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Mac users: check your apps before updating to Catalina
Apple has recently released its new macOS 10.15 operating system, nicknamed Catalina. There are lots of great features, but a big change is that this new OS will not support 32-bit applications. So, it’s worth checking for affected apps before updating.
Oct 07, 2019
Upcoming Deadlines for Funding Opportunities
Deadlines for three funding opportunities are fast approaching.
Sep 11, 2019
UBC Teaching Practices Survey
LFS and university-wide results are now available for the UBC Teaching Practices Survey.
Jun 18, 2019
Are you looking for an opportunity to upgrade your course?
LFS instructors have expressed a need for more instructional support from the Learning Centre. Our Course Design Initiative aims to address that need.
May 28, 2019
IRGP Teaching and Learning Internal Research Grant Program
The intention of the Faculty of Land and Food Systems Teaching & Learning Internal Research Grant Program (T&L IRGP) is to provide short-term support for the development of innovative, multidisciplinary project that may form the basis of a proposal submitted to an external funding organization or the UBC TLEF program.
Apr 30, 2019
Lecture capture for off-campus students
In the event of a transit disruption next Wednesday to Friday, we'd like to let instructors know about their options for capturing lectures for those students unable to travel to campus. Want in-person help setting up Camtasia or getting tips on using our audio recorders? We’ve scheduled a drop-in session in the Learning Centre’s Media Lab (MCML266) on Tuesday from 2-4pm.
Mar 11, 2019
Keeping UBC Data Where it Belongs: In UBC Hands
When you access another person’s data nowadays, what you do with it is your responsibility. That means if you download a student’s assignment to your laptop so you can mark it, you can’t store it in your Google Drive — that’s not your right. An assignment is considered private information, and it shouldn’t be taken […]
Nov 02, 2018