Mixing It Up! Collaborating Across the Disciplines
At the 2012 CTLT Institute, presenters discussed different ways in which UBC is engaging in interdisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning.
Been There, Done That: Faculty Experience Using Connect
The 2012 CTLT Institute opened with a discussion about the transition from WebCT Vista to Connect.
Students as Creators and Producers
UBC has a number of innovative and interactive courses where students are creators of content and producers of knowledge.
Group Discussion Workshop: An Exercise in Experiential Learning
At a recent workshop, Michael Lee shared tips on how to make in-class group discussions engaging and fun.
Connect: UBC's New Learning Management System
UBC’s community-wide Name the New LMS Contest has wrapped up after receiving more than 600 submissions.
Be a Part of UBC’s Future: Name Our New Learning Management System!
We want YOU to help us name the new system.
Designing Effective Instruction For Any Discipline: The Set-Body-Close Model
In the CTLT Summer Institute Session, If You Don’t Know Where You’re Going… Planning Effective Instruction, Jim Sibley and Amanda Bradley drew significant interest from instructors across UBC, who came to learn about effective course design and practice the Set-Body-Close methodology.
Distance and Blended Learning Showcase
The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology organized a Distance and Blended Learning Showcase as part of Celebrate Learning Week.
Let’s Celebrate “Soil”: the Canadian Soil Web Collaborative
The success of the Collaborative was celebrated with a champagne toast and a hands-on opportunity to explore the online resources.
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.
