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First-Year Experience
In the February edition of Edubytes 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
This month, 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.
Recap: TA Institute 2020
From January 13 to 16, graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants (TAs) and aspiring TAs gathered at the CTLT for the TA Institute, a four-day workshop series on teaching. Read about their learning experience.
Peering into the Classroom
After 19 years of post-secondary teaching, John Vigna decided to rededicate and re-energize his teaching practice with an outrageous idea: to have every lecture of his 12-week Introduction to Writing Fiction course peer reviewed. Read about his journey.
Career development program helps build a sense of community for new faculty at UBC
The CTLT Teaching Development Program for New Faculty is designed to support UBC faculty members who are new to teaching at UBC. Read an interview with Emily Renoe, Senior Educational Consultant, to learn more about the program.
Recap: 2019 Winter Institute
This space offered UBC’s teaching and learning community an opportunity to network and come together to share, reflect, and enhance their teaching practices on student learning and experiences.
Blended Learning
This month, our guest editors, Lucas Wright, senior educational consultant, and Manuel Dias, educational consultant, from the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) have curated the first part of this edition, where they will be exploring the topic of blended learning.
What we’re reading 2019 highlights
“What we’re reading” is a regular feature in Dialogues, the CTLT’s bi-monthly newsletter. This edition, we are pleased to present a look at this year’s highlights with contributions from Christina Hendricks, Afsaneh Sharif, Ido Roll, Hanae Tsukada, Jeff Miller and Jackie Stewart.
