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Winter Institute 2017
The CTLT Winter Institute is a time for colleagues to come together during the mid-academic year and review innovative teaching practices. Register today!
New Canvas features to be added for Winter Term 2
Instructors and students who are using Canvas next term can look forward to some new and improved features by Winter Term 2.
Open Dialogues: How to use open tools and resources for problem sets
For a long time engineering instructors have had homework problems for students in UBC’s Learning Management System (LMS). That is, until recently, when they found that students preferred the WeBWorK problems they were getting in their math courses.
Call for Proposals: Festival of Learning 2018 Higher Education: Handle with Care
The program committee of the Festival of Learning 2018 is comprised of members from institutions and roles across BC post-secondary education; in the spirit of inclusivity BCcampus is seeking proposals from all areas of teaching and learning.
You’re invited to the Teaching with Technology Showcase
See firsthand how UBC faculty are using tech creatively in their teaching and hear from Vice-President Academic and Provost Andrew Szeri. Wine and cheese will be served. RSVP by December 4.
Join us for Internationalization Learning Day 2017!
We welcome all UBC faculty, staff, and graduate students to discover how UBC is creating and supporting exceptional, globally-relevant learning experiences, across disciplines.
Panel explores tension and risk in open scholarship
Last month UBC, in partnership with BCIT, SFU and BCcampus, held a panel discussion exploring the tensions and risks on open scholarship, as part of International Open Access Week.
TLEF snapshot: Improving access for students with disabilities in Health and Human Service programs
Tal Jarus is a professor in the department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC.
Confronting uncomfortable conversations in the classroom: the pedagogy of emotion
According to Jude Walker and Shayna Hornstein, “catching yourself” during a moment of high emotion involves a practice of awareness and attunement to our own body’s reaction to the situation
New course tackles ‘wicked problems’ with strategic design methodology
Starting in January 2018, undergraduate students will have the chance to participate in the pilot of an experiential learning course focused on ‘wicked problems’.
