LDDI Games Club
Tuesday, January 16 | 12pm – 1pm
The Faculty of Education hosted its monthly event where faculty, staff, and students were encouraged to bring their own games or join existing ones. It was a delightful occasion for friendly competition and connecting with fabulous individuals
Orientation to Learning Technologies for Instructors
Thursday, January 4 | 2pm – 3pm
During this orientation workshop, new Faculty of Education instructors explored the services and learning technologies available at UBC. We looked into how technology can be used to improve your teaching experience, and how to find support if you need it. This session covered:
• Overview of UBC Learning Technology Ecosystem
• Technical support and recommendation for tools and technologies
• UBC Technologies
• UBC Technology Services
• Intro to the Canvas LMS
Facilitators: Maryam Danaei Ababin, Kristofer Mah, and Eduardo Rebagliati.
UDL Fellows Program – 2024 Cohort
Thursday, December 14 | 12pm – 1pm
During this workshop, LDDI helped faculty with their Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Fellows Program applications. We provided consultation regarding pedagogical solutions; technical support and recommendations; evaluation strategies; project management; budget planning; and liaising with other units.
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.