What We’ve Learned from Moving to Online Language Instruction: A Panel Presentation – June 4, 2020
Teaching a language in the upcoming fall semester? Looking for ideas and inspiration on how to make the transition online? In this panel presentation, faculty members Florian Gassner (CENES), Luisa Canuto (FHIS), Brianne Orr-Álvarez (FHIS), and Qian Wang (ASIA) share what they’ve learned from designing and teaching online language courses, followed by a question and […]
Making teaching more efficient and learning more effective with CL Notes – May 21, 2020
This online webinar, led by Chien-Ju Lin, of the Department of Asian Studies Chinese Program, will showcase how the text-based activities of Collaborative Learning Notes (CLNotes) can be used to help students of different learning backgrounds work together to understand and engage with course materials. Among other advantages, CLNotes allows instructors to: Automatically generate learning […]
Making Use of the Arts Remote Teaching Template – April 23, April 27 & May 7, 2020
As you may have already heard, Arts ISIT has developed a Canvas Remote Teaching Template to support emergency remote teaching in the 2020 Summer semester. While this optional course outline was designed with simplicity and ease of use in mind, Arts ISIT is also offering a webinar that will explain how the Arts Remote Teaching […]
Exam Continuity During COVID-19: Q&A and Faculty Presentations – April 8, 2020
The upcoming exam season for Winter Term 2 is taking place in unprecedented times. In support of physical distancing protocols, instructors now need to consider alternative options for their final assessments. Since each department and course has unique needs — involving technical and non-technical solutions — Arts ISIT will be hosting a community forum to […]
Building Multimodal, Nonlinear, and Interactive Learning Experiences – April 3, 2020
Are you looking for ways to improve student engagement and interaction with online course content? This webinar introduces the Tapestry Tool, being developed here at UBC by Dr. Steven Barnes and his colleagues. We showcase examples of how it is already being used in classrooms. To learn more, visit our website at https://tapestry-tool.com. Watch presentation […]
Teaching Efficiently and Learning Effectively with Multimodal Resource Creation and Automated Individualized Activity and Assessment Delivery with Collaborative Learning Notes – December 17, 2019
Collaborative Learning Notes will lead the world of education into a future where learners will have full access to educational materials from all over the world, be able to collaborate with peers with similar interests and engage in inquiry driven project-based learning, and learn with customized resources that are all tailored to their exact needs. […]
Community of Practice: Teaching with Joy – September 18, 2019
As educators, we wish to enable our students’ learning at the highest level possible. However, that desire often meets significant barriers, some of the most common of which are learner cynicism, unmanageable workloads for instructors, instructor burnout, and administrative constraints. Most of us began our teaching careers in hope and idealism, which this Community of […]
Multidimensional Learning through Digital Platforms – September 12, 2018
What can open learning platforms do for your courses? How do these technologies fit with classroom learning environments? This workshop will tackle these questions with a panel of four instructors who have used open learning platforms to bring course material to life in new ways for their students. From digital mapping of stories, geo-mapping history […]
Exploring Digital Interactive Storytelling – September 13, 2018
Come get your hands dirty and try out emerging media for yourself! This interactive lecture, led by Dr. Jenn Moss (CRWR) will explore the relationship of story to form in the context of digital interactive new media storytelling, from web-based interfaces to VR, AR, and beyond. Participants will have the opportunity to take part in […]
Canvas in the Arts for Language & Literature Classes
Canvas is an intuitive, adaptable and multi-faceted Learning Management Systems (LMS) that provides instructors with the tools to manage their courses and opportunities for enhancing teaching and learning in context-specific ways. In this workshop, Dr. Orr-Álvarez (FHIS) and Dr. Lieblang (CENES) will share their experiences using Canvas in language and literature courses through a showcasing […]