Earth and Ocean Science: Developing Blended and Distance Education Models

Completed

About

This project aimed to enhance the flexibility, quality and efficiency of learning and delivery for related distance education (DE) and face-to-face (f2f) courses. The approach was to apply current DE best practices to f2f courses, adapt f2f best practices for use online, and introduce new resources and pedagogies that work in both settings. Choosing related sets of courses ensured that learning tools and strategies will be consistent throughout the Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS) departmental curricula. DE and f2f courses were chosen based on opportunities to share existing content and research-based instructional strategies in the two modalities.

Check out a demo of some of the resources curated in this project: https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/courses/eosc326/resources/trilobite-graptolite/labspaceonly.htm 

Learn about milestones and deliverables of the project here: https://tlef.ubc.ca/funded-proposals/entry/179/ 

Project Lead(s)

Sara Harris

Professor of Teaching

Francis Jones

Lecturer

Team Members

Louise Longridge

Lecturer

Stuart Sutherland

Professor of Teaching

Lucy Porritt

Lecturer

Sarah Bean Sherman

James Scoates

Professor

Kirsten Hodge

Lecturer