UBC’s Flexible Learning Initiative
The UBC Flexible Learning Leadership Team is pleased to announce a call for proposals to assist with course and program designs that further integrate flexible learning into undergraduate education....
View ArticleWhat Does Flexible Learning Look Like?
UBC president Stephen Toope, speaking about what could be seen as a historical shift in education that has also impacted the music industry, publishing, and “any other group that has focused on the...
View ArticleFlipped Lab: Examining What Works in a Flipped Classroom
Clockwise from top: Simon Bates, Paul Cubbon, Celeste Leander, Fred Cutler, and Paul Carter will be part of the faculty nucleus leading the Flipped Lab. As part of the Flexible Learning Initiative, the...
View ArticleUBC Course Offerings Feature Students as Producers of Content
The first round of projects supported by UBC’s Flexible Learning Initiative are underway, and several undergraduate courses have already been transformed and are being offered this fall. In total, this...
View ArticleMOOC Development Opportunity
In support of the innovation program stream of the Flexible Learning Initiative, the Provost and Vice President Academic has made funds available to support the development of a limited number (likely...
View ArticleFlexible Learning Showcase Spotlights First Round of Course Transformations
From left to right: Martina Wiltschko, Jim Richardson, Shona Ellis, Simon Bates, Matt Yedlin, and Claudia Krebs. At a recent UBC Celebrate Learning Week event, the Flexible Learning Showcase, UBC...
View Article2014 CTLT Institute: June 3 – 10
Please join us for the 2014 CTLT Institute to share practice and research around teaching, learning and educational technologies. This year, the Institute will span over two weeks starting June 3 –...
View Article2014 CTLT Institute: June 3 – 10
Please join us for the 2014 CTLT Institute to share practice and research around teaching, learning and educational technologies. This year, the Institute will span over two weeks starting June 3 –...
View ArticleFlex-ing Professional Development – The Flexible ISW
The Instructional Skills Workshops (ISWs) is one of CTLT’s professional development programs that has been adjusted to support opportunities for faculty to explore ways to bring innovation into their...
View ArticleThis Changed My Teaching: Transforming Large Classes into Interactive...
In the first of a three-part series called This Changed My Teaching, a team of UBC Linguistics instructors spoke about how a programmatic initiative in their department to redesign their curriculum...
View ArticleCreate Short, Dynamic Videos with Lightboard
Lightboard demonstration during Celebrate Learning Week 2014 Book your time with Lightboard, and use it in your courses to create short, dynamic videos and lectures! From now until the end of May 2015,...
View ArticleInterested in Teaching in a Flexible and Blended Environment?
T-BLE participants at wrap-up event in November 2014: Kerry Renwick, Michael Rochemont, Bonita Bray (facilitator), Judy Chan, and Joseph Anthony (facilitator). Absent: Luisa Canuto. The research is...
View ArticleTeaching in a Blended Learning Environment (T-BLE)
Are you thinking of blending your course? Join us in Teaching in a Blended Learning Environment (T-BLE).
View ArticleLightboard Learning Technology – Free for UBC Faculty and Staff
Lightboard, a new learning technology at UBC, is free to use for all UBC faculty and staff. Lightboard’s lecture-capture technology allows instructors to produce short video productions that include...
View ArticleRegistration is Now Open for the CTLT Spring Institute!
Join us May 26-27, 2015, at the annual CTLT Spring Institute! The theme for this year’s Institute is inquiry-based experiential learning, with sessions focusing on flexible learning, community-based...
View ArticleLaunch of New Flexible Learning Website
The new flexible learning website recently launched, and on it you’ll find information and resources related to how the UBC teaching community is transforming teaching and learning at the University....
View ArticleJoin us in Teaching in a Blended Learning Environment
Winter 2015 Cohort: Face-to-Face Celebration and Wrap-Up “I learned so much…I would highly recommend it.” That’s what Ranjit Dhari, a Lecturer in the School of Nursing, said about her experience taking...
View ArticleTLEF Large Projects Call for Proposals is Now Open
The call for proposals for large Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) projects above $50,000 is now open. The proposals will undergo a two-stage approval process: An initial letter of intent...
View ArticleFlexible Learning in Nursing
As part of the flexible learning initiative, the UBC School of Nursing is implementing a hybrid approach to course delivery in the undergraduate curriculum. The hybrid approach links theoretical...
View ArticleSupporting Collaboration, Reflection, and Community Engagement in Diverse...
At the recent 2015 CTLT Spring Institute, Robyn Leuty, Will Valley, and Kyle Nelson shared community-based experiential learning and team-based learning approaches used in the Faculty of Land and Food...
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