Joseph Topornycky

Joseph designs and develops CTLT’s overall programming and support for Graduate Students and Teaching Assistants at CTLT. Joseph works with his team to ensure that graduate student support is informed by current research on how people learn and well grounded teaching and learning theory in accord with the university’s strategic goals. He is also the […]

Hailan Chen

With a PhD in Educational Technology focusing on instructional design and distance education, Hailan is an experienced learning and instructional designer in Higher Education with years of experience. She manages the development and delivery of quality online learning courses and projects and is dedicated in working closely with faculty members to apply sound instructional design […]

Jens Vent-Schmidt

Jens supports the UBC teaching and learning community through consultation, design and facilitation. He is an Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) facilitator and a Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW) trainer and involved in several teaching development workshops at CTLT, including the Faculty ISW and the Teaching Development Program (TDP) for new faculty. Jens has developed and facilitated […]

John Cheng

John collaborates with programs, faculty, staff and students to develop innovative and inclusive learning and course designs. He holds a Master of Educational Technology from the University of British Columbia and has an extensive background supporting educational technology-driven teaching and learning at UBC. While best practices guide his work, he loves to experiment with new […]

Manuel Dias

Manuel supports faculty and staff in integrating technology in their teaching and learning practice. He has more than seven years of experience in educational development and instructional design to support instructors in face-to-face, fully online and blended learning contexts. He has a keen interest in course design to enhance student engagement and collaboration online using […]

Lucas Wright

Lucas supports faculty and staff in integrating technology in their teaching and learning practice. He is an adult learning instructor with more than 15 years of experience teaching adults online, face-to-face and in blended contexts. He has a keen interest in blended learning, open education and the role of learning portfolios in teaching and learning. […]

Carrie Hunter

Carrie provides leadership in the design and development of curriculum and related course materials for units across UBC. She collaborates with units and stakeholders to help identify curricular needs and appropriate ways of addressing those needs. She oversees projects from needs analysis and program reviews through proposal development, implementation and evaluation. She has been involved as […]

Namsook Jahng

Namsook has a background in Curriculum and Pedagogy. She has extensive teaching and research experience. Based on pedagogical knowledge and experience in practice, she provides expertise in designing teaching and learning processes enhanced by technology.