50
+
Instructional hours
2
Weeks
To transform your teaching
About the course
Dates: June 16 to 27, 2025
Cost: $3995 | *Discounts available for institutional cohorts (contact international.ok@ubc.ca for details)
Join leading scholars and award-winning faculty in this intensive program exploring course design and its role in student achievement of learning outcomes. Participants will learn to create innovative and transformative learning experiences for students, including high-impact practices such as research and inquiry-based learning, work integrated learning and community-engaged learning.
Please note this course requires a minimum number of participants to proceed. We encourage you to register early to secure your spot.
featured topics
- Course design
- Assessment strategies
- Transformative learning
- Design mindset
- Research-based inquiry
- Work-integrated learning
- Community-engaged learning
- Contextually-relevant pedagogy
Program highlights
Earn a UBC credential
Network with colleagues from around the world
Get 1-on-1 mentorship with renowned experts in teaching and learning
Learn at a Top-40 institution located in one of Canada’s most scenic landscapes
Instructional Team
The Global Teaching and Learning Institute will be facilitated by a team of educational consultants from UBC Okanagan’s Centre for Teaching and Learning alongside award-winning UBC faculty and academic leaders across STEM disciplines.
Visit ctl.ok.ubc.ca/team to learn more about the wide range of expertise available through the UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning.
Jannik Eikenaar
Academic Director, Centre for Teaching and Learning
Barbara Komlos
Educational Consultant, Curriculum & Faculty Development
Electra Eleftheriadou
Educational Consultant, Inclusion
What to Expect
Learn more about what you can expect from the Global Teaching and Learning Institute.
Accommodations: Choose to stay on campus to immerse yourself in the campus culture or find accommodations nearby or in vibrant downtown Kelowna.
Connections: Enjoy networking opportunities to get to know educators and scholars from around the world.
Instruction: Learn from leading experts each day who will guide you through innovative teaching strategies and pedagogical techniques.
Recreation: Take advantage of the beautiful natural landscape to unwind in a variety of recreational activities.
| Morning | Afternoon | |
| Day 1 | Understanding our Teaching and Learning Contexts (Institutional and Personal) | Exploring the Meaning of Innovative and Transformative Learning |
| Day 2 | Developing Contextualized Course Learning Outcomes | Research and Inquiry-Based Learning |
| Day 3 | Aligning Outcomes to Assessment Strategies | Work-Integrated Learning |
| Day 4 | Identifying Aligned Pedagogical Strategies | Community Engaged Learning |
| Day 5 | Exploring our Design Mindsets | Connecting Innovation to our Disciplinary Context |
| Day 6 | Evidence that Can Inform Our Course Design | Land-Based Learning (Connecting Learning to Place) |
| Day 7 | Designing for Equity | Mentored Work Time |
| Day 8 | Evaluating the Effectiveness of Our Course Design | Mentored Work Time |
| Day 9 | Revisiting our Design Mindsets | Mentored Work Time |
| Day 10 | Gallery Walk | Celebration |
About UBC Okanagan
The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus brings worlds together by combining the resources and reputation of one of the world’s top universities with a young and dynamic campus.
Connect with world-class instructors from an institution consistently ranked among the top five per cent of universities in the world.