Today, my Centre for Teaching and Learning published this statement as the lead item in our monthly newsletter.
…Teaching from a place of respect,
equity, and compassionIn light of recent world events, I want to assure our community that the resources coming from the Centre for Teaching and Learning will always come from a place of respect, equity, and compassion.
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Loading...No, no, not the first conference I attended. The first conference I’ve organized. I’m really enjoying the opportunity (try to) do all the things I’ve said about conferences that started with, “If this was my conference, I’d…”
That’s the theme for the 2017 UBC Okanagan Learning Conference, May 3-4, 2017.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I’ve been in my new job for 5 months – Director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning and Senior Advisor for Learning Initiatives at UBC Okanagan. Like everyone new to a campus, I’m learning how things work, who does what, where things are, and that will continue.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Today was the faculty and staff Welcome Back BBQ at UBC Okanagan. My Centre for Teaching and Learning had an information table among 25 or so other campus organizations. Always on the lookout to inject a little interaction and teaching and learning, I set up a laptop and i>clicker gear to survey my new colleagues about teaching:
Survey question: What do you think is the hardest part of teaching?
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Every one of our students brings their own identity – age, gender, ability, language, ethnic background, orientation, experiences, knowledge, skills. You want to recognize and support and build on each student’s strengths but how do you support one student without accidentally alienating others?…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I use Twitter. A lot. It’s my daily, hourly,…, continuous source of information, professional development, and support, and a place where I can give back to the communities that support me when I need it.
I advocate
…No, that is. Not.
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Every learner needs to build new concepts into their own pre-existing knowledge. That’s the constructivist model for teaching and learning and ultimately, I believe, the rationale and justification for active learning. Like I said on Twitter a few weeks ago,
…“Active learning” means *every* student has opps to practice expert-like behaviors, not just select few who raise hands or voices.
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I’m thrilled to announce that in July, I’ll be starting a new job as Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning and Senior Advisor for Learning Initiatives in the Office of the Provost and Vice-Principal Academic at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Are there enough negatives in that title to confuse you? Good. But it’s nothing compared to the confusion I’ve felt this week. And my discomfort is a drop in the bucket of confusion and anxiety experienced every. single. day by woman who have been or are being sexually harassed.
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Peer instruction is a powerful, evidence-based instructional strategy that supports active learning in all sizes of classes. Typically in peer instruction, every 15-20 minutes,
This can take anywhere from 2 to 10 or more minutes, depending on the question, the answers, and the richness of the discussion.…
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