CTLT Celebrate Learning Week Events

CELEBRATE LEARNING WEEK

Join us for the 3rd Annual Celebrate Learning Week. The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology will be participating in the following events:

• Monday, October 25, 2010
  The Open Learning Initiative
• Wednesday, October 27, 2010
  Distance and Blended Learning Showcase
• Thursday, October 28, 2010
  10th Annual UBC Learning Conference
• Friday, October 29, 2010
  Canadian Soil Web Collaborative

More information about Celebrate Learning week can be found at http://celebratelearning.ubc.ca.

In the lead up to Celebrate Learning Week, we also have Martha Rans, copyright lawyer and project leader for Creative Commons Canada, coming to UBC as part of Open Access Week

What Bill C-32 Means to Educators: What Can We Do?

Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010
Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Lillooet Room (3rd Floor)

Speaker: Martha Rans, Creative Commmons Canada

As the Canadian government continues to move significant changes to federal copyright law through Parliament, many questions remain about the shape of that legislation, including whether there will be a “fair dealing for education” clause, and what it will mean to researchers, teachers and learners. Martha Rans will briefly outline the status and implications of the new law, as well as offering thoughts on strategies to facilitate sharing such as Creative Commons licenses.

For more information, visit: http://oaweek.scholcomm.ubc.ca/open-access-week-2010/#THURSDAYVAN

The Open Learning Initiative: Accelerated Learning Through Adaptive, Data-Driven Instructional Design

Date: Monday, October 25, 2010
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Lillooet Room (3rd Floor)

Guest Speakers: Dr. Joel Smith and Dr. Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Melon University.

The Open Learning Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University focuses on providing freely available, standalone course offerings in a range of discipline areas. These courses are developed in a team-based approach, bringing together faculty content experts, cognitive scientists, learning scientists, human-computer interaction specialists, formative assessment specialists, and programmers. A hallmark of the courses is that learners are provided carefully constructed feedback based on scientific design and scientific methodologies. This talk will present an overview of the Initiative, and then focus in on the approach taken through the lens of the OLI-Statistics course.

To register visit: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca./events/view/1107

Distance and Blended Learning Showcase

Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Lillooet Room (3rd Floor)

The Distance and Blended Learning Showcase will be an opportunity for the UBC teaching and learning community to share and discuss ideas, experiences, challenges and best practices for an, “Exceptional Learning Environment.” During the showcase, participants will engage with colleagues in Peer-Assist Activities to discuss teaching and learning challenges. Peer-Assist Activities are similar to round table discussions that encourage thoughtful collaborative discussions.

Snacks & Refreshments will be served.

To register visit: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca./events/view/1094

10th Annual UBC Learning Conference

Date: Thursday, October 28, 2010
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Golden Jubilee Room (4th Floor)

We invite you to the 10th Annual UBC Learning Conference! This year’s theme, “Exploring the Dimensions of an Exceptional Learning Environment,” creates an opportunity to learn how your colleagues across UBC are engaging with aspects of Place & Promise: The UBC Plan. Come prepared for a participatory and dialogue-oriented experience. Sessions will explore how learning spaces impact teaching and learning, innovative curricular approaches to sustainability and aboriginal engagement and the complexities that may arise in diverse and multicultural learning environments.

Breakfast and Lunch will be served with a Reception to follow.

To register visit: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca./events/view/1097

Canadian Soil Web Collaborative

Date: Friday, October 29, 2010
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: University Services Building, CTLT Theatre (2329 West Mall, Room 0112 – First Floor)

Students, natural resource scientists, professionals and educators are invited to the official launch of the Virtual Soil Science Learning Resource. The online resources have been designed for post-secondary education by a group of Canadian soil scientists and multimedia experts.

Snacks and Refreshments will be served.

To register visit: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca./events/view/1098