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
Self-compassion is a concept which includes the independent, yet interactive, constructs of self-kindness, common humanity and mindfulness (Neff, 2003). Increased self-compassion has been associated with adaptive outcomes in academic and performance environments such as goal setting and emotion…
In recent research, post-secondary students at a Canadian institution reported negative attitudes towards help-seeking and interest in learning about symptoms of declining mental health and coping strategies (Armstrong & Young, 2015). Mental Health Literacy (MHL) programming is context…
Among post-secondary populations, a sense of belonging has been positively associated with higher levels of drive, motivation, engagement and academic self-efficacy (Freeman, Anderman & Jensen, 2007) Instructor encouragement of student participation and interaction, as well as students’…
This checklist is intended as a reflection tool that provides you with opportunities to design your course syllabi through the lens of supporting the wellbeing and learning of undergraduate students at UBC. On this checklist, you may notice elements that you already use. Get Checklist
UBC has many resources to help support the health and wellbeing of students. Visit the following links to learn more: Visit the Student Health & Wellbeing at Vancouver campus Visit Student Wellness at Okanagan campus
Faculty play an important role is supporting student mental health. Share these Thrive Power Point slides in your classroom, lab, or lecture, to help build student mental health. Thrive Power Point
This online resource in Canvas allows UBC faculty members to share tools and strategies for promoting and enhancing student wellbeing using online resources. Enroll here.
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 year of teaching at UBC. Topics include: understanding who your learners are challenges you and your learners may face considerations…
The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO) is a safe and confidential place for students, faculty and staff who have experienced sexual violence, regardless of when or where it took place. SVPRO's Supporting Survivors of Sexual Assault folder describes steps for a survivor to take…
The Move U Crew is committed to enhancing campus wellbeing. They do this by offering movement breaks in classes, conferences and meetings, hosting guided walks every week, and helping coordinate UBC walking challenges like Walkabout and Step It Up. The goal of the Move U Crew is to engage students…