Massive Open Online Courses at UBC
Two instructors, Kevin Leyton-Brown and Rosie Redfield, discuss their Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
2012 CTLT Institute Videos
Check out four of the presentations that were recorded during the 2012 CTLT Institute.
Going Public: Into the Great Wide Open
At the 2012 CTLT Institute, a four personal panel shared their experiences with open education.
This Changed My Practice Website Receives Innovation Award
Developed by UBC Continuing Professional Development and CTLT, the website uses the UBC CMS, WordPress platform.
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.
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 […]
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.
2010 Horizon Report Unplugged: Emerging Technologies in the Classroom and Beyond
Each year, the report identifies six areas of emerging technology that are most likely to have a significant impact on higher education within an adoption period of one to five years.
Celebrating 60 Years of Distance Learning – Part I: The Beginnings of Distance Education at UBC
The 2009-2010 academic year marks the 60th Anniversary of Distance Learning at UBC. In this first installment in a series of three articles, we look at the beginnings of distance learning at UBC and find out how it all began.