Celebrating Teaching Excellence: Nominating a 3M National Teaching Fellowship 2020
The CTLT hosted an online panel featuring some of UBC’s 3M National Teaching Fellows. The panellists compared their experiences on what made their packages successful, as well as provided advice for future nominees.
CTLT Remote Teaching Institute
The CTLT Remote Teaching Institute supports UBC faculty in developing strategies to engage in online learning environments. Register today!
Effective Online Teaching Practices
The March edition of Edubytes includes articles and resources that provide a range of perspectives for educators who are adjusting to teaching online due to the impact of COVID-19.
Improving accessibility with open resources
The CTLT’s Academic Director, Christina Hendricks, shares the department’s commitment to creating open and accessible resources. Read the full statement.
Announcing the 2020/21 Open Educational Resources Fund awarded projects
Over $220,050 has been awarded to support the development and implementation of a wide range of open projects. Read more.
Creating learning tools for students with students
How do you create valuable learning tools for university students? Russ Algar and Steven Barnes answered this question when developing their own online learning tools for their courses. The answer: partner with students to create them.
First-Year Experience
In the February edition of Edubytes, our guest editors, Dr. Kari Anna Marken, Dr. Michael James Griffin and Dr. Fok-Shuen Leung explore the topic of the first-year experience. Learn about this and more.
What we’re reading: Isabeau Iqbal
In the February edition of Dialogues, Isabeau Iqbal reviews one of her most recent reads “Connected Teaching” by Harriet Schwartz. Read about it.
Announcing the 2020/21 TLEF Projects
The Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) has funded over 1,200 projects since 1991. This year the number continues to grow. Learn about the 2020/21 TLEF awarded projects.
Technology Distractions in the Classroom
In the January edition of Edubytes, our guest editor, Andrew Owen (PhD), senior instructor and undergraduate director at the Department of Political Science, will be exploring the topic of technology distractions in the classroom.
