Open Badges UBC Booth
Open Badges UBC Booth Date & Time: Tuesday, October 28, 3pm – 5pm Location: Foyer, 2nd Floor, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Description: If you had the ability to represent a skill or accomplishment to the world, what would that skill be? How would you like to present it to the world? Open Badges UBC invites you to learn […]
Open Robotics and 3D Printing Demo
Open Robotics and 3D Printing Demo Jon Nakane Date & Time: Tuesday, October 28, 3pm – 5pm Location: Foyer, 2nd Floor, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Description: Prototyping tools are available on campus for students looking to fabricate their ideas into physical objects. On display will be physical prototypes from UBC Engineering Physics and other local groups making use […]
The Future of Scholarly Publishing: How Open Access is Impacting the Publishing Landscape
The Future of Scholarly Publishing: How Open Access is Impacting the Publishing Landscape Panel Discussion with Melissa Pitts, Lauri Aesoph, Margery Fee, Brian Owen, Michael Blades, and Sandra Mathison. Moderated by Lea Starr Date & Time: Tuesday, October 28, 2pm – 3:30pm Location: Lillooet Room, 3rd Floor, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Description: Lea Starr, UBC’s Associate University Librarian, […]
Demystifying APIs
Demystifying APIs Alex Garnett Date & Time: Tuesday, October 28, 1pm – 1:50pm Location: Lillooet Room, 3rd Floor, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Description: When you hear people talking about how they’re getting data from this API or that API, do you ever thinking to yourself: “Well, I’m not a programmer per se, but people toss that word around […]
Brown Bag Session: Can I Use This?
Brown Bag Session: Can I Use This? Will Engle and Devin Soper Date & Time: Tuesday, October 28, 12pm – 12:50pm Location: Lillooet Room, 3rd Floor, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Description: If you are preparing any kind of multimedia for your teaching, from PowerPoint slides to online videos, chances are you want to incorporate images, video clips, or […]
Student Innovation in the Open
Student Innovation in the Open Panel Discussion with Chris Brady, Eugenia Kwok, Victor Ngo and Katie Mills Date & Time: Tuesday, October 28, 11am – 11:50am Location: Lillooet Room, 3rd Floor, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Description: This session brings student innovation into the open, as UBC students from a variety of disciplines present their research in a panel […]
Keynote (Nicole Allen): Connecting the Dots: Open Access, Open Education and an Open Future
Keynote (Nicole Allen): Connecting the Dots: Open Access, Open Education and an Open Future Date & Time: Tuesday, October 28, 9:30am – 10:50am Location: Lillooet Room, 3rd Floor, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Description: We live at a time of transition between two worlds — the disconnected, analog past and the wired, digital future. Nowhere is this transition more apparent than […]
TLEF Poster Display
TLEF Poster Display Date & Time: Monday, October 27 – Friday, October 31, 12pm – 3pm Location: 2nd Floor, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Description: The Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) supports innovative projects designed to improve the student learning experience at UBC-V. A variety of successful applicants have created posters detailing what they are doing […]
TLEF Showcase
TLEF Showcase Date & Time: Monday, October 27, 12:00pm – 1:30pm Location: 3rd Floor, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (Lillooet Room) Description: Each year, a portion of UBC-V student tuition is set aside to form the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF). The TLEF is a unique opportunity for faculty and students to apply for […]
Philosophy Beyond Academia: Practicing Engaged Philosophical Inquiry on the Topic of Friendship
During this event we will learn about the theories and methods behind Engaged Philosophical Inquiry (EPI), as well as how it can be practiced with children and adults. The workshop will then engage you in a philosophical dialogue around friendship, demonstrating how EPI works in practice.