Documenting the Impact of Course-Embedded Community Engaged Learning on First-Year International Students’ University Transitions
Project Investigator(s): Katherine Lyon, Instructor, Vantage College / Sociology, Kerry Greer, Senior Instructor, Sociology. Simon Lilliot, Instructor, Psychology / Vantage, Daniel Riccardi, Lecturer, Academic English Program / Vantage, Jennifer Lightfoot, Lecturer, Academic English Program / Vantage Project Description Anecdotal evidence from a pilot-year investigation suggests that course-embedded community engaged learning (CEL) opportunities provide unique benefits […]
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% […]
Enhancing personalized learning and engagement in a class with large enrolment
Project Investigator(s): Tim Huh, Professor, Sauder School of Business, Sunah Cho, Gregory Werker Project Description This case study examines the value of student employees (graduate and undergraduate students) who took various roles behind the scenes of the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) project as contributors to the development of supplementary resources (tutorial videos and […]