Update on Undergraduate Program Evaluation and Renewal projects
Following a special call that was launched in June 2018, the Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic is pleased to announce that 10 Undergraduate Program Evaluation and Renewal projects have been funded, with $1.8-million in support coming from strategic plan funding and the UBC Excellence Fund. These projects align with Strategy 12: Program Redesign of the […]
UBC Himalaya Program integrates language learning and community engaged learning
A cross-Faculty partnership is aiming to make UBC a premier centre for Himalayan Studies in Canada. The UBC Himalaya Program combines language training in Nepali and Tibetan, faculty expertise in a range of disciplines and community-engaged learning. The program is currently funded by the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund and brings together faculty members with […]
Call for Proposals for Small TLEF Innovation projects
A message from Professor Andrew Szeri, Provost and Vice-President, Academic The Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic invites faculty, staff and students to submit proposals for small TLEF innovation projects. The deadline for proposals for both new TLEF applicants and for applicants with existing multi-year TLEF projects is 3:00pm on November 15, 2018. In addition […]
Bringing design-making and building tools to architecture students
An innovative project from UBC’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) is helping give students better access to contemporary ‘making’ practices and technologies like 3D printing, laser cutting and robotic milling. “We want students to connect input – like digital models and drawings – to output, or fabrication,” Associate Professor Blair Satterfield explains. “We […]
Interdisciplinary class discusses the power of language
At UBC Vancouver, one unique course is encouraging undergraduate students from multiple disciplines to come together and explore the power of language. Cross-listed in six faculties, Living Language: Science and Society is a result of the interdisciplinary efforts of Dr. Janet Werker, Professor in the Department of Psychology, and Dr. Mark Turin, Associate Professor in […]
Special call for Undergraduate Program Evaluation and Renewal projects
The Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, invites faculty, staff and students to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) for Undergraduate Program Evaluation and Renewal projects and Large Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) Transformation projects. The deadline for both is 3:00pm on July 12, 2018. Special Call: Undergraduate Program Evaluation and Renewal projects […]
Call for Proposals & 2018/19 ALT Fund recipients announced
A message from Patricia Lasserre, Associate Provost, Enrolment and Academic Programs, UBC Okanagan The 2019-20 Call for Proposals for the Aspire Learning and Teaching (ALT) Fund is now open. The UBC Okanagan ALT Fund supports curriculum change, innovative teaching practices, and learning environment enhancement, with the underlying goal of transforming student learning at UBC’s Okanagan campus. Please note […]