Initiatives, partnerships, and research at UBC and beyond have generated a wealth of teaching and learning resources for educators and students.
Teaching and Learning Publications
UBC Science Teaching and Learning Publications
A library of scholarly publications with a focus on teaching and learning in post-secondary education published by UBC Science faculty between 2000 and 2023.
Inclusive Teaching
Inclusive Teaching Resources for UBC Science Instructors
A curated collection of resources to help instructors make their courses more inclusive.
Surveys
Mid-course Feedback Surveys
Two Qualtrics templates that instructors can use to get feedback from students, with some best practices for feedback surveys.
Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative
The Science Education Initiative Handbook
A handbook written by Warren Code (Skylight) and Stephanie Chasteen that provides practical wisdom on how to implement education change initiatives.
Instructor Guidance
Documents developed to help instructors apply pedagogically-effective techniques and technology, such as clickers.
Student Guidance
Documents developed to provide practical advice for learning more in university courses.
Clickers
Resources to help instructors use clickers (personal response systems) effectively in a classroom.
Learning Goals
Documents on the value of learning goals, how to develop them, and examples of good learning goals.
Workshops
Lists workshops on teaching and assessment provided by the CWSEI with slides and supporting materials.
Papers
Includes research papers on how people learn and various aspects of teaching, learning, and assessment in science, often at the discipline-specific level.
Other Resources
Includes course transformation guidance documents, a list of highly recommended books available for loan, materials for Teaching Assistant Training, various lectures on science education, articles by Carl Wieman, and other web resources.