In this month’s interesting read study, an interdisciplinary team at UBC took a different approach to teaching cell-biology topics. Students first struggled to solve complex problems, which primed them to learn the expert solution via a series of interactive activities – activating prior knowledge, then sifting through the available information, to arrive at a solution. …
Monthly Archives: November 2019
An Instructor’s Guide To Finding Work-Life Balance
By Christine Goedhart A major benefit of an instructor position is having a flexible work schedule. However, without defined work hours, work can expand to take up all waking hours. This is because there is always something to do. If we’re not physically teaching in the classroom, we can be preparing for class, reflecting on …
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TA Spotlight – Soren Huber
Soren Huber is a MSc student in the Botany department, supervised by Patrick Martone. Her current research involves phylogenetic and morphometric analysis of coralline algae. Some of her side projects have included assisting with intertidal macroalgal biodiversity surveys, Martone lab collections, and sea urchin feeding trials. As a young adult, Soren was torn between majoring …
Instructor Spotlight – Karen Smith
Karen Smith is the BIOL 112 Coordinator for the Biology program and a Lecturer in the Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology. She is also the Faculty Lead for the Student Diversity Initiative in Science and a Faculty Fellow for the first year orientation programs, Imagine, Jump Start and Collegia. Karen is the recipient of the …