Open UBC snapshot: Use of open resources continues to increase
The adoption and use of open resources at UBC continues to increase, with student savings in academic year 2017 estimated at $1.4 to $2.2 million.
TLEF snapshot: UBC Himalaya Program integrates language learning and community engaged learning
Sara Shneiderman talks about how her Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) project will help develop the UBC Himalaya Program.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month at UBC
January is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) at UBC.
Instructors share innovations in teaching at UBC’s Tech Showcase
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.
Muslim literacy workshop explores and challenges narratives
On November 9, UBC staff, faculty, and students were invited to discuss and deconstruct narratives about Muslims and marginalized communities.
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.
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.
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’.
Future health professionals receive crucial training in Indigenous culture
Students from 11 of UBC’s health-related programs will come together for the first time on Thursday for a new learning experience designed to help them better serve Indigenous people.
