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Registration is now open!
By Terri Kennedy on March 3, 2019
Join us for our annual Spring Institute from May 21-24 for interactive workshops and an opportunity to network with colleagues.
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Recap: 2019 TA Institute
By Anna Alger on February 26, 2019
The 2019 Teaching Assistant Institute brought TAs, undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of Faculties and departments together in order to gain knowledge and exchange learning about TAship.
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Announcing the 2018/19 Funded Projects
By Jeff Miller on February 10, 2019
Announcing the 2018/19 TLEF and Program Renewal Funded Projects
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Are you thinking of blending your course?
By Terri Kennedy on February 6, 2019
T-BLE is a four-week immersive blended course aimed at instructors who are already teaching in the classroom and are considering moving to a blended environment.
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Open Dialogues: Designing learning resources with empathy
By Abigail Saxton on January 2, 2019
In a tiny sound studio on the third floor in the Chapman Learning Commons, students Selina Boan and Kenny Park are rushing to get the latest edition of their podcast series, in[Tuition], produced. The final exam period is creeping up and their topic of discussion is apt for a UBC student audience: procrastination.
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PURE: Program for Undergraduate Research
By CTLT on January 1, 2019
Broadening access to and enhancing undergraduate research experiences is a central priority in UBC’s new strategic plan. As such, the university has committed $1 million in strategic funds over two years to fund the Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE).
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One-on-one with Simon Bates
By abigail saxton on January 1, 2019
A passionate advocate and champion of technology-led learning, Simon joined UBC in 2012 as the Academic Director of CTLT and as one of the first Professors of Teaching at the university in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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CTLT’s Cindy Underhill wins BCcampus Award for Excellence in OpenED
By abigail saxton on December 5, 2018
Underhill, a learning design strategist, has championed students’ voices through her innovative, collaborative and creative approach to learning design leading to projects like the Digital Tattoo and the Learning Commons.
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Apps for students, by students, at the Canvas API Hackathon
By Heidi Wudrick on November 27, 2018
UBC held its first Canvas API Hackathon on Oct. 27 and 28, with more than 100 students signing up to spend their weekend creating apps and dashboards for Canvas, UBC’s new online learning platform.
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First-Year Educators’ Symposium
By Terri Kennedy on November 21, 2018
For faculty and staff who are passionate about and interested in teaching and student engagement in relation to the first-year experience (FYE) at UBC.
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