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Students hack away at educational data during Learning Analytics + Canvas API Hackathon

Students hack away at educational data during Learning Analytics + Canvas API Hackathon

By Heidi Wudrick on April 23, 2019

UBC held its fifth learning analytics Hackathon on March 29 and 30, bringing more than 100 students together to get experience analyzing and visualizing educational data and exploring the emerging field of learning analytics.

Posted in Feature Slider, Features
Tagged with Course Development, Course Technologies, hackathon

Apps for students, by students, at the Canvas API Hackathon

Apps for students, by students, at the Canvas API Hackathon

By Heidi Wudrick on November 27, 2018

UBC held its first Canvas API Hackathon on Oct. 27 and 28, with more than 100 students signing up to spend their weekend creating apps and dashboards for Canvas, UBC’s new online learning platform.

Posted in CTLT Programs, Feature Slider, Learning Tools, Students
Tagged with Course Development, Course Technologies, hackathon

Applying Principles of Learning to Teaching – With or Without Technology

Applying Principles of Learning to Teaching – With or Without Technology

By Michael Wong on July 29, 2015

Dr. Marsha Lovett kicked off the 2015 Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) Conference by talking about how deliberate instruction can enhance teaching and learning, and how it can have a positive effect on the student learning experience.

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Faculty and Staff, Feature Slider, Learning Tools, Professional Development, Students
Tagged with Assessment, Course Design, Course Development, Course Technologies, CTLT Newsletter, Distance and Blended Learning, Engagement, Events, Flexible Learning, Learning Design, STLHE, Student Engagement, Student Learning, Teaching Practice

Open Badges UBC – Pioneering Badge-Based Learning Pathways

Open Badges UBC – Pioneering Badge-Based Learning Pathways

By Kate Kalil on July 29, 2015

Learn more about the Open Badges UBC project. Find out how UBC faculty and staff are implementing open badges in three pilot projects to encourage student engagement.

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Faculty and Staff, Feature Slider, Learning Tools, Professional Development, Students
Tagged with Course Design, Course Technologies, CTLT Institute, CTLT Newsletter, Engagement, Events, Flexible Learning, Open Badges, Open Education Resources, Student Engagement

Flexible Learning in Nursing

Flexible Learning in Nursing

By Michael Wong on June 30, 2015

Learn how the School of Nursing is implementing a hybrid approach to course delivery in the undergraduate curriculum. Instructors share their experience, and discuss how the hybrid approach is enhancing student learning, engagement, and satisfaction.

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Faculty and Staff, Feature Slider, Learning Tools, Professional Development, Students
Tagged with Course Design, Course Technologies, CTLT Institute, Distance and Blended Learning, Engagement, Events, Flexible Learning, Flipped Classroom, Student Engagement

Join us in Teaching in a Blended Learning Environment

Join us in Teaching in a Blended Learning Environment

By Michael Wong on May 11, 2015

The next installment of Teaching in a Blended Learning Environment (T-BLE) will take place from June 3 – July 29, 2015. Hear what faculty members have to say about their experience, and how they are transforming their courses as a result of T-BLE.

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Faculty and Staff, Feature Slider, Learning Tools, Professional Development
Tagged with Blended Learning, Course Design, Course Technologies, CTLT Newsletter, Engagement, Flexible Learning, Learning Design, Student Engagement, Student Learning, T-BLE, Teaching Practice

Lightboard Learning Technology – Free for UBC Faculty and Staff

Lightboard Learning Technology – Free for UBC Faculty and Staff

By Michael Wong on March 13, 2015

Lightboard, a new lecture-capture technology at UBC, is free to use for all UBC faculty and staff.

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools
Tagged with Course Technologies, Flexible Learning, Lightboard

SOILx Receives Platinum MarCom Award

SOILx Receives Platinum MarCom Award

By Wendy Chan on January 27, 2015

SOILx, an educational resource for soil types and soil sites, has been awarded a 2014 Platinum MarCom Award in Mobile and Web-Based Technology.

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Students
Tagged with Awards, Course Technologies, CTLT Newsletter, SOILx, Student Engagement

Create Short, Dynamic Videos with Lightboard

Create Short, Dynamic Videos with Lightboard

By Michael Wong on December 10, 2014

From now until the end of May 2015, Lightboard, the brand new learning technology at UBC, will be free and available for all UBC instructors and staff.

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools
Tagged with Course Technologies, CTLT Newsletter, Flexible Learning, Lightboard

UBC Lightboard lights up the classroom

UBC Lightboard lights up the classroom

By Sophie Gardner on October 15, 2014

Ground-breaking Lightboard technology enables teachers to record lecture notes, diagrams and more, for easy online viewing.

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Faculty and Staff
Tagged with Course Technologies, Distance and Blended Learning, Engagement, Personal Learning Environments

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