Building a Participatory Participation Model for Discussion Based Courses
Project Investigator(s): Kristen Walker, Instructor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems Project Description University discussion-based courses often involve a participation component, including participation evaluation. However, many issues arise in how best to objectively and effectively assess participation. Students often perceive the evaluation process of participation as subjective and dependent on the relationship between the instructor and […]
An Analysis of Curriculum and Pedagogy Through a Consideration of Outdoor Learning Perceptions and Practices in UBC Education Courses
Project Investigator(s): Hartley Banack, Lecturer, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy Project Description Much literature indicates that time spent outdoors (TSO): 1) is healthy for us, 2) develops key environmental practices, and 3) enhances learning. However, most learning experiences, in K-12 and post-secondary, predominantly take place indoors. This project considers shifts in student-teacher outdoor learning perceptions and […]
The Role of Metacognition in Developing Transdisciplinary Skills in First Year Engineering Students
Project Investigator(s): Susan Nesbit, Professor of Teaching, Civil Engineering, Naoko Ellis, Pete Ostafichuk, Tanya Tan Project Description This study investigates the influence of metacognition lessons, developed for the first year engineering program, on levels of students’ transdisciplinary skills. We propose the use of a pre-post survey, as well as course performance evaluations to measure student levels […]
Enriching Educational Experiences in Social Justice and Active Citizenship through Community-Based Experiential Learning
Project Investigator(s): Reginald D’Silva, Senior Instructor and Academic Director, UBC-Ritsumeikan Academic Exchange Programs, Department of Language and Literacy Education; Ryan Deschambault, Instructor, UBC-Ritsumeikan Academic Exchange Programs; Amber Moore, PhD Student, LLED and Support Associate Project Description International students in the UBC-Rits Programs (UBC-Rits), as in other programs across UBC, are faced with learning challenges while enrolled […]
HEAL 100: Introduction and Principles of Health and Well-Being: Long Term Impact of Student Health and Academic Success
Project Investigator(s): Sally Willis Stewart, Director, Nutrition Education Centre, Faculty of Health and Social Development Project Description This proposal involves evaluating the transformative new first year health course, HEAL 100 – Introduction and Principles of Health and Well-being, implemented last fall. The positive result of this pilot project is the spark for now wanting to […]
Taking up Metalanguage: Effectiveness of Students’ Think-Aloud vs. ComPAIR Feedback during Peer Review
Project Investigator(s): Katja Thieme, Instructor, English, Vantage, Laila Ferreira, Firas Moosvi Project Description We investigate the use of ComPAIR as a platform for peer review among students in ASRW writing studies classes and compare feedback quality on ComPAIR with in-class methods of peer review. Writing studies instruction in ASRW has so far relied on the think-aloud […]
An Examination of the Learning Motivation and Learning Satisfaction of Students Participating in PASS
Project Investigator(s): Christina Sylka, Head, David Lam Management Research Library, Kalenne Thors, Manager, Canaccord Learning Commons, Sauder School of Business, Sunah Cho, Faculty Liaison, Sauder-CTLT, Cassie Gilpin, Student Engagement & Academic Advisor, Sauder School of Business, Tim Huh, Professor, Operations and Logistics, Sauder School of Business, Jonathan Berkowitz, Full-time Lecturer, Operations and Logistics, Sauder School of […]
Pre-Training and Multimedia Presentations for Undergraduate Linguistics
Project Investigator(s): Strang Burton, Instructor, Linguistics Project Description Multimedia resources, because they let students hear speakers and see visuals of speech production, seem like a natural fit for teaching linguistics and languages. But do they actually improve student outcomes and engagement in large undergraduate classrooms? And if so, what specific ways of deploying them work best? […]
Learning in Communities in the Classroom and Beyond— Building up and Bringing Business Language into Practice Through Local Community Engagement
Project Investigator(s): Sunnie Wang, Instructor, Department of Asian Studies, Qian Wang, Director, Chinese Learning Program Project Description This experimental project is the intersection of collaborative-learning, service-learning, and language-learning, which have been stressed and discussed in today’s age of global education. Through two-semesters of advanced-level business Chinese courses, this project aims to 1) assist students in designing […]
Development of a Novel Interprofessional Experiential Rotation in PHRM 473
Project Investigator(s): Jason Min, Lecturer, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Larry Leung, Lecturer, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rachel Goossen, MA Student, Educational Studies Project Description Our research project aims to understand the outcomes of a novel practicum rotation for fourth-year PharmD students in 2019-2020. This practicum is the first of its kind at UBC where students will be fully supervised by […]