Science Education Open House

2025 Science Education Open House

Date: Thursday, April 10th, 2025
Time: 9:30am-2:30pm
Location: Earth Sciences Building, 1st Floor Atrium and Room 1013 (map)

Event Schedule

9:30am - Registration

• Check in at the registration desk, coffee and snacks available

10:00am - Morning Session, Part 1

• Welcome and Schedule Overview
• Remarks from Mark MacLachlan, Dean of Science
• Highlights from the Skylight Team
• Keynote by Karen Smith (Microbiology and Immunology)
  • We are excited to celebrate Karen Smith’s exceptional educational leadership and upcoming retirement in this keynote talk titled, “Looking Back to Look Forward.”
  • Check out the keynote flyer for more details.

11:15am - Break

• Coffee and snacks available

11:30am - Morning Session, Part 2

• Short presentations on teaching and learning projects in UBC Science:
  • "Integrating Generative AI into Curricula: Motivation, Challenges, and Approaches" by Dongwook Yoon (Computer Science)
  • "The Development and Delivery of a Pre-term, Unassessed Laboratory Foundations Event (LFE) for Incoming First-year Students with Minimal Laboratory Experience" by Navreet Grewal, Anne Thomas, and Anka Lekhi (Chemistry)

12:30pm - Lunch

• Lunch and socializing with colleagues, food will remain available during the poster session

1:00pm - Poster/Show & Tell Session

• Afternoon session showcasing teaching and learning projects from across the Faculty of Science ending at 2:30pm.
  • Click here to view the list of projects

Registration

Please click the link below to register in advance and help us plan our program and catering.

• https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1FhNqyAoCDSPqrs 

If you are interested in presenting your work at the Poster/Show & Tell Session, please review the following section and indicate your interest in the registration survey. 

More Information

Please email us at skylight@science.ubc.ca if you have any questions.

We look forward to seeing you at the Open House!