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Considering wellbeing in our teaching and learning practices helps our students achieve their full potential.

Creating positive classrooms, lecture halls and research labs where students feel supported and connected helps to promote and enhance learning outcomes and equip them for success.

Here, faculty members will find tools to help support student wellbeing in learning environments.

Watch the Integrating Climate & Well-being into Your Teaching CTLT Event Recording

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Fostering Academic Tenacity: Online Connection

Research indicates that there is an important link between students’ learning environment and their feeling of a sense of social belonging during...

Building Safe and Supportive Learning Environments

The Office of Faculty Development and Educational Support has developed an online module to support teachers in optimizing safe and supportive...

Teaching Practices that Support Wellbeing

Considering wellbeing in our teaching and learning practices helps our students achieve their full potential.

Creating positive classrooms...

Taking Learning Outdoors in Nature

For post-secondary students, a positive correlation has been found between the time students spend in green spaces and their quality of life (...

Fostering Academic Tenacity through Promoting Participation

Promoting participation in activities that foster growth mindset, belonging and self-regulation.

Academic tenacity is a construct that can...

Connection through Office Hours

Among post-secondary populations, a sense of belonging has been positively associated with higher levels of drive, motivation, engagement and...

CTLT Indigenous Initiatives

Indigenous Initiatives at UBC's Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) supports the development of skills, resources, and capacity...

Graduate Wellbeing in the Advance Newsletter

The Advance Newsletter (Vancouver Campus) highlights key information, initiatives, and broader trends in graduate and postdoctoral affairs within...

Teaching Practices that Promote Wellbeing

Studies have indicated that good mental health and wellbeing enhances a student’s ability to learn. Evidence also shows that different teaching...

UBC Statement on Respectful Environments

In late September 2008, President Toope introduced the UBC Respectful Environment Statement for students, faculty, and staff. The Statement speaks...

Respectful Dialogue and Debate

The University of British Columbia has responsibility for and is committed to providing its students, staff, and faculty with an environment...

Take a Stand Policy

The School of Health and Exercise Sciences (Okanagan Campus) shares their policy for incorporating standing and movement breaks for students...

Random Acts of Exercise Videos

Dr. Sally Willis-Stewart, Senior Instructor at the School of Health and Exercise Sciences (Okanagan Campus), welcomes professors to share these...

Walking Meeting Maps

Make your next meeting with a student or Teaching Assistant a walk ‘n talk! Developed by students as part of a SEEDS project, these Vancouver...

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We all have a hand in shaping campus environments that support health, wellbeing, and sustainability. By championing wellbeing, we can build stronger and more inclusive communities at UBC and beyond.