Education faculty join forces to teach BC Curriculum Competencies in a fun, innovative way
UBC professors create a Learning Arcade, hosted by Quigley Elementary The future of education will be very different from traditional classroom learning if UBC professors in the Faculty of Education have anything to say about it. On December 4th, professors Stephen Berg, Robert Campbell, Scott Douglas and Greg Wetterstrand decided to combine their teaching disciplines […]
Education students host health fair at Kelowna primary school
UBC Okanagan teacher candidates recently introduced healthy living activities at Quigley Elementary school Child health is a growing concern for parents of young kids. That’s why on Nov. 25 UBC Okanagan students addressed that concern—and they did it in a fun, interactive way. Elementary education teacher candidates created a health fair at Quigley Elementary school, […]
Dr. Martin’s German Research Fellowship – Post 1: Philosophy and Pretzels
Eichstätt Arrival After a lengthy international flight, we arrived at Munich International Airport. It turns out that between the airport and the Munchen Train Station, Munich is a major transportation hub for much of Europe. Eichstatt is about an hour’s train ride North of Munich. The town is beautiful. You can’t throw a rock without […]
Philosopher in Education asks the question, “What does it mean to be a person in the role of teacher today?”
Columbia University’s David Hansen visits UBC’s Faculty of Education, Okanagan Campus When you can learn anything by looking it up online, what does it mean to be a person in the role of teacher today? For Dr. David Hansen, that’s the question that informed his “Person in the World” project. David Hansen is the Wineberg […]
Visiting Scholar presents sustainability research
Kim Ceulemans, from the Catholic University of Leuven—the largest and oldest university in Belgium—is visiting The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus to continue a two-year collaboration with Dr. Carol Scarff from the Faculty of Education.
UBC Professor receives funding to study vocabulary and standardized English language testing
Prof. Scott Douglas receives $12,000 to investigate test-taker’s spoken and written vocabulary
Calling all designers, developers, tinkerers, community boosters, creatives—yes, we mean you!
Innovative Learning Centre hosts Kelowna’s second Design Jam