: Thursday, September 24, 2020 Time: 12:30pm to 1:30pm Speaker: Areef Abraham, President & CEO at Community Power and Director at Kambo Energy Group Topic: My 30-year journey (with bumps and breakdowns on the way) More info. Areef has worked for over three decades with underserved communities who struggle to pay their energy bills. This presentation will discuss how and why it all began, and the successes and pitfalls he experienced along the way. Areef’s learned experience speaks to the importance of working effectively at the interface of communities, governments and tradespeople to improve outcomes for all. Today Areef’s family business, Kambo Energy Group, is a 40+ person equity-based social enterprise run by his children—all of whom are UBC alumni. Through its two main programs—Empower Me and Community Power—Kambo Energy Group works with Indigenous Nations, lower income households, immigrants, and new Canadians with an aim to provide energy solutions for all. Join Zoom Meeting: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/66818661590?pwd=SzZ1SkI0SXRjY1IybEtWQ0JoVlpuQT09 Meeting ID: 668 1866 1590 Passcode: 708828 |