BCcampus News
Online Graduate Program Forges Face-to Face Global Connections
For most students, university is about more than academics. It’s also about gaining a broader perspective of the world and building lifelong relationships along the way. However, many people don’t think about online and distance education in the same fashion as the in-person interactions that accompany classroom lectures. Paul Stacey begs to differ...
ApplyBC – The Branding Potential for B.C. Institutions
The ApplyBC Modernization project provides a major update to our 10-year-old application service, providing exceptional user experience for students wishing to apply at one or more of B.C.’s educational institutions...
Tablet Technology Helps Driving Students Navigate Sharp Turns
When we think about gravitational or g-forces, astronauts and fighter pilots usually come to mind. However, g-forces also play an important role in teaching taxi drivers, police officers and others how to maneuver a vehicle smoothly and safely at the Justice Institute of BC (JIBC)...
ApplyBC Modernization Project: Why Eigen?
We’ve been moving forward with the ApplyBC Modernization project, an upgrade for our online application service, to provide a better experience for our end users and institutions. One of the reasons we’ve opted to modernize our online application is to provide additional security for applicants choosing to pay the admission fee for their desired institution online via credit card. Eigen Development (Eigen) was the provider we determined most able to meet our current and future needs, and we thought we would provide you with additional information as to why we chose them...
Recent “clicker” trends boost student engagement and learning at UBC
Peek inside an empty lecture theatre at UBC, and you’ll likely find a traditional-looking room large enough to hold several hundred students, with seating that slopes down to a central lecture platform backed by a slide projection screen. Peek inside again while Professor Roland Stull is teaching one of his popular Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science classes, and the notion of “traditional” is quickly dispelled...
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