Marina Milner-Bolotin in Education uses CLAS to support teacher-candidates

Marina Milner-Bolotin discusses using CLAS video annotation for peer feedback, microteaching, teacher education, online learning, reflective practice, and collaborative discussion, while sharing technical challenges and advice for instructors.

Data Analysis and Statistics with Stata: Online Resources for Undergraduate Programs

Nisha Malhotra (Economics) and team created modular online resources to strengthen students’ understanding of statistical concepts and their application in Stata across economics and related courses.

Integrating Sign Languages into the Linguistics Curriculum

Kathleen Hall (Linguistics) and team developed educational resources, research tools, and hands-on learning activities that promote understanding of Deaf culture and the linguistic richness of signed languages.

Jenny Peterson in Political Science uses active learning to enrich student engagement with course material

Jenny Peterson discusses active learning in political science through gallery walks, simulations, debates, reflection, and debriefing, including benefits, challenges, student engagement, large-class teaching, and knowledge creation.

Catherine Rawn in Psychology uses peer assessments to encourage peer-based learning

Catherine Rawn discusses using peer assessment and peerScholar to strengthen writing in large psychology courses, including student training, feedback quality, grading fairness, trust, rubrics, and research with Peter Graf.

Michael Griffin in Philosophy investigates pedagogies that support the growth of citizenship skills

Michael Griffin discusses research on humanities teaching, signature pedagogies, and citizenship skills, measuring perspective-taking, empathy, intercultural fluency, tolerance of ambiguity, integrative complexity, classroom debate, and written feedback.

Allen Sens and Matt Yedlin Bridge Arts and Science to Explore Nuclear Arms Control

Interdisciplinarity is what we need more of in the university…more connection between different faculties and different ways of thinking.

Christina Hendricks uses Lecture Capture to allow Arts One Students to Review Lectures

We have found numerous positive benefits from using lecture capture and sharing our videos with many people within and beyond UBC, and thus we are continuing to do so when faculty agree to be recorded.

Alfredo Ferreira in Vantage College uses CLAS for linking language in math practice

Alfredo Ferreira discusses using CLAS video annotation in Vantage College mathematics to connect academic English, mathematical reasoning, disciplinary literacy, scaffolding, peer assessment, metacognition, and international student learning.

Dr. Jon-Beasley Murray in Latin American Studies uses Wikipedia for student projects

“I think it’s the outcome, the output, that they’re the most proud of, though. It’s the one they can show their parents and their friends and so on. It’s the one that endures more obviously, at least, after the semester is over.”