Rachel Lin
PhD student, Special Education (High Ability) Rachel is currently pursuing a Ph.D. that explores students’ perceptions of failure experiences. Her other research and professional interests include developing higher-order thinking skills, making tools for inclusion and equity in the classroom, and fostering positive classroom and school culture. Rachel is a longtime Vancouverite and UBC student. She […]
Fatemeh Salehian Kia
Assistant Professor of Teaching, School of Information fatemeh.salehiankia [at] ubc.ca
Andrés Varhola
Assistant Professor of Teaching, Forest Resources Management andres.varhola [at] ubc.ca
Luisa Canuto
Associate Professor of Teaching, French, Hispanic and Italian Studies luisa.canuto [at] ubc.ca
David Anekwe
Assistant Professor of Teaching, Physical Therapy david.anekwe [at] ubc.ca
JungAh Lee
jungah.lee [at] ubc.ca PhD student, Special Education JungAh Lee is sub-specialized in MERM and has been involved in research projects to enhance educational outcomes and mental health for diverse student populations. Her master’s work explored the effects of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) on elementary students’ academic interests and social dynamics in inclusive classrooms. Following […]
Beyond Words: Fostering Students’ Engagement with Social Justice through an Unessay Assignment in Nursingg
Project Lead: Lydia Wytenbroek, Nursing Project description Social justice is central to nursing practice, but nursing curricula often fails to employ an antiracist and decolonizing pedagogy (Bell, 2021). Structural issues including the centrality of the biomedical model and a rigid curriculum constrained by regulatory and accreditation processes mean that nursing faculty find it hard to […]
Building Bridges: Architectural Pedagogies in the Geography Classroom
Project Lead: Desiree Valadares, Geography Project description This project considers the effectiveness of architectural pedagogies in allied spatial disciplines such as geography. Building on existing studies and writings on radical architectural pedagogies (Beatriz Colomina), design activism (Greig Crysler) and decolonizing architecture (DAAR’s Sandi Hilal and Alessandro Petti), this study will investigate how studio-based pedagogical models […]
Investigating interactions between grades and gender in the process of selecting engineering disciplines
Project Lead: Negar Mohaghegh Harandi, School of Biomedical Engineering Project co-leads: Agnes d’Entremont, Associate Professor of Teaching at Mech Eng. agnes.dentremont@mech.ubc.ca; Pete Ostafichuk, Professor of Teaching at Mechanical Eng. peter.ostafichuk@ubc.ca; Christoph Sielmann, Assistant Professor of Teaching at Mechanical Eng. christoph.sielmann@ubc.ca Project description Engineering programs overall have under representation of women, but variations exist between programs. […]
Application of AI in German writing assignments on the beginner level
Project Lead: Adelheid O’Brien, Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies Project description The project will investigate the application of AI in German language acquisition on the beginner level with focus on developing and improving writing skills in the target language. The project’s goal is to find out how best students can benefit from integrating AI […]