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Students as Creators and Producers

Students as Creators and Producers

By Renee Mok on April 26, 2012

UBC has a number of innovative and interactive courses where students are creators of content and producers of knowledge.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development, Students
Tagged with Blog, Course Development, Course Technologies, Events, Open Education Resources, Podcasting, Social Media, Student Engagement, TLT

Distance and Blended Learning Showcase

Distance and Blended Learning Showcase

By Yilin Wang on December 16, 2010

The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology organized a Distance and Blended Learning Showcase as part of Celebrate Learning Week.

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools
Tagged with Celebrate Learning, Course Development, Education, Events, Social Media, WebCT Vista

2010 Horizon Report Unplugged: Emerging Technologies in the Classroom and Beyond

2010 Horizon Report Unplugged: Emerging Technologies in the Classroom and Beyond

By Tina Sha on May 21, 2010

Each year, the report identifies six areas of emerging technology that are most likely to have a significant impact on higher education within an adoption period of one to five years.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development, Students
Tagged with Accessibility, Blog, Education, Events, Horizon Report, Open Education Resources, Social Media, Student Engagement, TLT, Wiki

EDUCamp 2010: Open Learning and Open Educational Resources

EDUCamp 2010: Open Learning and Open Educational Resources

By Terry Leong on April 30, 2010

In the final instalment of our series of EDUCamp 2010 articles, we look at open learning and open educational resources.

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development, Students
Tagged with Blog, Educamp, Education, Events, LTI, Open Education Resources, Social Media, Student Engagement, Sustainability, Wiki

EDUCamp 2010: Community Service Learning Initiatives and an Introduction to Podcasting

EDUCamp 2010: Community Service Learning Initiatives and an Introduction to Podcasting

By Kelsey Beninger and Terry Leong on April 22, 2010

EDUCamp 2010 offered attendees a day of thinking and learning about sustainability education and the value of learning technologies. In two sessions, attendees found out about the UBC Community Service Learning initiatives and learned the basics of podcasting.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development, Students
Tagged with Educamp, Education, Events, LTI, Open Education Resources, Podcasting, Social Media, Student Engagement, Sustainability

EDUCamp 2010 – The Great Debate

EDUCamp 2010 – The Great Debate

By Terry Leong on April 9, 2010

EDUCamp’s second session, the Great Debate, brought together six educators and students to debate the relevancy of social media in higher education. The stage was set for an informative session that featured some humorous takes on the pros and cons of social media.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development, Students
Tagged with Educamp, Education, Events, Online Privacy, Personal Learning Environments, Social Media, Student Engagement

e-Learning Open House 2010: Best Presentation as Voted on by Open House Attendees

e-Learning Open House 2010: Best Presentation as Voted on by Open House Attendees

By Michael Wong on February 9, 2010

Presentation #14 – Live Video Streaming a Conference on a Shoestring Budget – OpenEd ’09 is the winning presentation, as voted on by e-Learning Open House attendees.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development
Tagged with e-Learning Open House, Events, Open Education Resources, Social Media, Video Streaming

e-Learning Open House 2010 Preview

e-Learning Open House 2010 Preview

By Michael Wong on January 19, 2010

Join us on January 28, 2010, for the 7th annual e-Learning Open House. As a sneak peek at what’s in store for this year’s Open House, we’ve talked to a few of the presenters and you can view the short video clips here.

Posted in Distance and Blended Learning, Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development
Tagged with e-Learning Open House, Events, Social Media

A Beginners Workshop for WordPress

A Beginners Workshop for WordPress

By Kelsey Beninger on December 14, 2009

OLT offered a recent Learning Technology Institute workshop, WordPress Basics, offering individuals of varying levels a concise overview of WordPress’ rich set of features. OLT currently hosts the UBC Blogs platform using WordPress Multi-User, and despite being in its early stages, WordPress is already being used effectively at UBC.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development
Tagged with Blog, LTI, Open Education Resources, Social Media

The Power of Podcasting

The Power of Podcasting

By Kelsey Beninger on September 21, 2009

Podcasting is being embraced by educators to provide students with a new avenue of learning. A recent Learning Technology Institute workshop, Podcasting Basics, revealed to educators the ease of podcasting while highlighting the value educational podcasting holds in the classroom.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools, Professional Development
Tagged with LTI, Open Education Resources, Podcasting, Social Media, Student Engagement

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