CanLit Guides: Open online resources
When the journal Canadian Literature put the majority of its back issues online a few years ago, the journal’s team led by editor Margery Fee decided to use the newly accessible content to create an online learning resource for students who are studying Canadian authors and literary topics.
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Teaching with Wikipedia
Assoc. Prof. Jon Beasley-Murray’s use of Wikipedia in the classroom began with an experiment.
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The flipped classroom: A blended approach
“For many of these flipped or inverted classrooms, it’s about a blend of material,” says Simon Bates, UBC’s Senior Advisor for Teaching and Learning and Academic Director for the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology.
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Massive Open Online Courses at UBC
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is currently engaged in a research-informed pilot project for developing and delivering free, open access courses to large numbers of students.
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Beyond walls: Teaching and learning in the open
Open UBC, formerly Open Access Week, is a multi-day event which encourages the community to share and be inspired by open scholarship initiatives.
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