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Introduction to Canvas Basics
In this 90-minute session, you will learn the basics features, as well as teaching strategies to help you integrate Canvas in your course effectively. Topics in this session will include general navigation of the Canvas interface, notifications and communication (Announcements, Email, Discussions), content creation and organization (Modules, Content Pages, Files), grading and assessment (Quizzes, Assignments, […]
PeerScholar – Peer and Self-Assessment Tool
PeerScholar is currently being piloted at UBC. Fore more information, please visit the LT Hub website at http://lthub.ubc.ca/projects/technology-pilots/ What is PeerScholar? PeerScholar is a peer review and self-assessment tool for developing students’ critical- and creative-thinking skills. The tool’s review process has three phases: Creating: Students submit a written or multimedia response to an assignment and receive […]
Engaging your audience in real-time with Mentimeter
Mentimeter is a classroom response system similar to clickers, where the participants can answer multiple-choice, multiple answers or true and false questions from their smartphone. You can create an account for free, create a presentation and write the questions you want to ask. Your audience goes to the voting website, enters the code for your […]
Introducing WordPress’s new theme: Twenty Nineteen
At the core of Twenty Nineteen is its simple, sophisticated typography. The theme’s aesthetic is minimal and non-prescriptive, allowing the theme to work well in a variety of applications. It can provide a modern and aesthetic layout to course blogs and . More information at https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/10/16/introducing-twenty-nineteen/.
pod Network – Annual Conference (November 13-17, 2019)
This year’s theme is Connection: Closing the Distance POD Network’s 44th Annual Conference will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 13–17, 2019, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center (DLLCC). The DLLCC is the first LEED-certified convention center in North America and one of the first in the world. Registration is now open. More information […]
Open Education Resources
Amanda Coolidge, Cindy Underhill and Lucas Wright presented on Open Education Resources and discussed the benefits and challenges associated with the concept of open in a higher education context specifically. Below are links to their presentation and additional resources. Why Open Teaching and Learning? (Handout) Slides Open Challenge Bank Please visit the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology […]
edX: Marketing for Non-Marketers (November 2015)
Presenter: Sunah Cho This presentation provided an overview of the design, development, and delivery of the first UBC edX course (Marketing for Non-Marketers) in the Professional Education space. We emphasized flexibility in the course design to accommodate professional learners. Also we provided students with high touch support for quick response to any course related issues. […]
CLAS – May 6, 2015
Angela Lam presented a Collaborative Learning Annotation System (CLAS) implemented at the Faculty of Education. Overview/Features/Ideas for using CLAS and Documentation can be found here: http://isit.arts.ubc.ca/clas/ Accessing & Demo CLAS http://clas.ubc.ca For general questions regarding CLAS, contact arts.helpdesk@ubc.ca
Augmented Reality Layer
In order to view the Augmented Reality layer, you need to download the app on your mobile device from this URL: https://www.layar.com/mobile-download/ Using the app, scan the poster and AR layer will appear on your mobile screen. The objective of creating this basic demo was to show a proof of concept for interactive posters using […]
How Learning Analytics can support student learning?
Craig Thompson and Will Engle presented on How Learning Analytics can support student learning on February 27, 2019. Their presentation slides are available here.