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UBC alumna Ernielly Leo uses an augmented reality app to tour Vancouver's historic Chinatown neighbourhood. Developed by UBC professor Siobh‡n McPhee and students, the app is a historical walking tour that uses geolocation and audio files to enhance a user's experience. (Photo by Abigail Saxton)

Open Dialogues: Using augmented reality to enhance learning

By Abigail Saxton on July 18, 2018

In a media-rich world, UBC geography professor Siobhan McPhee is using technology for her students’ advantage.

Posted in Feature Slider, Features, Learning Tools, Students
Tagged with Open Dialogues, Open Education, Open Education Resources, Student Engagement, Student Learning

Open Dialogues: How to engage and support students in open pedagogies

Open Dialogues: How to engage and support students in open pedagogies

By Wendy Chan on January 29, 2018

For David Gaertner, an instructor in First Nations and Indigenous Studies, it is important that his students have the opportunity to create work with a broader impact, that can live beyond the classroom walls.

Posted in Feature Slider, Features
Tagged with Open Dialogues, Open Education

Open UBC snapshot: Use of open resources continues to increase

Open UBC snapshot: Use of open resources continues to increase

By Will Engle on January 11, 2018

The adoption and use of open resources at UBC continues to increase, with student savings in academic year 2017 estimated at $1.4 to $2.2 million.

Posted in Feature Slider, Features
Tagged with Open Education

Open Dialogues: How to use open tools and resources for problem sets

Open Dialogues: How to use open tools and resources for problem sets

By Emi Sasagawa on November 30, 2017

For a long time engineering instructors have had homework problems for students in UBC’s Learning Management System (LMS). That is, until recently, when they found that students preferred the WeBWorK problems they were getting in their math courses.

Posted in Feature Slider, Features
Tagged with Open Dialogues, Open Education

Panel explores tension and risk in open scholarship

Panel explores tension and risk in open scholarship

By Emi Sasagawa on November 17, 2017

Last month UBC, in partnership with BCIT, SFU and BCcampus, held a panel discussion exploring the tensions and risks on open scholarship, as part of International Open Access Week.

Posted in Feature Slider, Features
Tagged with Open Access Week, Open Education

Open Dialogues: How to make open content accessible

Open Dialogues: How to make open content accessible

By Emi Sasagawa on July 28, 2017

Accessibility librarian Tara Robertson believes proactive thinking around accessibility can help push the open education movement even further forward.

Posted in Feature Slider, Features
Tagged with Accessibility, Open Dialogues, Open Education

Open Dialogues: How to use social pedagogies and the web as an educator

Open Dialogues: How to use social pedagogies and the web as an educator

By Emi Sasagawa on April 4, 2017

Professor Christina Hendricks has incorporated the use of social pedagogies in her classes to introduce different perspectives and interpretations to her students.

Posted in Feature Slider, Features
Tagged with Open Dialogues, Open Education

Open Dialogues: How to engage with a new generation of learners

Open Dialogues: How to engage with a new generation of learners

By Emi Sasagawa on November 7, 2016

Jon Festinger, an instructor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, explains how he has been using open education tools to engage students in a course about video game law.

Posted in Feature Slider, Features
Tagged with Jon Festinger, Open Dialogues, Open Education

Screen grab from Neuroanatomy video series

Open Dialogues: How to make education more accessible

By Emi Sasagawa on June 28, 2016

Claudia Krebs, a Professor of Teaching in the Faculty of Medicine, shares how academics must view open education as a social responsibility.

Posted in Feature Slider, Features
Tagged with Claudia Krebs, Faculty of Medicine, Medicine, Neuroanatomy, Open Dialogues, Open Education

Open Dialogues: How to engage the general public

Open Dialogues: How to engage the general public

By Emi Sasagawa on April 15, 2016

Maja Krzic shares how open education can help raise the profile of soil science to students and the general public.

Posted in Feature Slider, Features, Uncategorized
Tagged with Open Dialogues, Open Education

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