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Open Dialogues: Designing learning resources with empathy
In a tiny sound studio on the third floor in the Chapman Learning Commons, students Selina Boan and Kenny Park are rushing to get the latest edition of their podcast series, in[Tuition], produced. The final exam period is creeping up and their topic of discussion is apt for a UBC student audience: procrastination.
PURE: Program for Undergraduate Research
Broadening access to and enhancing undergraduate research experiences is a central priority in UBC’s new strategic plan. As such, the university has committed $1 million in strategic funds over two years to fund the Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE).
CTLT’s Cindy Underhill wins BCcampus Award for Excellence in OpenED
Underhill, a learning design strategist, has championed students’ voices through her innovative, collaborative and creative approach to learning design leading to projects like the Digital Tattoo and the Learning Commons.
Apps for students, by students, at the Canvas API Hackathon
UBC held its first Canvas API Hackathon on Oct. 27 and 28, with more than 100 students signing up to spend their weekend creating apps and dashboards for Canvas, UBC’s new online learning platform.
First-Year Educators’ Symposium
For faculty and staff who are passionate about and interested in teaching and student engagement in relation to the first-year experience (FYE) at UBC.
Call for proposals for small Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) innovation projects is open
The Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic invites faculty, staff and students to submit proposals for small TLEF innovation projects.
New Faculty Orientation Guide
The 2018/19 New Faculty Orientation Guide provides a helpful collection of materials most commonly of interest to new faculty in their first year of teaching at UBC.
ePortfolios elevate student voice and work
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.
TLEF snapshot: Bringing design-making and building tools to architecture students
A TLEF project helps School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture students build and use 3-D printing, laser cutting and robotic milling.
CTLT’s Ido Roll honoured with the President’s Staff Award in Leadership
Ido Roll, the Senior Manager, Research and Evaluation for UBC’s Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology, has been awarded with the President’s Staff Award in Leadership.
