The Institute for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning develops resources in collaboration with various units across the university to meet the various teaching and learning needs of the UBC community. Please ensure citations are included when you use these resources in your own presentation and publications.
Getting started
- Common issues when starting with SoTL (ISoTL, 2020)
- Student Participation in Teaching and Learning Inquiry Projects at UBC (ISoTL, 2020)
- UBC BREB application guide (ISoTL, 2021)
- SoTL Projects: Do you need ethics approval? (10 minute video)
Getting started
- Surveys and questionnaires (UBC Flexible Learning, 2017)
- Focus groups and interviews (ISoTL, 2020)
- An Introduction to Thematic Analyses (ISoTL and Skylight, 2023)
Inclusive Data Collection Tool Design
- General guidelines on asking for demographic information (UBC Equity & Inclusion Office, 2020)
- Asking about gender (UBC Equity & Inclusion Office, 2020)
- Sexual orientation guidelines (UBC Equity & Inclusion Office, 2020)
- Survey design considerations (ISoTL, 2022)
- Designing and Conducting Focus Group Interviews (Eastern Illinois University, 2002)
- Data Feminism
Recruiting Participants
- Sample Focus Group/Interview Consent Form – BREB approved projects
- Sample Focus Group/Interview Consent Form – Projects not requiring BREB approval (QA/QI)
- Sample survey consent – BREB approved projects
- Sample survey consent – Projects not requiring BREB approval (QA/QI)