What They Saw at Town Hall 2008 – Two UBC Students Share Their Experiences
At Town Hall in June, four staff members from the Office of Learning Technology got together to talk about using new technologies in the classroom. In a presentation entitled “Emerging Technologies that Enhance Learning and Teaching”, four tools were highlighted.
Making Wikipedia Work in the Classroom
The common perception is that Wikipedia makes professors shudder; it is supposedly not a credible source, and its use in education is limited. While there is a need to be cautious when using any type of technology, some instructors are out to change Wikipedia’s negative image.
Town Hall 2007 Wrap Up – Pictures, Podcasts, and PowerPoint
The theme this year for Town Hall was “Learning Technologies: Keeping Pace with Students“, and we started the morning off, as always, with a welcome from UBC CIO and AVP-IT Ted Dodds.
