Stories
Redesigning the Bachelor of Media Studies experience
By Remy Corbet on November 9, 2022
Dr. Richard Arias-Hernandez and Christine D’Onofrio share how their team transformed the upcoming Bachelor of Media Studies’ curriculum to create a more unified learning experience for students.
Learning a foreign language with a little help from the local community
By Remy Corbet on October 19, 2022
In this story, learn how the Department of Asian Studies leveraged the local community to create a positive and interactive learning environment of Chinese language and culture that brings students, instructors and communities together.
Redefining the undergraduate learning experience in Creative Writing
By Remy Corbet on June 3, 2022
In 2018, UBC’s School of Creative Writing received a three-year Large Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund grant to implement a hybrid learning format to its courses. Two instructors who took part in the project explain how this grant helped redefine the learning experience for students and positively impacted instructor cohesion in the department.
Building a community in business analytics
By Sheridan Powell on April 26, 2021
Sauder School of Business Professor Harish Krishnan aims to build a collaborative business analytics community, while developing sought-after skills, through his open, interactive platform.
How a pilot program for English students led to 20 years of co-op opportunities
By Remy Corbet on December 7, 2020
2020 marks 20 years since the UBC Arts Co-op Program was started by Julie Walchli, Executive Director, Work Integrated Education and Career Initiatives, with Drs. Tony Dawson and Kieran Kealy as initial applicants for a pilot Co-op Program for English majors between 1997-99. She reflects on the many people involved behind the scenes to pioneer […]
The student becomes the educator through TLEF-funded projects
By Samantha Peng on August 25, 2020
Many students pick up a part-time job expecting to make some income and add a line to their CV, but by becoming involved with on-campus projects they diversify their contributions to the UBC community — as students, developers, researchers and influencers in student learning. The Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) at UBC provides funding […]
Creating learning tools for students with students
By Valeria De La Vega on February 19, 2020
How do you create a valuable learning tool for university students? One that not only makes excellent content available but is designed from the ground up to engage with its audience? Russ Algar, a faculty member from the Department of Chemistry, and Steven Barnes, a faculty member at the Department of Psychology, had to answer […]
UBC tool innovates peer feedback process
By Wendy Chan on September 11, 2019
A UBC-created tool offers a new approach to peer feedback by tapping into students’ innate ability to compare.
Students shape learning through TLEF partnerships
By Wendy Chan on September 6, 2019
Students across the university are bringing their unique skills and perspectives to every step of the TLEF process.
ePortfolios elevate student voice and work
By Wendy Chan on September 4, 2018
The Faculty of Arts wants each of their students to cross the graduation stage with confidence—confidence in their skills, their future and the potential of their degree. But in a faculty with more than 12,000 students across 25 programs, this is no easy feat.