Looking back at UBC’s 9th Learning Analytics Hackathon
This year’s hackathon gathered 100 UBC students to create, design, and explore data-driven solutions for enhancing teaching and learning at UBC.
Implementing computational tools for learning
In our November edition of Edubytes, our guest editor Francis Jones, shares the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences’s project to implement open source computational tools and teaching tactics to facilitate hands-on interdisciplinary learning in data-driven scientific exploration.
Call for nominations for OER Excellence and Impact Awards
The OER Excellence and Impact Awards recognize outstanding work done by faculty who materially advance the use and impact of open educational resources in credit courses at UBC. Nominations are due by November 30.
Kabir Bhalla
Kabir works as one of the instructors for the Certificate Program in Advanced Teaching and Learning at CTLT. He is an Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) facilitator, responsible for conducting Graduate ISWs and department-specific TA training sessions at UBC as part of his role on the Graduate Student Facilitator Team. Concurrently, he is pursuing his PhD […]
GenAI is disrupting Teaching and Learning
In the October edition of Edubytes, our guest editors Elisa Baniassad and Lucas Wright, share how the CTLT is helping instructors navigating the era of generative AI.
Orange Shirt Day 2023
In the September edition of Edubytes, Janelle Kasperski, Kyle Shaughnessy, Carissa Block, and Samantha Nock share the history of the residential school system and context for understanding the ongoing impacts.
Universal Design for Learning
In the August edition of Edubytes, our guest editors share how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can help in addressing the unique learning needs of all UBC students, and highlight projects embracing this approach.
Empowering Language Learners: Technology’s Role in Celebrating Arabic Dialects
In this story, one instructor shares how she used technology to amplify spoken Arabic dialects, preserve immigrant stories, and empower her students in the process.
Emerging Media Lab
In the July edition of Edubytes, the UBC Emerging Media Lab team shares projects that demonstrate how emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Virtual and Augmented Reality can help revolutionize teaching and learning.
Upcoming Events: Gen AI in Teaching and Learning
Join our weekly online drop-in clinics and interactive workshops designed to assist faculty and staff in navigating this new landscape.
