| Title | Building a Framework for an Innovative Method of Online Learning at UBC Creative Writing |
|---|---|
| Faculty/College/Unit | Arts |
| Status | Completed |
| Duration | 3 Years |
| Initiation | 04/01/2009 |
| Completion | 01/28/2013 |
| Funding Details | |
| Year 1: Project Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 2009/2010 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Keith Maillard |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 25,325 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Keith Maillard, Theatre, Film and Creative Writing, Faculty of Arts |
| Year 1: Summary | We have implemented a Creative Writing workshop in the online environment of Second Life and created a framework for future classes in the “metaverse.” This project not only allows students who live away from UBC to attend a Creative Writing workshop, but also explores the role-playing and voyeuristic nature of virtual worlds and its possible parallels to writing. |
| Year 2: Project Year | Year 2 |
| Year 2: Funding Year | 2010/2011 |
| Year 2: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 2: Principal Investigator | Keith Maillard |
| Year 2: Funded Amount | 21,450 |
| Year 2: Team Members | Keith Maillard, Theatre, Film and Creative Writing, Faculty of Arts |
| Year 2: Summary | With continued funding, we would like to introduce this new learning environment to more students and offer courses in new genres. |
| Year 3: Project Year | Year 3 |
| Year 3: Funding Year | 2011/2012 |
| Year 3: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 3: Principal Investigator | Keith Maillard |
| Year 3: Funded Amount | 10,725 |
| Year 3: Team Members | Keith Maillard, Creative Writing, Faculty of Arts |
| Year 3: Summary | With continued funding, we would like to introduce this new learning environment to more students and continue streamlining and enhancing our teaching and learning processes. |