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  • Elly Park
    Other UBC Sites
    21 August, 2023 | Teaching in focus | Faculty & Staff

    Teaching in focus: Elly Park

    Located in Prince George, Elly is an assistant professor of teaching in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. Her teaching approach focuses on experiential learning and relationships to ensure students develop the confidence to become compassionate clinicians.

  • Jonathan Verrett
    UBCV
    24 July, 2023 | Teaching in focus | Faculty & Staff

    Teaching in focus: Jonathan Verrett

    Jonathan is an associate professor of teaching in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at UBC Vancouver. His teaching approach ensures students are equipped with leadership, teamwork, and communication abilities, as well as technical skills that address complex societal challenges.

  • Amanda Vincent
    UBCV
    26 June, 2023 | Teaching in focus | Faculty & Staff

    Teaching in focus: Amanda Vincent

    Amanda Vincent is a professor in the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries at UBC Vancouver. In addition to being a passionate advocate for the ocean, she is also dedicated to exploring the diverse ways people learn and grow, and how this inevitably translates into creative teaching.

  • Richard Price
    UBCV
    15 May, 2023 | Teaching in focus | Faculty & Staff

    Teaching in focus: Richard Price

    Richard is a professor in the Department of Political Science at UBC Vancouver. Learn more about how he’s minimizing the gap between what students learn in the classroom and the applicable skills needed in a professional working environment.

  • David Newman
    UBCV
    11 April, 2023 | Teaching in focus | Faculty & Staff

    Teaching in focus: David Newman

    David is a sessional lecturer in the School of Journalism, Writing, and Media. Find out why he positions himself as a ‘learning facilitator’ and uses pedagogies such as game-based learning, improv, and team-based learning to engage his students on a deeper level.

  • Carellin Brooks
    UBCV
    13 March, 2023 | Teaching in focus | Faculty & Staff

    Teaching in focus: Carellin Brooks

    As a lecturer in the Faculty of Forestry, Carellin hopes her students will learn how to express themselves authentically and bring their personalities into their work.

  • Patrick Walls
    UBCV
    21 February, 2023 | Teaching in focus | Faculty & Staff

    Teaching in focus: Patrick Walls

    Patrick is an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics at UBC Vancouver. Find out how the use of open source programming transformed his approach to teaching and why he is inspired to engage students in the messy job of learning.

  • Sally Stewart
    UBCO
    23 January, 2023 | Teaching in focus | Faculty & Staff

    Teaching in focus: Sally Stewart

    Sally Stewart is an associate professor of teaching who believes in the power of students’ personal health as critical in setting a foundation for their academic success.

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