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This session is being run in partnership with the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology.
The Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) at UBC, in collaboration with the Postdoctoral Fellows Office and the Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT), offers an Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) designed specifically for postdoctoral fellows. This workshop focuses on the theory and practice of evidence-based teaching techniques. During the workshop, you will discuss the key elements of learner-centred lesson design and adult learning theory. Additionally, you will have a chance to teach three short lessons and receive feedback from your peers. You will work closely with peers and ISW facilitators in a supportive atmosphere where you will begin to develop new teaching skills, enhance your existing skills, and/or try new and challenging ideas.
The Instructional Skills Workshop is the one component developed specifically for postdocs by CIRTL in collaboration with the PDFO and CTLT. This program was piloted in Spring 2019 and was seen as very useful by participating PDFs. A follow up program that requires successful completion of the ISW is the Teaching Practicum which runs November – April. This program mixes participatory workshops that support participants in creating materials that will help for job applications that have a teaching component alongside an opportunity to observe a mentor in their teaching, teach and receive feedback from these mentors, discuss the mentor’s approaches to teaching, and engage in group discussions of teaching. You can find more information about upcoming Postdoc programs on the CIRTL website or by contacting cirtl.info@ubc.ca.
DATES
The winter 2025 Postdoc Instructional Skills Workshop will be held online from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on the following dates:
- Saturday, November 29, 2025
- Sunday, November 30, 2025
- Saturday, December 6, 2025
- Sunday, December 7, 2025
Some online pre-work is required in the weeks preceding the sessions.
REGISTRATION
Registration deadline: October 31 at 11:59 pm.
Registration in the Postdoc Instructional Skills Workshop is now open. Your registration will be reviewed and if you are selected as a participant you will be notified via email by November 15.
POSTDOCtoral fellows TEACHING INTERNSHIP
Participants in this ISW are encouraged to enroll in the Postdoc Teaching Internship Program upon its launch in the coming months. The Postdoctoral Teaching Internship is comprised of two components: the ISW and Mentored Discussions of Teaching, one-term participatory workshops in which participants observe mentors in their teaching, teach and receive feedback from these mentors, discuss the mentor’s approaches to teaching, and engage in group discussions of teaching.