Studio B – Discovery Lab is a dynamic and adaptable space dedicated to the exploration of digital technologies. It is located in the Neville Scarfe Building, Room 1009, in the Faculty of Education (FoE).
Studio B serves as a hub where faculty members can engage with a rotating selection of software, platforms, and apps, specifically curated to enhance teaching and learning experiences.
EXPLORE
Video Overview
Watch our video tour to explore the unique features of Studio B. From recording equipment to artificial intelligence platforms to video editing software, this space is well-equipped to support FoE educators in exploring digital technologies.
Audio Overview
Want to learn more about what Studio B has to offer? Take a listen to our podcast! Play the audio below or download the transcript to hear more about this exciting learning space.
Vision
Studio B – Discovery Lab offers an avenue for FoE instructors to experiment with new and emerging technologies and investigate their educational applications. It allows instructors to learn about digital tools in a hands-on way, with support from LDDI’s skilled team of learning designers and learning technologists. Studio B also serves as a space for instructors to bring their classes on field trips, facilitating student learning and experimentation. Field trips and workshops are available by request.
Exhibitions are regularly refreshed to showcase new digital tools, ensuring that FoE educators remain at the forefront of emerging educational technologies. Studio B also facilitates collaborations with other units at UBC to offer expertise and hardware that might not otherwise be accessible to FoE instructors.
CURRENT EXHIBITION
Emerging Media Lab Showcase
Join us from June 16 to 27 to experience two special presentations held in collaboration with the Emerging Media Lab (EML). Choose one or both sessions for your department or class and learn how EML is using immersive technology for faculty teaching and learning projects at UBC and beyond. These presentations are available for a limited time only, so book today!
How It Works
These presentations are available on demand as a field trip experience. Faculty of Education instructors can book a session and bring their students for an engaging, hands-on learning opportunity. Faculty of Education instructors, faculty and staff are also welcome to book a visit to experience the presentation individually or with a group. Contact us to book!
Virtual Reality for Helping the Hard of Hearing
Explore the Enhanced Auditory Reality Simulation for Improved Mapping (EARSIM), a virtual reality (VR) tool created by EML that helps people with hearing loss improve their sound localization ability, thereby improving overall quality of life.
This project develops a VR program to improve sound localization using a naturalistic environment with adaptive difficulty. As users improve, visual cues fade and ambient noise increases, providing clear markers of progress. It serves both as a training tool for audiologists and a way to enhance users’ quality of life.
This exhibition offers valuable insights into how technology can help address real-world accessibility challenges, demonstrating practical applications of VR in teaching and learning and inclusive design.
Poetry as a Physical Space Using AI and VR
Experience the Procedural Poetry Funhouse, an EML project that aims to use AI and VR to reimagine poetry as a physical space, using the philosophy of play-based learning to further student understanding of poetry and the process behind it.
This project explores the intersection of New Media and Creative Writing by using emerging technologies and concrete poetry to create an interactive VR experience, while also serving as a teaching tool for procedural poetry and creativity.
Participants will discover innovative approaches to integrating immersive technology into language arts education, offering fresh perspectives on how digital tools can enhance creative expression and deepen literary comprehension.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
Being Creative with Video
Podcast Creation Essentials
Meta Quest 3
REVIEWS
BOOK A FIELD TRIP
To access Studio B – Discovery Lab, please contact LDDI to discuss your needs. We will work with you to design an experience in the Lab that suits your learning goals and desired outcomes. Please note that we can only accommodate requests for workshops with the current technology exhibition. If there is a particular technology you would like us to showcase in the future, let us know and we will consider bringing it in. Email us to book a field trip or guided experience.