Event Category Archives: News

Honouring Indigenous Writers – Learning to Edit Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a multilingual, web-based, free encyclopedia based on a model of open community-generated knowledge. However information gaps, biases, exclusions, and assumptions about “neutrality” means there remains lots of work to be done but in order to change the space we need to know how to edit. Join us for this hands-on session on how to edit Wikipedia. Registration is required.

Open Education Lightning Talks and Panel

Want to learn more about what working on an Open Education or OER project actually looks like from the instructor’s perspective? Join the Lightning Talks and Panel session with instructors who will share their experiences moving their teaching into the open. Registration is required.

Writing in the STEM Disciplines

This workshop introduces researchers to the typical organizational structure of a research article in the STEM disciplines, while accounting for variation in disciplinary differences. Registration is required.

Annotated Bibliographies: Writing

This workshop introduces researchers to the typical structure of an annotated bibliography, while accounting for variations in purpose. Workshop facilitators draw on research to address these questions, while discussing this text as a type of literature survey with its own distinct patterns of organization. Participants will write or revise a draft annotated bibliography during dedicated writing time and receive feedback from facilitators and peers. Registration is required.

Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing

This workshop is for first-year undergraduates who are new to the types of scholarly communication they are expected to engage with at a research institution like UBC. Participants will be taught how to recognize and read different types of academic texts, and how to begin to produce their own versions of those texts for their classes. Registration is required.

Honouring Indigenous Writers on Wikipedia – Wikipedia as Public Scholarship

This moderated conversation will focus on Wikipedia as a form of public scholarship. Panelists will reflect on and consider a range of topics such as why use Wikipedia? Why contribute? This panel is co-hosted with the UBC Library as part of the March 2021 Honoring Indigenous Writers Wikipedia Edit-a-thon happening at UBC. Registration is required.

Citing to Communicate: Who, What, When, Where, Why

All too often, scholarly citation is approached by undergraduates as a frustrating obstacle on the path to completing a writing assignment, rather than as an intellectual pursuit in its own right. This workshop aims to reframe that mindset by demystifying the who, what, when, where, and why of citational practices. Registration is required.

Staying Current with Local Government

What does civic engagement mean to you? There are many ways to become involved in politics at the local level, but it can be challenging to identify opportunities. This workshop examines civic engagement and gives a brief overview of municipal government in British Columbia. Learn how to navigate sources like city websites, budgetary documents, bylaws, and open data, as well as local news sources, focusing on the City of Vancouver. Registration is required.