Evaluating the Impact of Experiential Learning on Land and Food Systems Education – A Longitudinal Study
Project Investigator(s): Will Valley, Senior Instructor, Food and Community (Land & Food Systems); Stephanie Lim, Department of Educational Studies Project Description Since 2005, Land and Food Systems undergraduate students must take two required courses (LFS250, 350) that offer our academically diverse students a common, interdisciplinary, integrative, and progressively more complex experiential learning foundation. LFS250 students […]
Reflective essays for affective domain learning in science field courses
Project Investigator(s): Suzie Lavallee, Senior Instructor, Forestry and Conservation Sciences Project Description This study will examine the dimensions of affective domain learning in a capstone field course for a program (Natural Resources Conservation – Science and Management major) in UBC Faculty of Forestry. Assessments of attitudes, beliefs, professionalism, and ethics will be provided over a […]
A Community of Practice Pedagogy and Teaching Social Work Analysis
Project Investigator(s): Antoine Coulombe, Instructor, School of Social Work Project Description In this project, I will explore how the Community of Practice (CoP) pedagogy can be applied in learning Social Work (SW), how it can create a discussion space for challenging subjects; evaluate its principle applications; and determine the limits of this pedagogy. To date, […]
Can we help students value biological diversity, especially the biodiversity they may be “blind” to, through participation in a Beaty Museum specimen curation project?
Project Investigator(s): Bridgette Clarkston, Instructor, Department of Botany Project Description First-year students have few opportunities to contribute to science beyond their classroom, especially in large-enrollment lecture courses. And while the Beaty Biodiversity Museum (BBM) is home to UBC’s biological research collections and contains over two million specimens, most courses in the Biology Program do not […]
Students as Emerging Artists in Society: Experiential Learning in Visual Arts
Project Investigator(s): Christine D’Onofrio, Instructor, Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory Project Description The following research proposal aims to study experiential learning pedagogical models and their methods of execution in a Visual Arts Community Engaged Learning class, VISA 375 Artists in Society. Informed by personal teaching reflection and rigorously determined curriculum models undertaken […]
Community-based experiential component in second year conversational Spanish courses: Evaluating Impact on Communicative Performance and Students’ Affective Response to Experiential Learning of a Second Language.
Project Investigator(s): Maria Carbonetti, Lecturer, French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies; Carolina Navarrete – Postdoctoral Fellow (Liu Institute – French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies) Project Description This project will create assessment tools and surveys for evaluating the impact of the community-based experiential learning component in Conversational Spanish courses on communicative performance (oral, aural, and cultural) and […]
Blended Practice in large first year courses: Student experiences
Project Investigator(s): Siobhán McPhee, Senior Instructor, Department of Geography Project Description Blended Practice is argued to empower students providing a strong basis for active learning, task-based learning and engaged learning. This project analyses the experience for first year students of using a blended practice approach to their learning through online case studies and by doing […]
Productive Failure in biology classrooms
Project Investigator(s): Sunita Chowrira, Professor of Teaching, Botany; Karen Smith, Lecturer, Microbiology Project Description Students were required to complete various learning activities (readings, quizzes, worksheets and problems) in a specific sequence i.e., pre-class, in-class, post-class. Research Questions Are all in-class activities created equal? Will all in-class activities lead to learning gains? What kind of activities […]
Exploring the Potential for First-Year Undergraduate Courses to Participate in Research Projects at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Project Investigator(s): Bridgette Clarkston, Instructor, Botany Project Description The Beaty Biodiversity Museum (BBM) is home to UBC’s biological research collections and contains over two million specimens—a wealth of potential for teaching and research projects. However, most courses in the Biology Program do not use the Museum and those that do interact mostly with the public displays. […]
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 […]