New Online Course Profile: RELG 306 – Archaeology and the Bible
Learn about a new online course that explores the relationship between the Hebrew Bible and archaeology.
New Course Profile: PHYS 333 – Energy and Climate
A new online Physics course explores the fundamental physics behind global issues of energy and climate change.
New Introductory Japanese Course Offered via Distance Education
JAPN 100 – Beginning Japanese I uses a number of online tools to introduce students to the Japanese language.
Instructor Profile: Carellin Brooks – WMST 224C
Carellin Brooks has been teaching WMST 224C since 2003 and recently shared some of her experiences teaching the course.
Instructor Profile: Suzanne James – ENGL 112 and ENGL 468A
Suzanne James currently splits her time between teaching in the Department of English and the African Studies Minor programme.
New Course Profile: LFS 302A – International Field Studies in Sustainable Agriculture – Cuba
Students will receive a once in a lifetime experience this coming May, with LFS 302A: International Field Studies in Sustainable Agriculture – Cuba. Offered via distance education, students will first take a field trip to Cuba from April 30 – May 22, 2010. Wendy Holm, the instructor for the course, shares some of her insights into the course, and you can view them in the video.
Course Profile: PSYC 302 – Infancy
PSYC 302: Infancy teaches students the trajectory and mechanisms of infant development. Students will have the opportunity to contribute to blogs and wikis, use online technology to ‘raise a virtual baby’ through an interactive feature simulating parent decision making, and view short video clips illustrating key concepts in the study of infancy
Course Profile: FOPR 162 – Basic Geomatics for Natural Resources
FOPR 162 has been designed for individuals who are already employed in an area of natural resources. The distance education platform gives students the flexibility necessary to balance both their careers and their education.
Course Profile: IHHS 411 – Violence across the Lifespan
IHHS 411 is the first of its kind offered by the College of Health Discipline at UBC. IHHS 411 is a topic focused overview of violence and abuse across a person’s life including child abuse and neglect, adult intimate partner violence, elder abuse, human trafficking, as well as rape and sexual assault.
Course Profile: LIBR 548F – History of the Book
LIBR 548F examines the book as a material object and looks at its importance as an agent of intellectual and social development. With the course, there is a strong emphasis on online student participation through online postings on the discussion boards in addition to contributions to an entry on an “Encyclopaedia of the Book” for the course wiki.
