Academic Updates

Academic Director’s Note – June 2025

  I’m writing this on a beautifully sunny day in the Okanagan, during a week between teaching and learning conferences, and at a time of reflection and preparation. June is National Indigenous History Month, and I’m planning to attend several events on campus and beyond in my journey to learn more about our hosts, the […]

Academic Director’s Note | May 2025

I could have been a professional student: even while I was completing my own studies, I was always looking around at what my friends were learning in other programs, what opportunities they were experiencing, what classes they were taking… If I could have, I probably would have studied just about everything! And today, the impulse […]

Associate Provost’s Note – April 2025

As we approach the end of another academic term, I am reminded of the incredible teaching and learning community we have at UBC Okanagan, where so many faculty strive to create exceptional learning environments for our students. During this busy time, I am especially grateful for the hard work and dedication of faculty and staff […]

Academic Director’s Note – March 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 […]

Academic Director’s Note – February 2025

And suddenly it’s almost February, our term well underway and many of us settled back into the routines of prep, delivery, assessment, and reflection! There are though, unique or novel pressures that many of us are facing in these routines, largely centring around the uses of learning tools and technologies – and particularly generative AI. […]