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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

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

Call for Open Badges Pilot Project Applications

Call for Open Badges Pilot Project Applications

By Erin Fields and Kate Chandler on June 12, 2015

Learn more about the Open Badges UBC project, and submit an application to be involved in a pilot project.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Learning Tools
Tagged with Open Badges, 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

Student Photo Competition

Student Photo Competition

By Terri Kennedy on May 7, 2015

Calling all students! We’re looking for photos that illustrate what teaching and learning in the 21st century looks like to you.

Posted in Students
Tagged with contest, Events, Student Engagement

Where Are We in the World? – Announcing a New Film Series

Where Are We in the World? – Announcing a New Film Series

By Sarah Ling on March 27, 2015

Where Are We in the World? is a new film series that features sites around the Lower Mainland shaped by often ignored or hidden histories of struggle and agency.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Students
Tagged with Aboriginal Initiatives, Films, Student Engagement, Student Learning

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

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