LDDI Game Club
Tuesday, November 28 | 12pm – 1pm
LDDI successfully hosted a game event aimed at gathering before the holidays and seizing the opportunity to support filling the selves of the AMS Food Bank. Our festive LDDI Games Day Fundraiser occurred on November 28 at 12pm in room 1008.
TEC Expo 2023
Tuesday, November 7(In person)| 12pm – 3pm
The Technology Enhanced Classroom (TEC) Expo was created as an annual event designed to showcase and celebrate interesting and innovative uses of technology in face-to-face, blended, and online classrooms within the Faculty of Education. TEC Expo was open to all members of the UBC community, across disciplines and University locations.
The tenth TEC Expo was a two-day-long celebration, on November 7th and 8th. It consists of a combination of in-person and virtual engaging conversations.
Halloween Games Day
Tuesday, October 31 | 12pm – 1pm
LDDI hosted spooktacular Halloween Games Day in Scarfe 1008. You had the option to bring your own games or join one of ours, giving everyone the chance to connect with some fabulous folks over some friendly competition.
TLEF Consultations
Thursday, October 26 | 12pm – 1pm
During this workshop, LDDI helped faculty with their applications for Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) projects, including cross-faculty collaborations. Session provided Consultation on :
• Pedagogical/course design solutions
• Technical support and recommendation for tools and technologies
• Evaluation strategies
• Project management
• Budget planning
• Liaising with other units like the Center for Teaching Learning and Technology (CTLT).
Presenters: Natasha Boškić
Introduction to Articulate
Tuesday, October 24 | 12pm – 1:30pm
This Articulate Rise 360 workshop for faculty and staff provides a comprehensive introduction to Rise 360’s responsive and engaging features, from building a course structure and populating it with content to adding interactive activities and assessment questions. This workshop was offered for The Edith Lando Virtual Learning Centre staff only. If you are interested in workshops like this for your unit, contact LDDI at lddi.educ@ubc.ca.
Turnitin for Teaching and Learning
Wednesday, October 18 | 12pm – 1pm
In this workshop, we explored and discussed Turnitin, a plagiarism-checking tool with more functionality than you might expect. Opportunity to learn about how it works, how you can use it in the classroom, and discuss educative approaches to using Turnitin with students. This workshop covered: Overview of Turnitin, Affordances and issues, Demonstration of Turnitin’s different functions, Suggested approaches for implementation.
ComPAIR for Teaching and Learning
Friday, October 13 | 10am
During this session, we explored ComPAIR, a peer review tool that adds comparison to the process of students reviewing one another’s work. We demonstrated the platform’s components, overall functionality, and unique affordances for teaching and learning. This workshop was offered for ELI faculty members only. If you are interested in workshops like this for your unit, contact LDDI at lddi.educ@ubc.ca.
FA Canvas Orientation (for TEO)
Wednesday, October 4 | 10am – 11am
This session covered an overview of the Canvas Learning Management System, moving content into a Canvas Course, setting up the homepage, syllabus, assignments, and modules, and a review of external tools Zoom and LOCR.
LDDI Open House: Stardust Voyage
Tuesday, September 26 | 12:00pm – 2:00pm
During this Event, The Learning Design and Digital Innovation (LDDI) Unit invited FoE instructors and staff to join our Stardust Voyage on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. LDDI hosted an Open House lunch and galactic treasure hunt
Orientation to Learning Technologies for Instructors
Thursday, September 7 | 12pm – 1pm
During this orientation workshop, new Faculty of Education instructors explored UBC’s services and learning technologies. We delved into how technology can enhance the teaching experience, and how Instructors can find support if needed. This session covered:
Overview of UBC Learning Technology Ecosystem
Intro to the Canvas LMS