From Skill Building to Creative Research: Integrating Flexible Learning with edX
This presentation will provide an overview of teaching challenges that lead to course redesign and “flipping” of the Visual Arts (VISA) 110 classroom and incorporating online technologies, specifically edX edge and ComPAIR.
Facilitating Reflection on Student Presentations: Using CLAS to Promote Critical Self-Reflection and Online Peer-Review
Bill Gates’ 2013 TED talk suggestion that teachers need “real feedback” in the form of video recordings of their work points to the potential pedagogical value of seeing oneself present in front of a class. In this workshop, I will introduce a new, home-grown UBC tool – CLAS – designed to facilitate commentary on video-recordings.
Facilitating Online Peer Review: Using STUDIORUM to Promote Student Engagement
Research has shown a generally positive relationship between the use of learning technologies and student engagement. In this workshop, Dr. Kate Power will share her experiences with a new, home-grown UBC WordPress product – STUDIORUM – which was designed to promote and facilitate student engagement in peer review.
Get to Know Rare Books and Special Collections: Learning Week Edition!
Have you ever been curious about what we do or what we have at RBSC? Join our weekly tour of Rare Books and Special Collections at the University of British Columbia Library for an introduction to our space and our unique materials and collections.