Taking Distance Education Courses While Working in Ontario and Vacationing in Australia
Currently living in Ontario, Catherine Salinas has taken three Earth and Ocean Sciences distance education courses over the last two years, and plans to take a few more in the upcoming Winter term.
How One Health Care Professional Advanced in the Field with Distance Education
Jacquie Sarna, a Public Health professional, is an Access Studies student at UBC and is currently completing the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Certificate program.
Disproving the Myths: A UBC Employee Finds Success with Distance Education
Jennifer Nielsen is a full time UBC employee and has “found the option of taking distance education classes to be essential to finishing and upgrading [her] Bachelor of Arts degree.”
e-Portfolios at a Glance: Report and Business Writing at the UBC Writing Centre
Recently, we sat down with Ramona Montagnes, Director of the UBC Writing Centre and the instructor of Report and Business Writing, to discuss the use e-Portfolios and the level of effectiveness it has contributed to her class.
UBC Distance Learning in the News
The Metro newspaper recently did a series on continuing education in Canada. The series includes three articles which feature distance learning at UBC.
It’s Never too Late to Learn Something New: Finishing Your Degree with Distance Education
A 4th year Political Science student, Greg Dunn, began his studies at UBC more than 20 years ago. Recently, he registered for three distance education courses to finish his degree: HIST 432, FREN 348, and FREN 349.
e-Portfolios at a Glance: Doctor of Pharmacy Program
In 2003, UBC launched a campus-wide pilot project that explored the use of e-Portfolios for members of the university community. The project spanned 13 projects at a variety of levels throughout UBC, and included participation from more than 2000 students, instructors, and staff in total. The pilot project ended in 2006 and since then some […]
Welcome to the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
OLT is now a part of the new CTLT
Making Public Health Studies More Accessible: Distributed Learning in the Master of Public Health
Dr. Patti Janssen, a 2009/2010 Killam Teaching Prize recipient, shares her experience working with CTLT to develop a distributed learning format in the Master of Public Health program. She also discusses her teaching experience, and how she was able to use an online component to enhance the accessibility of the MPH to working health professionals.
Integrated Science Student Learns the Value of Distance Education
Jonathan Lopez is a second year student in the Integrated Sciences Program, specializing in Environmental Microbiology. One of his program requirements is the completion of BIOL 200: Cell Biology I: Structural Basis and he “chose to do it through distance education because it best fit [his] schedule.”