Using augmented reality to enhance learning
In collaboration with students, Geography professor Siobhán McPhee developed an augmented reality app to create an urban history tour of Vancouver’s historic Chinatown and Downtown Eastside neighbourhoods.
Undergraduate Research Spotlight: Exploring the Heritage of Chinese Migration
As part of a Go Global seminar, 20 UBC students travelled to China to explore the heritage of Chinese migration.
New university-wide course explores the power of language
Psychologist Janet Werker and anthropologist Mark Turin have both dedicated their lives to studying how language works. This fall, they are launching the first university-wide course in language sciences.
UBC History course gives students a hands-on experience with the past
A new collaboration, led by Dr. Tara Mayer, has brought the Department of History and the Museum of Vancouver together on an exciting pedagogical project.
Learning History to Resist Hate: A Q&A with history professor Henry Yu
Reflecting on the 75th anniversary of the Japanese Canadian Internment, History Professor Henry Yu says we need people trained in history, literature and the humanities to recognize and resist xenophobia and exclusion today.
Dechinta: Learning On and From the Land
This summer, five UBC students participated in a Global Seminar at the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning – a northern-led initiative delivering Indigenous land-based learning.
Killam Teaching Winner Catherine Corrigall-Brown on “Igniting a Passion”
What makes a great teacher? We asked Killam Teaching Winner Dr. Catherine Corrigall-Brown (Sociology) how she approaches her role as an educator and the key lessons she aims to impart.
UBC’s Urban Ethnographic Field School takes learning out of the classroom and into Vancouver’s diverse communities
A six-week, six-credit field course offered by the departments of sociology and anthropology, gives students an opportunity to work with a community organization while conducting ethnographic research.
Telling Stories about Conflict: A Q&A with Creative Writing Instructor Deborah Campbell
I encourage [students] to follow their interests out into the world, daring them to be brave and actually talk to people…
Crime and Punishment at 150
Professor Katherine Bowers (Slavic Studies) on her public outreach project “Crime and Punishment at 150” and why everyone should read Dostoyevsky’s seminal 1866 novel.