Andrea Gonzalez
Winter 2016 Orientation to Learning Technologies
On January 12th and 13th 2015, the ETS team held two “Orientation to Learning Technology” workshops for new and experienced instructors and TAs in the Faculty of Education. Visiting from various departments in the Faculty, instructors and faculty members attended to build upon their understanding of learning technologies and how they can be harnessed to enrich their student’s educational experiences.
Emoji Pedagogy – Engaging Digital Learners with Emojis
November 23 — “If my students are interested in emoji, I’ll teach emoji. It’s a new visual language imbued with so much meaning, but it also can be a tool for abstraction”
Organize pages in your UBC Blog using Menus
Nov 23 — Want to customize the look and feel of your UBC Blog? Organize your blog’s navigation using Menus in Wordpress!
Technology in Transit — Paper by 53
In November 18th, ETS Tech Rover and Faculty of Arts student Andrea showcased Paper, a sketching and note-taking app that makes creating visually appealing annotated diagrams fun and easy for teachers! With an interactive and user-friendly interface, Paper can be used in multiple ways: from preparing lesson plans to sketching explanations for students on a whiteboard!
Technology in Transit: Paper
Technology in Transit is a monthly event that showcases an educational technology in teaching practice. This month: Paper!
Missing Scroll Bar in macOS
Nov 3 — Difficulty seeing all the columns in the Grade Center? Perhaps it is due to your Mac’s scrollbar settings. Make the Grade Center scrollbar reappear with just a few clicks!
Teaching with Minecraft: Interview with MET graduate and teacher Dominic Maggiolo
October 30 — “Play is ubiquitous. Play is how we learn. In kindergarten, teachers encourage the use of play to build meaningful bonds, not only with their classmates, but also, to help shape their minds.”
iPad Apps for Students with autism: Hype or Helpful Technology?
October 19 — In recent years, there has been a marked boom in the number of iPad apps designed to support students with autism, with the mission of developing their learning and communication skills. Some of the tech companies responsible for this rise claim that their apps are based on extensive research and educational strategies proven to work with children with autism, on a delivery platform that suits their interests.
IBBY Silent Books: Final Destination Lampedusa Exhibit
October 16 — From October 1 to 23, the IBBY Silent Books Exhibit is on display at the UBC Rare Books and Special Collections in Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. The exhibit features wordless pictures books from around the world, offering a bridge of books from Lampedusa to the world and back! Dr. Kathryn Shoemaker will be hosting series of workshops with students from the Faculty of Education, showing them how the visually engaging wordless books can be used to incite the imagination of ESL and Immigrant populations of all ages.
Hybrid Pedagogy: Using Twitter as a Teaching Mechanism
October 5 — Is the Twittersphere finding its way into contemporary classrooms? Learn more about the course designed to help instructors apply Twitter in blended learning environments!