The Story of the Skulls: Learning about Vertebrates in VEMS
In early October, over 100 students from Biology 204, Vertebrate Structure and Function, converged on the Visualization and Emerging Media Studio (VEMS) to learn about the story of the skulls. Dr. Ken Savage, Lecturer, is a recipient of an ALT 2040 Constellation Protostar grant. He wanted to create a complementary learning experience to bring the […]
TPS Touchpoint: Inclusive Teaching Practices
This month’s highlighted results from the Teaching Practices Survey (TPS) focus on inclusive teaching practices. 83% of respondents feel that it is their responsibility to foster a respectful learning environment 54% of respondents explicitly create opportunities for students to connect course content to social inequities or to the lived experiences of equity-denied groups 87% of […]
Accessibility Tip – November 2024
We continue our journey in exploring the updated UDL Guidelines (version 3). The UDL Guidelines are a tool used in the implementation of Universal Design for Learning, a framework to proactively enhance access and participation to meaningful learning for as many people as possible. This month we are focusing on some of the themes emphasized […]
Design with Gen AI: Reflection Questions
UBC supports a balanced and ethical approach for the use of Generative AI in teaching and learning to enrich academic initiatives. CTL has compiled the infographic below to help instructors with reflecting on how and when a course may be enriched through the integration of Gen AI into assignments. The questions asked cover three main […]
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