UBC Mix Introduction
UBC Mix is an initiative on campus that partners instructors, students, and courses together to create an interdisciplinary atmosphere for better learning and understanding.
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Mixing It Up! Collaborating...
Need some inspiration for interdisciplinary teaching and learning? Want to find ways to make your course more interdisciplinary, or locate potential collaborators across campus? Interested in team-teaching or creating integrated assignments? Join us at this year’s CTLT Institute for our session Mixing It Up: Collaborating Across the Disciplines! A team of ten...
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‘Poverty is more than...
In Spring 2012, Danse Crowkiller, a homeless resident of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, returned to UBC to share his experiences with homelessness, his philosophies on materialism, and his passion for carving. Last year, economics instructor Catherine Douglas invited Danse and education consultant Jennifer Hales to speak with her class, ECON 317: Poverty and...
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Call for Mix Proposals R...
UBC Mix is accepting proposals for Mix partnerships and Mix activities. Up to $500 start-up funding, consultation, planning support, and Mix matchmaking services are available for new Mixes and ReMixes. Deadlines once per term, with a rolling deadline for submissions throughout the rest of the year. Email Mix proposals and questions to:...
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UBC Mix Community Portal
UBC Mix is pleased to announce the launch of the UBC Mix Community Portal on the UBC Wiki. At our Mixer event in April 2011, attendees suggested some ways to improve the communication side of the program. The general consensus: UBC Mix needed “technology for people to throw out ideas and look for people.” At that event, the UBC Wiki was put forward as a possible...
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Sustainable Mixes Beneath t...
A UBC Reads Sustainability last spring highlights the potential for deep interdisciplinary mixing on campus. UBC Reads Sustainability events bring in different authors well-versed in issues of sustainability. Students and professors from across disciplines then get the opportunity to participate in a common conversation. On February 3rd, 2011, author David R. Montgomery...
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UBC Mix Introduction
UBC Mix is an initiative on campus that partners instructors, students, and courses together to create an interdisciplinary atmosphere for better learning and understanding.
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How we can help
At UBC Mix, we have the resources to help you achieve your interdisciplinary mix project.
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Resources For Instructors
We are happy to announce that the UBC Mix Community Portal is open for business! You can browse profiles for potential matches, create your own, check out examples of previous Mixes, access relevant scholarship and case studies, and most importantly add and edit content!