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‘The little MOOC that could’: Online course promotes Indigenous ways of knowing

In classrooms across Canada, some children learn about colonialism for the first time by standing on dozens of blankets strewn across the floor.

Feb 21, 2017

Students dig deep into soil science with mobile game

Students dig deep into soil science with mobile game

Armed with iPhones, dozens of first and second-year students walk into the forest at UBC. The students are on a scientific quest to better understand the ground beneath them; learning about soil by playing a mobile game.

Aug 11, 2015

Group effort

Group effort

More than 50 classes at UBC are turning midterms into a group learning experience.

Nov 10, 2014 - by Jessica Werb

Stop lecturing me

Stop lecturing me

UBC professors encourage more active learning.

Aug 20, 2014

Digital storytelling a key to flex learning

Digital storytelling a key to flex learning

Professors in the Faculty of Arts see flexible learning as a way to explore the potential of digital communications

Aug 30, 2013 - by April van Ert

From Uganda to UBC, and back

From Uganda to UBC, and back

Sunaina Assanand’s drive to transform how her students learn led her back to Uganda decades after her family’s exile.

Aug 16, 2013 - by Bonnie Vockeroth

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