Introducing Design Considerations
Are you interested in instructional design at the intersection of learning and technology? Would you like to learn more about what technology to use when designing a course with universal design for learning principles? Or what technology can be used to meet learning outcomes for each level of learning in four different learning domains? The […]
Availability of Respondus Lockdown Browser for Digital Assessment
Accessing computers with Respondus Lockdown Browser (RLB): Instructors should consult the Okanagan IT list of computer labs for availability of computers with RLB installed. It is strongly recommended that an instructor pre-book a lab when they plan to have students use RLB for an assessment, and alert IT, who will do their best to ensure […]
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 […]
Share Your Hybrid Teaching Story
Hybrid delivery mode is defined by UBC as “the course activity has a mixture of mandatory in-person and online activities as designed by the instructor”. Are you teaching in the hybrid delivery mode this semester? The typical scenario is that the course meets once a week in person with the rest of the week dedicated […]
New Accessibility Feature in Canvas!
The Immersive Reader feature is now automatically enabled in both Canvas and Canvas Catalog! While this feature was previously available within the user settings menu, it is now more accessible through a default button located in the upper right corner. The button appears when viewing pages, assignments, course home page, and syllabus. For more information, […]
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