By Valeria De La Vega on December 17, 2019
“What we’re reading” is a regular feature in Dialogues, the CTLT’s bi-monthly newsletter. This edition, we are pleased to present a look at this year’s highlights with contributions from Christina Hendricks, Afsaneh Sharif, Ido Roll, Hanae Tsukada, Jeff Miller and Jackie Stewart.
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By Valeria De La Vega on December 17, 2019
As UBC approaches the tenth year of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, it’s important to reflect on the efforts to date and how the university can further support this impactful initiative. Read the interview with Sasha Wiley-Shaw to learn more.
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By janice ho on December 2, 2019
Panelists shared their experiences and practices on topics related to Indigenous content including: mandatory curricula, the roles and responsibilities of instructors, the impact of sharing responsibility on student learning and more.
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By janice ho on November 6, 2019
On October 24, the Institute for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISoTL) and the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) hosted the second annual Celebrate SoTL event. This full-day event gave Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) practitioners, new faculty and students across UBC the opportunity to engage in dialogue around teaching and […]
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By Valeria De La Vega on October 30, 2019
Aaron Langille approaches teaching as performance, he shared his six strategies with UBC faculty: voice dynamic, eye contact, audience involvement, pop culture, humour, and improvisation.
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By janice ho on October 30, 2019
Each edition, we ask one CTLT staffer to share their reading list and inspiring stories. This edition, we are pleased to present a look at the bookshelf of Jackie Stewart, deputy academic director. Is there a specific book that inspired you to transform your teaching practice? This summer I spent a lot of time thinking […]
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By Valeria De La Vega on October 29, 2019
On October 1, UBC staff and faculty were invited to attend a panel discussion exploring experiences in implementing open educational resources (OER) projects at the University of British Columbia. Christina Hendricks, academic director at the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology, moderated the panel, in her introduction she defined OER as “any teaching and learning […]
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By janice ho on September 10, 2019
Over the next four years, UBC is investing $250,000 in annual funding to support open educational resources (OER). Learn about the OER Fund.
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By janice ho on September 10, 2019
The Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic invites faculty, staff and students to submit proposals for small TLEF innovation projects.
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