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INTERNAL AWARD OPPORTUNITIES OPEN NOW: Nominations are currently being accepted for the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation, the Killam Teaching Prize and OER Excellence and Impact Awards. Learn more >

Awards Spotlight

Dr. W. Stephen McNeil receives 2023 West Coast Teaching Excellence Award

Dr. W. Stephen McNeil, Associate Professor in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry, is a recipient of the 2023 West Coast Teaching Excellence Award—UBC Okanagan’s first recognition at these awards. This Award recognizes Dr. McNeil’s longstanding dedication to learner-centred and inclusive teaching practices and his significant impact on the culture of teaching and learning at UBC Okanagan and beyond.

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teaching award announcements

Christine Schreyer receives 2024 Killam Teaching Prize
Bill Cohen, Julien Picault and Gina Whitaker receive 2024 UBC Okanagan Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation
Recipients across campus receive inaugural Outstanding Instructor Awards
Bowen Hui receives inaugural Open Education Resources Excellence and Impact Awards (individual); Tamara Freeman, Stephen McNeil and Riley Petillion receive group award
Anita Chaudhuri and Rishma Chooniedass receive BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education
Claire Yan receives BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education 

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    Funding Spotlight

    Announcing the 2024 Aspire-2040 Learning Transformations (ALT-2040) Fund projects

    In this transformative era of education, UBC Okanagan faculty and staff are leading the way, supported by the Aspire-2040 Learning Transformations (ALT-2040) Fund. For almost a decade, the ALT-2040 Fund has catalyzed innovative ideas and projects that have transformed the student experience on our campus and accelerated the academic vision of Shaping UBC’s Next Century and Outlook 2040.

    This year, we are pleased to announce eight outstanding new projects that will directly impact teaching and learning at UBC Okanagan.

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    More about ALT-2040 projects

    Academic Integrity in the Disciplines
    Building Innovative and Transformative Learning Environments for Online Scholar Practitioner Communities
    Constructing an OER in genetics aligned with principles of equity, diversity and inclusion with supporting student learning resources
    Experiential learning through Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR): Virtual fieldtrip experiences to complement sustainability and environmental education.
    Indigenous Studies 102 Course Redesign
    Photogrammetry as a tool to build 3D virtual resources
    Preparing students for inclusive, equitable, and anti-oppressive professional practice: Embedding program-level equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization competencies into the BHES curriculum
    Teaching in Higher Education Certificate

    All ALT-2040 projects