Town Hall 2007 Wrap Up – Pictures, Podcasts, and PowerPoint
The theme this year for Town Hall was “Learning Technologies: Keeping Pace with Students“, and we started the morning off, as always, with a welcome from UBC CIO and AVP-IT Ted Dodds.
e-Learning Open House 2007 Turnout the Biggest Ever!
What do electric mice dream of at night? UBC Open House, of course! If you weren’t there you missed a great event. The 4th Annual e-Learning Open House was the best attended ever – we ran out of nametags and programs, but not enthusiasm!
Get Your Moose On – Northern Voice 2007 is Ready to Romp Again
For those who have yet to experience the power of The Moose, the event is probably unlike any conference you have ever attended. True to the do-it-yourself, community-oriented ethos of weblogging, Northern Voice fosters an atmosphere that allows participants to steal the show, with special emphasis on providing a worthwhile experience to as diverse a range of attendees as possible.
Tag This! How UBC Researchers are Merging Blogs, Bookmarking, and More for Learning and Community Building
Blogs, tagging, online identities, social bookmarking – these social software practices are hot technology trends with millions of people flocking to web sites like myspace.com, flickr.com and del.icio.us. Now UBC researchers David Vogt and Lee Iverson are looking at ways to bring these types of software together under one umbrella.
How Can Smaller Faculties Use Video-Conferencing to Increase Teaching and Learning Opportunities for Students and Faculty?
Sandra Schinnerl, Associate Director at UBC’s Faculty of Forestry and her team faced 2 key challenges when they decided to use video-conferencing as a means of increasing course offerings and learning opportunities for graduate students. Find out about their approach, advice, and tips and resources on video-conferencing.