2019 MET Summer Institute: Digital Games, Learning & Pedagogy
Explore the pedagogies that support playing and making digital games for the classroom. Available for credit only | ETEC 565 S Digital games – the creative medium of the 21st century – are played on phones, tablets and dedicated desktops and consoles by millions of adults and children worldwide. They are also the single fastest […]
MET-hosted lecture: Quality Education and the Role of Digital Technology in Nepal, January 17th 2019
This talk was co-sponsored with the UBC Himalaya Program, the UBC Centre for India & South Asia Research (CISAR), the Department of Language and Literacy Education (LLED), UBC Language Sciences, and the Nepal Library Foundation. Technological innovations have revolutionized the ways we communicate, exchange knowledge and ideas, and deliver goods and services. However, this progress […]
MET Webinar with Dr. Tony Bates, October 5th 2018
Tracking Online Students in Canada and the USA: Results and Methodological Issues Friday, October 5, 2018 Dr. Tony Bates described his ongoing work on the national survey of online and distance education in Canadian universities and colleges, and outlined opportunities for MET students and alumni to participate in supervised research studies (ETEC 580 projects!) investigating […]
2018 MET Summer Institute on Virtual Reality
In the summer of 2018, MET offered its very first Summer Institute entitled Virtual Reality: Viewpoints on a New Medium. This 3 credit, one week intensive course had students working in groups to produce their own 360º video projects. The results, shared at a Friday evening gala reception were impressive. If you are interested in viewing […]