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Open Ed 09 Keynote: Catherine Ngugi

Open Ed 09 Keynote: Catherine Ngugi

By Michael Wong on August 25, 2009

The 2009 Open Education Conference officially kicked off with a keynote presentation by Catherine Ngugi, Project Director for Open Educational Resources (OER) Africa.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development
Tagged with Accessibility, Events, Open Education Conference, Open Education Resources

Highlights from the 2009 Open Education Conference

Highlights from the 2009 Open Education Conference

By Michael Wong and Lacey Hayes on August 24, 2009

The 2009 Open Education Conference focused on many topics connected to open education, and all of the presentations and keynotes were streamed live and archived via Ustream. This article contains a few snippets from some of the presentations.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development
Tagged with Accessibility, Blog, Events, Online Privacy, Open Education Conference, Open Education Resources, Social Media

Experience.do.understand: EduCamp ’09

Experience.do.understand: EduCamp ’09

By Michael Wong and Anya Volgina on March 10, 2009

The inaugural LTI EduCamp was held at UBC’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre on February 18th, 2009. The morning started off with keynote speaker Richard Rosenberg, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Computer Science at UBC and President of the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development
Tagged with Accessibility, e-Portfolio, Educamp, Education, Events, LTI, Online Privacy, Open Education Resources, WebCT Vista

Current and Evolving Accessibility Practices

Current and Evolving Accessibility Practices

By Michael Wong on October 24, 2008

Online learning environments hold great promise for expanding access to education for students with time and geographic challenges. Providing a supportive learning environment involves considering the needs of a wide range of learners and instructors, including those with physical and cognitive disabilities or technical limitations.

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Faculty and Staff
Tagged with Accessibility

Bridging the Distance for Far Away Students

Bridging the Distance for Far Away Students

By Michael Wong on September 16, 2008

“Bridging the Distance,” promises students that education is possible regardless of where you are or what your schedule is. As we move more and more into the digital age, a lot of students are becoming more comfortable with online communication. A digital classroom is no longer foreign.

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Students
Tagged with Accessibility, WebCT Vista

Jim Berger – What's the Secret to Start Teaching Online?

Jim Berger – What's the Secret to Start Teaching Online?

By Krista Charbonneau on February 18, 2005

Jim Berger redesigned Biology 200 to use a combination of in-person class time and an online component. The in-person time divided into two parts: Jim lectures fifty per cent of the time and the other half is workshop time, where students work together in groups on problem solving.

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools
Tagged with Accessibility, Open Education Resources, WebCT Vista

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