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Accessibility

Open Dialogues: How to make open content accessible

Open Dialogues: How to make open content accessible

By Emi Sasagawa on July 28, 2017

Accessibility librarian Tara Robertson believes proactive thinking around accessibility can help push the open education movement even further forward.

Posted in Feature Slider, Features
Tagged with Accessibility, Open Dialogues, Open Education

Massive Open Online Courses at UBC

Massive Open Online Courses at UBC

By Michael Wong on January 31, 2013

Two instructors, Kevin Leyton-Brown and Rosie Redfield, discuss their Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development, Students
Tagged with Accessibility, Course Development, Course Technologies, Coursera, CTLT Newsletter, Massive Open Online Courses, Open Content, Open Education, Open UBC

2012 CTLT Institute Videos

2012 CTLT Institute Videos

By Michael Wong on August 21, 2012

Check out four of the presentations that were recorded during the 2012 CTLT Institute.

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development
Tagged with Accessibility, Blog, Connect, Course, Course Design, Course Development, CTLT Institute, Events, Open Education Resources, Wiki

Going Public: Into the Great Wide Open

Going Public: Into the Great Wide Open

By Maria Trujillo on July 6, 2012

At the 2012 CTLT Institute, a four personal panel shared their experiences with open education.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development, Students
Tagged with Accessibility, Blog, CTLT Institute, Events, Open Education Resources, Wiki

This Changed My Practice Website Receives Innovation Award

This Changed My Practice Website Receives Innovation Award

By Maria Trujillo on June 6, 2012

Developed by UBC Continuing Professional Development and CTLT, the website uses the UBC CMS, WordPress platform.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development
Tagged with Accessibility, Awards, Course Management System

Taking Distance Education Courses While Working in Ontario and Vacationing in Australia

Taking Distance Education Courses While Working in Ontario and Vacationing in Australia

By Michael Wong on September 8, 2010

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.

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Students
Tagged with Accessibility, Student Profile

e-Portfolios at a Glance: Doctor of Pharmacy Program

e-Portfolios at a Glance: Doctor of Pharmacy Program

By Tina Sha on July 16, 2010

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 […]

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development, Students
Tagged with Accessibility, Blog, Course Technologies, e-Portfolio, Education, Personal Learning Environments

Making Public Health Studies More Accessible: Distributed Learning in the Master of Public Health

Making Public Health Studies More Accessible: Distributed Learning in the Master of Public Health

By Michael Wong on June 28, 2010

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.

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development, Students
Tagged with Accessibility, Course Development, Course Technologies, Distributed Learning, Instructor Profile, WebCT Vista, Wimba

2010 Horizon Report Unplugged: Emerging Technologies in the Classroom and Beyond

2010 Horizon Report Unplugged: Emerging Technologies in the Classroom and Beyond

By Tina Sha on May 21, 2010

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.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development, Students
Tagged with Accessibility, Blog, Education, Events, Horizon Report, Open Education Resources, Social Media, Student Engagement, TLT, Wiki

Celebrating 60 Years of Distance Learning – Part I: The Beginnings of Distance Education at UBC

Celebrating 60 Years of Distance Learning – Part I: The Beginnings of Distance Education at UBC

By Kelsey Beninger on February 26, 2010

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.

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Faculty and Staff, Students
Tagged with Accessibility, Education, History of Distance Learning, Student Engagement

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