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5 High Impact Teaching Practices

5 High Impact Teaching Practices

By Michael Wong on July 29, 2015

At STLHE 2015, Dr. L. Dee Fink discussed five high impact teaching practices that have the most potential to transform teaching and learning in higher education.

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

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

Giving Ownership of Learning back to the Students: Flat Space, Deep Learning

Giving Ownership of Learning back to the Students: Flat Space, Deep Learning

By Amy Luo on March 25, 2015

Earlier this year, Eric Mazur, Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University, joined UBC to share his team-based and project-based approach to an introductory physics course at Harvard.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Professional Development, Students
Tagged with Course Design, CTLT Newsletter, Engagement, Events, Learning Design, Learning Spaces, Student Engagement, Student Learning

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

Truth and Reconciliation at UBC: Reconciliation and LFS 350

Truth and Reconciliation at UBC: Reconciliation and LFS 350

By Michael Wong on March 27, 2014

Dr. Eduardo Jovel discusses how he was able to engage students in his LFS 350 course with the TRC.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Indigenous Initiatives Related Events, Students
Tagged with Aboriginal Initiatives, Education, Engagement, Student Engagement, TRC

həm̓ləsəm̓ and q̓ələχən House Films Released!

həm̓ləsəm̓ and q̓ələχən House Films Released!

By Sarah Ling on February 19, 2014

Find out about a new educational film series being developed by CTLT’s Aboriginal Initiatives team.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Indigenous Initiatives Related Events, Professional Development, Students
Tagged with Aboriginal Initiatives, Education, Engagement, Student Engagement

Truth and Reconciliation at UBC: Engaging Biology Students with the TRC

Truth and Reconciliation at UBC: Engaging Biology Students with the TRC

By Michael Wong on January 29, 2014

Find out how Shona Ellis and Pam Kalas were able to engage over 200 BIOL 121 students with the TRC.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Indigenous Initiatives Related Events, Students
Tagged with Aboriginal Initiatives, Education, Engagement, Student Engagement, TRC

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