Andrea Gonzalez
Faculty-wide Project Brings Secondary Teacher Education Program to Refugees in Dadaab
In the past few years, hundreds of thousands of refugees have been displaced around the globe, with the Syrian refugee crisis providing the most recent example. As people leave their […]
Slack: a new tool for education?
March 16 — Slack is an online communication platform and team collaboration app, which transforms email into a group activity, giving users the opportunity to create topic-specific channels where discussions can take openly within teams.
UBC Centennial Maker Faire
On April 7th 2016, ETS and various UBC maker campus communities collaborated to host the UBC Centennial Maker Faire, a showcase of innovative and creative projects from students, faculty and staff members. The faire offered a venue for makers to showcase their projects, engage with others and provide insight into their processes, click on the banner to check out the event presenters and photos!
Technology in Transit — Edmodo
Edmodo was March’s technology of the month, an online networking application for teachers and students that can be used to collaborate, share digital content and access homework, grades, class discussions, and notifications from your computer or phone. Using the app and the browser version in his computer, Presenter David Gwilliam showcased how he uses the platform in his inquiry project with his grade 7 I.B. practicum clasroom to present information, materials and instructions and to build an online learning conversation with his class.
Spring 2016 Digital Technology Series
On March 2nd and March 3rd 2016, the ETS office held their first-ever annual Digital Technology Series, designed to provide faculty members and staff with hands-on practice using different learning technologies at UBC. The series included various workshops on technologies like Camtasia, Collaborate, UBC Blog, Connect Blogs and Connect Assessments. As part of the workshops, participants were given the space to experiment with the technologies and to consider how they could implement them in their teaching practice.
Technology in Transit — Edmodo
Session Information Date: March 7th, 2016 Location: Scarfe Main Foyer Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm Registration: Not required Event Description Join us at the Scarfe Foyer during lunchtime on March 9th to […]
Technology in Transit — Explain Everything
Explain Everything was February’s technology of the month, an easy-to -use interactive whiteboard and screen-casting app that allows students and teachers to create rich, dynamic multimedia content to support teaching and learning. On Wednesday February 10th, T.C. and presenter Amanda Schoepp showcased how the interactive video recording feature in the app can be used to visually and orally present information, materials, instructions and more! Click on the banner to learn more.
Technology in Transit — Wikispaces
Wikispaces was January’s technology of the month for Technology in Transit. Presenter Jolene Loveday demonstrated how she uses Wikispaces in online classrooms to create a collaborative social environment for her students. Using Wikispaces, teachers can quickly and easily create assignments, share resources, make announcements, and foster discussion and community! Click on the banner to learn more.
Technology in Transit — Explain Everything
Session Information Date: February 10th, 2016 Location: Scarfe Main Foyer Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm Registration: Not required Event Description Join us at the Scarfe Foyer during lunchtime on February 10th […]
Tech in Transit – Wikispaces
Session Information Date: January 27th, 2016 Location: Scarfe Main Foyer Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm Registration: Not required Event Description Join us at the Scarfe Foyer during lunchtime on January 27th […]