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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.

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Canvas Module for Faculty: Supporting Student Learning and Wellbeing Using Online Resources

This online resource in Canvas allows UBC faculty members to share tools and strategies for promoting and enhancing student wellbeing using online...

New Faculty Orientation Guide

The New Faculty Orientation Guide is intended to be a starting point—a helpful collection of materials of interest to new faculty in their first...

Sexual Violence Prevention and Response (SVPRO) folder

The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO) is a safe and confidential place for students, faculty and staff who have experienced...

Invite the Move U Crew to your classroom

The Move U Crew is committed to enhancing campus wellbeing. They do this by offering movement breaks in classes, conferences and meetings, hosting...

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...

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...

Thrive at UBC

Faculty partners are integral to improving student success by promoting positive mental health in the classroom, lab, and across...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Wellbeing Classroom Edition Newsletter

Dr. Sally Willis-Stewart (Okanagan Campus) has developed a monthly newsletter with tips and strategies for instructors who would like to integrate...

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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.