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CTLT hosts the annual TA Institute Jan. 15-18 at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. The four-day event for graduate students and other academics to discuss technology in the classroom, wellness and more. (Photo by Abigail Saxton)

Recap: 2019 TA Institute

By Anna Alger on February 26, 2019

The 2019 Teaching Assistant Institute brought TAs, undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of Faculties and departments together in order to gain knowledge and exchange learning about TAship.

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Tagged with CTLT Institute, Professional Development, Student Learning

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

Learning Technology Innovation Summit explores the future of teaching and learning

Learning Technology Innovation Summit explores the future of teaching and learning

By Heidi Wudrick on May 2, 2018

UBC’s 10th annual Celebrate Learning Week kicked off Monday, April 30 with UBC’s inaugural Learning Technology Innovation Summit.

Posted in CTLT Programs, Feature Slider, Features
Tagged with Celebrate Learning, Education, Events, Personal Learning Environments, Student Learning

Open Dialogues: Using wiki pages to advance student-created knowledge

Open Dialogues: Using wiki pages to advance student-created knowledge

By Abigail Saxton on March 26, 2018

Students in the Faculty of Forestry are no strangers to producing engaging content surrounding natural resources management — the medium is changing though.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Feature Slider, Features, Students
Tagged with Open Dialogues, 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

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

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

unceded.

unceded.

By Sarah Ling on February 10, 2015

unceded. was on display in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre from Jan.18-Feb.25, 2015. Find out more about this exhibit and visit the online archive.

Posted in Faculty and Staff, Indigenous Initiatives Related Events, Learning Tools, Professional Development, Students
Tagged with Aboriginal Initiatives, Classroom Climate, Events, Faculty and Staff, Student Learning

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