Faculty of Education students win Okanagan Historical Society Video Contest
Okanagan Historical Society Video awards Matthew Burke and Chelsea Sladen for their archival movies Faculty of Education students, Matthew Burke and Chelsea Sladen, were awarded 500 dollars for their archival movies, The Keremos Grist Mill and Kelowna’s Early Chinatown. Each year the Okanagan Historical Society (OHS) video contest searches for videos which depict the rich […]
UBC researchers part of Peachland partnership for large development
Developer joins forces with engineering students, Okanagan Sustainability Institute.
Interdisciplinary research: Concept navigator promotes personalized learning
Imagine if learning was like diving into a pool to any location you wished. You could learn a concept and then move to other areas of study exploring detailed content at various levels. There would be no “right’ entry point into or through the material, and all the while you are learning, you would be […]
Maker Days movement shifts learning across BC schools
Educators are reclaiming ‘making’ in classrooms across BC The University of British Columbia (UBC), in partnership with The Industry Training Authority (ITA), piloted 5 ‘Maker Days’ in Kelowna, Sicamous, and Maple Ridge as a way of introducing trades and technology and experiential learning opportunities from Kindergarten to Grade 12. The Maker movement encourages a shift […]
The hills are alive with the Sounds of Peachland
UBC faculty, students team with artist for project and community workshop.