Evaluating Cultural Safety Training in Pharmacy Practice Educators
Principal Investigator: Kayla Fang, Lecturer, Office of Experiential Education Co-investigator: Neelam Dhaliwal, Lecturer, Office of Experiential Education Project description The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (PharmSci) trains students to be pharmacists. Throughout their pharmacy degree, students complete 44 weeks of practicum, during which time they are directly supervised by practicing pharmacists, also known as practice educators. […]
Written reflective practice for developing professional identity and learner confidence
Principal Investigator: Marcia L. Choi, Assistant Professor of Teaching, School of Audiology and Speech Sciences Project description This project aims to critically assess the effectiveness of Written Reflective Practice (WRP) to support personal milestones for the senior Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) student; the onset of professional identity (when they feel less like ‘imposters’ and more like […]
Metacognition and Student Decision Making
Principal Investigator: Jonathan Graves, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Vancouver School of Economics Project description This project studies the role of metacognitive skill in student decision-making regarding study and learning activity. Research has demonstrated that metacognitive skill is an important predictor of student achievement and learning success. However, the existing literature struggles to draw a distinction […]
Don’t Fear It, Embrace It: ChatGPT in an Upper-Level Chemistry Communication Course
Principal Investigator: Chris Addison, Associate Professor of Teaching, Chemistry Project description This project will have three components: (1) The applicants will develop a set of classroom materials that offer “training” module in the use of ChatGPT (coupled with an existing unit on academic integrity). (2) Incorporation of ChatGPT into a major writing assignment, where students […]
Developing the Cultural Diversity Awareness of the Heritage Language Learners, through Community-Based Education
Principal Investigator: Hessam Dehghani, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Asian Studies Project description Language textbooks draw a homogeneous picture of the language and culture of the Persian-speaking community under the pretence of a standard or native culture. Most Persian language learners at UBC, being heritage Learners, are intrinsically motivated to learn the language to connect with […]
Helping Arabic Learners Develop Oral Proficiency: A Comparison of Two Teaching Approaches
Principal Investigator: Nesrine Basheer, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Asian Studies Project description This project investigates the influence of different teaching methods on the oral proficiency and attitudes of L2 Arabic learners. With Arabic being a diglossic language, learners need to acquire both colloquial Arabic (CA) and Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) to effectively communicate in various […]
Evaluating Student Learning in the new Climate Studies and Action Certificate
Principal Investigator: Tara Ivanochko, Professor of Teaching, EOAS Project description A new UBC-wide Climate Studies and Action Certificate was developed in response to the 2019 UBC Climate Emergency Declaration. The Certificate includes learning objectives (LOs) related to climate literacy, justice, action, wellbeing and their interrelationships. The first full offering of the Certificate will be in […]
Ariane Faria
arianefs [at] mail.ubc.ca PhD student, Curriculum & Pedagogy Ariane is a Ph.D. student at the University of British Columbia’s Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. Her research interests include math classroom practice and curriculum implementation to improve opportunities to learn for students with different backgrounds. During her Ph.D. program, she is particularly interested to understand how […]
Rosie David
rosa.david [at] ubc.ca PhD student, Language & Literacy Education Rosie holds a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from Portland State University. She has served as the Chair of TESOL International’s Supporting Students with Disabilities and as the Associate Editor of the Latin American Journal of Content & Language […]
Charlo Dufresne-Camaro
chcamaro [at] student.ubc.ca PhD Student, Computer Science (UBCO) Charlo’s research interests focus on human-computer interactions and visual perception, specifically for information visualization in augmented reality. His research involves conducting psychophysical experiments, and developing new visual interfaces better suited for augmented reality users. Charlo holds a M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Toronto, as […]