High Performance Coaching & Technical Leadership Orientation 2016
On June 6th and 8th 2016, coaches in School of Kinesiology’s Graduate Certificate in High Performance Coaching & Technical Leadership attended orientations and training on Connect, Blackboard Collaborate, and UBC Blogs. These sessions were designed to prepare the coaches for taking on their upcoming challenge of completing the HPC certification program in a fully online environment.
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!
Rearranging Learning Spaces
There is a focused movement to reinvent learning spaces and rearrange the educational experience — a trend driven by the influence of innovative learning approaches.
Educator’s Café – Enhanced Seminar Room
On January 30th, Dr. Monique Bournot-Trites, Dr. Meike Wernicke, Kirk Macdonald and Ken Watanabe presented on blended learning pedagogies and technologically enhanced classrooms for the Educators’ Cafe series. They hosted an engaging discussion of the unique possibilities that technology offers to instructors, and how it can be optimally integrated into teaching spaces.
Mystery Skype
In November, Teacher Candidates were able to experience technology integration in the classroom via a Mystery Skype session. Mystery Skype is simple: classes Skype call each other and determine the location of the other class. The Teacher Candidates Skype called a grade 7 honours science class from Waxahachie, Texas!
ETS Open House
On October 3rd, 2013, Educational Technology Support hosted its first open house event. Together with members of the community, we enjoyed refreshments, games, and good conversation.