Below are several booklists related to various areas of and themes in Applied Design, Skills and Technology, as well as resources for teaching in these areas.

Business Education

Computational Thinking

Home Economics and Culinary Arts

Information and Communications Technology

Making and Makerspaces

Technology Education

Teaching Applied Design, Skills and Technology


Finding More Resources

To find more resources in this area, try the following:

  • Search using the General tab on the UBC Library website to look for material in all UBC Library branches.
  • Search using “Search Education Resources” box in the left hand bar on the Education Library website to limit your results to materials in the Education Library.
  • To find lesson plans, include “lesson plans”, “lesson planning”, or “activity programs” in your search terms.
  • Use specific search terms to narrow your results, such as “business education”, “computational thinking”, “home economics”, etc.

For more help with searching, please visit the Library Service Desk or e-mail ed.lib@ubc.ca.