Should students have to borrow?
UBC professor Christopher Martin explores the impact of rising student debt As graduates prepare to enter the next stage of their lives, for some, employment, for others, more school, many are feeling the stress of making a decision for one of life’s most fundamental questions, how am I going to make a living? Christopher Martin, […]
Conference “spotlights” UBC Okanagan professors
Research and publications from the Faculty of Education were recognized nationally at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education Conference (CSSE) on May 23rd, 2016. The annual CSSE conference gathers professors and students from across Canada to share in innovative, practice, praxis and research. This year the conference was held at the University of […]
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 […]