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Academic Director’s Note – March 2025

February 27, 2025

At the time of writing this, Midterm Break is coming to a close and snow is gently falling on what I find is an eerily quiet campus: one that seems more than ready for the return of thousands of learners. Over the past several days, I’ve chatted with course instructors who have all appreciated the […]

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Indigenous Stories – March 2025

February 21, 2025

We’re watching: North of North on CBC Gem What’s it about? Siaja is a young Inuk mother who dreams of reinventing herself in her tiny Arctic community of Ice Cove, a town where everybody knows your business. After a spontaneous – and extremely public – exit from her marriage, Siaja finds herself navigating the unpredictable, and often […]

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Ethical Ed Tech and AI

February 21, 2025

UBC is a leader in ethical education with technology, which focuses on ethical and informed decisions about education technology implementation (Andrews & Hendricks, 2024). As described in a December post in the CTL Newsletter, there is a clear roadmap for learning technology adoption at UBC which includes three phases with comprehensive evaluation. The path for […]

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UBC Curriculum MAP New Program and Course Summaries

February 21, 2025

The UBC Curriculum MAP is a tool that allows users to map Program and Course Learning Outcomes. We are excited to announce that the UBC Curriculum MAP has new features that allow users to export both course and program level data in a new comprehensive summary format that is ideal for analysis and modelling. To […]

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Accessibility Tip | Readability Challenge: Tools to Enhance Clarity

February 1, 2025

This month we invite you to join us for a Readability Challenge! The goal is to improve clarity for learners.  Step 1: Select your instructional content. Examples include: a concept explanation, assignment instructions or a discussion prompt. Step 2: Assess the readability of the original version using a readability tool. Example tools: Hemingway App or Microsoft Word readability […]

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