Stories

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Remy Corbet

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.
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Posted on October 19, 2022 by Remy Corbet

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.
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Posted on June 3, 2022 by Remy Corbet

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.
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Posted on April 26, 2021 by Sheridan Powell

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.
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Posted on December 7, 2020 by Remy Corbet

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 […]
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Posted on August 25, 2020 by Samantha Peng

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 […]
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Posted on February 19, 2020 by Valeria De La Vega

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 […]
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Posted on September 11, 2019 by Wendy Chan

A UBC-created tool offers a new approach to peer feedback by tapping into students’ innate ability to compare.
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Posted on September 6, 2019 by Wendy Chan

Students across the university are bringing their unique skills and perspectives to every step of the TLEF process.
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Posted on September 4, 2018 by Wendy Chan

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.
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