Just reminder that we offer a well-developed “Orientation to Learning Online” for learners enrolled in the undergraduate courses we deliver through OLT. Students are given access to the course approximately 2 weeks prior to the start of each term The self-guided orientation courses offers information on: how to be successful online online communication surviving groupwork […]

Drawers, Building REsources Originally uploaded by heather. Remember card catalogues? Somewhat less satisfying but infinitely easier to access are the resources that are only a click away… Here are a few that may be of interest to you if you are considering implementation of some activities in your course to encourage and document personal reflection. […]

Group work Originally uploaded by sparklefish. If groupwork is part of your course, you may want to share this resource with your students. It’s all about group process in the online environment. We’ve mainly pulled together resources from elsewhere but found some excellent pieces on managing conflict, which were developed at UBC. The Online Groupwork […]

First day of the Semester Originally uploaded by PartsnPieces. I was browsing through the CIDER site and happened to come upon this tidbit that I thought may be interesting to some of you. Apparently, Jamie Anderson, from SFU Surrey Library has created an addendum for the APA Manual that provides updates and suggested formats for […]

Weblogs can be used for many purposes. This one is for sharing information relevant to teaching a distance course at UBC. So far, this has kind of been a one way street. But what about you? I’m sure many of you have comments, stories and issues to share with your colleagues, perhaps you’d like to […]

+five.me Originally uploaded by discotraxxx. For whatever reason, many students seem to be confused this term. Here are some of the more common confusions: Is my course online or print-based? How do I get my course materials? When is my course going to start – I don’t see it on my webCT list (it’s a […]