Other Tool News

Central support for Mattermost ending in May 2025

April 7, 2025 at 11:15 am

The LT Hub’s support for the chat tool Mattermost will end on Monday, May 5, 2025. After this date, Mattermost will no longer be available to use with central support at UBC.

Read more »

Posted in Other Tool News

Call for summer learning analytics project proposals open now through April 14, 2025

March 21, 2025 at 11:00 am

Effective today, the LT Hub is launching a new Learning Analytics Faculty Partnership Program that invites you to request dedicated hours with the LT Hub’s Learning Analytics team to support pedagogical inquiry. Proposals are selected for partnership three times a year, and the current call for summer proposals is open now through April 14, 2025.

Read more »

Posted in Other Tool News

Central support for MyLA and OnTask ending in April 2025

March 10, 2025 at 12:15 pm

The LT Hub’s support for the learning analytics tools My Learning Analytics (MyLA) and OnTask will end on Monday, April 7, 2025. After this date, MyLA and OnTask will no longer be available to use in Canvas.

Read more »

Posted in Other Tool News

New AI-driven tool for improving student writing available to pilot in 2024/25 W2

January 17, 2025 at 2:00 pm

We are seeking participants to pilot Studiosity, a study tool that students can use to improve their writing with the help of AI.

The pilot will run in the 2024/25 W2 term, beginning roughly the end of January and concluding at the end of May 2025. During the pilot period, you can request Studiosity student accounts for yourself or for TAs and students in your courses.

Read more »

Posted in Other Tool News

New process launched for requesting learning technology at UBC

October 28, 2024 at 2:00 pm

We are formalizing the process by which learning technology is considered for adoption into the UBC Learning Technology Ecosystem (LTE). As of October 28, 2024, you can request technology for the UBC LTE directly through our LT Hub website.

Read more »

Posted in Other Tool News

What to know about working with GenAI at UBC in September 2024

September 3, 2024 at 3:15 pm

The LT Hub has compiled some common questions and useful resources for working with GenAI at UBC. Although the landscape is rapidly evolving, this summary gives a snapshot of what to know as we begin the 2024/25 academic year.

Read more »

Posted in Other Tool News

Guidance for accommodating temporary or unexpected remote instruction

January 19, 2024 at 7:32 pm

If you wish to provide an attendance option for students who are unable to travel to a UBC campus, use this quick guide from the LT Hub and UBC IT Audio/Visual (A/V) team to transition to temporary online or hybrid teaching.

Read more »

Posted in Other Tool News

Annotation tool to receive support for use outside of Canvas

December 14, 2023 at 1:00 pm

During the past year, the LT Hub has been piloting the annotation tool Hypothesis. Hypothesis lets teaching teams and students annotate and tag online readings, for their own use or to share their notes with each other. Now that the pilot has concluded, LT Hub Leadership has decided to centrally support use of Hypothesis—outside of Canvas.

Read more »

Posted in Other Tool News

Pause on central support for Ally starting in 2024

November 20, 2023 at 9:00 am

Ally is a content-checking tool that works in Canvas to help teaching teams improve the accessibility of course content. During the past year, the LT Hub has been centrally supporting and piloting Ally. Now that the pilot has concluded, LT Hub Leadership has decided to pause central support of Ally.

Read more »

Posted in Canvas News, Other Tool News

New support is available for developing learning technologies at UBC

July 20, 2023 at 4:05 pm

The LT Hub is launching a new initiative to support UBC instructors who develop learning technologies. The Learning Technology Incubator is a way for instructors with funded learning technology projects to collaborate with us and receive dedicated technical and project management support. This additional support can help you focus on bringing your project to life, rather than getting bogged down in administrative details.

Read more »

Posted in Other Tool News