Evaluating a new 4th year medical laboratory science course incorporating current techniques and practical skills in health care
Project Lead: Añuli C. Uzozie (Assistant Professor of Teaching & Director BMLSc Program, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine)Co-Leads: Amanda Bradley (Associate Professor of Teaching, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine); Michael Sutherland (Adjunct Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) Project Description This project aims to evaluate a new Senate-approved 4th-year course that explores the application of modern techniques including […]
AI-Assisted Code Review
Project Lead: Julia Rubin (Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering) Project Description This project will focus on using Generative AI in Software Engineering education. Specifically, it will explore ways to systematically integrate Generative AI technology into the curriculum of a project-based undergraduate course on Software Engineering (CPEN 321). As using Generative AI became de-facto the […]
Thinking Aloud with AI: Nursing Students’ Cognitive Processes Using GenAI for Clinical Reasoning
Project Lead: Charlene E. Ronquillo (Assistant Professor, Nursing)Co-Leads: Rina Garcia Chua (Academic Integrity Program Manager, UBCO Library and Student Learning Hub); Lindsay Kennedy (Associate Professor of Teaching, Nursing); Lisa Moralejo (Associate Professor of Teaching, Nursing); Kathryn Sturgess (BSN Student, Nursing); Melanie Willson (Assistant Professor of Teaching, Nursing); Ryan Wilson (Assistant Professor of Teaching, Nursing) Project […]
Beyond educational solutionism: Adult environmental education through a lens of ghosts, monsters, and impasses
Project Lead: Marcelina Piotrowski (Lecturer, Educational Studies) Project Description Environmental education courses have an implied commitment to transformative learning and educational solutionism; however, students increasingly face anxiety about climate change (Stein, 2024) and burnout from environmental education (Verlie, 2019), and need more opportunities to discuss the ways in they may be stuck between discourses of […]
Learning in Partnership: Rethinking Capstone Teamwork through Participatory Reflection
Project Lead: Robyn Newell (Assistant Professor of Teaching, Biomedical Engineering)Co-Leads: Jenna Usprech (Associate Professor of Teaching, Biomedical Engineering); Jessica Tran (MASc Student, Mechanical Engineering); Jacqueline Kho (Teaching Laboratories Manager, Biomedical Engineering); Fraser Douglas (PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering) Project Description This SoTL project uses a participatory research approach to explore how structured reflection on both past […]
Enhancing and Evaluating Scientific Writing Through Structured Workshops in Upper-Level CURE Biology Lab Courses
Project Lead: Maryam Moussavi (Lecturer and Course Coordinator, Botany & Zoology) Project Description Building upon a previously awarded SoTL seed grant, this project aims to integrate structured writing workshops into the curricula of two biology courses (BIOL 341 and BIOL 340). The workshops will utilize and refine previously developed worksheets to guide students in constructing […]
Alternative Grading in Graduate School: Are Portfolios Assessments Viable and Valuable for Graduate Students?
Project Lead: Amy Scott Metcalfe (Professor, Educational Studies)Co-Lead: Martin Dammert (Graduate Student, Educational Studies) Project Description Learning portfolios may provide graduate students opportunities to reflect upon their ongoing professional and academic learning over the trajectory of a course, rather than as a discrete assignment. Portfolios document change and provide a space for revision on the […]
Indigenizing University Writing Curriculum: A Student-Faculty Partnership in UBC’s Coordinated Arts Program
Project Lead: Kasim Husain (Lecturer, Coordinated Arts Program) Co-Leads: Evan Mauro (Lecturer, Coordinated Arts Program); Nickolas Toney (Admissions Advisor (Indigenous Applicants), UBC Enrolment Services); Tashiya Mathuin (BA Student, Environment and Sustainability) Project Description We are two lecturers in CAP partnering with two Indigenous alumni of our program to evaluate Indigenous students’ perspectives on how to […]
Improving the Assessment of Work Integrated Learning Experiences for Engineering Students
Project Lead: Negar Harandi (Assistant Professor of Teaching, Biomedical Engineering)Co-Leads: Jenna Usprech (Associate Professor of Teaching, Biomedical Engineering); Jonathan Verrett (Associate Professor of Teaching, Chemical & Biological Engineering); Lily Chen (Manager, Applied Science Co-op) Project Description Work-integrated learning (WIL) experiences integrate quality experiences in a workplace or practice setting with a student’s academic studies. Co-operative […]
Assessing the impact of providing data analysis software training to students in PHAR 307, a 3rd year laboratory course
Project Lead: Narges Hadjesfandiar (Assistant Professor of Teaching, Pharmaceutical Sciences) Project Description This project investigates whether formalized training in data analysis within PHAR 307 laboratory improves the fairness of student assessment and enhances students’ skills. Most undergraduate students have not received formal training in Microsoft Excel. The uneven background training can lead to disparities in […]