Wendy Chan
ePortfolios elevate student voice and work
By Wendy Chan on September 4, 2018
The Faculty of Arts wants each of their students to cross the graduation stage with confidence—confidence in their skills, their future and the potential of their degree. But in a faculty with more than 12,000 students across 25 programs, this is no easy feat.
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Checkpoints help PharmD students self-assess learning
By Wendy Chan on June 14, 2018
Weekly quizzes are helping students in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences test their understanding of course material.
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Open Dialogues: How to engage and support students in open pedagogies
By Wendy Chan on January 29, 2018
For David Gaertner, an instructor in First Nations and Indigenous Studies, it is important that his students have the opportunity to create work with a broader impact, that can live beyond the classroom walls.
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month at UBC
By Wendy Chan on January 8, 2018
January is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) at UBC.
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Instructors share innovations in teaching at UBC’s Tech Showcase
By Heidi Wudrick on December 20, 2017
The Learning Technology Hub’s Teaching with Technology Showcase brought together nearly 200 faculty and staff members for hands-on demonstrations of innovative uses of technology in education.
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Muslim literacy workshop explores and challenges narratives
By Wendy Chan on December 11, 2017
On November 9, UBC staff, faculty, and students were invited to discuss and deconstruct narratives about Muslims and marginalized communities.
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Teaching in a Blended Learning Environment helps instructors transform their teaching
By Wendy Chan on September 18, 2017
Hear from past participants about their experience with T-BLE.
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Leaving the classroom behind
By Wendy Chan on September 7, 2017
UBC’s Emerging Media Lab is exploring the educational potential of virtual reality.
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UBC selects Canvas for new learning technology environment
By Wendy Chan on June 12, 2017
We are pleased to announce that following extensive consultation and evaluation, UBC has selected the Canvas platform (by Instructure) as the replacement for Blackboard Learn (Connect).
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Learning Technology Hub Launches New Website and New Location
By Wendy Chan on October 1, 2015
The LT Hub has launched a new website for faculty and staff to explore learning technology tools available at the university.
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