Complementarity of teaching approaches in Soil Science Education: Instructor and student perspectives
Project Investigator(s): Sandra Brown, Instructor, Applied Biology Project Description Currently three upper level soil science courses in the Applied Biology program are taught using distinct instructional approaches: direct instruction, problem based learning and experiential learning. This project aims to evaluate the complementarity of these courses as a package from both instructor and student perspectives, to answer […]
“Paying Attention to Attention”: Exploring the Integration of Games in a Popular Culture Course to Enhance the Quality of the Student Learning Experience
Project Investigator(s): Janice Stewart, Senior Instructor, Institute of Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice Project Description This project explores the integration of gaming as a pedagogical tool in a Popular Culture undergraduate course that is taught in the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia. In “Paying Attention to […]
Instructor versus Student Perspectives of Cognitive Tasks in Chemistry Laboratories
Project Investigator(s): Robin Stoodley, Senior Instructor, Chemistry Project Description Do students and instructors share the same view of which cognitive tasks are present in chemistry laboratory experiments? Anecdotal evidence suggests they do not, but to what extent do they differ? Are there patterns to the differences? Why do they differ? The instructors’ views have already been […]
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 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 […]
Persistence in Honours Mathematics
Project Investigator(s): Matthew Coles, Science Education Specialist, Department of Mathematics & The Science Centre for Learning and Teaching (Skylight), Costanza Piccolo, Instructor, Department of Mathematics Project Description In honours mathematics at UBC the success rate (percent of students who enter the program who go on to graduate with honours mathematics) for women is about 30% […]
Animating the Disciplines Through Alumni Engagement: Evaluation of Alumni In Courses as a Pedagogical Tool for the Enhancement of Student Learning
Project Investigator(s): Neil Armitage, Lecturer, Sociology, Jenny Peterson, Christine Lee Project Description This project will assess the impact on student learning of integrating UBC Arts Alumni into elements of two courses in order to evaluate the ways that such initiatives a) further student learning in terms of stated learning objectives b) develop students’ academic and […]
Investigating the Impact of Test Reflection Assignments
Project Investigator(s): Kerry Wilbur, Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Project Description Self-diagnosis activities can be an effective method to encourage students to learn from their mistakes on quizzes & exams. I have been using this type of activity in courses of up to 75 students for approximately eight years, but would like to better […]