Earlier this month, more than 100 students, researchers, and instructors gathered for UBC’s Learning Analytics Hackathon hosted by the UBC Learning Analytics project and LAVA (Learning Analytics, Visual Analytics). The event gave participants the chance to deep dive into the world…
On Friday, March 23, 2018, network security upgrades will be implemented at the Okanagan campus to university-based networks (wired connections and ubcsecure wireless). This upgrade will add a layer of protection to prevent unintentional visits to known high-risk websites through the internet…
To ensure that UBC’s confidential data and information systems are safe from a data breach, the university has Information Security Standards that govern the use and protection of university data and computing resources. As required by Policy SC14, Acceptable Use and Security of UBC…
Calling all open data and learning analytics enthusiasts! UBC is hosting its third Learning Analytics Hackathon on March 10 & 11, 2018. This hands-on event is open to students, faculty members, researchers—and anyone who’s interested in learning more about data analysis and…
Earlier this month, nearly 200 UBC faculty and staff members gathered to highlight some of the innovative ways in which they are using technology in teaching and learning. As part of the UBC Learning Technology Hub's annual 'Teaching with Technology Showcase', the event provided hands-on…
UBC IT’s 2016/17 Annual Report is now available! The report highlights our activities in support of the UBC community and working in collaboration with our partners across the University on both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses. Our stories for this year’s report…
Over the last year, there has been an encouraging increase of privacy and information security awareness at UBC. A large part of this is due to the rising number of faculty and staff who have completed the Privacy & Information Security – Fundamentals training. This training is essential…
This September marked UBC’s successful soft launch of Canvas—the new online learning platform that will replace Connect by next year. This semester, students and faculty in over 1,000 course sections got to try out the new system, and that’s just one of the many learning…
This fall marked UBC’s soft launch of Canvas, the new user-friendly online course platform that’s gradually replacing Connect at UBC. So far, nearly 27,000 students and more than 3,000 instructors, staff, and TAs are using the new system, and more courses will continue to be added to…
At UBC, we are responsible for a significant amount of sensitive personal information, including student or employee information and financial expense data. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that this data remains safe and secure. This month, take some time to make privacy and…
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