An explanation of the practical innovations experimented within the School of Chemistry and description of how these informed the innovations developed for the Bristol ChemLabS Centre for Excellence.  Many changes make full use of e-learning which enriches the understanding students have of the practical experience.  Crucially, e-learning is not replacing the real hands-on practical experience […]

David Stouck’s biography of renowned local architect Arthur Erickson is the winner of the second annual Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia. The $1,000 prize, given by UBC Library and the Pacific BookWorld News Society, will be awarded at a June reception at UBC’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. The annual […]

The student as producer pedagogical model emphasizes the role of the student as collaborators in the production of knowledge. In this model, the university’s approaches to learning and research are closer aligned; for example, students, similar to researchers, are asked to share their work with others and not only with their immediate instructor or advisor. This […]

Every year, students tell us that the most important reasons for choosing post-secondary education are to get a better job and to start a career. As advisors we are in a unique position to engage in career conversations with our students – to help them reflect on their past experiences, plan for their future and […]

This workshop is for current and winter Arts Internship Program students and is designed to help students understand and make use of the results of their personal Strengths Finder assessment. The Arts Internship Program enables undergraduate Faculty of Arts students to develop their skills and expand their resume with part-time, unpaid positions that offer meaningful, career-related experience within their […]

Renouf Publishing and UBC Library are pleased to present Kathleen Deboer,Deputy Head of the OECD Washington Centre.  Kathleen has headed the training and support section for the OECD’s online platforms for the past several years. Come hear about the OECD and the work it does.  Then delve into OECD reports and data using the OECD iLibrary and OECD iStat platforms […]

This workshop is for current and winter Arts Internship Program students and is designed to help students understand and make use of the results of their personal Strengths Finder assessment. The Arts Internship Program enables undergraduate Faculty of Arts students to develop their skills and expand their resume with part-time, unpaid positions that offer meaningful, […]

The Positive Space Campaign is a UBC Vancouver campus-wide initiative to increase the visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, questioning, transgender, transsexual, gender variant, two-spirit and intersex (LGBQTTI) communities, individuals and issues on campus. Workshops aim to foster a welcoming atmosphere and inclusive, respectful dialogue on campus for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities by […]

“Data from educational technologies are commonly used to evaluate correctness of answers. However, these data offer exciting opportunities to look beyond isolated answers and study students’ decisions and trajectories within the learning environment, shedding light on students’ motivations, strategies, and attitudes. In this talk I propose a paradigm shift from learning states to engagement processes. […]

Reflection is a tool for encouraging students to make meaning of and connect learning in all facets of their UBC experience. This interactive session will explore various models of reflection, including those that are currently being used across campus. We will also think critically about our current strategies for integrating reflection into our own advising […]