An inclusive hybrid approach for fostering belonging, building academic skills, and integrating Indigenous Ways of Knowing in the First-Year Seminar in Science (SCIE 113)

TitleAn inclusive hybrid approach for fostering belonging, building academic skills, and integrating Indigenous Ways of Knowing in the First-Year Seminar in Science (SCIE 113)
Faculty/College/UnitScience
StatusActive
Duration2 Year
Initiation04/01/2023
Project Summary

*Special Call: Hybrid and Multi-Access Course Redesign Project*

As a small seminar-style course, SCIE 113 teaches skills and knowledge central to all scientific disciplines concerning the process and enterprise of science, how science impacts our world, and how to effectively communicate science. This highly collaborative project involves strategic partnerships to renew the curriculum to build a flexible hybrid pedagogical approach integrating online and in-person learning to facilitate expanding SCIE 113 to all first-year and transfer students in Science.

Aligned with strategic goals in Science and the University’s Indigenous Strategic Plan, we have identified three central pillars to guide curricular and pedagogical development in SCIE 113:

  1. Promoting identity and belonging within the scientific community
  2. Building skills as an academic scholar in Science
  3. Integrating Indigenous knowledge systems

As a new BSc degree requirement, it is an ideal place to facilitate learning about Indigenous ways of knowing and to help students thrive in their transition to UBC.

Funding Details
Year 1: Project TitleAn inclusive hybrid approach for fostering belonging, building academic skills, and integrating Indigenous science in the First-Year Seminar in Science (SCIE 113)
Year 1: Project YearYear 1
Year 1: Funding Year2023/2024
Year 1: Project TypeLarge TLEF
Year 1: Principal InvestigatorMarcia Graves
Year 1: Funded Amount101,257
Year 1: Team Members

Marcia Graves, Associate Professor of Teaching, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Science

Project Team:

Caitlin Donnelly, Lecturer, Botany, Faculty of Science
Ashley Welsh, Faculty Liaison (Science), Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) and Skylight
Karen Smith, Lecturer, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Science

Project Collaborators/Consultants:

Stefanie Suderman, Student Engagement Officer, Faculty of Science
Shandin Pete, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS), Faculty of Science
Hannah Coderre, Educational Consultant, Curriculum and Student Development, CTLT

SCIE 113 Instructors:

Brian Hunt, Assistant Professor, Oceans and Fisheries, EOAS, Faculty of Science
Linda Matsuuchi, Professor, Zoology, Faculty of Science
Montserrat Rueda-Becerril, Lecturer, Chemistry, Faculty of Science

Additional Consultants:

Gülnur Birol, Director, Skylight
Warren Code, Associate Director, Skylight

Year 2: Project YearYear 2
Year 2: Funding Year2024/2025
Year 2: Project TypeLarge TLEF
Year 2: Principal InvestigatorMarcia Graves
Year 2: Funded Amount119,439
Year 2: Team Members

Marcia Graves, Associate Professor of Teaching, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Science

Project Team:

Caitlin Donnelly, SCIE 113 Curriculum Manager / Lecturer, Botany, Faculty of Science
Ashley Welsh, Faculty Liaison (Science), Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) and Skylight
Karen Smith, Associate Director, Science Gateway Programs / Lecturer, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Science
Ryan Liew, SCIE 113 Coordinator, Faculty of Science

Project Collaborators:

Chris Oatman, Interim Associate Director, Student Experience, Faculty of Science
Cecilia Langill, Student Engagement Advisor, Faculty of Science
Stefanie Suderman, Student Engagement Officer, Faculty of Science
Brandon Wong, President, Science Undergraduate Society / UBC Academic Integrity Hub
Nicholas Viegas, VP Academic, Science Undergraduate Society / UBC Academic Integrity Hub
Shandin Pete, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS), Faculty of Science
Brian Hunt, Assistant Professor, Oceans and Fisheries, EOAS, Faculty of Science
Linda Matsuuchi, Professor, Zoology, Faculty of Science
Montserrat Rueda-Becerril, Lecturer, Chemistry, Faculty of Science

Additional Consultants:

Gülnur Birol, Director, Skylight
Warren Code, Associate Director, Skylight