| Workday HR & Finance Office Hours The LFS HR and Finance teams are continuously striving to best support you as you get ready for Workday Go-live next month! As such, we have organized weekly “Office Hours” with HR & Finance team members. The purpose of these sessions is to provide you a channel to raise any questions you may have after attending Workday webinars or self-learn sessions. These Office Hours will take place every Thursday at 11am, from October 8 to October 29, 2020. Join Zoom Meeting https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62036394155?pwd=YkMzdUdqNWZqckRSNGhHTmxvSmtUZz09 Meeting ID: 620 3639 4155 Passcode: 019068 If you are not able to join the Office Hour, you may also check IRP searchable Q&A database for answers to common asked questions. (CWL authentication required) |
| LFS in the News German news magazine Der Hoftierarzt (‘the farm veterinarian’) highlighted a study published in Scientific Reports, which shows that nursing can strengthen the bond between a cow and her calf. You can see the article here (in German, but can be translated into English with Google Chrome). Benjamin Lecorps, a PhD student with the Animal Welfare program, was interviewed. Craig Daniell, chief executive officer of the B.C. SPCA, mentioned the UBC Animal Welfare program in an op-ed for the Vancouver Sun: B.C. SPCA has helped millions of animals in need since its inception 125 years ago. |
| MFRE Speaker Series – Today Speaker: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor in food distribution and policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Halifax Topic: COVID-19 happened. Now what? The Pandemic’s Legacy on Our Food Supply Chain Date & Time: Tuesday, September 29, 1:00pm – 2:30pm The Canadian food supply chain was put to the test at the onset of the unexpected COVID pandemic. And apart from some staple (yeast anyone?) it held and adapted quickly under the pressure. In this session we’ll examine the impacts the crisis has had on the system and the opportunities created. https://ubc.zoom.us/j/63198895621?pwd=TzlhTUdLMVlhR29WcVZSVFZjK0pKdz09 Meeting ID: 631 9889 5621 Passcode: 521521 |
| SOIL 500 Graduate Seminar Series Date: Friday, October 2, 3:00pm Title: Restoration of Sagebrush Grasslands for Greater Sage Grouse Habitat Speaker: Autumn Watkinson, Post Doc, Land and Water Systems Abstract & bio available here. Register in advance for this seminar: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5codeiqqzksGNdAwk5PH3y9cDt4b2IrCrBM |
| Presentation on Two-Stage Exams in a Remote-Teaching Environment Successful Implementation of Two-Stage Exams in a Remote-Teaching Environment Jaclyn J Stewart (Chemistry, CTLT) & Jay Wickenden (Chemistry) Two-stage exams (individual and group) have been successfully implemented across UBC Science for several years. After the outbreak of COVID-19, and with classes moving to a temporary online environment, we were interested in exploring the operation of such exams in an exclusively online setting. We believe it is imperative to include students as partners in course design, especially during the pandemic when we are required to pivot to remote instruction with little lead time. To include the student voice in our implementation, we used an action-research methodological approach to explore the student experience of two organic chemistry two-stage midterm exams. We also used online surveys to uncover the student experience before and after each exam, and elicited suggestions for improvements over the term. In this presentation, we will share some of our findings and recommendations for effective, and well-run online two-stage exams. We will discuss open-book and open-internet exams, group formation procedures, and communication methods that are key to a smooth implementation. By the end of this session, you will feel confident about how to implement two-stage exams in your course this term. Date and time: Tuesday, September 29, 2020, 12:30pm – 2:00pm Location: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/63808749640?pwd=MzdqR241OTRUOHQvWjNuc3ZieG8rdz09 Meeting ID: 638 0874 9640 Passcode: 772300 |
| Canadian Malnutrition Awareness Week: Oct 5-9 The annual Canadian Malnutrition Awareness Wee (CMAW) will take place from October 5 to 9, 2020. This year’s theme is Malnutrition: Moving from Awareness to Action and will include daily webinars, including a joint webinar with ASPEN (American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition) and BAPEN (British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition): Learning from COVID-19: The Value of Nutrition Across the Care Spectrum. A series of free webinars will be held throughout the week. Read the webinar descriptions here. |