Trish Varao-Sousa
Evaluating and refining pedagogical strategies implemented in a new UBC capstone design course
Principal Investigator: Zeina Baalbaki, Lecturer, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering & Civil Engineering Project description The Environmental Engineering (ENVL) Capstone course (ENVE 401), delivered for first time this year, is a part of the new ENVL program launched in 2020. ENVE 401 requires 4th-year students to apply previously acquired skills while working on an […]
Perceptions of Journalism Students of Journalism
Principal Investigator: Saranaz Barforoush, Assistant Professor of Teaching, School of Journalism, Writing, and Media Project description Since I started teaching core classes in journalism education, I have always asked my students the first day ” why they want to do journalism ” each year the amount of students interested in doing journalism for the traditional […]
Perception Experiments of Automated Writing Evaluation and Grammatical Error Correction Tools for L2 English Learning Students
Principal Investigator: Jungyeul Park, Lecturer, Department of Linguistics Project description L2 instructors and students believe that the teachers are not doing their job if they do not provide feedback on the essays from students (Cho, 2018). Automated writing evaluation (AWE) and grammatical error correction (GEC) tools may offer potential solutions for reducing the workload for […]
Impact of ICARE Framework on Student Learning in an Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program
Project Investigator: Nassim Adhami, Lecturer, School of Nursing Project description I have used the ICARE pedagogical framework as a teaching/learning tool for my undergraduate courses to improve student experiences. Improvements in student experiences is defined as students’ perceptions of feeling supported in their learning and being able to apply theory learnt in one class to […]
Neelam Dhaliwal
Assistant Professor of Teaching, Office of Experiential Education (OEE), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Catherine Rawn
Professor of Teaching, Psychology cdrawn [at] psych.ubc.ca
Yue Guo
yueguo90 [at] student.ubc.ca PhD student, Special Education (Learning Disabilities) Yue’s research includes academic assessment and intervention for children with/at risk of learning disabilities, in the area of literacy development in particular. Through her research, she hopes to empower children with learning difficulties to meet their full potential and support their families and teachers. With her […]
Deconstructing cutting edge biomedical research
Project Investigator: Sally Osborne, Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Cellular and Physiological Studies Project description We are introducing a new course for second year students in the Faculty of Science at UBC in order to expose students early to the scientific process, demystify and humanize science, provide exposure to accomplished research faculty within the […]
Evaluating the impact of humanities coursework on students’ practical reasoning and theory of mind: A preliminary study in Philosophy
Project Investigator: Michael Griffin, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy Project description How can we measure the effects of undergraduate study in the humanities on students’ critical thinking, self-esteem, and capacity to empathize with others – qualities often associated with the mission of the university to “educate global citizens”? Can (and should) qualities like these be […]
Examining the success of VANT140 tutorials in supporting international students’ English development
Project Investigator: Sandra Zappa-Hollman, Associate Professor, Language and Literacy Education Project description This project aims to investigate to what extent the content-and-language enriched tutorials (CLET) known as “VANT 140” offered through the UBC Vantage College International Program achieve the intended goals of helping non-native English speaking students to further develop their academic English proficiency, better […]