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.
Teaching & Learning Resources
Building an Effective Graduate Student-Supervisor Relationship
Graduate student relationships with faculty members are regarded by students as the most important aspect of their graduate education. Good student-supervisor relationships are also associated with higher completion rates and faster times to completion. Some fundamental elements of successful…
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 practices affect student learning outcomes. The Identifying the influence of teaching practices on undergraduate students’ mental health and…
Supporting Students in Distress
Everyone plays an important role in supporting student mental health and wellbeing. Faculty and staff can use these campus-specific guides to know what to look for, say, and do to assist UBC students in distress. The Green Folder (Vancouver Campus): Download Resource The Blue Folder …
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 to our freedoms and our responsibilities and provides the guiding principles to support us in building an environment in which respect, civility,…
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 dedicated to excellence, equity, and mutual respect. When engaging with others in dialogue or debate, consider the following basic principles and practices. …
Early Alert
Supporting student learning and success is a priority for UBC. Early Alert helps achieve this goal by helping faculty and staff provide more comprehensive support for students who are facing difficulties that put their academic success at risk. Watch a video overview of the program below: PPT…
Take a Stand Policy
The School of Health and Exercise Sciences (Okanagan Campus) shares their policy for incorporating standing and movement breaks for students during lecture-based classes. Download Resource Learn more about the School of Health and Exercise Sciences here.
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 videos to help create healthier classroom environments for their students. This series, prepared by Dr. Willis-Stewart and her 4th year Human Kinetics…
Move UBC Classroom Stretching Video
We spend 50-70% of our day sitting, and this sedentary behaviour can have negative implications for our health and wellbeing. The Kinesiology Undergraduate Society shares their top tips for moving more, even when facing a busy day of classes and studying, by incorporating small…
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 campus walking maps are an excellent resource for instructors who want to support their own physical activity as well as their students. …