Success in the 21st century requires students to think for themselves, says UBC professor
According to a study by the MacArthur Foundation, 65% of students will end up doing work that hasn’t been invented yet. How then, do we teach students the skills needed for jobs that don’t exist? Leyton Schnellert, a professor in the Faculty of Education at UBC Okanagan says we need to teach students how […]
UBC professor discusses the implications of adding computer coding to the BC curriculum
On January 18, 2016, Premier Christy Clark announced the introduction of computer coding, (the digital language used to create websites) to the BC teachers curriculum. The announcement was met with mixed reviews. Susan Crichton, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Education and Director of the Innovative Learning Centre at UBC Okanagan, is a world-renowned digital […]