Effective Supervisory Skills

Providing effective supervision is an important part of many roles in both academic and industry settings. This half-day workshop is designed to introduce Postdoctoral Fellows to the pedagogy and practices of effective supervision, including the importance of supervision, the importance of mentorship, how to deal with conflict, how to develop communication skills as a supervisor, and the importance of self-reflection. Through the use of breakout rooms and small groups, participants will work together on individual case studies that are designed to be applicable to both academic and non-academic settings. At the end of this session, participants should have increased their self-confidence and leadership abilities as related to providing supervision to students, employees, and other supervisees.

This is a highly interactive session, and participants will be expected to actively participate in the session by sharing their audio and video. The PDFO has created a community agreement for all of our events in order to foster an inclusive, welcoming, and respectful environment in which all event attendees feel safe and supported.

By participating in this event, we commit ourselves to:

• Treating one another with kindness, courtesy and respect in all interactions;
• Engaging in gracious, active listening and valuing others’ opinions;
• Not dominating discussions so that others can share during the session;
• Ensuring that any potentially confidential or sensitive information shared as part of the session is not shared outside of the session;
• Actively participating in the session; and
• When possible and if comfortable, sharing audio and/or video to create a greater sense of community and participation.

FACILITATOR

Dr. Laura Sly

Associate Dean, Academic (Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies)
Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics (Faculty of Medicine)

Dr. Laura Sly is Associate Dean, Academic in the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics within the Faculty of Medicine. Her research focusses on the contribution of macrophages to inflammation with a special interest in reducing inflammation in immune-mediated diseases, like inflammatory bowel disease. Hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Dr. Sly did her undergraduate degree before pursuing graduate and postdoctoral work in Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia. She teaches in the Experimental Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology graduate programs and joined Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies in 2019 to focus on University-wide policies pertinent to postdocs and graduate students.

REGISTRATION

Accessibility

If you have a disability or medical condition that may affect your full participation in the event, please email postdoctoral.fellows@ubc.ca in advance of the event.

DELIVERY FORMAT

Due to the ongoing situation surrounding COVID-19, this session will be delivered online via Zoom. The following suggestions may help to improve the online experience:

• Use headphones to reduce noise and avoid feedback between your mic and speaker.
• Ensure that you are in a quiet location so that the audio does not get polluted with unwanted noise.
• Keep your microphone on mute unless you are speaking during the session.
• In case of technical problems, time for plugin downloads, etc., please attempt to log into the Zoom meeting 10-15 minutes before the start. You will be placed in the waiting room until the official start time.