Why sexual assault awareness month should matter to us all
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.
When will we be ready? Sharing responsibility for Indigenous engagement in teaching and learning
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.
With access to five years of course data, students create new apps at the Learning Analytics Hackathon
Over 50 students, researchers, and instructors spent a weekend creating apps and dashboards to improve student learning and experiences.
Application deadline extended!
The application deadline for the SoTL Seed Program has been extended to December 13, 2019.
Teaching as Performance
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.
UBC tool innovates peer feedback process
A UBC-created tool offers a new approach to peer feedback by tapping into students’ innate ability to compare.
Call for Applications for Open Educational Resources (OER) Grants
Over the next four years, UBC is investing $250,000 in annual funding to support open educational resources (OER). Learn about the OER Fund.
2020 call for proposals for Small Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund Innovation projects
The Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic invites faculty, staff and students to submit proposals for small TLEF innovation projects.
Students shape learning through TLEF partnerships
Across the university, hundreds of innovative educational projects are underway, all working to enhance learning at UBC—and students are contributing to every part of the process. Learn more about the different projects funded.
UBC and Amazon Web Services announce Canada’s first Cloud Innovation Centre
UBC and Amazon Web Services to launch Canada’s first university-based Cloud Innovation Centre (CIC). Students, staff and faculty will get to collaborate in a team-based, hands-on environment as they leverage the power of AWS cloud technology in their work.
